Vaunted German engineers face competition from China

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Siemens AG expands product development in China, forsaking the German engineers who have long been known for their skill as innovators in the field of telecommunications. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder has acknowledged the risk that such outsourcing poses to the German economy by introducing government initiatives to shore up the engineering sector. Meanwhile, Siemens is focusing to develop phones that appeal to the Chinese mobile phone market, the biggest and fastest growing market internationally.

Product development, Government expenditures, Foreign operations, Use of services, Engineering Services, Management dynamics, Personnel administration, Engineering & Architectural Services, Engineers, Management, Economic aspects, Human resource management, International aspects, Economic policy, Technological innovations, Siemens AG, Company business management, Company personnel management, Outsourcing, Schroder, Gerhard, Li Tao (Chinese engineer)

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Deutsche Post is poised for a new reinvention

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Deutsche Post AG of Germany is in negotiations to acquire Exel PLC of the United Kingdom for 3.4 billion Pounds (5.1 billion Euros or $6.3 billion). Acquistion of the transportation company would double the size of the Duetsche Post AG's logistics operation.

United Kingdom, Acquisitions & mergers, Transportation, Transportation Services, Support Activities for Transportation, LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Company acquisition/merger, Transportation industry, Holding companies, Company Profile, Deutsche Post AG, Exel PLC

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Nokia chief sees opening in China: market expands, matures, creating opportunities to sell array of cellphones

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Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO of Nokia Corp., wants to expand cell phone sales in China, offering a large product range . Cell phone use is expanding rapidly in China, and many customers are purchasing more expensive phones to replace their old units.

Strategy & planning, Sales & consumption, Marketing procedures, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Cellular Mobile Tel Equip, Global Marketing, Finland, Planning, Cellular telephones, Wireless telephones, Nokia Corp., NOK, Company business planning, Wireless telephone, International marketing, Wireless voice/data device, User statistics, Kallasvuo, Olli-Pekka

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