Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, in Beijing, capital of China, March 27, 2012. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin) BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) — Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday told Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, that China supports his mediation efforts. Wen said he...
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday accused the Dalai Lama and his associates of planning the self-immolation by a Tibetan exile in India days before China’s president visits, repeating past assertions blaming the spiritual leader for dozens of such protests. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei offered no evidence linking the Tibetan spiritual leader...
Cook’s visit to China, his first since taking over at Apple after the death of co-founder Steve Jobs in October, reflects the importance attached to the massive Chinese market by the firm, a company spokeswoman said. But it also comes after Apple’s operations in China have faced difficulties, such as recent copyright battles and...
In America, and especially in Silicon Valley, there is a startup culture of build-to-acquire. Meaning many startups create a product that a big company like Facebook, Google, Apple, or Microsoft will want, and then sells it to them. Sometimes, the big company just wants the talented team. Other times, the big company saves money...
By AppleInsider Staff Apple’s third-generation iPad could go on sale in mainland China soon, as the Wi-Fi-only model recently gained the necessary government regulatory approval. China’s Quality Certification Center granted iPad model number A1416 last week, as first discovered by Engadget China. That’s a sign that the Wi-Fi iPad could head to retail in...
SYDNEY — China’s Huawei Technologies still hopes to win contracts to build Australia’s $38 billion National Broadband Network, despite being blocked from bidding on cyber security concerns, and is ready to make concessions to do so. Huawei, which denies being involved in cyber espionage, said on Tuesday these concessions could include opening up the source...
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The leaders of South Korea, the United States and China issued stark warnings Tuesday about the threat of nuclear terrorism during the final day of a nuclear summit that has so far been upstaged by North Korea’s long-range rocket launch plans....
