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Baidu, the Google of China, has recently released a highly affordable 899 yuan (about $142) Android-powered smartphone called Changhong H5018 that looks like the Nokia N9 and Lumia 800/900. The phone is built by Apple supplier Foxconn, and you might be interested to see how it is made in the factory. Baidu released the promotional video below providing a behind-the-scenes peek into the manufacturing process of the Changhong H5018. The verdict? The girl who assembles the pinky Baidu phone looks happy.
Leading European electronics retailer Media Markt has already opened 7 retail stores in Shanghai China. The company’s expansion in China has been rapid. Recently, they have released a corporate branding advertisement to showcase the dedication its employees give to their Chinese customers. The idea is to show how Media Markt’s staff work so hard to give great customer service that they are sweating all the way from head to toe …
Apple’s take on television industry is in news from over one year now and reports are being weighed by many sources. Finally, the rumors had been confimred by the chairman of Foxconn Terry Gou, who revealed the company is currently making preparations in collaboration with Apple to launch a new HDTV set in the market.
Update: Foxconn told TheNextWeb that Gou had “neither confirmed nor speculated about Foxconn’s involvement in the production of any product,” while its policy forbids “comment on any customers or their products.”
Apple supplier Foxconn just held a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction of its China operational headquarters. The new building will be established on a 10,000 square meter (2.47 acre) site located in the Pudong district of Shanghai, it’s scheduled to be completed in the early 2015. Although Shenzhen will remain the manufacturing and operational core, the new location will be served as a research and development center, sales and as a hub for its e-commerce business in China. Indeed, Foxconn already has a sales channel business with a joint venture Media Markt in Shanghai.
Xiaomi is a legend. The company had already sold 1.8 million units in the past 9 months and they still sees surge in demand. In the following, we are going to take you a tour into Xiaomi’s production chain to see how they keep up with massive orders.
Foxconn CEO Terry Gou, who has often been accused of running “sweatshops” at the company’s factories in China said that there is nothing wrong with working his employees hard as long as the company is not breaking the law. “What’s wrong with sweatshops ? All farmers sweat before they harvest,” said Gou as he met a group of his Chinese employees who were chosen to a free trip to Taiwan at the company’s expense. As a reward to the hard working employees, each has received a free iPhone, cash bonus and some party dancing with the CEO …
Finally, Foxconn workers have the chance to have some experience on using the Apple’s iPhone while touring in Taiwan. Foxconn has invited over 200 employees to Taiwan for a seven-day free tour and the company will be footing the bill for all costs involved, rewarding them for their hard work and contribution. These high-performing workers are rewarded free iPhone and cash award, and they are scheduled to visit many popular tourist sites in Taiwan. This is certainly a 100 percent PR show plan out by Foxconn, telling the whole world their employees are working in a company with happiness …
A group of Chinese workers from Foxconn were invited to travel to Taiwan for a seven-day free tour, courtesy of their employer. The 217 Foxconn employees from 17 provinces and 21 factories in China are scheduled to visit many popular tourist sites in Taiwan. Foxconn will be footing the bill for all costs involved, because the tour is part of a plan by chairman Terry Gou to help reduce worker stress and encourage high-performing workers. These excellent workers had be chosen and they will get rewarded for their hard work and contribution to Foxconn, they will each received an Apple iPhone and 5,000 yuan (US$792) cash award …
Baidu and Foxconn are reportedly embarking in discussions about building a low priced smartphone, which will run Baidu’s ‘Yi’ OS, the Chinese web company’s mobile operating system which based on Android OS. According to the rumor mill, the phone will cost around $159 (1,000 RMB) and include a 3.5-inch touchscreen, 1400mAH battery and high-resolution camera. It will also comes with in-house software such as Baidu’s cloud storage service, Baidu Music and Baidu Maps …
Last week, around 20 Foxconn workers climbed to the rooftop of a building located inside Shenzhen plant for 26 hours to protest a planned move. The employees were protesting the company’s decision to relocate factories from Shenzhen to Huizhou, a city further north in Guangdong province, and urged the company to arrange employment for them in Shenzhen or to lay them off. Foxconn has refused to terminate the workers and said it will arrange jobs for them at other factories in the area or will hold further talks with those who insist on seeing their contracts terminated …
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