U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra's popularity has taken a big hit since releasing an ad for the Super Bowl that featured an Asian woman speaking in broken English and exhibiting other Chinese stereotypes.
Yahoo Inc and its Asian partners, China's Alibaba and Japan's Softbank Corp, have called off talks over a sale of the U.S. company's Asian assets, tech blog AllThingsDigital cited sources as saying on Tuesday.
Talks between Yahoo Inc and China's Alibaba over the U.S. internet giant's Asian assets have hit an impasse, throwing their plans for a $17 billion tax-free asset swap into question, according to sources briefed on the situation.
Jinping Xi, slated to become China's next leader by 2013, touched down at Andrews Air Force base this morning to begin a busy five-day visit which included meetings with President Obama and other top administration officials at the White House.
Shares of Yahoo, the No. 2 search engine, fell about 7 percent after reports of problems in divesting Asian assets by new CEO Scott Thompson.
The iPad 3 will be the first Apple device to accommodate the high-speed Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network, according to the Wall Street Journal. But if Apple releases its next iPad with LTE, it's a near-certainty that LTE will also come to the iPhone 5, which is set to release in June or July 2012.
Yahoo Inc and its Asian partners, China's Alibaba and Japan's Softbank Corp, have called off talks over a tax-free sale of the U.S. company's prized Asian assets, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.
A Chinese tech firm that claims it still owns the iPad trademark will seek a ban on exports of Apple Inc's computer tablets from China, which could deal a blow to the U.S. technology giant's sales worldwide.
Oil-rich Cuba is starting to drill offshore by awarding a contract to Spain's Repsol. But the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela could be the biggest beneficiary.
Yahoo Inc and its Asian partners, China's Alibaba and Japan's Softbank Corp, have called off talks over a tax-free sale of the U.S. company's Asian assets, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.
Yahoo Inc and its Asian partners, China's Alibaba and Japan's Softbank Corp, have called off talks over a tax-free sale of the U.S. company's Asian assets, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.
Avon Products Inc reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results as sales slid in most markets, and executives raised the possibility of layoffs soon.
Xi is expected to succeed Hu Jintao as both Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The 58-year-old communist leader's rise to power had uncertain beginnings, but ultimately followed the formulaic path of political grooming and steady ladder-climbing known to produce China's recent and future leaders. Here are nine things to know about how he rose to power:
Goldman Sachs is the front-runner in an auction to buy the Colombian coal assets of Brazil's Vale, attempting to achieve strategic port access, while Glencore waits in the wings and rival traders stay away, industry sources familiar with the matter said.
India may be the only major nation in the planet that has absolutely no history of state-sponsored anti-Semitism.
Builders of the 2,073-foot Shanghai Tower have announced a partnership with Mitsubishi to outfit the skyscraper with a 40 mph elevator.
Avon Products Inc reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results as sales slid in every market except Latin America and the company saw a sharp drop in the number of representatives essential to selling its cosmetics directly to consumers.
Amazon.Com Inc, which has been spending heavily on expansion, said it will spend more than $90 million to open a fulfillment center at Middletown in Delaware.
Avon Products Inc reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results as sales slid in every market except Latin America and the company saw a 3 percent drop in the number of representatives who sell its cosmetics directly to consumers.
Kim Jong-un has reportedly vowed to take vengeance on defectors by killing three generations of their families.
China said it will not protect either side in Syria, where clashes against between the government and protestors are growing more and more violent, but added that it is committed to alleviating the crisis.
A Chinese tech firm that says it owns the iPad trademark, plans to seek a ban on exports of Apple Inc's computer tablets from China, a lawyer for the company said.
