* Expects share buybacks and/or a dividend in future * Focused on domestic acquisition opportunities NEW YORK, Sept 15 - The head of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp, long seen as a possible buyer among online...
By Guo Lu in Dalian China's green technology market could grow to $1 trillion, or 15 percent of GDP by 2013, according to a report by the China Greentech Initiative (CGTI) released Thursday in Dalian. The China Greentech Report 2009 focuses on 125 green technology solutions across seven sectors, ...
The decline is 3.8 percentage points lower than that in the first six months, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said
South China's Guangdong Province, which is an export-oriented city, hopes to boost the value of its new energy industry's output to RMB 400 billion by 2020, said Li Miaojuan, director of the provincial development and reform commission. The province will promote the development of nuclear, wind and...
Venezuela rail deal China Railway Group is considering whether to accept a $7.5 billion deal to become the contractor for a railway design and construction project in Venezuela. The company, China鈥檚 largest railway and highway builder, said Sunday it would hold a board meeting as soon as possi...
By Zhang Nan The Purchasing Managers鈥� Index (PMI) of the Chinese non-manufacturing sector increased 3.5 percentage points from June to 58.9 percent in July, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said yesterday. The index is used as a barometer to measure the non-manufacturing...
* Sharp drop in business seen at Paris air show * First post-Soviet jetilner may upstage Western rivals * Shifts in defence spending worry contractors PARIS, June 12 - The world's biggest airshow next week...
Fur is back on the catwalk, and where fur appears, protests follow. Now some of the biggest names in fashion, including Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld and Giorgio Armani, are fighting back in the face of fresh assault from animal activists who are calling for a ban on its use.
Central China's Henan Province harnesses its ancient culture for development. On March 29, about 10,000 Chinese gathered in Xinzheng City, central China's Henan Province, to attend a ceremony honoring Huangdi or the Yellow Emperor, a legendary ruler revered as the ancestor of the Chinese nation.
* IATA nearly doubles estimate of 2009 airline losses * Falling demand and revenues overshadow fuel price relief * Asia Pacific carriers seen hardest hit by downturn (Adds quotes on financial outlook) GENEVA, March 24...