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China supplier of Samsung, Lenovo denies using child workers

A China-based supplier for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Lenovo Group Ltd said on Thursday it had never hired child laborers, denying allegations by a U.S.-based activist group.


China Huarong says Goldman, Warburg, others to buy $2.4 billion stake

China Huarong Asset Management Co Ltd, the country's biggest bad-debt manager, said on Thursday regulators have approved a deal for it to sell a 20.98 percent stake to a consortium of eight investors for 14.5 billion yuan ($2.4 billion).

Bitcoin shows staying power as online merchants chase digital sparkle

Bitcoin is catching on at U.S. online merchants including Overstock.com and Expedia, as customers use a digital currency that just a few years ago was virtually unknown but is now showing some staying power.

Samsung unveils smartwatch that can make call

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday unveiled what it said was the first smartwatch capable of making and receiving calls without a mobile phone nearby, in the South Korean firm's latest effort to find a new growth driver.


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Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella is set to visit China in late September, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, as the Chinese government conducts an antitrust investigation into the world's largest software company.
Lear Corp, a maker of auto seats and electrical power systems, said it would buy automotive leather supplier Eagle Ottawa LLC for $850 million to strengthen its core seating business and boost its luxury seats portfolio.
US Weekly exclusively confirmed that the pair had taken a cruise together that started on Saturday, August 23. The new couple were reportedly accompanied by pal Ben Goldsmith and fiancee, model Jemima Jones.
Actress Lesley Nicol, who plays Mrs. Patmore in the period drama, told Daily Star then that she believed that there would be no deaths in Season 5. On the other hand, it does not mean that the show would be debuting next year in a more chirpier note. Joanne Froggatt, who plays Anna in the series, shared to vanity Fair that not everything would be of roses for her character and Mr. Bates.
Despite of the downstream and slow-moving economy of the United States, there are few American start-up companies that are making big names in the industry. Forbes recently revealed its list of the most promising companies in America. The five being ranked as the top private companies with high-growth with under $250 million in their annual revenues.
The Aussie tour leg ignited after Nine MSN reported that Ticketek accidentally posted the show's waiting list on their very own website. It was clear that the leak appears to be a mistake, as it was common sense in the music industry that an artist or the artist's representative would have to announce its concert plans before ticketing companies would do their own promotion.
The mom-and dad-to-be also shared how they found out about the news to In Touch Weekly. Derick told the magazine, "When we found out we were pregnant, we were actually at Jill's family's house. She took one of her mom's pregnancy tests and we waited until the next day to tell everyone."
According to several reports, the show could just exhibit a time warp, with scenes purportedly taken years into the future after the Jisbon kiss. Although it was a question to the viewers on how the show will be able to wrap the series in under 13 episodes - the shortest for the CBS mystery.
Murphy also disclosed that he needed to cope with Bomer's hectic schedule, for the actor is currently committed on filming for the upcoming movie "Magic Mike 2: XXL". He, then, said that Bomer would unfortunately only be appearing on a single episode.
Gossip site Media Takeout is painting a rosier picture of the Ciara and Future's relationship status. According to the website, they can exclusively announce that Ciara has decided to take Future back and that the rapper even gave her baby mama a pair of boots worth $10,000 as a "thank you for taking me back gift."