China's largest online search company launches a searchable applications library which allows third-party offerings in the library to launch directly on Baidu
The Chinese internet group's headquarters may resemble those in Silicon Valley, but its executives say that unlike US rivals, the company focuses on users' needs, not cutting-edge technology
Stock markets surge as investors took global surveys of manufacturing output to show the world economy was recovering rapidly and chances of double-dip recession had receded
NEC is setting up a joint venture with Neusoft, China's largest IT outsourcing provider, to offer cloud computing in the country, the Japanese electronics firm's first move to offer such services outside its home market
Regulators said they would not give approval to a proposed sale of AIG's Taiwan life insurance unit to a Hong Kong-based consortium for $2.15bn after months of protracted and uncertain negotiations
The jailed founder of Gome Electrical Appliances Holding has threatened to terminate commercial agreements with the company if shareholders reject a motion to sack senior management
In an effort to exploit the country's communist and colonialist past, two Chinese state companies revive old brands to challenge foreign dominance of luxury markets
LVMH-backed private equity fund buys HK$240m worth of convertible bonds and warrants in Emperor as the world's biggest luxury goods group looks beyond its brands in the country's growing consumer market
The world's second-largest mobile operator says its net profit dropped 62% after it spent more than half its mobile revenue on marketing measures on third-generation services
Li Ning has pulled neck and neck with Adidas as the number two sports brand after Nike in China, a move which could mark a seminal moment in the history of Chinese innovation
Move aligns the banks favourably with Beijing's policy priorities and positions them to profit from what is expected to be a rapidly growing line of business in the future
8/26/2010 12:55:47 PM
Globalization - Social Responsibility - Technology Transfer
