Apex Answers Accusations by TV Maker in China
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Apex Digital, the electronic goods company accused by a Chinese television maker of causing it huge financial losses, has fought back against the charges.
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Yinchuan, Feb.
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A U.S. company's apology to China sparks criticism in both places.
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An affidavit filed by an agent of the F.D.A. details the personal involvement of Jin Lei, the founder of one of Chinaâs largest drug makers, in an illegal hormone distribution ring.
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Prosecutors from a special team  investigating Samsung Group  is raiding the  headquarters of its flagship Samsung Electronics Co Ltd  (005930.KS), YTN TV reported on Thursday.
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(InfoWorld) - The contract manufacturer of the iPod music player has filed lawsuits against two Chinese journalists who wrote articles aboutÂ working conditions at factoriesÂ where iPods are made, according to Chinese press reports. Hongfujin Precision Industry Co. is suing the journalists from the Shanghai-based China Business News for defamation, according to the English-language Web site of the official People's Daily newspaper. Hongfujin, which is a subsidiary of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry's Foxconn Technology Group, is seeking 30 million renminbi ($3.77 million) in damages, People's Daily reported. The journalists are accused of defaming Hongfujin during their coverage of Apple Computer's investigation into working conditions at factories that make its iPod Nano music player. The conditions were first covered in June in a report by the British "Mail on Sunday" newspaper, which accused Apple and its contractor of exploiting workers at the factory in southern China. Chinese media, including Chinese Business News, also picked up and investigated the claims. Earlier this month, Apple released the results of its internal investigation, saying itÂ found few violationsÂ at the iPod Nano manufacturing facility. The Shenzhen Intermediate Court, which accepted the case, froze the assets of the two reporters, Weng Bao and Wang You. On Tuesday, journalist rights group Reporters Without Borders published an open letter to Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, calling on Jobs and Apple to pressure Foxconn to drop the suit. Representatives from Foxconn did not respond to requests for comment at the time of publication. Â
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2) Do you believe the South Korean team&#39;s assertion that they were told to file a protest after the meet? 3) Should videotape be used to review possible scoring errors?
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(InfoWorld) - The iPod manufacturer at the heart of a furor over the treatment of workers in China has reduced theÂ damages it is seekingÂ from a pair of journalists accused of defaming the company. Hong Fujin Precision Industry Co., the largest exporter of IT products in China, slashed the amount it is seeking to 1 renminbi ($0.13) because the original figure, 30 million renminbi, had blurred the issue at hand, a company representative said Thursday. The company also requested that the courts unfreeze the journalists bank accounts and other assets. "...to refocus the public's attention back to the real issue, (Hong Fujin) will withdraw the provisional seizure motion," it said in a statement posted on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by its Taiwanese parent company, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. The companies operate under the trade name, Foxconn Technology Group. But the company also added the publisher of the report, the China Business News, to the lawsuit as a defendant. Hong Fujin is seeking redress through the defamation lawsuit after a whirlwind of bad publicity provoked by allegations that itÂ treated workers poorly. The story was one of many to follow in the wake of an article by the British newspaper "Mail on Sunday" alleging long hours, low pay and poor working conditions at the Longhua, China, site., which produces iPods as well as other IT products. Apple ComputerÂ investigated the claims, and found Hong Fujin in compliance with the majority of its requirements despite several violations of the company's supplier code of conduct, including unsatisfactory living and transportation conditions for workers. Hong Fujin is building new dormitories for workers and seeking ways to improve the way it busses employees from factories to dormitories. Vindicated by the report, Hong Fujin decided to sue the China Business News and two journalists responsible for a June 15 story that it called "maliciously false." One charge in the June 15 story that Hong Fujin took issue with in its statement is an allegation that for every 1,000 workers at the Longhua site, 500 have pre-existing maladies. "In fact, we have documented statistics to show how over 99 percent of our employees are healthy and fit," Hong Fujin said in the statement But on its blog site, the China Business News defended itself on the point. The story was about three female workers who collapsed on the production line, and it quotes a "Miss Ho" from Foxconn as saying that the workers collapsed due to pre-existing conditions. "For every 1,000 new hires, 500 have pre-existing illnesses," 'Miss Ho' is quoted as saying in the story. The story does not give any full names of anyone cited for information in the story, and gives a false name to one worker, presumably covering his identification for protection. The surname, "Ho" is common in China. Foxconn could not immediately be reached to reply to the blog listing. Hong Fujin Precision was the top exporter of IT products in China last year at a volume of $14.47 billion, according to China's Ministry of Commerce.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
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Foreign media have fuelled unfounded fears about Chinese products, the nation's top quality official has said as mutual accusations of tainted goods dog trade with the United States.
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Public anger in China over a popular   skin-care line has become a public relations headache for   Procter & Gamble PG.N, underlining the challenges foreign   firms face as they contend with increasingly discriminating   consumers.
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Console maker accused of fraud, accuses bank of misrepresentation
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(InfoWorld) - Ultramobile PCs attracted the biggest crowds at an electronics show in Shanghai over the weekend, although a secret exhibit marked "No Foreigners Allowed" also drew attention, at least of curious reporters. The exhibit, which consisted of about 100 tables set up to show components and gadgets, was in an area of the conference walled off by 10-foot high white dividers. âYou must have a China ID to enter,â said one of four uniformed guards at the entrance, as he moved to block the view of a reporter. The existence of such an area conjured up images of imitation iPods, Razr handsets, and PlayStation 3 consoles. It's easy to imagine such pirated gear in China, where DVDs of the new James Bond movie, "Casino Royale," are already being sold in city streets for 6 Chinese renminbi ($0.77). It turned out to be less mysterious. A helpful local resident reported that the area had been set aside for military components, hence the enclosure. What grabbed the most attention from Chinese visitors was a display ofÂ ultramobile PCs by Samsung Electronics. That may have been due to the entertainment nearby as much as the devices themselves. Samsung's booth was next to a Korean exhibit that featured traditional dancing, Korean singers, and a Taekwondo exhibition where martial arts experts broke boards with leaping kicks, all of which drew people in for a look at the Q1. Three of the devices were set out in Samsung's booth, powered up and ready for action. The crowd around the exhibit was three deep for much of the show. âIâve never seen one. Itâs small and cute, but it seems expensive,â one attendee said. The Q1, which runs on a 900MHz Celeron processor from Intel, retails in the U.S. for $1,099. A manager at Samsungâs booth said a less expensive version of the device, the Q1B, was originally supposed to arrive in China in December, but it's introduction there has been delayed. She declined to discuss the reason. The main difference between the Q1 and Q1B is in the processor and the price. The Q1B carries a 1.0GHz C7 microprocessor from Via Technologies and sells for $899.99 at Newegg.com . Also notable at the event was the cancellation of a forum on creating a China-Taiwan standard for Mobile TV. The meeting was cancelled for no reason anyone cared to discuss. In an interview, Roger Liao, deputy director of international affairs at one of Taiwanâs biggest industry groups, the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturersâ Association (TEEMA), said there has been a lot of talk about Taiwan and China teaming up to create industry standards for electronics products, but that no concrete actions have yet been taken by either side. Cancelling the meeting was apparently another sign that work towards such standards has not gone smoothly. The Shanghai electronics exhibition was a combination of three shows, the China Electronics Fair (CEF Shanghai 2006), the Asia Electronics Exhibition in Shanghai (AAES 2006), and the 2006 International Electronics Expo (IEE Shanghai 2006).
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Deutsche Bank defended today its role in the collapse of a Chinese government-controlled company in Singapore early last week, as investigators continued to study what went wrong.
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A Chinese company is at the center of a scandal after nearly 200 Chinese cancer patients were paralyzed or otherwise harmed by contaminated drugs.
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  ["Former Senior CCP Official in North China Jailed for Graft" - Xinhua headline]  Shenyang, Feb.
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The Viacom chief on the Rather flap and MTV in China
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The China-specific online video gaming host is set to become a multigame operation.