INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL & INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
1 February 2013
GROW GLOBAL NEWS
growglobal.com – The Export Communications Review (ECR) is a key service from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the United Kingdom Government’s lead organisation for supporting UK companies in overseas business. Read more>>
The View from the Shard interactive webcam is multilingual! See picture>>
The View from the Shard visitor centre goes multilingual! See picture>>
INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL NEWS
WSJ.com – Small Firms Say LinkedIn Works, Twitter Doesn’t. Six out of 10 small-business owners say they believe social-media tools are valuable to their company’s growth—but most aren’t impressed by Twitter Inc. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Facebook has reported a sharp drop in profits, partly due to increased spending on research and development. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Google expands North Korea map coverage. Google has puts its first detailed maps online of North Korea, a country that has so far been mostly blank on the search engine. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Microsoft has launched a new version of its Office software suite. Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook have been redesigned to work better with touch-screen-controlled computers. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – A South Korean firm, Pantech, has unveiled the biggest smartphone to date with a screen capable of showing 1080p high-definition video at full resolution. Read more>>
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
guardian.co.uk – Small businesses can go further by exporting to Brazil. One international market that should be considered more by small businesses looking to expand is Brazil. In the past decade, Brazil has become one of the fastest growing emerging markets. Read more>>
blog.ukti.gov.uk – Mexico: New Year, New Challenges. 2013 is the Year of the Snake in the Chinese Calendar – which would be “El Año de la Serpiente” in Spanish. The holiday season is a good time to get a break and recharge the batteries. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – The Philippines has posted better-than expected economic growth, boosted by the strong performance of the country’s services sector. Its economy grew 6.6% in 2012, the statistical bureau said. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Greek finance minister eyes 2014 recovery for economy. Greece’s finance minister believes that the worst is over for his country. There is definitely a glimmer of hope. Read more>>
OTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS
BBC News – Samsung leads mobile phone shipments>>
BBC News – Microsoft’s Skype pressured to offer privacy reports>>
BBC News – UK GDP: Economy shrank at end of 2012>>
BBC News – Spain’s recession worsens in the fourth quarter>>
BBC News – Dominican Republic PRD party HQ gunfight injures six>>
BBC News – Egypt protests continue despite overnight curfew>>
BBC News – Iraq Sunnis threaten army attacks after protest deaths>>
BBC News – UK citizenship test ‘to cover Britain’s greats‘>>
BBC News – Mexico band Kombo Kolombia reported missing after gig>>
BBC News – UAE charges ‘plotters linked to Muslim Brotherhood’>>
BBC News – Brazil landless leader Cicero Guedes shot dead in Rio>>
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