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Leonora Walet: China’s Green Tech Revolution

From the Reuters:

Targeting mainland China with his energy-saving inventions, Peter Fung and executives like him have their eye on the hottest competitive advantage around: an ambitious government with deep pockets.
“State support is the thing t…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

Chinese company pre-emptively clones iPad

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The unveiling of Apple’s iPad tablet computer was one of the most anticipated technology events in recent years, but a similar looking device has been on sale in China for nearly six months.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |
 

Schmidt Says Google Aims to Put Pressure on China

In Davos, Google CEO Eric Schmidt explains Google’s position in China:

“We love what China is doing as a country and its growth,” Schmidt said today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “We just don’t like the censorship. W…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

2009 sees 8.4b computer attacks in China

More than 7,600 computers in China were attacked by viruses in 2009, totaling more than 8.4 billion attacks, according to a report released by a firewall company in China, cited by chinanews.cn.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |
 

Orville Schell: In China vs Google, Google Resembles a Country

Thomas Crampton interviewed Orville Schell, Director of the Asia Society’s Center on US China Relations, at the World Economic Forum in Davos about Google in China:

One key issue in the confrontation, Schell said, is that Google has become more …

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

Google and YouTube copies launch in China

Imitation search engine and video site emerge amid standoff between China and real Google over censorshipImitation websites of both Google and YouTube have emerged in China as the country faces off against the real Google over its local operations.YouTubecn.com offers videos from the real YouTube, which is owned by Google and blocked in China. The [...]

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China, Technology |
 

Courier business is ‘chaos’ due to public vs private uncertainty

The failure of the Shenzhen private courier company DDS is only the tip of the iceberg in the chaotic private express delivery business in China, experts say.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

DDS workers demanding back pay from govt

Authorities in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, yesterday began paying workers whose wages have been defaulted by a local express delivery company due to its sudden closure.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |

Dyson sues rival Vax over vacuum cleaner design

James Dyson launches legal action against Chinese-owned firm, saying it ‘flagrantly copied’ one of his company’s designsDyson has launched legal action against rival manufacturer Vax, claiming the design of its Mach Zen vacuum cleaner is an infringement of the registered design of its first “bagless” Dyson cylinder vacuum, launched 15 years ago.The company’s founder and [...]

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Business, China |

Chinese electronics company offers reward after worker’s death

Reward offered to anyone who can prove foul play in sudden death of Chinese worker at factory in Shenzhen, ChinaA manufacturer that produces iPhones and Nokia and Motorola handsets is offering tens of thousands of pounds to anyone who can prove foul play in the sudden death of a teenage Chinese worker.FoxConn, a division of [...]

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in China |