IDG News Service - Sony Mobile is laying off 1,000 employees and will also move its global HQ to Tokyo, as the company tries to turn around its dwindling fortunes in the smartphone space. The reorganization comes about six months after ...
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We're all very familiar with the concept of All You Can Eat,from the artery-clogging Vegas buffet to the less-literal digital equivalents such as Netflix for TV shows/movies,the various digital music subscription services,and even ...
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Sarla Performance Fibers Ltd. — an India-based manufacturer of polyester and nylon textured, twisted and dyed, covered, and high-tenacity yarns as well as sewing threads — is investing $13.8 million to establish a yarn and ...
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Vencorex, a newly formed joint venture between PTT Global Chemical and the Perstorp Group, will be displaying its offerings at the upcoming European Coatings Show. The company is the owner of key technologies and a major producer of ...
Sprint Nextel is in negotiations to acquire the remainder of Clearwire, its 4G WiMax network partner, say news reports. Sprint owns about 51 percent of Clearwire's stock and is the main wholesale customer of its national WiMax network. ...
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Kastan announced that the Company has entered into a development agreement with the LIBO Group a privately held Chinese manufacturing company.Under the terms of the agreement,Kastan and LIBO will install a copper leaching plant in Tanzania ...
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Vietsovpetro a joint venture between Viet Nam and Russia has exploited 6.11 million tonnes of oil and 1.23 billion cubic metres of gas in 2012,generating a yearly revenue of more than USD 5 billion. General director Nguyen Huu Tuyen ...
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Bellzone Mining announced that the first shipment of iron ore was dispatched from its Forecariah joint venture with China International Fund in the Republic of Guinea,West Africa. The company in a statement said that the shipment was made ...
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TMK, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, has established a service joint venture with EMDAD in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. The service and support center, Threading and ...
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Mobile network operator Orange will install Lookout's Mobile Security application on some of the Android-based tablets and smartphones it distributes starting in 2013, aiming to protect millions of subscribers in the first year alone. ...
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In a sweeping change of ownership, Chevron is taking control of Canada's Kitimat LNG project, with two of the three partners bowing out after failing in their attempts over the past year to secure offtake customers in Asia. The ...
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South Korea's oil refiners are likely to face tougher challenges in coming years as President-elect Park Geun-Hye vows consumer-focused policies and tighter business regulations under her economic democratization platform. Park, from ...
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Makers are boosting the lighting downstream segment to take advantage of the projected demand upswing in coming years. Taiwan’s LED manufacturers continue to strengthen the components and service segments while pushing for vertical ...
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Nippon Steel&Sumitomo Metal Corporation and PT Krakatau Steel have agreed to conduct a detailed study to jointly launch a business for the manufacture and sales of automotive flat steel products in Indonesia. This will be done with a view ...
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MERAFE Resources said that benchmark ferrochrome prices for the coming quarter remained nearly flat, rising just 2% to USD 1.125/lb dashing hopes that reduced supply would help prices rebound. Merafe announced last Wednesday that ...
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