A new book attempts to shed new light on the Malaysian Chinese community. XINNIAN kuaile; Sin-ni khoai-lok; or Sun nin fai lok: there are more than eight Chinese dialects and languages to pick from when wishing Happy New Year to our fellow Malaysians. (more…) Related items Asia could be the future of Apple Anger...
HONG KONG (Reuters) – When Huawei Technologies posts its annual results in April, they will likely show the unlisted Chinese firm has overtaken Sweden's Ericsson as the world's top-selling telecoms equipment maker. As with solar panel maker Suntech Power, another Chinese manufacturer that is a world beater yet little known beyond the Great Wall,...
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong's Hutchison 3G will buy Orange Austria from France Telecom and a private equity fund in a deal valued at 1.3 billion euros including debt, expanding the corporate footprint in Europe of one of Asia's richest men. The deal by the unit of Hutchison Whampoa follows a cluster of...
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(Repeats to additional subscribers) By Harichandan Arakali and Farah Master BANGALORE/HONG KONG, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Investors inApple Inc have a one-word answer for those who wonder whetherthis corporate … (more…) Related items Analysis: Asia may not be such easy pickings for Apple Asia may not be such easy pickings for Apple China Telecom...
BANGALORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Investors in Apple Inc have a one-word answer for those who wonder whether this corporate juggernaut can maintain its phenomenal momentum in the years ahead: Asia. The iconic maker of the iPhone, iPad and iPod has barely scratched the surface of the region, home to around 60 percent of the...
