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Social Good Summit 2014 Kicks Off in Beijing

The 2014 Global Social Good Summit Beijing was held today at the UN Compound inBeijing. Organised by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the event promotedChina's best practices and continuing commitment to using cutting-edge technology in promoting social good. Members of the China Social Media for Social Good Alliance joined the event, including Sina,Tencent, Baidu, Alibaba, Renren and Guokr, alongside other interested media giants and online platforms to share their experiences and vision for the future.

Office Bullying Plagues Workers Across Races, Job Levels and Educational Attainment, According to CareerBuilder's New Study

Is the office the new playground for bullies? Twenty-eight percent of workers reported they have felt bullied at work - nearly one in five (19 percent) of these workers left their jobs because of it. While the prevalence is higher among certain minorities and workers with lower incomes, the new CareerBuilder study found that workers in management roles, those with post-secondary education and other workforce segments are not immune to bullying.

Ink & Toner Management Causes High Stress Levels for Small Business Owners

Staples' "Know Your Type" survey focused on identifying workplace personalities, ink and toner purchasing habits

A third of small business owners who classify printing as very important to their business have "high" or "very high" stress levels and those who spend more time managing ink and toner supplies are the most stressed, according to the Staples Ink & Toner "Know Your Type" survey. More than 70 percent of these small business owners describe their workplace personality as a "hands-on doer," meaning they prefer to dive in and tackle the work themselves, rather than spending time convincing others to take action.

Empowering Rural Education - 'YELO' an Innovative Solar Powered School Bag That Converts Into a Desk

YELO - A Revolutionary Solar powered School Bag that converts into a Desk- Students in Third World Countries Lack Access to Basic Educational Infrastructure, as Basic as School Bag, a Desk, a Light Source to Study at Night

- YELO a Revolutionary School Bag That Transforms Into a Desk Helps Students to Meet Their Basic Education Needs

Second Annual Myers-Briggs® Users Conference to Be Held in Dubai, October 16

Location Highlights New Arabic Translation, Importance of MBTI® Tool in Centers of Diversity and International Business

CPP, Inc., the Myers-Briggs® company-an industry leader in leadership development, talent management, and research tools including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) assessment-in partnership with Innovative HR Solutions (IHS), today announced that the second annual MBTI® Users Conference will be held at the Conrad Hotel in Dubai, UAE, on October 16, 2014. The conference's theme is "Developing Talent for a Stronger Future" and will focus on use of the Myers-Briggs personality assessment in the Middle East, as well as across the globe.

Winners of "2014 IFA Product Technical Innovation Award" Announced

Top-tier brands are setting the trend of technical innovation

Today, the highly-anticipated 2014 Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) held its opening ceremony in Berlin, Germany. As the first grand gathering for the global consumer electronics industry in the second half of 2014 and the single largest consumer electronics trade fair in the world, it attracted exhibitors and visitors from different countries.

Economic success drives language extinction

People are forced to adopt the dominant language or risk being left out in the cold  Tatsuya AmanoThriving economies are the biggest factor in the disappearance of minority languages and conservation should focus on the most developed countries where languages are vanishing the fastest, finds a new study.

New research shows economic growth to be main driver of language extinction and reveals global 'hotspots' where languages are most under threat.

Canon celebrates 80th anniversary of Kwanon, the company's first camera

The Kwanon camera prototype and the Kwanon symbol that was engraved into the top of the camera body Canon Europe, leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that its parent company Canon Inc. is commemorating the 80th anniversary of Canon's first camera, the Kwanon. Marking Japan's first 35mm focal-plane-shutter camera, the Kwanon was produced in prototype form in 1934, the culmination of the dreams of engineers who wanted to catch up with Europe, the leading presence in the camera industry at the time.

HH Global Wins Gold and Silver In 2014 International Business Awards

HH Global has been named double winners in The 11th Annual International Business Awards receiving a Silver Stevie® Award for the Fastest-Growing Company of the Year in Canada and the U.S.A. category and a Gold Stevie® Award in the overall Company of the Year category for Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations.


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