Beijing: Authorities have seized Apple iPads from retailers in a city in northern China due to a dispute with a domestic company that says it owns the iPad name, an official said Monday. The Chinese company said it is asking for similar action in more than 20 other cities. The dispute with Shenzhen Proview Technology threatens to complicate Apple's efforts to sell its popular tablet computer in China, its fastest-growing...
04:37 PM, Feb 13, 2012
USA The US, ranked number one, has always been a leader in innovation. However, after the recession, innovation has taken a backseat in the USA. This could possibly hamper job creation. India India, ranked sixth, is one level higher than the UK in innovation. Its most innovative sectors are energy, healthcare, telecommunications, and fast moving consumer goods. China China is the fourth most innovative country and the second largest investor...
12:18 PM, Feb 13, 2012
Washington: Seeking to fortify its strategic ties with China amid strains in relations with US, Pakistan is considering a proposal to lease the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region to Beijing for 50 years, an eminent US-based think tank has claimed, citing local media. The Pakistani move is aimed at cementing its all-weather relations with China amid the irreparable rupture in US-Pak ties over the past year, said Middle East Media Research Institute...
09:29 AM, Feb 12, 2012
Beijing, Describing the situation in Tibet as "grave", China has ordered authorities there to prepare themselves for "a war against secessionist sabotage" by the Dalai Lama amid reports that security forces shot dead two Tibetans protesters. Officials in the Tibet Autonomous Region have been ordered to recognise the "grave situation" in maintaining stability and to ready themselves for "a war against secessionist sabotage", Chen Quanguo, regional Communist Party chief of...
02:48 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Beijing: Concerned over the Chinese troop presence in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, India has taken up the issue with the top leadership here. The matter was raised by visiting External Affairs Minister SM Krishna during his talks with the Chinese leaders on Wednesday. Krishna, who met four Chinese leaders including Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, said India's concerns in this regard were conveyed during the talks. "On the issue of Chinese presence in...
06:57 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Dharamsala: Former US speaker Nancy Pelosi has said there is a need for the Chinese government to change its repressive policies regarding Tibet, a statement said on Thursday. "In recent weeks, the Chinese government has intensified its crackdown; there have been reports of indiscriminate shootings by Chinese police forces resulting in the loss of life and injuries," Pelosi said in a statement posted on the website of the Central Tibetan...
05:10 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Weavers have been making Saris for generations, but an influx of Chinese made copies is threatening to put an end to it. ...
03:12 PM, Feb 09, 2012
As the violent standoff between Syria's security forces and armed opposition groups roils the country, the crisis has opened heated divisions at the United Nations ...
01:32 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Hong Kong: China's Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's No.2 PC maker, plans to sell smart televisions in China and has no immediate plans to ship overseas due to a lack of content, CEO Yang Yuanqing said on Thursday. "We'll just focus on China for our smart TV sales. We've shipped tablet PCs globally. Our smartphones are currently still sold just in China, though we hope to sell to emerging markets,"...
12:04 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Beijing, Two Indian traders who were illegally detained by local merchants at the Chinese trade hub Yiwu have decided to file a criminal case against 15 local suppliers for illegally detaining them. "We have decided to file a criminal case against 15 local merchants for the illegal detention and torture inflicted on us," one of the traders Deepak Raheja said, a day after meeting External Affairs Minister S M Krishna....
11:31 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Beijing: India's concern over the presence of Chinese troops in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) was raised by External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Wednesday in his talks with leaders. Krishna who met four Chinese leaders including Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi said India's concerns in this regard were conveyed during the talks. "On the issue of Chinese presence of POK, Pakistan is in illegal occupation of certain areas of Jammu and...
07:21 AM, Feb 09, 2012
New Delhi: India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier in recent weeks as it modernizes its military to match China's. India and China have had tensions since a 1962 border war, and New Delhi has watched with dismay in recent years as Beijing has increased its influence in the Indian Ocean. China...
12:41 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Beijing: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Wednesday met the two Indian traders who were illegally detained by Chinese merchants in December and assured all possible help by the Indian government. The two traders, Shyamsunder Agrawal and Deepka Raheja met Krishna and explained the harrowing time they had during their detention in December. The two who claims to be employees of a firm were detained after the head of the...
09:01 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Beijing: Describing Tibet issue as an internal affair of China, India on Wednesday said it was "willing to offer any help" to ease the recent spurt in tensions, striking a cautious note on the self immolations by Buddhist monks and subsequent violence. External Affairs Minister, SM Krishna who held extensive talks with four senior Chinese leaders in Beijing on Wednesday, told the media here that the Tibetan issue had figured...
07:56 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Beijing: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna is set to hold talks on Sino-India ties with four senior Chinese officials in Beijing on Wednesday besides inaugurating the new Indian embassy building. Setting aside protocol, the Chinese government has lined up meetings with four of its key officials with Krishna, signifying the importance it attached to bilateral relations, even though his visit was regarded as a private one aimed at inaugurating the...
05:53 AM, Feb 08, 2012
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