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At an Internet cafe in Shanghai the other day, Wu Wencong made a routine appearance online. A hardcore online gamer, this time he selected a character that was out of the ordinary for him. It was not a warrior or a monster but a communist youth. Wu named his avatar "Xiao Li". The ...
A chocolate factory in Nantong, Jiangsu province. Chinese manufacturers are upgrading their equipment to gain an edge in competition and reduce energy consumption. [China Daily] The old-fashioned machines in the factory of Jinbiao Woolen and Textile Mills Co Ltd in an underdevelo...
In recent years, China's logistics industry has been experiencing consistent growth on the back of fast economic progress and a manufacturing-centered economy. The State Council, or China's Cabinet, on Friday issued new guidelines to promote the healthy development of the country...
HP may exit the PC business Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest personal computer maker, on Thursday confirmed that it is considering selling its personal computer business, along with announcements of an end to its tablet computer and smartphone products. HP's board of ...
Tudou.com hopes to net an estimated US$143.5 million with the offering, which will sell 6 million American depository shares for an estimated $28 to $30 each, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. An initial public offering by China's Tudou, which ...
Google Inc. has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for about 12. 5 billion U.S. dollars. Google Inc. on Monday announced that it has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for about 12. 5 billion U.S. dollars, the largest purchase for the Internet search giant ...
Nokia loses out to other rivals in China market as its Chinese vendors refuse to place new orders. Nokia has a crisis on its hands as vendors in China, its biggest market, are facing a huge pile-up of inventory and have refused to place new orders, Caixin Century reported Monday. ...
The city of Cupertino, Calif., on Saturday released more details of Apple's new spaceship-shaped headquarters. The city of Cupertino, Calif., on Saturday released more details of Apple's new spaceship-shaped headquarters, which is dubbed Apple Campus 2, Sina Tech reported. The ...
Android 3.0 was released earlier this year, making its debut on the Motorola Xoom shortly before the release of the iPad 2. Google is scrambling to deliver the newest version of its mobile operating system, Android 4.0, to roughly coincide with the release of Apple's iPhone 5, ...
ZTE has become the fifth largest phone maker in the world, its market share growing from 1.8 percent to 3.0 percent. Overall sales of mobile devices to end users totalled 428.7 million units in the second quarter this year, up 16.5 percent from the same period in 2010, said ...
China Mobile has reached an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone 4 by the end of October this year, and China Unicom is expected to sell Apple's fifth-generation iPhone, AppleInsider reported. China Mobile and China Unicom, two of the world's largest mobile carriers, have ...
The knockoffs, dubbed the "HiPhone5," can be bought on hundreds of Chinese websites at prices from 200 yuan ($US 31) to 1,000 yuan ($US 156). As Apple fans anxiously await the release of the firm's next generation smartphone, fake iPhone 5s are already being sold on many Chinese ...
The Baojun 630 automobile is displayed in Shanghai. General Motors's minivan joint venture SAIC-GM-Wuling yesterday launched the first model under its passenger car brand Baojun to cash in on the rapidly growing passenger car segment in China. General Motors's minivan joint ...
Shanghai Volkswagen Leasing Co assembled a batch of cars for rental during World Expo 2010. China Auto Rental advertises 24-hour service and convenient car rental procedures on a billboard in Shanghai. Jing Wei / For China Daily China Auto Rental advertises 24-hour service and ...
People surf on the Internet at an Internet cafe in Wuhu City, Anhui Province. [CFP] China has become one of the world's biggest victims of cyberattacks, with Chinese Internet operators and users being harassed nearly "every moment," a computer security official said Wednesday. ...
A Volkswagen AG electric motorcade offering free travel for passengers at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on April 6. [China Daily] To buy a conventional gasoline-driven car in Beijing, customers have to wait for months to obtain a registration plate through a lottery system because ...
Baidu Inc and German automaker BMW agree on Monday to develop and operate search products based on vehicles' information systems. The arrangement will allow Baidu to expand to different terminals. [China Daily] Chinese automakers are keen to raise their presence in emerging ...
An HTC Corp smartphone with near field communication technology being used with a point-of-sale (POS) machine. There are currently 400,000 POS machines in China capable of mobile payment and that number is expected to increase to 700,000 by the end of this year. [China Daily] ...
Baidu Inc and German automaker BMW agree on Monday to develop and operate search products based on vehicles' information systems. The arrangement will allow Baidu to expand to different terminals. [China Daily] Baidu Inc, China's biggest search engine, will partner with ...
Apple will use its $75.2 billion pile of cash and securities to go on a buying spree after Monday s market crash, Forbes reported on its website Monday. Apple will use its $75.2 billion pile of cash and securities to go on a buying spree after Monday s market crash, Forbes ...
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