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How Chinese firms benefit from the diversity of foreign direct investment

New research from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business shows that the diversity of foreign invested firms' national origin helps businesses in China benefit from foreign direct investment (FDI).

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Chinese company to buy US movie theater chain AMC

(AP) -- A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest takeover of an American company to date.

Technology / Business

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

LIVE: Facebook goes public

(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan in first commercial satellite launch

Japan joined the commercial space race Friday after its workhorse rocket put a paid-for South Korean satellite into orbit, pitting the country against Russia and Europe in the competition for customers.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exploding the myths of manufacturing

The manufacturing sector, its advocates note, is burdened by negative stereotypes. Outsiders often mistakenly think that manufacturing consists of jobs that are “dumb, dirty and dull,” as MIT President Susan Hockfield ...

Technology / Business

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Fears of spying hinder China Mobile license

Concerned about possible cyber-spying, U.S. national security officials are debating whether to take the unprecedented step of recommending that a Chinese government-owned mobile phone giant be denied a license to offer international ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Molecular spectroscopy tracks living mammalian cells in real time as they differentiate

Knowing how a living cell works means knowing how the chemistry inside the cell changes as the functions of the cell change. Protein phosphorylation, for example, controls everything from cell proliferation ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Foreign carmakers 'pressed' to launch China brands

Foreign carmakers in China say Beijing is pressuring them to produce dedicated new brands so their local partners can gain technical know-how, but experts warn the strategy could backfire.

Technology / Business

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nintendo posts first annual loss

Japanese videogame giant Nintendo on Thursday posted its first annual loss since becoming a public company, blaming a soaring yen and price cuts on its consoles for sinking it $530 million into the red.

Technology / Business

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

China's dream of electric car leadership elusive

(AP) -- China's leaders are finding it's a lot tougher to create a world-beating electric car industry than they hoped.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beijing auto show to unveil cleaner cars

Carmakers at the Beijing auto show are due to unveil scores of clean energy vehicles as they try to convince Chinese customers to swap gas-guzzling SUVs for cleaner but slower and pricier options.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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