China Mobile: Compelling Value Opportunity Seeking Alpha | Introduction: | Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Hong Kong, China Mobile Limited (NYSE: CHL) is the largest mobile telecommunications and related services provider in mainland China with a greater than 70% market share. As of the end of 2010, CHL had 584 million individual customers; this is a...
Leaders of tropical forest nations to meet The Times Of India NEW YORK: The Republic of Congo announced that it will host a climate summit next month for the heads of state of 35 nations covering the three major rainforest regions in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, in celebration of the International Year of Forests (Forests 2011). | The announcement was made...
Horton Foote Festival celebrates the legacy of one of America's top playwrights The Examiner | Dallas-Fort Worth arts organizations and cultural institutions are celebrating the renowned Texas playwright Horton Foote with a comprehensive look at his work in theater, film and television. The Dallas Theater Center just wrapped up “Dividing t...
Mojave Desert: Balance the needs of solar power and tortoises The Los Angeles Times California's deserts are prized by clean energy providers. But fragile ecosystems must be protected. | MOJAVE MOVE: A solar energy project is being built in the California desert tortoise's habitat. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) | April 16, ...
Beachside reconnect: families embrace CA ocean resort as a welcome haven The Examiner | Whale watching, surfing, the arts, Spa, golf, eco tours, ocean fishing, endless beaches - all in one fabulous location. There is a welcoming synergy that draws families to this Pacific beach destination beckoning reconnection, restoration, and fun ...
Council Moves To Protect Its Community From GM Organisms Scoop Saturday, 16 April 2011, 1:47 pm | Press Release: GE Free Northland | Whangarei District Council Moves To Protect Its Community From Genetically Modified Organisms | GE FREE NORTHLAND Press Release, 15 April 2011 | Whangarei District Council Moves To...
CRRI marching ahead to make paddy cultivation profitable The Hindu | Correspondent | It develops 82 new rice varieties during its 64 years of existence | CUTTACK: Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), premier rice research centre of the country here, is now ready with two new high-yielding varieties of rice which ...
Gray wolves, abortion funding and other policy changes in the budget bill The Los Angeles Times The budget wasn't all about spending cuts. Members of Congress included policy changes that have angered environmentalists and other groups. | Related Stories By Julie Mianecki, Washington Bureau | April 15, 2011, 5:27 p.m. Reporting from Washington&...
Samsung is looking at 40% jump in sales The Times Of India MUMBAI: Korean consumer durable and electronics company Samsung is banking big time on new-age technology products to drive its growth in India. On the sidelines of its technology forum, where it introduced more than 60 products across categories lik...
Eleven Charged in Federal Crackdown on Online-Poker Companies Wall Street Journal By ALEXANDRA BERZON And CHAD BRAY | Eleven people, including the founders of three of the largest online poker companies doing business in the U.S., have been charged in the largest crackdown on Internet poker by U.S. authorities. | The charges set u...
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HTC Sensation vs iPhone 4 vs Samsung Galaxy S2 TechRadar | Would we care about Android if it weren't for HTC? Perhaps not. The HTC Desire was an early poster boy for Android, a genuinely great design that squared up to Apple's all-conque...
BP Spill's Next Major Phase: Wrangling Over Toll on Gulf Wall Street Journal By JEFFREY BALL | Jeff Haller/Keyhole Photo for the Wall Street Journal | Post-spill, fewer oyster-shucking workstations are put to use at R&A Oyster Co. in Bayou La Batre, Ala...
Has BP really cleaned up the Gulf oil spill? The Guardian | Officially, marine life is returning to normal in the Gulf of Mexico, but dead animals are still washing up on beaches – and one scientist believes the damage runs much deeper ...
Apple Still Has Upper Hand in Smartphone OS Battle The Street | NEW YORK (Trefis) -- Apple(AAPL) has been great at sparking consumer interest in new features to its iPhone operating system iOS. Such developments are critical in the smartphone...
White House unveils cyber ID proposal Inquirer | WASHINGTON—The White House unveiled a plan on Friday designed to boost confidence and business in cyberspace through the creation of a single, secure online credential. | "By making online transactions more trustworthy and better protecting privacy...
2 Korean Search Engines File Antitrust Complaint Against Google The New York Times | SEOUL — The two biggest Internet search engines in South Korea filed a complaint on Friday with the Fair Trade Commission, charging that Google was blocking the installation of their services on smartphones preloaded w...
U.S. unveils plan to shield $10 trillion online marketplace LA Daily News | By Juliann Francis | Bloomberg NewsPosted: 04/15/2011 09:33:54 PM PDTUpdated: 04/15/2011 09:33:55 PM PDT | The U.S. government plans to spend $56.3 million on technology aimed at safeguarding the online marketplace and those who operate i...
No polar bear hunting here, says Russia Independent online Moscow - Russia will not allow any polar bear hunting in its far north, despite agreeing a quota of 29 bears with the United States, the government said in a statement posted on Thursday on its website. | “A decision has been taken on the government level that Russia will not be using its quota,” said the statement on the personal websi...
Tornado Kills 2 in Oklahoma The New York Times | A tornado ravaged a tiny Oklahoma town on Thursday evening, killing two people and destroying the town’s only school, while storms in Arkansas have killed at least five people, officials said. | The tornado touched down in the southeastern town of Tushka, population 405, as part of a trail of destruction a half-mile wide and seven miles lon...
