MORE CAPACITY: The research house iSuppli said in a report that the nation's TFT-LCD makers could take the top spot from South Korea next year if trends continue
By Lisa Wang
Taiwan is expected to take the top position in the world's thin-film-transistor (TFT)-liquid-crystal-display (LCD) market next year, beating arch rival South Korea, due to faster capacity expansion, market researcher iSuppli Corp said in a report released on Thursday.

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`LIQUIDITY SQUEEZE': In the wake of cash-card debts, the finance industry is forced to restructure its services
By Jackie Lin
Fierce competition in the fast-growing but controversial cash-advance card market has seen the first player quitting the game last month, but industry veterans said that it is unlikely to be an isolated case and more withdrawals of banks from this aspect of consumer banking are expected in the future.

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MONEYMAKERS: Although larger models such as the Volkswagen Santana still outnumber others, compact models such as Hyundai Elantras are selling like hotcakes
The future of China's automobile industry is unfolding on the packed elevated highways of this nation's commercial capital, as smaller cars from newcomers are nudging aside larger old stalwarts.

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LANDMARK DEAL: The two tech giants put the finishing touches on a deal that will create the world's third-largest computing company
China's largest computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd (聯想) and International Business Machines Corp of the US said yesterday they had completed a deal to create the third-largest computing company in the world.

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Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密), the nation's biggest company by sales, said net income in the first quarter rose almost 18 percent as sales increased by half.

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