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Chinese company buys majority interest in Saskatoon-based Noodlecake Studios
Saskatoon-based mobile gaming company Noodlecake Studios is already feeling … Noodlecake CEO Jordan Schidlowsky said he’s seen an increase in game downloads from China, a market the company was previously struggling to get into. The…
The US Army is reportedly banning all drones from China’s DJI
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile plan to sell the cellular Apple Watch (which may … app have their data stored on servers in the United States, along with Hong Kong and China. ( read original story…
Samsung reveals the Leader 8, its latest high-end flip phone
In China, the Leader 8 will be exclusive to China Mobile in one color option — black. However, its exact release date and price haven’t been announced yet. Based on its specs, it likely won’t…
Self-driving wheelchair, IoT tourism app tap into foreign research talent with Mitacs program
She built a mobile app that offers visitors information and recommendations … Li, a 23-year-old electrical engineering student from Hangzhou, China, is in Toronto from July to October for her Globalink internship. She enjoys the…
China holds drill to shut down ‘harmful’ websites
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China held a drill on Thursday with internet service providers to practice taking down websites deemed harmful, as the country’s censors tighten control ahead of a sensitive five-yearly political reshuffle set…
Plano man admits illegally smuggling U.S. space technology to China, Russia
A Plano businessman pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to smuggling radiation-protected microchips used in space exploration to China and Russia, the U.S. attorney’s office said. Peter A. Zuccarelli, 62, was charged in June by…
Mobile payments are turning China cashless
Life in China is becoming cashless as mobile payments have enjoyed growing popularity. A survey on 6,595 people by Ipsos Research Company found that 40 percent of people would take less than 100 yuan (14.8…
China Unicom Rallies on Hopes of Alibaba, Tencent Deal
Shares in China Unicom (762.HK) dialed up more than 4.5% in Hong Kong trading Thursday on expectations the telco will shortly announce investment from the likes of Tencent (700.HK) and Alibaba (BABA). The operator, one…
U.S. plans a trade probe over China’s demands that companies share their technology
Frustrated over China’s inability to pressure North Korea over its nuclear program, the Trump administration is weighing plans to punish China for failing to crack down on intellectual property thefts and forcing U.S. and foreign…
China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. (CHL) Shares Bought by JPMorgan Chase & Co
The institutional investor held 6,569 shares of the telecommunications equipment company at the end of 2016Q4, valued at $344,000, down from 46,077 at the end of the previous reported quarter. It closed at $53.39 lastly.…
China’s tech-transfer demands may spark pushback from U.S.
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering using rarely invoked U.S. trade laws to fend off China’s demands that foreign companies share their technology in return for access to the country’s vast market, a person familiar…
China Unicom reform due soon
The mixed ownership reform plan of China Unicom (Hong Kong) (0762) is expected to be launched in mid-August with about 20 enterprises taking part, including Alibaba and Tencent Holdings (0700).The state-owned telecoms giant aims to…
