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Ni hao, Flipboard! Chinese Flipboard magazine and content downloads are set to surpass those from American users.

Chinese Flipboard Downloads to Surpass Those in the US

Flipboard — a popular news magazine for mobile devices — expects the number of downloads of its app in China to soon surpass those in the United States.

In a Friday March 16, 2012 file photo, a crowd lines up outside of the Apple store in the Saddle Creek Shopping Center in Germantown, Tenn. On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, Apple, already the world's most valuable company, hit the $600 billion level for the first time. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Kyle Kurlick)

Apple Market Value Hits US$ 600 Billion

Apple, already the world’s most valuable company, hit the $600 billion level for the first time.

Apple CEO Tim Cook announces the new iPad in this March 2012 file photo. Cook says hybrid tablets are akin to combining refrigerators and toasters. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Apple to Reach $1 Trillion Market Cap; Next-Generation iPhone to be “Amazing”

Analysts say apple’s stock is likely to surpass $1,000 this year, catapulting the company to a $1 trillion market capitalization

Staff members work on the production line at the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, China in this file photo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Apple Foxconn Investigation Finds ‘Significant Issues’ in Labor Standards

An Apple-commissioned investigation by the Fair Labor Association has found serious issues in labor practices in Foxconn’s facilities in China.

Apple CEO Tim Cook announces the new iPad in this March 2012 file photo. Cook says hybrid tablets are akin to combining refrigerators and toasters. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Apple Could Increase China Investment as Tim Cook Visits

Apple has indicated it will consider higher investments in China, as chief executive Tim Cook visited Beijing to meet Chinese officials.

Staff members work on the production line at the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, China in this file photo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

This American Life Retracts Apple Mike Daisey China Show

The makers of an influential US radio show have retracted a programme critical of working conditions in a Chinese factory making Apple devices.

A customer tries out Apple's iPad 2 at a retail shop in Chongqing, in this file photo.Proview Electronics is seeking to regain worldwide rights to the iPad name and is suing Apple Inc. for alleged fraud and unfair competition. (AP Photo)

Chinese Authors Accuse Apple of Copyright Infringement, Ask $8M in Compensation

A group of China-based writers has accused Apple of unauthorized sale their books via the iTunes Store, and seeks $8M in damages.

Staff members work on the production line at the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, China in this file photo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Foxconn Increases Shenzhen, China Entry-Level Wages 16-25%

Apple supplier Foxconn reports to have increased the entry-level pay for Shehzhen-based employees by 16 to 25%.

MakeMac and Apps Foundry Partnership

Apps Foundry Invests in Indonesia-Based Apple Community Site MakeMac.com

Apps foundry has acquired a stake in Indonesia-based Apple-focused community site MakeMac.com.

Foxconn's manufacturing facilities in China have been criticized for unfair and unsafe labor practices. Apple and Foxconn have promised to improve working conditions, which could lead to wage hikes in other companies in the country. (AP)

Apple Manufacturing Facilities Under Scrutiny for Labor Conditions

Amid an audit of key China-based suppliers and manufacturing plants, Apple is adamant at its stand that it “takes working conditions seriously.”

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