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Planet Textiles, a groundbreaking event on sustainability in textiles, will feature challenging presentations from leading industry executives and offer practical advice to the industry to drive this vital initiative. The event will take place in October 19 at the Renaissance ...
Police in Shanghai are fighting to keep counterfeit iPhones off the streets just days before the upcoming release of the iPhone 5, according to local authorities. Five suspects have been apprehended for using recycled accessories to manufacture fake iPhones, police said Wednesday...
The 2011 China International Cotton Trade Training Course in Zhangjiagang has successfully concluded, with 150 delegates from 16 different provinces and countries taking part. In a joint venture between the International Cotton Association (ICA), Beijing Cotton Outlook Consulting ...
Global logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has been awarded a 5-year contract by fashion retailer French Connection for the warehousing and distribution of clothing and fashion accessories in the UK. French Connection is a world renowned international brand offering fashion-forward ...
China will achieve a self-sufficiency ratio of domestic ore over 50 percent, and moderately enhance Chinese-invested overseas ore resources, a move that signals the nation intends to prudently seek overseas mining resources. Zhang Changfu, the vice-chairman of the China Iron and ...
Finnish cell-phone maker Nokia decided to shut down its plant in northwestern Romania, the manufacturer announced Thursday. The closure of the plant in Jucu, Cluj County, is estimated to affect about 2,200 employees, said a press release of the manufacturer, though the plant will ...
Exports of China's automobiles and automotive accessories have flourished since 2010 as the global economy started to recover in late 2009, a Chinese trade official said during a car export conference on Sept 27. Automobile exports reached 465,000 units in the first seven months ...
Microsoft on Wednesday announced a broad cross-licensing patent agreement with Samsung, the biggest Android-related patent deal to date. Under the agreement, Microsoft will get royalty revenue on every smartphone and tablet running Google's Android mobile operating system that ...
China's spending on research and development (R&D) increased 21.7 percent year-on-year in 2010 as the country pushed for a more innovation-driven economy, according to official statistics released Wednesday. China put 706.3 billion yuan (111.1 billion U.S. dollars) into R&D last ...
Online retail giant Amazon. com on Wednesday unveiled a tablet computer called Kindle Fire, its answer to Apple's popular iPad. The Kindle Fire retails for 199 U.S. dollars, less than half the price of the iPad, which starts at 499 dollars. "We're building premium products at non...
China's Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang on Wednesday called for intensified efforts in promoting the "three networks integration" program and pushing forward the development of the new generation of the information technology (IT) industry. Zhang made the remarks during his visit to ...
In preparation for the IPO of Legend Holdings Ltd, Chairman Liu Chuanzhi announced that Legend has invested in more than 200 companies and will seek more. Legend, the parent company of Lenovo Group Ltd, said it will get listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange no earlier than 2014. ...
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's second-largest network equipment maker, expects its mobile phone sales to hit 14 billion yuan ($2.19 billion) this year with a total shipment of 22 million units in China, said a company official on Sept 27. Huawei expects to have 8 to 9 ...
China's software industry maintained an average monthly growth rate of 30 percent in the January-August period of this year, data released on Sept 26 by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) showed. By the end of August, the industry's revenue hit 1.112 ...
China's mobile phone operators had 81.08 million new subscribers in the first eight months of this year, bringing their total number of users to a record high of 940.09 million, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Sept 26. More than half of the new ...
Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally said Monday the company will introduce its best models and technologies to China in order to meet the demands of Chinese consumers. Like other automakers, Ford has increasingly focused its business plans on emerging markets, ...
Japanese automaker Subaru will recall 36,728 vehicles imported to China due to faulty front windshield wipers, China's quality watchdog said Monday. The recall, effective as of September 28, includes Legacy and Outback models produced between November 4, 2009 and May 17, 2011, ...
If a new draft regulation is adopted, private car buyers in China will be eligible for free repairs, replacement and even return of faulty cars in the first two years or 40,000 kilometers of ownership. Now in the process of soliciting public opinion, the regulation from the ...
Business-to-business site operator Alibaba.com is to spin off and list one of its units in the United States. Alibaba told the Hong Kong stock exchange yesterday that it was planning an initial public offering of HiChina Group, an Internet infrastructure service provider. HiChina...
China will encourage investment from various sources into the exploration and development of shale gas, an official said Sunday, as the world's second biggest economy seeks to diversify its energy sources. Enterprises without qualifications for shale gas exploration can join ...
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Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
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China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
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