Officials: The Timing Of Snowden's Leaks And The Russian And Chinese Raids On...
LAS VEGAS — American intelligence officials lack evidence that leaks from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden on the infiltration of Microsoft, Yahoo, and others by the NSA is...
View ArticleMicrosoft Offers Fired Chinese Employees A Free Windows Phone
Last month Microsoft announced it would layoff 18,000 employees in an effort to trim down after taking over Nokia’s device business.It turns out about 4,700 of those cut jobs are coming from Nokia’s...
View ArticleCHINA: More Than 150 'Economic Fugitives' Are At Large In The US
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 150 economic fugitives, many of whom are corrupt officials or suspected of graft in China, remain at large in the United States, state media said on Monday, citing a...
View Article'Naked PCs' Lay Bare Microsoft's Emerging Markets Problem
(Reuters) - On a trip to Beijing a decade ago, Bill Gates was asked by a senior government official how much money Microsoft Corp made in China. The official asked the interpreter to double check...
View ArticleChina President Xi Is Going After His Predecessor's Power Base In Shanghai
Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign is turning its focus to the power base of his predecessor Jiang Zemin, with prosecutors in Shanghai announcing a former official's arrest for...
View Article8 Real Chinese Dishes You Should Order Instead Of The American Knockoffs
Most Chinese people have never even heard of a General Tsao, and are completely befuddled by the overly sauced fried chicken dish that Americans know as General Tsao's chicken. In fact, authentic...
View ArticleChinese Tourists Are Paying Money To Simulate Their Own Deaths
A game in Shanghai that simulates the experience of dying hopes to provoke people into questioning the meaning of lifeThe Samadhi – 4D Experience of Death uses dramatic special effects to simulate a...
View ArticleBuildings That Look Like Giant Numbers Are Being Added To The Skyline In...
Design and engineering firm Atkins has been commissioned by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) to design a series of new office buildings in Guanzhou. Their proposed design takes the...
View ArticleChinese Mainlanders Are Snatching Up Property In Taiwan, And Locals Aren't...
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Mainland Chinese are skirting rules aimed at limiting their purchases of property in Taiwan, stirring anger among local home buyers and fueling worries over Beijing's creeping...
View ArticleMoney Flowing Through China Is Drying Up Faster Than Expected
BEIJING (Reuters) - The amount of money flowing into China's economy slowed to the lowest level in nearly six years in July, adding to fears that a sustained recovery may be at risk in the second half...
View ArticleThe Chinese Are Now Obligated To Combat Smog As Government Urges More Walking
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has issued a "behavioural standards" guide to combat pollution and reduce environmental damage, urging people to do everything from walking and riding bicycles to buying goods...
View ArticleHere's The Simple Trick That Volvo Used To Boost Sales In China
Volvo's sales in China are soaring.So far this year, the Chinese-owned Swedish automaker has seen its sales jump 36% in the country.This is certainly welcome news for a company that has seen its U.S....
View ArticleChina’s Most Valuable Internet Company Is Heavily Reliant On Its Social...
It may not be well-known here in the US, but Tencent is China’s most valuable public internet company with a market valuation of ~$150 billion, and it’s growing at an incredible clip. The company...
View ArticleChina Is Developing Alarming High-Tech Weapons Systems
Over the past month, China has showed how its approach to its own rising superpower status applies to its defense policy. The results aren't exactly reassuring.Outside of its borders, China has forged...
View ArticleUPS And FedEx Can Now Ship Packages In China Without Joint-Venture Partners
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - After years of waiting, United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) and FedEx Corp have received licenses in China to extend domestic express package services to Beijing and other cities...
View ArticleTake A Tour Inside This Chinese Warehouse Where Three Men Mine $200,000 In...
Anyone who’s tried to buy or mine bitcoin almost immediately finds out what they’re up against.No matter how many rigs you can afford to invest in, you’ll soon come to the conclusion that you need to...
View ArticleTwo HIV-Positive Passengers Are Suing A Chinese Airline For Refusing To Let...
Two HIV-positive passengers and a friend are suing a Chinese airline for refusing to let them on board, in the country's first such lawsuit, state media reported Friday.The pair planned to travel from...
View ArticleApple Is Now Storing Users' Personal Data On Servers In China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> has begun keeping the personal data of some Chinese users on servers in mainland China, marking the first time the tech giant is storing user data on...
View ArticleSome Tibetans Aren't Happy About A $2 Billion Chinese Railway Extension
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday officially opened a $2-billion extension of its controversial railway into Tibet, state media reported, linking the Tibetan capital of Lhasa with a key Buddhist...
View ArticlePoor Air Quality And Overtime Pay Issues Discovered At One Of Apple's Chinese...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has worked with supplier Quanta over the past year to improve working conditions after a 2013 audit, published on Friday, uncovered a profusion of violations,...
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