Taiwan Stock Exchange Chairman Schive Chi said Chinese companies may list on the island as early as 2010. "When the ECFA is signed with China next year, it's a good opportunity for Chinese firms to list in Taiwan and we aim for that to happen in the next year..."

The chairman of China Unicom finally has some sales figures to report.

Rich states meet emissions targets by paying poor countries to do the cutting, under Kyoto's Clean Development Mechanism. However, rich countries account for most of the past emissions that now fill the air, but less than half the world's current emissions.

Non-volatile memory supplier Numonyx could add a refresh cycle to its chalcogenide phase-change memory to allow it to work at elevated temperatures.

The Korean government and private sector will jointly inject 58.4 billion won (US$50.5 million) over the next three years into building up the local semiconductor manufacturing equipment sector, according to government officials.

Panasonic, which runs a hybrid and electric car battery joint venture with Toyota, has secured a controlling stake in rechargeable battery maker Sanyo.

The sector's recovery depends on what happens at the global climate change summit taking place in Copenhagen and incentives for the renewable resource in China, according to Mark Pinto, CTO and general manager of Applied's Energy and Environmental Solutions group.

Elpida Memory may post its first annual operating profit in three years as growth in demand outpaces industry production, according to company CEO Yukio Sakamoto.