12 Ways to Use Patch in 2012

New Year's Eve was a time to reminisce on the ups and downs of 2011, which we did. But the clock has long since struck midnight; 2012 is upon us. Canton Patch is just about one month in to its second year. This year, you'll see and hear more as we work to make this community news site ever more engaging and interactive. The opportunities to comment on stories, share opinions, post photos and announcements and add events to the community calendar continues. Here are 12 ways you can use Canton Read more [...]

Market value of listed firms dropped 20 percent last year

The total market value of listed companies in Taiwan dropped by nearly 20 percent last year from the previous year, led by smartphone maker HTC Corp, which saw its market value lose as much as NT$312.4 billion, Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp (TWSE, 台灣證交所) tallies showed.The latest TWSE statistics showed that the total market value of all listed firms fell by NT$4.59 trillion, or 19.29 percent, to NT$19.22 trillion last year, with the average daily transaction value declining by 5.05 percent Read more [...]

Duke of Westminster donates country house for use as new rehab centre for …

£300m renovation due to be complete in 2018Estate is four times the size of Britain's main centre for injured soldiers, Headley Court By Mary McconnellLast updated at 3:46 PM on 1st January 2012 Britain's wealthiest landowner, the Duke of Westminster, is to donate a country pile to the nation that will become a treatment centre for wounded soldiers and civilians.Grade II-listed Stanford Hall, in Leicestershire, is to get a £300million conversion that will see it become Britain's largest rehabilitation Read more [...]

TC 2000 lists dates and selected events for 2012

The season will be the 33rd for Argentina's long-running touring car series, and will start on March at Cordoba, ending in late November at San Luis. The new Buenos Aires street race, originally due to take place at the end of the 2011 season, will now feature as the second event on the 2012 TC 2000 calendar on April 1st. Eight events on the calendar have been named, whilst four remain at TBC at this time, with the series' traditional endurance event, the 200km of Buenos Aires Read more [...]

Hybrid rice seed producer weighs listing in fourth quarter

“Tentatively, we are looking at the last quarter [for the initial public offering]. We are getting very good results from our international operations and we want to maximize our potential first before going to the capital market for funding,� Henry Lim Bon Liong, SL Agritech president, said a telephone interview last Dec. 23. He confirmed by phone on Sunday that possibility still stands. SL Agritech, a subsidiary of the Sterling Paper group of companies, had intended to conduct Read more [...]

Top Oversold US-Listed Chinese Stocks (Dec 30, 2011)

LDK Solar Co., Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:LDK) is the most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Dec. 30. It was down 6.7% on the day. LDK's upside potential is 6.9% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $4.48. It is trading at 28.0% of its 52-week high of $14.97, and 64.3% above its 52-week low of $2.55. Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU) is the second most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Dec. 30. It was down 5.0% on the day. QIHU's upside potential is 117.2% based on brokerage Read more [...]

2011`s events to remain in memory

The outgoing year will perhaps not be easily forgotten among Tanzanians. With it, packaged occurrences came up, that had either never happened before or resembled past disasters. While history is not something to dwell upon fastidiously, it certainly provides a lesson to shape a better future. Thus, this week, The Guardian on Sunday delights in bringing you a flashlight Read more [...]

Housing glut looms

For every home currently listed for sale in Mecklenburg County, at least two more are poised to come on the market - a hidden excess inventory that could depress home values and stall the market's recovery, according to an Observer analysis. Known as shadow inventory, these are homes that are crawling through the foreclosure process, properties that have been foreclosed on but not put up for sale, or houses whose borrowers are so delinquent they are unlikely to recover. Such homes Read more [...]