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Lenovo to adopt new strategy to increase profit
Computer manufacturing giant Lenovo, on April 2, 2013, said that it plans to make its server and storage business arm into one of the major revenue sources of the company in the next three years. The recent announcement was made amid a dramatic...
Bharti Airtel and Nokia join hands for value added services in Africa
Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel, said on April 2, 2013, that it has joined hands with cell phone giant Nokia. The alliance will provide the subscribers of Airtel in Africa, access to value added services like Nokia Life and Nokia Express...
Drought in China to extend up to May
Certain parts of Northwestern and Southwestern China are suffering from a severe drought. Authorities have said that the drought situation is likely to continue into the month of May 2013 due to the hot and dry weather.
The forecast for the...
Car sales continue to plunge despite huge discounts
In the month of February 2013, it was noticed that the car sales went down in India, after which the auto companies in the country started offering huge discounts on almost all models. However despite offering huge discounts, car sales continued...
Prices of non-subsidised LPG cylinder reduced by Rs 3
After the plunge in international rates, non-subsidised cooking gas LPG cylinders have been reduced by Rs. 3 in India. The Indian Oil Corporation said that the 14.2 kg LPG cylinder (which consumers buy after they exhaust the enhanced quota of...
Toshiba to add 100 more female executives
By the end of the financial year in 2015, electronic giant Toshiba Corp said that it would add about 100 women executives to its managerial ranks. The move will be taken by the giant to improve its competitiveness by tapping more talented females.
The...
Beijing gets first private aircraft store in China
Private aircraft stores are slowly blooming across China. The first of these started off in Beijing on March 29, 2013. However, according to industry observers, these stores do not signal maturity in terms of the general aviation market.
One...
China retailers take off foreign infant formula milk from shelves
After a media scare, Chinese retailers have taken back the foreign brand of infant milk from the shelves. The brands have been taken off after there was some concern about their safety.
Officials revealed that a senior employee has been detained...
Honda to launch 100 cc Splendor bike in India
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India is now all set to jump into the competitive two-wheeler market in India, with the launch of its Splendor bike. The Splendor was the company’s flagship model with its former partner Hero MotoCorp, in...
Micromax A116 Canvas HD begins shipping
Indian mobile manufacturer Micromax has started shipping its A116 Canvas HD smartphone in the country. The spokesperson of the company, while talking to reporters, said that the Micromax A 116 Canvas HD is now available via retailers.
The...