This rapid increase is one of the major factors stimulating early demand and replacement as many consumers are attracted by the convenience and comfort afforded by the new recreational vehicle models.

Market demand this year will slide, as a portion of the new car market has been substituted by second-hand cars. The market is also constrained by limited roadway, population growth, as well as industrial migration to China.

Taiwanese firms are their [the Japanese] first pick because of their strong cost-saving capabilities, benefiting from lower-priced LCD panels and chips from Taiwanese suppliers.

He pretended that nothing was wrong and everything would be worked out. But we knew he was not himself. Eventually, there was nothing we could say on the phone except, 'Yes David, O.K., yes.

They turned this into a criminal case, and now they don't know how to resolve it. I'm afraid we need government intervention, maybe divine intervention, to help David return home.

We have been doing business there for many years but could never imagine something like this happening. They have turned a commercial dispute into a hostage situation and a human rights issue.