Posts Tagged ‘ Apple ’

Langfang To Be New OEM Headquarters For Foxconn

Jul 5th, 2010 | By Editorial Staff | Category: News

Vincent Tong, spokesperson of the Taiwan-based original equipment manufacturer Foxconn, has confirmed to the media that to ease the pressure brought by labor cost increases, the company will relocate its major production lines from Shenzhen to Langfang in Hebei.



Foxconn's Working Conditions In China Under Scrutiny

May 31st, 2010 | By Editorial Staff | Category: News

The world's three major IT companies — Apple, HP and Dell — are reportedly respectively conducting investigations on the working conditions of Foxconn following the series of suicides happened in the Shenzhen factory of this Taiwan-based original electronics manufacturer.



Walmart Creates New Direct Procurement Base In Dalian

May 24th, 2010 | By Editorial Staff | Category: News

In cooperation with Dalian Hongjia, an animal husbandry company that focuses on the production of eggs, Walmart has recently set up its 29th direct procurement base for agricultural products in China.



Reports: Apple OEM Workers Suffer From n-Hexane Poisoning In China

May 19th, 2010 | By Editorial Staff | Category: News

According to Hong Kong media, about 62 workers from China's Jiangsu province have been hospitalized for n-Hexane poisoning while they worked for Wintek, an original equipment manufacturing supplier of Apple.



Shenzhen Trade Union Exhorts Foxconn After Suicides

Apr 16th, 2010 | By Editor | Category: News

The Shenzhen Municipal Federation of Trade Unions has published the investigation results of the suicide incidents at Foxconn.



China's New Energy Targets European Market For iPhone Solar Chargers

Jan 28th, 2010 | By Editor | Category: News

Shenzhen-based New Energy Systems Group, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of lithium ion batteries and backup power systems, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with A-Solar, a European developer and distributor of solar powered products, for sales of New Energy's solar mobile chargers.



Multinationals Admit Poor Labor Practices In Some Chinese OEMs

Jul 17th, 2009 | By Editor | Category: News

Apple has disclosed in its Supplier Responsibility 2009 Progress Report that some of its original equipment manufacturers in China were involved in bad labor practices.



Hon Hai Gains General Acting Rights For Apple On Chinese Mainland

Jan 7th, 2009 | By Editorial Staff | Category: News

Taiwan-based technology manufacturing group Hon Hai Precision will become the general agent for Apple's products on the Chinese mainland and the company will start its large-scale deployment in the mainland channels market later this year.



China Protects Apple's IPR

Dec 4th, 2008 | By Editor | Category: News

Shenyang Municipal Intermediate People's Court has announced its decision on a trademark infringement lawsuit between the U.S.-based Apple and the Shenzhen-based New Apple Concept Digital Technology Co., Ltd., which orders the Shenzhen-based electronics company to pay CNY400,000 compensation to Apple for trademark and logo infringements.



Alipay Will Support Firefox Browser

Sep 30th, 2008 | By Editor | Category: News

Zhejiang Alipay Internet Technology, the online payment subsidiary of e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group, has announced that its payment website will support Mozilla's Firefox browser, making Alipay one of the first Chinese online payment platforms to fully support non-Microsoft browsers.