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Howard Draft Named Honorary Chairman at China’s ROI Festival
CHICAGO, Sept. 23 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Draftfcb Executive Chairman Howard Draft has been named the first-ever Honorary Chairman of China’s annual ROI Festival , now marking its third year.
Trapped Chilean miners face months before rescue
For 33 men found alive after 17 days trapped deep in a copper and gold mine, the toughest challenge now may be preserving their sanity during the months it may take to carve a tunnel big enough for them to get out. Chileans were euphoric Sunday after a narrow drill broke through 688 metres of solid rock to reach an emergency refuge where the miners had gathered.
33 miners in Chile trapped for 17 days are alive
Chile’s president euphorically waved the note, written deep inside a collapsed mine, that his country waited 17 agonizing days to see: “All 33 of us are fine in the shelter,” one of the trapped miners wrote in red letters. Authorities and relatives of the miners hugged, climbed a nearby hill, planted 33 flags and sang the national anthem after a probe sent some 688 metres deep into the mine came back with the note.
China confirms it renewed Google operating license (AP)
BEIJING – China confirmed Sunday it had renewed Google’s license to operate after a monthslong standoff over Internet censorship, saying the company had pledged it wouldn’t provide “lawbreaking content.” The California-based giant said Friday it had received approval to operate in the world’s most populous country, after it agreed to stop automatically rerouting users of Google.cn to its site in Hong Kong, which is not subject to China’s online censorship. The company began the rerouting earlier this year when it decided to stop censoring its search results on the mainland site.
LDK Solar Signs Module Supply Contract with ABB
XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 8 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (“LDK Solar”; NYSE: LDK ), a leading manufacturer of solar wafers and PV products, announced today that it has signed a contract to supply solar modules to the Power Systems division of Italy-based ABB SpA (“ABB”), a subsidiary of ABB Group.
Avnet Express Launches Asia-wide Ecommerce Site
First authorized distributor in Asia to launch an electronic components e-commerce site with an integrated China payment capability HONG KONG, July 8 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Avnet Express, part of the Avnet Electronics Marketing operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT ), has launched a comprehensive e-commerce website in Asia.
US urges China to free geologist ‘immediately’
WASHINGTON (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) – The United States on Tuesday called on China to free a US geologist “immediately” and said it was “extremely concerned” by his eight-year sentence on state secrets charges….
Evergrande Wins the Sales Championship in the China Real Estate Industry in the Past Half Year and Becomes the Only Enterprise to Completes Sales Targets
BEIJING, July 2 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — China Real Estate Information Group and Chine Real Estate Assessment Center have jointly released the Sales Rankings of China Real Estate Enterprises in the First Half of 2010. The data indicated that in the first half of 2010, 11 real estate enterprises ranked among the Ten Billion Sales Amount Club.
Suntech Grows with Solar Industry in France
WUXI, China and GRENOBLE, France, June 29 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP ), the world’s largest producer of crystalline silicon solar panels, today opened a representative office in Montbonnot (Isere), France, to better serve its local partners throughout the region’s growing solar industry.
The China Guide Beats the Summer Heat for Family Travelers
BEIJING, June 23 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Summer travelers to Beijing are looking for ways to beat the heat, especially families with younger children. The China Guide ( http://www.thechinaguide.com ), a high quality China travel company, is offering a number of summer activities for families to keep the kids happy and parents entertained.