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Reports on the sale of IBM's personal computer business to Lenovo Group of China. Total losses of the IBM personal computing division for the period ended June 30, 2004; Goal of IBM to improve its profit margin; Increase in IBM share prices on the New York Stock Exchange.

Focuses on Hewlett-Packard's introduction of a low-cost computer in China.

Discusses the implications of IBM's sale of its personal computer division to a Chinese company, Lenovo. Status of the personal computer market in the United States; Sign of close partnership with a growing technological power; Reminder of the distant time when a personal computer, by definition, meant IBM.

Reports that IBM Corp. announced the sale of its personal computer business to Lenovo Group Ltd., the largest personal computer maker in China. Significance of the deal; Estimates of the total value of the deal; Acknowledgement by IBM officials that its future in China is best served by a close partnership with a local market leader.

The article discusses a report indicating that Chinese companies and government are the international leaders in producing supercomputers.

The article discusses technology company Apple's report of increases in sales of its iPhone smartphones in China and an increase in the percentage of its revenue generated through sales in China. Topics addressed include Apple's overall growth in revenue and profit according to its earnings report for the first quarter of 2015, declines in sales of Apple's iPad tablet computer, and the response of Apple chief executive Timothy D. Cook.

The article discusses trade conflicts between the United States and China in terms of American technology companies' involvement in China. Topics addressed include Chinese leadership's suspicions regarding online espionage by the United States, U.S. technology companies' resistance to Chinese government audits of their hardware and software, and the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama's critical view of Chinese commercial policy.

The article discusses the Chinese government's fine of computer chip company Qualcomm for violating China's antimonopoly law, noting China's increased antitrust pressure on foreign companies operating in the country. Topics addressed include government efforts to improve China's computer chip industry, as well as the terms of Qualcomm's settlement regarding intellectual property.

The article discusses Chinese government regulations requiring technology companies that sell computer equipment to Chinese banks to allow government regulators access to secret source code and software, highlighting Western technology companies' concerns regarding the policy. Topics addressed include the policy's aim of increasing cybersecurity, as well as the significance of access to the Chinese market for multinational corporations.

The article focuses on the work of Robin Li, creator of the Chinese company Baidu.com Inc. The author reviews how the Web site, a search engine similar to Google, has become the fourth-most trafficked site in the world. Li's career development as an entrepreneur is reviewed. According to the author, Internet industry analysts consider China to be the next great Internet battleground. INSET: Baidu Takes Off.

Hewlett-Packard plans to operate a computer plant in the Chongqing area of China, expanding its presence in Western China. The Chinese government will build the 215,000-square-foot factory in Chongqing, H. P. said Thursday. H. P. plans to make notebook and desktop PCs there, according to the terms of a memorandum of understanding with the Chongqing municipality. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the negotiation of Yahoo! Inc. to acquire a stake in Alibaba.COM in Shanghai, China.

Reports on a potential partnership between I.B.M. and the Chinese firm Lenovo. Comments from I.B.M. CEO Samuel J. Palmisano on the partnership; Impact of the partnership on China's high technology industry; Debate at I.B.M. over the future of their personal computer business; Details of the development of a partnership between I.B.M. and Lenovo.

Examines the significance of I.B.M.'s decision to sell its personal computer business to Lenovo, China's largest personal computer maker. Suggestion that the deal reflects the industrial and economic ambitions of the two companies and also their two nations; Overview of the complex transaction; How the I.B.M. personal computer business will be run under Lenovo's ownership; The rising global aspirations of corporate China as it strives to become a trusted supplier to Western companies and consumers; Outlook for I.B.M.'s future in technology services and consulting, in software and in the larger computers that power corporate networks and the Internet; How U.S. companies are scrambling to take advantage of the vast potential of the Chinese market.

Discusses how I.B.M. is in serious talks to sell its PC business to Lenovo, the largest maker of PC's in China. Consideration of how executives at companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Dell Computer were pleased with the news that I.B.M. may soon be absent from the PC market; How the sale to Lenovo would create a strong new rival with operations based in China; Reference to how Lenovo has the potential to decrease the prices of PCs due to its trend as a producer of low-cost machines; Forecasting on how Lenovo will be more aggressive on pricing leading to a compression on price points in the industry.

Discusses the efforts of the Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group to buy I.B.M.'s personal computer business. Consideration of how the Lenovo Group had sales of over $3 billion in 2003 and its ranked eighth among PC makers; Suggestion that the company makes its largest sales to Chinese government agencies and schools; Reference to how Lenovo is immune from tariffs levied against brands such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and I.B.M.; How company stock decreased when Lenovo reported poor earnings; Hopes that the merger would relieve some of the competitive pressure; Efforts of Lenovo to make itself more marketable by designing its own personal computers.

Reports on the increase in the second quarter profit of Lenovo Group Ltd., a manufacturer of personal computer in China.

Reports that computer company Legend Group Co. and telecommunication company China Telecom Ltd. have signed an agreement to collaborate on broadband internet in China.

Discusses the symbolism in the plans for a computer-chip plant in China. Cooperation between Chinese President Jiang Zemin's son, Jiang Mianheng and Winston Wang, son of Wang Yung-ching, chairman of Taiwan's private industrial company, Formosa Plastics; Ideas on the gradual shift of the Asian computer industry from Taiwan to China.

Focuses on the growing technology industry in China. Center of the growth, in the Haidian district of Beijing, near Qinghua University; Example of fledgling technology companies started there, including Beijing East Doctors Information Technology and Legend Computer Systems; Juxtaposition of Beijing with Silicon Valley in the United States.

Explores how the war between China and Taiwan will affect the computer industry worldwide. Discussion on the extent of Taiwan's computer industry; Details on how Taiwan deals with the issue of independence from China; Challenge facing the computer industry in Taiwan.