Asia
NPD Solarbuzz Announces Inaugural China PV Conference in Shanghai, July 19-20
May 10, 2012 10:08 am | News | CommentsSolarbuzz announced it will host its inaugural Solarbuzz China PV Conference in Shanghai, China. This two-day event will take place July 19-20, 2012 at the Renaissance Shanghai Yangtze Hotel, and will provide valuable insight and critical market data to help the PV supply chain effectively develop business strategies.
Japan's social media heavyweights scrap gambling games
May 9, 2012 9:22 am | by Mari Saito, Reuters | News | CommentsJapan's leading social gaming companies Gree Inc and DeNA Co Ltd said on Wednesday they would gradually phase out games that contain aspects of gambling as they face increased pressure from regulators. The game under investigation by Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency is called "complete gacha", which charges users around $3 to $4 to turn over virtual cards.
US, China to cooperate more on cyber threat
May 8, 2012 11:43 am | by LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press | News | CommentsAsserting that cyberattacks against the U.S. don't come only from China, the U.S. and Chinese defense ministers said they agreed Monday to work together on cyber issues to avoid miscalculations that could lead to future crises. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that since China and the United States have advanced cyber capabilities, it is important to develop better cooperation.
Taiwan exports fell 6 percent in April
May 7, 2012 5:11 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTaiwan says its exports declined 6 percent to $25.5 billion in April amid waning foreign demand for its tech products. The Finance Ministry said Monday that exports to the U.S. fell 16 percent from a year earlier to $2.7 billion amid a sharp decline in handset deliveries. It said overall exports...
Russia, China on top copyright pirates list again: USTR
April 30, 2012 2:33 pm | News | CommentsThe United States on Monday again put Russia and China on its list of countries with the worst records of preventing copyright theft, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said. Argentina, Canada and India were also put on "priority watch list," along with Algeria, Chile, Indonesia, Israel, Pakistan, Thailand, Ukraine and Venezuela.
China's space know-how said threat to U.S., Taiwan
April 27, 2012 11:43 am | by Jim Wolf, Reuters | News | CommentsChina's growing capabilities in space could undercut any U.S. military response if Beijing resorted to force to bring self-ruled Taiwan into its fold, a study released Friday by a congressionally mandated U.S. commission said.
Workers protest at Foxconn plant in China
April 27, 2012 9:48 am | News | CommentsWorkers at a Chinese factory owned by Foxconn, Apple Inc's main manufacturer, threatened to jump off the roof of a building in a protest over wages just a month after the two firms announced a landmark agreement on improving working conditions.
Analysis: As technology shifts, Asian giants wrestle for TV control
April 25, 2012 9:14 am | by Tim Kelly and Clare Jim, Reuters | News | CommentsLG Electronics will steal a march on its rivals by bringing forward the launch of a 55-inch flat TV using next-generation technology, raising the stakes in a cut-throat battle for the living room between Asia's top tech powerhouses.
Toshiba drops out of bidding for Elpida: sources
April 24, 2012 12:34 pm | by Maki Shiraki, Reuters | News | CommentsToshiba Corp is no longer bidding for bankrupt Japanese chip maker Elpida Memory, sources close to the talks said, leaving a handful of foreign firms including SK Hynix and Micron Technology in the race to take over the company.
GE Energy licenses DLynx point of load portfolio to FDK
April 18, 2012 9:15 am | News | CommentsGE Energy has agreed to license the DLynx™ Digital Point-of-Load (POL) DC power converter product portfolio to FDK Corporation (FDK). The technology licensing agreement is designed to help original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers in Asia optimize energy efficiency, lower cooling requirements, reduce risk and accelerate new product development efforts.
Exclusive: China's ZTE planned U.S. computer sale to Iran
April 10, 2012 1:54 pm | by Steve Stecklow, Reuters | News | CommentsChina's ZTE Corp, which recently sold Iran's largest telecommunications firm a powerful surveillance system, later agreed to ship to Iran millions of dollars worth of embargoed U.S. computer equipment, documents show.
Global business groups press India on technology plan
April 10, 2012 10:29 am | by Doug Palmer, Reuters | News | CommentsGlobal business groups urged Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday to rescind new government rules for technology purchases that they said unfairly discriminate against foreign firms and potentially violate World Trade Organization rules.
Sony sees record $6.4 billion loss on tax hit
April 10, 2012 10:05 am | by Tim Kelly, Reuters | News | CommentsJapan's Sony Corp flagged a record $6.4 billion annual net loss, double an earlier forecast and a fourth straight year of red ink, as it writes off deferred tax credits, heaping more pressure on its new CEO to turn around the electronics giant.
China Web giants promise to fight "rumors": Xinhua
April 10, 2012 10:03 am | News | CommentsThree of China's largest Internet companies have promised the government they will take steps to banish online rumors, state media said on Tuesday, as the ruling Communist Party fights jitters over a tricky leadership transition.
"Anonymous" says plans more attacks against China sites
April 9, 2012 10:52 am | News | CommentsThe activist hacker group Anonymous plans to launch further attacks on Chinese government websites in a bid to uncover corruption and lobby for human rights, a member of the group said on Monday.
Murata Power Solutions Expands Design Capabilities in China
April 3, 2012 7:32 am | News | CommentsMurata Power Solutions announced the opening of Murata Power Solutions (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, Wuhan Branch Company as an advanced design center in Wuhan, China. The new 1000 square meter site initially has a team of 12 engineering staff, with plans to more than triple the number of
Module Supports GLONASS and GPS Positioning Required by M2M Apps in Russia
April 3, 2012 6:34 am | Product Releases | Commentsu-blox announced an all-in-one satellite positioning receiver module, the LEA-6N. The low-power module touts fast, high-accuracy positioning, and it is targeted at industrial telematics applications
Kyocera acquires Optrex to form Kyocera Display Corporation
April 2, 2012 6:11 am | News | CommentsKyocera Corporation, Kyoto, Japan, has acquired LCD manufacturer Optrex Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, to form Kyocera Display Corporation. The Kyocera Group includes over 200 companies worldwide that manufacture a wide range of products including industrial ceramic materials...
China's Alibaba tests social shopping with Pinterest clone
March 30, 2012 9:37 am | by Melanie Lee, Reuters | News | CommentsIt is a marriage made in heaven for shopping addicts. Social shopping, the merger of social networking and e-commerce which has hooked millions of users in the United States, has now captured the attention of China's Internet giant.
Get2Volume Selected as a Singapore National Research Foundation Incubator
March 28, 2012 11:12 am | News | CommentsThe Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) announced today that it has selected Get2Volume for incubator cofounding under its Technology Incubation Scheme (TIS). The TIS was initiated to
Booming China Market Creates Great Opportunities for PV Inverter Manufacturers
March 27, 2012 7:36 am | News | CommentsThe Chinese PV inverter market, driven by the introduction of the national FiT, grew by over 400% in 2011 to reach more than 2.5 GW in shipments according to a new report from IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS Inc. The report also found that the market was
Tough times in the U.S.-China iPad smuggling game
March 26, 2012 9:41 am | by Gerry Shih, Poornima Gupta and Lee Chyen Yee, Reuters | News | CommentsEarly on the morning of March 16, Wong Tat joined a line of about 100 people waiting for the launch of the new iPad in a chilly rain outside an Apple store on the outskirts of San Francisco.
Australia blocks China's Huawei from broadband tender
March 26, 2012 9:28 am | by Maggie Lu-YueYang, Reuters | News | CommentsAustralia has blocked China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd HWT.UL from tendering for contracts in the country's $38 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) due to cyber security concerns, Huawei said on Monday.
Special Report: Chinese firm helps Iran spy on citizens
March 22, 2012 9:09 am | by Steve Stecklow, Reuters | News | CommentsA Chinese telecommunications equipment company has sold Iran's largest telecom firm a powerful surveillance system capable of monitoring landline, mobile and internet communications, interviews and contract documents show.
Foxconn International swings to 2011 net profit
March 22, 2012 9:06 am | News | CommentsFoxconn International Holdings Ltd, the world's biggest contract manufacturer of cellphones, swung to a net profit in 2011 as key clients such as Nokia Oyj and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd shifted to higher-end smartphones.
