China

Huawei allegedly offered embargoed HP computer gear to Iran in 2010

Reuters has recently unearthed documents which show that China-based bigwig telecommunications manufacturing firm Huawei apparently played loose with trade sanctions in 2010, when one of its main partners allegedly offered to sell embargoed Hewlett-Packard (HP) computer gear to Iranian companies.

China opens 2,298-kilometer Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed train line

Thanks to China's increased investment in rail networks, the country's fastest 2,298-kilometer (1,428-mile) bullet-train line, between Beijing and Guangzhou was officially started on Wednesday; with state broadcaster China Central Television reporting that the first train on the high-speed line left on schedule, at 9am, from Beijing West Station.

China may require Internet users to register with their real names

In a move which underscores that the restrictive Chinese government intends tightening its grip on cyberspace, state-run newspapers revealed on Tuesday that a bill being drafted by the members of National People's Congress this week will probably require Internet users to register with their real names.

China plans to crack down on "malicious" trademark registrations

In a move which has apparently resulted from the copyright-misuse complaints which international companies and well-known individuals have lodged with China, the country has decided to bring about a change in its laws so that "malicious" trademark registrations can be targeted.

High- End Bikes: A New Way to show Uniqueness in Style

It seems that nostalgic feeling is proving quite expensive for rich Chinese. They have been buying bicycles, which cost them more than the salary of an average citizen, which it makes in three years.

Apple's use of HTTPS protocol for App Store thwarts Chinese censors

China sensors blocking the users from searching certain kind of App Store apps have been thwarted by Apple, with the company having switched over to the hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) Internet communications protocol for App Store.

TCS to expand footprint in China, Japan, Middle East, Europe, Latin America

During the course of a recent interview to Tata Group website, N Chandrasekaran - Managing Director and CEO of India's biggest software services exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) - said that TCS has plans underway to tap opportunities in the China, Japan, Middle East, Europe, and Latin America and Europe markets; where it intends to "scale up (its) presence significantly."

LNG Imports for Japan Expected to Rise by Next Financial Year

The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan, (IEEJ) said that it is expecting the Liquefied natural Gas (LNG) imports to increase to 88.75 million tonnes by next financial year.

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