Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu, fixtures of French cinema, on Saturday come together again as the oddest of couples...
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Wireless charging tech gets first standard
Wireless inductive charging technology is set to surge with the release of the first industry standard for wireless chargers for mobile phones and other gadgets.
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Nanotechnology Helping to Save Energy – Hong Kong at IFA 2010
FRANKFURT, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hong Kong is one of the world’s most important marketplaces for electronics. At IFA, from September 3rd to 8th, 55 companies from the metropolis will attend the trade fair to present their latest developments (2009: 50). Thirty-five of them (2009: 24) will be exhibiting at the country pavilion of the Hong Kong...
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Global Qi Standard Powers Up Wireless Charging
The Wireless Power Consortium today launched the Qi 1.0 standard which enables consumer electronic brands and device manufacturers to bring interoperable wireless inductive charging devices to market.
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Tokyo leads Asian stocks lower, Nikkei drops 3.6%
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian stock markets declined Tuesday, with Japanese shares finishing at a fresh 16-month low as investors fretted over the adverse impact of a rising yen on the nation’s economy and exporters.
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Tokyo shares tumble as exporters, chip makers fall
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Japanese shares dropped sharply early Tuesday, reversing the strong gains posted in the previous session, as exporters and banks fell in the wake of overnight losses on Wall Street, and as the yen shrugged off the Bank of Japan’s easing measures to rise. The Nikkei Stock Average lost 1.7% to...
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China Day Ahead: Kim Jong Il’s China Visit Confirmed; Foxconn Loss Widens
North Korea confirmed that leader Kim Jong Il traveled to China between Aug. 26-30, the second visit to its closest ally in less than four months after floods exacerbated the country’s economic crisis.
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Centron Telecom 2010 Interim Revenue Up 19% to RMB670 Million, Gross Profit Up 4% to RMB163 Million
Hong Kong, Aug 29, 2010 – (ACN Newswire) – Centron Telecom International Holdings Limited ( & quot;Centron Telecom & quot; or & quot;the Group & quot;) (Stock Code: 1155), a specialist in R & amp;D, production and sale of mobile telecommunication and mobile digital television network coverage products and network optimization solutions, announced its...
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PCCW apply Huawei’s Solution for its Commercial Launch of Asia’s First 42Mb/s DC-HSPA+ Network
Dubai, UAE, 29 August 2010: Huawei Huawei , a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced the successful deployment of its 42Mb/s Dual Carrier HSPA+ solution for PCCW, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications provider.
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Essar decides against Vodafone JV stake IPO
HONG KONG/MUMBAI: Indian steel-to-shipping conglomerate Essar Group has decided not to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) of its stake in its telecoms venture with Britain’s Vodafone, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
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China Unicom Posts ‘Terrible’ Profit After Marketing Costs Rise
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. posted a steeper-than-estimated 54 percent drop in profit after the country’s only carrier selling Apple Inc.’s iPhone offered more handset discounts and boosted marketing spending.
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