10th Suicide in 2010 at Foxconn; Incidents Finally Begin to Gain Wider Media...
A 10th suicide has occurred at Foxconn Technology Group (PINK: FXCNY | (part of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.) TPE: 2317). As Xinhua news agency reports (article reprinted on Sina, link in...
View ArticleDoes Everyone in China Want Apple’s iPad? China Unicom Does, China Mobile...
The possibility of bringing Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad to China has created a flurry of negotiating activity among the top three major Chinese mobile carriers (in order of size): China Mobile...
View ArticleiPad Clones Descend on China Months Before the Real Thing Is Even Scheduled...
It’s not news that highly sought after products in China usually create a robust market of competitor’s clone, illegitimate knockoffs and illegal “gray market” goods from foreign markets. So it should...
View ArticleApple Significantly Expanding China Retail: No iPhones in Shanghai Stores...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to open a new store in Shanghai on Saturday and up to 25 by the end of 2011, joining its Beijing flagship and setting the stage for an expansion to rival the retail...
View ArticleIN BRIEF: China Gets iPads Just Five Months After U.S. Launch
Maybe Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally learned the lesson that the longer it takes to launch highly desired products in China, the more likely it is that the gray-market will dampen the legitimate...
View ArticleIN BRIEF: Apple’s China Sales Could Triple – Morgan Stanley
According to Morgan Stanley analyst, Apple’s revenues in China may triple within two years as access to the iPhone grows. According to Bloomberg: China may contribute more than $9 billion of sales to...
View ArticleIN BRIEF: China Halves Import Tax on Consumer Electronics; Is President Hu’s...
The news that China will halve its import tax for certain consumer electronics products such as personal computers, digital cameras and digital video recorders appears to be the first positive sign of...
View ArticleKT Corp. Expands its 4G Wireless Network; Preps for Loss of iPhone...
Telecom giant KT Corporation ((ADR) NYSE: KT) announced late last week that it has expanded its high-speed wireless Internet network, called WiBro, to nationwide coverage by adding 82 cities in Korea...
View ArticleBaidu Continues “Box Computing” Strategy with Plan to Develop Mobile OS...
In an interview with the Financial Times, Robin Li, the CEO of China’s leading search engine company, Baidu.com, Inc. ((ADR) NASDAQ: BIDU) indicated that his company plans to develop a mobile...
View ArticleBaidu and Dell Partner to Develop Devices Built on the Search Leader’s New...
According to a Reuters story this morning, Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) and Baidu, Inc. ((ADR) NASDAQ: BIDU), China’s leading search engine platform, have announced plans to develop tablet computers and...
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