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Showing posts with label china. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Saturday, 14 September 2013
China confirms new gas pipeline through Tajikistan
DUSHANBE(TAJIKISTAN): China's Xi Jinping at a regional summit signed a deal to build a gas pipeline through the impoverished ex-Soviet country of Tajikistan, reports said.
Samsung to invest $500m in new China facility: Report
BEIJING: Samsung Electronics will invest $500 million to build a packaging and testing facilityin northwestern China, the official China Dailyreported on Saturday, as South Korea's biggest company expands operations in China.
Samsung's new plant investment comes on the heels of last year's $7 billion chip complex, also in the industrial city of Xi'an, and January's $1.7 billion injection into the firm's operations in Kunshan, a fast-growing manufacturing hub west of Shanghai.
Samsung, the world's largest maker of handsets, memory chips and televisions, is seeking to diversify its clients and exert greater control over its sprawling manufacturing network, which includes 250 supplier factories in China.
Construction of the packaging and testing facility is expected to begin in January 2014 and aims to be finished by the end of that year, said the report.
Samsung's new plant investment comes on the heels of last year's $7 billion chip complex, also in the industrial city of Xi'an, and January's $1.7 billion injection into the firm's operations in Kunshan, a fast-growing manufacturing hub west of Shanghai.
Samsung, the world's largest maker of handsets, memory chips and televisions, is seeking to diversify its clients and exert greater control over its sprawling manufacturing network, which includes 250 supplier factories in China.
Construction of the packaging and testing facility is expected to begin in January 2014 and aims to be finished by the end of that year, said the report.
China launches first-ever deep UV laser device
BEIJING: The Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) has launched a deep ultraviolet (DUV)solid-state laser device, making the country first-ever in the world to possess such technology.
CAS President Bai Chunli said that the successful testing of the device suggests the academy's dedication to major innovation and breakthrough in seeking development.
The use of potassium beryllium fluoroborate (KBBF) once stalled the project and Chen Chuangtian, a CAS member along with Xu Zuyuan, a member of the Chinese academy of engineering turned to the Hong Kong University of science and technology for help.
Xu said that they were allowed to use their labs because Chinese mainland research institutes did not have similar ones at that time, adding that they eventually, after many strenuous efforts, invented a KBBF prism coupling device.
The device marks the world's first-ever output of 1,064-nanometer's 6-harmonic frequency multiplication, shortening the diode-pumped solid-state laser (DPL)'s wavelength to 177.3nm.
Based on the achievement, the pair later managed to develop an applicable DUV-DPL.
A KBBF prism coupling device-based DPL source features a smaller size, higher energy resolution and higher photon influx density.
CAS President Bai Chunli said that the successful testing of the device suggests the academy's dedication to major innovation and breakthrough in seeking development.
The use of potassium beryllium fluoroborate (KBBF) once stalled the project and Chen Chuangtian, a CAS member along with Xu Zuyuan, a member of the Chinese academy of engineering turned to the Hong Kong University of science and technology for help.
Xu said that they were allowed to use their labs because Chinese mainland research institutes did not have similar ones at that time, adding that they eventually, after many strenuous efforts, invented a KBBF prism coupling device.
The device marks the world's first-ever output of 1,064-nanometer's 6-harmonic frequency multiplication, shortening the diode-pumped solid-state laser (DPL)'s wavelength to 177.3nm.
Based on the achievement, the pair later managed to develop an applicable DUV-DPL.
A KBBF prism coupling device-based DPL source features a smaller size, higher energy resolution and higher photon influx density.
Friday, 13 September 2013
Chinese website begins selling aircraft
BEIJING: China's online-shopping websiteTaobao began selling aircraft and helicopters over the internet on Thursday. It put up three helicopters and two light sports aircraft on auction for four days until 10 am Monday.
Thursday, 12 September 2013
'Cheaper' iPhone 5C may cost Rs 40,000 in India
NEW DELHI: A few months ago when phone analysts started talking about a 'cheap iPhone', there was an indication that Apple would finally launch an affordable iPhone for price-sensitive markets in countries like China and India. Apple did launch a 'cheaper' phone on Tuesday night. But this cheaper phone, called iPhone 5C, is hardly affordable.
The basic model of iPhone 5C, which has hardware similar to iPhone 5 but in a plastic body, will be available for $99 (on contract) in the US. But don't get mistaken by the low price. In India, the device is expected to cost around Rs 40,000.
The basic model of iPhone 5C, which has hardware similar to iPhone 5 but in a plastic body, will be available for $99 (on contract) in the US. But don't get mistaken by the low price. In India, the device is expected to cost around Rs 40,000.
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Changing China set to shake world economy, again
BEIJING/LONDON: Long after concerns about tightening US monetary policy have faded, a more profound issue will still dog global policymakers: how to handle the second stage of China's economic revolution.
The first phase, industrialisation, shook the world. Commodity-producing countries boomed as they fed China's endless appetite for natural resources. Six of the 10 fastest-growing economies last decade were in Africa.
China's flood of keenly priced manufactured goods hollowed out jobs in advanced and emerging nations alike but also helped cap inflation and made an array of consumer goods affordable for tens of millions of people for the first time.
The first phase, industrialisation, shook the world. Commodity-producing countries boomed as they fed China's endless appetite for natural resources. Six of the 10 fastest-growing economies last decade were in Africa.
China's flood of keenly priced manufactured goods hollowed out jobs in advanced and emerging nations alike but also helped cap inflation and made an array of consumer goods affordable for tens of millions of people for the first time.
Five-year-old Chinese boy becomes youngest pilot
Beijing : A five-year-old boy from China has become the Guinness world record holder for the youngest person to pilot a plane. Zhang Yonghui, the person in charge of the aviation club where Duoduo learned flying, said the distance of the flight was 30 km. He Yide, nicknamed Duoduo, made a 35-minute flight in an ultralight aircraft across the Beijing Wildlife Park Aug 31, Chinese media reported Tuesday.
Saturday, 7 September 2013
China Telecom ‘confirms’ iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C
NEW DELHI: While the world speculates about the launch of iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, a Chinese telecom giant has practically confirmed the two Apple smartphones.
China Telecom, one of the three biggest telecom companies in the country, recently put up a pre-order page for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C on its official website. It also posted information about the two smartphones on its Sina Weibo account. However, the web page and the posts were later taken down by the company.
According to reports, Apple has tied up with China Telecom, along with China Mobile and China Unicom, to launch the two rumoured iPhones on their networks. China Mobile, the world's biggest telecom operator, will carry the iPhone for the first time this year.
Apple has sent out invites for an exclusive event for China on September 11, just a day after it is expected to launch its new smartphones globally. This is the first time that the company is hosting an event exclusively for any country.
The China Telecom web page shed light on some features of the iPhone 5S flagship smartphone. It said that the phone has a larger screen, touch on the display panel, A7 processor, iOS 7 operating system, sapphire Home key, a gold version, supports LTE-A technology, wireless charging, larger battery capacity, support slow motion video capture and dual flash. Most of these features are in line with previously leaked specifications, though the larger screen has been mentioned for the first time for the iPhone 5S.
A recent WSJ report has said that Apple is currently testing iPhones with 4.8-inch and 6-inch screens. However, the devices scheduled to launch this year are widely expected to have a 4-inch screen, just like the one in iPhone 5.
A Chinese website has also leaked the first images of the retail box of the iPhone 5S. The image on the retail package shows a circle around the Home button of the phone, suggesting a fingerprint scanner. The user interface on the iPhone pictured on the box seems similar to the one previewed by Apple in iOS 7, which is likely to start seeding on the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are launched.
The iPhone 5S is expected to be the new top-end model in Apple's smartphone line-up and feature a metal body. It is said to come in at least three colour options - black, white and gold. The rumoured cheaper model, named iPhone 5C, is said to have a plastic body and come in six colours, such as blue, red, green, yellow, white and black.
China Telecom, one of the three biggest telecom companies in the country, recently put up a pre-order page for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C on its official website. It also posted information about the two smartphones on its Sina Weibo account. However, the web page and the posts were later taken down by the company.
According to reports, Apple has tied up with China Telecom, along with China Mobile and China Unicom, to launch the two rumoured iPhones on their networks. China Mobile, the world's biggest telecom operator, will carry the iPhone for the first time this year.
Apple has sent out invites for an exclusive event for China on September 11, just a day after it is expected to launch its new smartphones globally. This is the first time that the company is hosting an event exclusively for any country.
The China Telecom web page shed light on some features of the iPhone 5S flagship smartphone. It said that the phone has a larger screen, touch on the display panel, A7 processor, iOS 7 operating system, sapphire Home key, a gold version, supports LTE-A technology, wireless charging, larger battery capacity, support slow motion video capture and dual flash. Most of these features are in line with previously leaked specifications, though the larger screen has been mentioned for the first time for the iPhone 5S.
A recent WSJ report has said that Apple is currently testing iPhones with 4.8-inch and 6-inch screens. However, the devices scheduled to launch this year are widely expected to have a 4-inch screen, just like the one in iPhone 5.
A Chinese website has also leaked the first images of the retail box of the iPhone 5S. The image on the retail package shows a circle around the Home button of the phone, suggesting a fingerprint scanner. The user interface on the iPhone pictured on the box seems similar to the one previewed by Apple in iOS 7, which is likely to start seeding on the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are launched.
The iPhone 5S is expected to be the new top-end model in Apple's smartphone line-up and feature a metal body. It is said to come in at least three colour options - black, white and gold. The rumoured cheaper model, named iPhone 5C, is said to have a plastic body and come in six colours, such as blue, red, green, yellow, white and black.
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