Philips sells shares in Hong Kong's TPV Inquirer | THE HAGUE—Dutch electronics giant Philips said Tuesday it had finalised the sale of 200 million shares in Hong Kong-based flat screen producer TPV Technology for a net $130 million (95 million euros). | Philips said it sold the shares to Chinese household appliance maker CEIEC. | "As a result of t...
Samsung, LG Display Push LCD Investment Korea Times | By Kim Yoo-chul | Samsung Electronics and LG Display, the world's two biggest producers of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, are vowing to boost output, which has some industry watchers concerned about a possible oversupply in the market. | It could be said that the moves reflect a sense of urg...
Taiwanese student invents solar-powered lifesaver m&c | Taipei - A Taiwan student on Tuesday unveiled a lifesaver which can greatly increase a person's chance of survival after falling into the sea. | The product, called LIFEON, looks like an ordinary plastic life preserver but is a high-tech device, in...
Philips sells shares in Hong Kong's TPV Inquirer | THE HAGUE—Dutch electronics giant Philips said Tuesday it had finalised the sale of 200 million shares in Hong Kong-based flat screen producer TPV Technology for a net $130 million (95 million euros). | Philips said it sold the shares to Chinese ho...
27 Tibetans detained near Chinese embassy Deccan Chronicle 27 Tibetans detained near Chinese embassy | Twenty-seven Tibetans, including five women, were on Tuesday detained when they tried to enter the Chinese embassy here during their protest on the eve of the anniversary of uprising in Tibet 51 years ago. ...
China passenger car sales up 55 percent in Feb Seattle Times SHANGHAI - | China's passenger car sales climbed 55 percent from a year earlier in Feburary, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and sport utility vehicles, an industry group reported Tuesday. | Sales of cars, commercia...
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Taiwan Earthquake May Send LCD, Chip Prices Higher The New York Times | A 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Taiwan early Thursday may affect the global technology industry by sending prices of LCD panels and certain chips higher, analysts...
Beijing says working with Google to resolve dispute The Times Of India BEIJING: China is in consultations with technology giant Google to resolve its dispute with the company, which has threatened to abandon the Chinese market over hacking and censors...
UK fund dumps Google for Baidu, adds $2.8 bn to kitty The Times Of India EDINBURGH: When Google, owner of the most popular Internet search engine, said on January 12 it may close its website in China, Edinburgh money manager James Anderson sold the stoc...
China: US assets should not be 'politicized' Seattle Times BEIJING - | An official in charge of China's foreign reserves tried to ease American concern Tuesday about the political impact of Beijing's huge holdings of U.S. government debt. | "This is a purely market-driven investment behavior. I would hope no...
Europe outsourcing CO2 emissions to developing economies Ars Technica | China is now the largest emitter of CO2 on the planet, as it powers a large industrial base primarily through the use of coal-fired power plants. However, many of those goods are immediately shipped overseas, often to the US and EU, which generate ...
Quantum dots could lead to faster computers CBC | An international team of scientists has developed a new type of semiconductor that could lead to faster and more efficient computers with over double the average existing hard-drive storage capacity. | The new research centres on a class of semiconductor called magnetic quantum dots. | These crystals — so small they're measured in billionths of...
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Need to study pest resistance to Bt cotton, says Jairam The Hindu | Special Correspondent | I also saw report from Central Institute for Cotton Research | For nuclear plant at Jaitapur, only site clearance is granted | Environment and development have to be balanced | MUMBAI: Reacting to reports on Monsanto's admission of pest resistance to its transgenic cotton, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest...
