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China has laid off hundreds of workers and closed several companies due to overcapacity in the steel industry.
China's Financial Regulators to Banks: Steel and Coal 'Zombie' Companies Should Not Be Given Financial Aid

Steel and coal companies that are not performing well can no longer take loans after Beijing ordered banks in the country to stop lending money to those that cannot compete in the global market.

The self-driving car project is Alphabet's most anticipated moonshot investment
Google's owner Alphabet falling short of successes on 'moonshot' investments

Alphabet is the proud owner Google, but its parentship over its other assets is not working so well as the moonshot projects are on a constant decline in terms of profit and success. A recent roundup by business analyst points out that Alphabet is losing the money, but it will not give up.

A Comcast sign is seen outside its customer care center June 9, 2004 in Romeoville, Illinois.
Comcast makes deal with Roku, Samsung to have Xfinity app this year

The Xfinity app by Comcast will now be available on smart TVs and third-party set-top boxes without having the requirement of a cable box. Roku and Samsung Smart TVs will be the first devices to have the app this year.

Mitsubishi Motors President Tetsuro Aikawa bows during a press conference on April 20, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.
Mitsubishi Motors admits staff cheated on fuel consumption tests

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corporation admitted recently that their staff had intentionally cheated on fuel consumption tests for different vehicle models. Minicars with tiny engines were the ones that have falsified fuel consumption data.

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 A Volkswagen logo is displayed during the Geneva Motor Show 2016 on March 1, 2016.
Volkswagen to fix or buy back cars which cheated emission tests as well as pay car buyers settlement fund

The U.S. government, Volkswagen and private lawyers agreed on a deal for the automaker to spend more than a billion dollars to pay owners of diesel-powered vehicles which cheated on emission tests as part of the settlement fund required by the Environmental Protection Agency.

People look at a Tesla Motors vehicle on the showroom floor at the Dadeland Mall on February 19, 2014 in Miami, Florida.
Apple hires former Tesla VP and Aston Martin chief engineer to work on its 'special projects'

Apple Inc. has reportedly hired Chris Porritt, who previously worked for Aston Martin as chief engineer and Tesla as vice president of vehicle engineering.

The Jeep Renegade, a sub-compact SUV, is displayed in a showroom in Geneva in March 2015.
FCA’s New Plant in China Begins Producing Jeep Renegade

A new plant of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles located in Guangzhou, China, has started producing the Jeep Renegade, the second vehicle sold by the company in China without import duties, according to an article published in www. freep.com.

According to a Nielsen report, baby formula is one of the top
China Tightens E-commerce Tax Loophole, Ends Edge for Foreign Infant Formula Makers

For years, foreign infant formula makers such as Danone and A2 Baby Milk have been benefiting from the China's gray e-commerce market. This situation could now be changed, thanks to the government's recent tightening of a tax loophole that previously made goods sold via websites operating outside the country to sell cheaper.

Beauty in the eye of the beholder: (Above) The different filters Camera360 offers. The startup behind this camera app is based in Chengdu and now also holds offices in Beijing and Tokyo.
More Than Just Pandas: Chengdu Becomes Breeding Ground for Startups

The startup scene in Chengdu, Sichuan’s capital city, is throbbing with life. Government support is evident through generous funding and encourages new businesses to tap opportunities in health, biotech and telecommunication industries.

A consortium has taken up the buyout offer of Chinese car trading website operator Autohome at $3.57 billion, higher than its top investor Australia's Telstra Corp.'s valuation at $3.35 billion.
Consortium Takes Autohome’s Buyout Offer Higher Than Top Investor's Valuation

A consortium made up of Autohome’s own CEO and some private equity firms has taken up Autohome Inc.’s buyout offer on Friday, April 15, in a deal that placed the Chinese car trading website operator’s value at $3.57 billion, Reuters reported.

China's economy showed positive signs of recovery in the first quarter of 2016. However, analysts are still cautious about whether it will continue for the rest of the year.
China's Economy Shows Signs of Recovery in First Quarter of 2016

After experiencing a major slowdown in 2015, China's economy is reportedly starting to bounce back, with this year's first-quarter figures showing positive growth.

Current iPhones' LCD displays are both cheaper and less realist so Samsung's OLED displays are a possible solution.
Is Apple turning to Samsung to get future iPhone's OLED displays?

Apple might be planning to buy OLED displays from Samsung to use it in iPhone to be rolled out in 2017. The new decision is emerging against the all the competition odds because iPhones' LCD displays are both cheaper and less impressive compared to OLED technology.

Beijing transport officials released an action plan for the next five years.
Car-sharing: The Future of Chinese Transportation

As more people forego private ownership of vehicles, experts are now foreseeing new opportunities emerging from the ride-sharing sector, China Daily reported.

The low and negative outlook given by two international credit rating agencies has drawn the ire of Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei.
Chinese Finance Minister Decries Bias in Credit Rating

Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei has complained against international credit-rating companies for their “bias” against the country following the lowered outlooks on China from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and Moody’s Investors Service, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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