However, Dell’s status quo has changed in the laptop and desktop business of late. Their ranking has slipped to 4th company in desktop and laptop makers and their annual earning accounted for only 10.7 percent of the market, down from 12.1 percent a year ago. That is mainly due to the advent of the new […]
Jul 18 2012 | Posted in
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UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Friday demanded that the UN Security Council act on the Syria conflict, warning that any failure would be giving “a license for further massacres”. Ban joined with UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to express outrage at the mass killings in the Syrian village of Treimsa and to make an “urgent […]
Jul 14 2012 | Posted in
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The US consulates in China in 2012 alone have provided visas to about one million Chinese so far while the number is still counting with about five months of the year still to go. According to a press brief released by the US department of State, “Consular Officers at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and […]
Jul 13 2012 | Posted in
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Singapore’s prime minister on Wednesday urged India to press ahead with economic reforms and added that foreign investors need a “predictable” environment in which to invest their money. Visiting Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s comments in New Delhi come as foreign investors have become increasingly alarmed about India’s paralysed reform process, policy flip-flops and erratic […]
Jul 11 2012 | Posted in
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Apple has finally reached a settlement agreement with Proview Shenzhen in China on the patent rights over its flagship tablet’s brand name, iPad. The settlement set the American company back $60 Million to commence sales of the tablet in China. The two companies were in court for the last two years over the brand name […]
Jul 8 2012 | Posted in
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There is a strong chance with the road cleared to Apple for the iPad sales in China, the company will reach the stipulated $1000 a share price within the anticipated 2-year period. While China is Apple’s biggest market in the world, there is a strong chance that Apple will reach the $1 Trillion mark by […]
Jul 8 2012 | Posted in
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The NGO has accused Beijing of conducting a policy of repression and intimidation of dozens of Uighurs in Xinjiang since the bloody rights that took place in 2009 In a report released on Wednesday, Amnesty International claims that Chinese authorities have executed nine people accused of having fomented violence and arrested several others. The NGO […]
Jul 5 2012 | Posted in
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Indonesia’s Simon Santoso nails home title to become worthy replacement of Taufik Hidayat Simon Santoso, the ace shuttler from Indonesia, stunned the world by grabbing his first title at the Indonesian Open Premier Super Series 2012 and proved that he hold the Indonesian flag at international stage after the retirement of Taufik Hidayat who will […]
Jun 28 2012 | Posted in
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China planning to build a space station China’s goal of building a space station by 2020 has drawn closer, after the crew of the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft docked with the Tiangong-1 space lab. With the presence of China’s first female astronaut, Liu Yang, 33, on the Shenzhou-9 mission already a huge source of national pride, China’s […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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Newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, in his first speech touched on the festering issue of Balochistan, saying a resolve to the province’s problems would be priority of his government. He observed, “My party wants to kick off talks with the Baloch leadership to bring prosperity and development in the province”. While […]
Indonesia Open: Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang (F) bag Women’s Doubles crown Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang (F), China’s best female shuttlers, employed all of their skills against their compatriots Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei in the title match and wrapped up Women’s Singles title at the Indonesia Open Premier Super Series 2012 on Sunday, […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
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Iran and world powers on Tuesday dug in for a second day of attritional talks in Moscow aimed at breaking an increasingly risky deadlock in the decade-long crisis over the Iranian nuclear programme. With the United States and Israel refusing to rule out military action and Tehran facing severe economic sanctions, the price of failure […]
Jun 19 2012 | Posted in
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