NTERNATIONAL DIGITAL & INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
10 May 2013
GROW GLOBAL NEWS
growglobal.com – Sarah Carroll, GROW GLOBAL’s Director, will be running a series of masterclasses to help companies to optimise their websites, e-commerce systems and social media for international trade. Read more>>
languageadvantage.com – Did you know that the 9th May is Europe Day and that this date is celebrated in Europe every year? But, what is Europe Day? On the 9th May 1950, what is now known as the European Union, was first proposed. In Paris, the French Foreign Minister of the time, Robert Schuman, 
put forward the idea for France, Germany and other European countries to work together to put their coal and steel production as a foundation of a possible European federation. And so the 9th May is celebrated as the birthday of the European Union and is called Europe Day. Read more>>
INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL NEWS
bbc.co.uk – YouTube has launched a trial scheme for paid channels on its website. Under the pilot programme, a small number of content makers will offer the channels for subscriptions starting at $0.99 (£0.64) a month. Each channel will offer a free 14-day trial and many will have discounted annual rates. YouTube, which is owned by Google, said the launch was part of an effort to enable “content creators to earn revenue for their creativity”. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Researchers at Cambridge University have developed an app that tries to track happiness by combining smartphone data with users’ perception of mood. EmotionSense collects information about where users are, how noisy the environment is and whom they are communicating with. It then combines this data with the user’s own report about mood. The app is part of a project to see how mobile phones can be used to improve health and wellbeing. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Microsoft has announced it will offer a preview version of its first major update to Windows 8 next month. The news comes amid growing criticism of the software’s user interface. Microsoft said the revision to the operating system (OS), codenamed Windows Blue, would be released at Biuld, a three-day developers event in San Francisco starting on 26 June 2013. However, while the company said it had listened to “feedback”, it has still not disclosed what changes are planned. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Amazon has become the first Western technology firm to offer paid-for Android apps in China – beating Google to the lucrative market. Google’s Chinese store for its mobile operating system – the most popular globally – only offers free apps. Amazon’s move paves the way for it to launch its Kindle e-reader devices in the country, analysts predict. Other locally-based services already offer paid apps to China which is the world’s largest mobile phone market. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Internet giant Google has changed the tagline on the homepage of its Palestinian edition from “Palestinian Territories” to “Palestine”. The change, introduced on 1 May, means google.ps now displays “Palestine” in Arabic and English under Google’s logo. Using the word Palestine is controversial for some. Israeli policy is that the borders of a Palestinian state are yet to be agreed. In November, the UN gave Palestine the status of “non-member observer state”. Read more>>
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
youtube – Lord Green speaks directly to UK exporters on the importance of Export Week – High Growth Markets, and gives his views on the tremendous opportunities these fast growing economies present. High Growth Markets are generally large, with young populations, increasing spending power, and ambitious infrastructure plans. As Lord Green states, the opportunities to grow faster and create jobs through export and partnership are there for all of us. During Export Week companies can access the expertise and contacts which can make this happen. Watch now>>
bbc.co.uk – The eurozone economy will shrink more than expected this year with France sliding into recession, according to a gloomy European Commission report. The Commission forecast says euro-area growth will shrink by 0.4% this year, down from 0.3% forecast in February. France will go into recession this year with negative growth of 0.1% and unemployment rising to 10.9% in 2014 from 10.6% this year. Read more>>
youngentrepreneur.com – With the goal of pulling entrepreneurs out of their routines — and away from the everyday stresses of running a startup — business-brainstorming excursions and traveling accelerators targeted towards founders have been sprouting in recent years. Some vary in offerings and the time allotted to bask in the sun, but all are focused on helping your startup get to the next level. Read more>>
OTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS
BBC News – Syrian internet back after 19-hour blackout>>
BBC News – Bank of Korea cuts interest rates to spur economy>>
BBC News – RBS boss Hester ‘desperate to lend’>>
BBC News – UK business confidence ‘improving’>>
BBC News – Hong Kong dock workers end strike>>
BBC News – Yen breaches 100 threshold mark against US dollar>>
BBC News – Japan’s Nikkei tops 14,000 for first time since 2008>>
BBC News – Greece: IMF hails economic ‘progress’ but warns on tax evasion>>
BBC News – Malaysia vote: PM Najib Razak’s Barisan Nasional wins>>
BBC News – French left rallies against President Francois Hollande>>
BBC News – US accuses China government and military of cyber-spying>>
BBC News – Abbas and Netanyahu on separate China visits>>
BBC News – Portugal aims to cut 30,000 civil service jobs>>
BBC News – Brazilian football club drops ‘Taliban warropr’ campaign>>
BBC News – £7.5m university fund to train cybersecurity experts>>
BBC News – Abuse awareness poster is ‘only fully visible to children’>>
BBC News – Wallace and Gromit promote British holidays in new advert>>
BBC News – Chile students resume protests for free education>>
Language Advantage – Celebrate Cinco do Mayo>>
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