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Encouraged by the increasing demand, the company is expanding its facilities.

It seems that 2012 will be the year of the smart TV, with Lenovo being the first manufacturer of clever televisions to break cover at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Three Buddhist monks set themselves alight in protest over Chinese rule in Tibet.

Twenty young women took part in the first open training session to work as female bodyguards in Hainan province in China.

Lenovo joins the band of innovative smart TVs from Apple and LG, with its own 55-inch TV running on the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

The Americans are said to be wary of Chinese space missions.

American billionaire and philanthropist Warren Buffett will sing during an online broadcast to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The Year of the (Water) Dragon will begin Jan. 23.

Four boxes containing tiger skins, bones and skulls have been seized by Thai customs officials following a tip-off.

In the aftermath of the ongoing nuclear threat from Israel and the confrontation with West over Hormuz Strait oil route blockage dispute, Ahmadinejad regime has plans to clamp down internet connectivity across the country.

Chinese artist and dissident encouraged by authorities' decision to review charges against him

Global companies urged to emphasise human rights in face of growing child exploitation figures.

Two months after the launch of iPhone 4S, now fresh rumors are doing the rounds. Eager Apple fans are getting info on the imaginary device through various sources - credible and otherwise.

A group of scientist have created genetically mutated silkworm that can spin silk.

Zoo officials begin painstaking count of London Zoo's animal population, believed to number 16,000.

The International Harbin Ice and Snow Festival was inaugurated on January 5 with displays of several beautiful ice castles, monuments and landscapes.

State media applaud government campaign to slash dating and talent shows, as well as reality TV, for China's TV addicts.

Poison hotpot murder plot leads to arrest of government official in south China.

A Youtube user, derDon1234, has posted a 10-minute video showing important events from 1911 to 2011.

Experts fear cosmetic injections could be the next health disaster following the faulty breast implant scandal.

Hong Kong authorities ban import of poultry from neighbouring areas including Shenzhen and declare "import control zone".

A poll of 20 hedge fund managers, economists and traders conducted by Reuters predicts that gold prices will fall below $ 1500 an ounce over the first quarter of next year.

The American "Made in the U.S.A" foundation has issued a statement attacking Apple for its use of "virtual slave labour," calling for Occupy protesters to "turn their anger" towards the iPhone maker.

Lunar landing target set by China after US pulls back from space race.

Euro ends year on weak note with slumps against major currencies as debt crisis goes on.

Record number of large scale ivory seizures in 2011 makes it the “worst year ever” for African wildlife.

Kim Jong-il funeral service ignored by foreign dignitaries apart from China.

Korean mobile phones giant, Samsung Group, has unleashed its first set of dual-SIM Android phones - the Galaxy Y Duos and the Galaxy Y Pro Duos.

Applications from China's patent office have gone up by an average of 16.7 per cent annually; from 171,000 in 2006 to nearly 314,000 in 2010.

As 2011 comes to a close the International Business Times UK takes a hindsight look examining how and why the red giant China became synonymous with state sponsored hacking.

The charges were related to the incidents happened during Kexue’s term in Dow Agrosciences and Cargill Inc. Kexue worked with Dow Agrosciences during 2003- 2008 and in Cargill Inc. during the period of 2008 to 2009.