All Entries in the Tag : China

Samsung investing big in Jiangsu plant

NANJING, Jan. 27 — Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest maker of handsets, memory chips and televisions, will invest 1.7 billion U.S. dollars in its plant in east China’s Jiangsu Province in the coming five years, local authorities said Sunday.

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China's Growth Rebounds But Still Vulnerable

BEIJING (AP) — China’s economy is finally rebounding from its deepest slump since the 2008 global crisis but the shaky recovery could be vulnerable to a new downturn in global trade.

: Trends |

Chinese film capacitor suppliers broaden market base

EC1303CAPACITOR_TOPMAYChina makers of film capacitors are boosting production for emerging applications while bolstering competitiveness in traditional bases in consumer electronics, power supplies and communication devices. Companies are complementing these initiatives with R&D efforts geared toward raising product performance and reliability.

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Apple CEO: China Will Be Biggest Market

BEIJING (AP) — Apple expects China to overtake the United States as its biggest market, CEO Tim Cook told a Chinese government news agency.

: Computer, Consumer, OEM, Telecom |

China-based smartphone vendor Oppo to compete with HTC Butterfly

China-based smartphone vendor Oppo Mobile is to challenge the sale of HTC Butterfly from HTC by promoting globally its 5-inch model, the Oppo Find 5, according to industry sources.

: OEM, Telecom |

China Manufacturing Strongest Since Mid-2011

BEIJING (AP) — China’s manufacturing grew at its strongest rate in 18 months in December but new exports fell from the previous month due to weak global demand, a survey showed Monday.

: Trends |

Smartphone sales in China to grow 137% to 189 million units in 2012

Sales of smartphones in China are expected to grow 137% on year to 189 million units in 2012, buoyed mostly by a take-off in demand for EDGE and TD-SCDMA models in the second half of the year, according to Digitimes Research.

: Data, Telecom |

China market: November mobile phone users grow to 1.104 billion, says MIIT

There were 1.104 billion subscribers to mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2012, growing by 0.80% on month and by 13.21% on year, and 220.49 million (19.97%) of them were 3G users, according to statistics published by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

: Data, Telecom |