Due to a legal battle between a Taiwanese technology firm, Proview Technologies over the iPad trademark, retailers in Chinese cities have been asked to remove it from their shelves and to stop selling the popular tablet PCs. Several major shopping malls in Shanghai’s Xuliahui District have already stopped ordering iPads, while other cities such as [...]
With the end of the Spring Festival bringing in a wave of new migrant workers to the city to find work, though not as many as employers might like, apartments in urban villages have increased their rents, especially in the Gangxia and Baishizhou communities and villages with high migrant populations. The cost of renting an [...]
A suit sought by Apple in which they were hoping to gain control of the iPad trademark from the Shenzhen branch of Proview Electronics (Taiwan) was rejected by a court in Shenzhen; and because of the court’s decision, Apple may not be able to call their iPad an iPad in the Chinese mainland, and will [...]
The 300 meter ship Varyag underwent trials for five days in August, then returned to the shipyard for further refitting and testing. China’s first aircraft carrier will begin its second sea trial to embark on scientific research and experiments after undergoing several refurbishments and testing. According to China, the carrier will be conducting routine naval [...]
Residents traveling to and from Hong Kong and six cities in Guangdong will be able to use one smart card by next year when a deal between Lingnan Tong and Octopus begins. A two in one card will be issued to card holders which can be used in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Foshan, Jiangmen, Shanwei, Zhaoqing [...]
According to the land and resources commission there has been a sixteen percent increase on housing prices since May. This has brought new housing prices to an average of 17,828 yuan per square meter. The lowest housing prices were in August of 2009 with prices at just 15,262 yuan per square meter. 3,000 new apartments [...]
Manufacturers and distributors of knock off phones in the Huaqiangbei district are slowly closing shops in the past months since more and more competition are growing fierce. A majority of the manufacturers were either closing down or started venturing in different electronic business after the government imposed stricter regulations on intellectual property protection. There are [...]
A half finished building that was being constructed near Shenzhen International Airport was demolished after construction was suspended for almost 16 years. The building was occupying 40,000 square meters. Construction on the 15 floor building was suspended in 1995 after one of the building’s two developers ran out of funds. The developer Fuyong Village made [...]
A lawsuit is filed against a Shenzhen computer screen manufacturer by Apple Inc. over ownership of the iPad trademark. Apple wants the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court to confirm ownership of the exclusive rights for the trademark and is demanding the manufacturer to pay all legal cost of 2 million yuan. Proview Technology Shenzhen Co. have [...]
British architecture will reach a new high with its record breaking 441 meter tower located in south China’s finance capital. The 100 story Kingkey Finance Tower is based in Shenzhen and a part of a 417,000 square meter office including retail entertainment, apartments and hotel complex. The 1,440 feet tower will be ranked as the [...]
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