Chinese handset maker Xiaomi Corp nearly tripled its smartphone shipments in the second quarter, beating longtime market leader Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in China, the world's largest smartphone market, an industry report said.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it will do 30 percent less business with a parts supplier after discovering child workers at the China-based firm, marking the IT giant's strongest objection to the illegal practice to date.
The United States-based security software maker Symantec Corp and Russia's Kaspersky Lab said on Tuesday that their products are not completely banned by the Chinese government.
Chashan village approach to development belies region's backward image, reports Lan Lan in Xiuwen, Guizhou
His dream is something that Ning Weihua often talks about. Born in Chashan in 1980, the 34-year-old left the impoverished village at age 12 and became a migrant worker in Guiyang and other surrounding cities. He started out washing dishes at a restaurant and went on to become a labor contractor for projects doing road construction and civil work, making him tens of millions of yuan.
Declines in bank deposits and new loans in July were mainly due to seasonal factors and not a cause for concern, according to financial analysts.
First half profits increase 19.6% on stronger economy, lower prices
Boosted by preferential policies, first-half output and sales of alternative-fuel vehicles exceeded the full-year figures for 2013, experts said on Tuesday.
Property brokerages' feud with Soufun Holdings Ltd deepened on Tuesday, with 13 brokerages launching a boycott in Shanghai against the country's biggest property information website over "exorbitant fees".
The government has approved two major rare earth producers to become conglomerates by the end of this year in order to further consolidate the rare resources, combat smuggling and alleviate overcapacity in production.
China bought 10,000 metric tons of rare earths in the last week, said two people familiar with the matter, as the country continues to stockpile the metals used in batteries and magnets amid international pressure to ease export quotas.
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