Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn has come under fire again, this time it is the subject of a bribery probe by the Chinese authorities. The Wall Street Journal has received a statement from Foxconn parent company Hon Hai, ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook expects China to become the company’s largest market, surpassing the U.S. Optimistic about the potential of the market, the company now plans to exceed its original target of 25 official Apple stores in the ...
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Beijing-based Hanergy Holding Group Ltd (claimed to be China's largest privately owned renewable energy firm) has finalized its acquisition of MiaSole of Santa Clara, CA, USA, which was founded in 2001 to make copper indium gallium ...
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IDG News Service - Apple CEO Tim Cook expects China to become the company's largest market, surpassing the U.S. Optimistic about the potential of the market, the company now plans to exceed its original target of 25 official Apple stores ...
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South Africa-based coal producer Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) has announced that China-based coal producer Haohua Energy International (HEI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Beijing Haohua Energy Resource (BHE), has received the required ...
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CHINA'S currency will continue to rise this year with its internationalisation developing at a rapid pace, HSBC's currency analysts say in a report released yesterday. In its latest worldwide currency outlook, HSBC says it expects to see ...
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Global consumer packaging group Rexam has received approval from the Chinese authorities and hopes to complete the sale of its Cosmetics, Toiletries and Household care products business for $459m to Sun European Partners’ affiliate. ...
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A US congressional committee has reported that Chinese telecommunications equipment providers Huawei and ZTE pose a security threat to the US, following a year-long investigation. A draft of the report from the House Intelligence ...
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China has enforced tighter controls of the internet which includes forcing individuals to fully identify themselves to service providers and legalising the deletion of ''illegal'' posts or pages. According to the BBC, the move has been ...
Google's mobile maps product saw its market share in China decline by close to 50% in the third quarter due to Apple switching to its own maps product for its iOS 6 upgrade, according to a Beijing-based research firm. At the end of the ...
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Chinese authorities have added 10,680 tonnes to the country's export allowance on the top of the 10,546 tonnes it had already allocated to 11 state-sanctioned miners this year. It is something of a meaningless exercise because during the ...
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News from unnamed sources that quoted unnamed analysts that China has started stockpiling rare earths had the industry buzzing this week. But unfortunately none of it had the desired effect and the stocks of REE miners and explorers ...
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Xinhua reported that Chinese authorities vowed Sunday to focus on quality and efficiency of economic growth in 2013, demonstrating their determination to ensure sustainable and healthy economic development after the previous pursuit of ...
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Commodity trader Glencore has said it wants to be a "true leader" in global grain trading after completing its acquisition of Viterra in a deal worth US$6bn. Glencore said this week its completion of the deal hands it "immediate critical ...
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Reuters reported that energy over metals, raw over refined, sums up the likely theme for China's commodity demand next year. Commodity markets had become accustomed to China as a voracious consumer of resources, but 2012 showed that ...
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