Rural Broadband: The Last Push
People’s Daily reports:
China’s information industry authority plans to expand broadband service to more than 95 percent of the nation’s villages in 2008.
Pacific Epoch had the Ministry of Information Industries reporting 92% of China’s villages with broadband infrastructure in 2007.
The hullaballoo over the growth in China’s internet population largely overlooked the rural areas:
Last year, [...]
China Laptops: Rumors of War
Marbridge Daily reports:
Vice president Zhang Hui of Lenovo’s (0992.HK) global consumer notebook division revealed recently that the company intends to change its notebook assembly strategy, moving from the old model, in which notebooks were produced at EMS plants in Taiwan and assembled and shipped out by Lenovo, to a new model under which assembly and [...]
Haier PCs: I’m Coming Out!
China Tech News reports on Haier’s new partnership to distribute its computers internationally:
Haier Group has signed a global selling agreement with Ingram Micro, one of the largest IT distributors in the world, to initiate its overseas expansion in 2008.
The agreement is said to involve about 400,000 computers worth a total of US$250 million.
The article continues [...]
Intel and Haier: A Honeymoon in the Countryside
China Tech News reports:
Following the signing of an MOU on a full range of strategic cooperation, Haier and Intel have initiated a joint marketing program in Qingdao.
In the initial period, the two sides will carry out joint promotions in which they will make marketing goals, strategies and designs, which is expected to make their cooperation [...]
Acer Jumps on the Chain Store PC Retailing Bandwagon
China Tech News reports:
Chinese electronics retailer Suning is entering a strategic partnership with Acer for the computer manufacturer to bring its products to about 200 Suning stores in Chinese mainland before the end of this year.
Acer says that it will join hands with Suning to explore China’s PC market and aims to sell 150,000 Acer [...]
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