Ford agrees to sell Volvo to Geely Al Jazeera | Ford, the US auto giant, has moved a step closer to selling its loss-making Swedish brand Volvo, saying a final deal is expected with Chinese car maker Geely next year. | Ford said work still remained before finalising the deal, which it expects to sign in the first quarter of 2010 and c...
China urges electricity supply ahead of widespread temperature plunge China Daily | China's State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) Thursday called for more efforts to ensure electricity supply and safe operation of power system ahead of widespread temperature plunge after a strong cold snap. | The cold snap, which already ...
Chinese officials probed for misspending public stimulus cash China Daily | China's most senior official investigators Thursday revealed they had dealt with 88 cases of misspending of the government's 4-trillion ($586 billion) stimulus package money a year after its introduction. | The cases involved 198 Party officials, s...
Henan to set up anti-pornography alert in karaoke bars China Daily | Taking its cue from Chongqing municipality, Henan province is setting up a karaoke "filter system" that sounds an alert when a song with vulgar content is played. | About half of the 110 major karaoke bars in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, have alrea...
General Steel Holdings, Inc. Announces $25.0 Million Securities Offering redOrbit Posted on: Thursday, 24 December 2009, 08:02 CST | BEIJING, Dec. 24 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- General Steel Holdings, Inc. ("General Steel" or "the Company") (NYSE: GSI), one of China's leading non-state-owned producers of steel products and agg...
Ford expects Volvo deal with Geely in Q1 Business Report | Submit your comment | Ford Motor said it is moving closer to selling its Swedish Volvo brand, even though the US automaker is in far better financial shape than it was when it put the brand up for sale last year. | The Dearborn, Michigan aut...
Ford nears sale of Volvo to Chinese company The Columbus Dispatch | STOCKHOLM -- Ford Motor Co. said it is moving closer to selling its Swedish Volvo brand, even though the U.S. automaker is in far better financial shape than it was when it put the brand up for sale last year. | The automaker said yesterday that it...
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The sun shines again China Daily | The sun is shining again over China-France relations after a succession of "rainy days" in 2008. | French Prime Minister Francois Fillon's three-day visit to China offered a good...
China, Cambodia leaders move to strengthen relations China Daily | Visiting Vice-President Xi Jinping met Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday, proposing four measures to further boost bilateral ties. | Xi said both sides should strengthen...
Volvo: Geely Group Near Deal To Buy Volvo Brand From Ford Huffington Post | STOCKHOLM (AP -- LOUISE NORDSTROM) -- Ford Motor Co. moved closer Wednesday to selling its loss-making Volvo unit to China's Geely Group, saying a final deal is expected early next year if financing and government approvals fall into place. | If th...
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Ford agrees to sell Volvo to Geely Al Jazeera | Ford, the US auto giant, has moved a step closer to selling its loss-making Swedish brand Volvo, saying a final deal is expected with Chinese car maker Geely next year. | Ford said work still remained before finalising the deal, which it ...
China's carmakers go global: a timeline The Guardian | How China's major carmakers have been moving in on western companies since the economic downturn hit the auto industry | The assembly line of Geely Automobile Holdings in Ningbo, China. US car giant Ford has reached agreement to sell Volvo to the C...
China plans reserve for rare earths Business Report | Submit your comment | China will create a reserve for rare earths next year to prevent waste of the exotic metals used in computers and clean-energy products, an official said in comments reported Wednesday by state media. | China produces n...
GM Gets Inquiries about Saab amid Plans to Shut Unit Business Week | By Niklas Magnusson, David Welch and Ola Kinnander | (Bloomberg) — General Motors Co. said it received inquiries from &several parties& regarding its Saab unit after announcing it would close the Swedish automaker following the collapse of talks to sell the division. | One approach was from Spyker Cars , which said it submitted a re...
