Shares In Chinese Billonaire's Engineering Firm Fall After Profit Drops

Shares In Chinese Billonaire's Engineering Firm Fall After Profit Drops

Shares In Chinese Billonaire's Engineering Firm Fall After Profit Drops

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 10:16 PM PDT

Shares in Wison Engineering Services, China's largest non-government controlled engineering construction firm for the chemicals and energy-extraction industries, fell 3.4% in Hong Kong on Thursday after the company posted a 10% drop in 2012 net profit.

Did Andy Rubin Leave Android, Google For Facebook?

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 10:00 PM PDT

I know it sounds completely crazy but anything is possible in Silicon Valley!

Could Andy Rubin Left Android To Lead Facebook Mobile?

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 10:00 PM PDT

I know it sounds completely crazy but anything is possible in Silicon Valley!

Mass rally in Pyongyang in support of Kim Jong Un

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:31 PM PDT

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Thousands of North Koreans have turned out for a mass rally at the main square in Pyongyang in support of their leader's call to arms.

French Leader Lashes Out at Austerity

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:21 PM PDT

France's President François Hollande on Thursday said the time has come to mark a pause in the austerity programs that euro-zone countries have been putting in place in recent years in response to the euro sovereign-debt crisis.

Why Your Kid Can't Get a Job

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:23 PM PDT

This article was co-authored by veteran Silicon Valley marketing executive Tom Hayes, currently founder and CEO of MePedia.com

I Scoop Hadoop Schnoops! (or How Google and the CIA are shaping Big Data)

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:18 PM PDT

Just recently, Svetlana Sicular, a research director at Gartner declared that Big Data had entered its "Trough of Disillusionment". What was supposed to ensue was all types of negative sentiment about the space.

The Wonk In The Hipster Glasses

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:05 PM PDT

My last column over at Vice was going to be called "The Wonk In The Hipster Glasses." I wrote it a couple weeks ago, but after an exchange with my editor, I found myself too bored with it to polish it up. Instead, I wrote about our bipartisan obsession with growth.

Japan Data Show Rocky Recovery

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 08:15 PM PDT

Japanese industrial production and core consumer prices fell, a sign that hurdles remain for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he tries to fire up growth in the world's third-largest economy.

Many U.S. Businesses in China Cite Data Theft

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:07 PM PDT

More than a quarter of U.S. businesses in China said in a new survey that proprietary data was stolen from their China operations, highlighting a growing trade irritant between Washington and Beijing.

OECD Backs Expansionary Policies

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 05:11 PM PDT

The world's leading central banks should maintain or strengthen expansionary monetary policy to support their economies, even as there are risks of asset price bubbles, the OECD said.

Sara Lee Spinoff Gets $9.7 Billion Offer

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 06:47 PM PDT

A group led by investment firm Joh. A. Benckiser is in talks with the owner of Douwe Egberts coffee about a potential takeover which could value the Dutch company at $9.7 billion.

Thailand, Muslim rebels agree to resume talks

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 08:36 PM PDT

Peace negotiators for Thai government and Barisan Revolusi Nasional agree on terms of reference for April 29 talks.

Pakistani Taliban Thrive in Karachi

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 08:29 PM PDT

Extremists in neighborhoods of Pakistan's biggest metropolis dispense justice, extort cash and set off bombs, locals say, in a threat to the economy and coalition transit route.

VIDEO: 'Oscar Pistorius is not a criminal'

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 08:08 PM PDT

The uncle of the South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has defended his nephew, after the Paralympic star won concessions in his bail conditions over the shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steencamp.

VIDEO: Cambodians fight for their homes

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 07:59 PM PDT

More than 20 years after the end of Cambodia's civil war, another battle is being waged on the country's streets - over land.

In Germany, Some Want to Boogie Every Day of the Year

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:49 PM PDT

The German ban on dancing on Good Friday has drawn protests.

VIDEO: Cambodians fight for their homes

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 07:59 PM PDT

More than 20 years after the end of Cambodia's civil war, another battle is being waged on the country's streets - over land.

VIDEO: Mandela 'responding positively'

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 07:35 PM PDT

South African President Jacob Zuma says Nelson Mandela is "responding positively" to his treatment for the recurrence of a lung infection.

The Most Common Leadership Model - And Why It's Broken

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 07:46 PM PDT

When organizations' hire, develop, and promote leaders using a competency-based model, they're unwittingly incubating failure. Nothing fractures corporate culture faster, and eviscerates talent development efforts more rapidly, than rewarding the wrong people for the wrong reasons. Don't reward technical competency – reward aggregate contribution.

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