In June 2011, we advised you to protect yourself against energy price hikes when Scottish Power said it would be putting up its gas prices by 19% and its electricity by 10%. By mid-September every one of the Big Six energy firms had followed its lead and put up their prices.
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook on Monday bowed to pressure from Chinese consumers who demanded an apology over the company's warranty policies in China,ghd, saying the company is sorry for any "concern or misunderstanding" in the country."We are aware that due to insufficient communication, the public holds the idea that Apple is arrogant, disregards or pays little attention to the feedback of consumers," read a Chinese statement to consumers signed by Cook and posted on Apple China's website."Therefore,beats headphones, we want to express our sincere apology for any concern of misunderstanding arising from the process," said the statement.An English-version of the statement is not immediately available on Apple's website.Cook said over the past two weeks, Apple has received feedback concerning its warranty policies in China and the company has "reflected" over such opinions."We have always respected China and Chinese consumers have always been our priority among priorities," Cook noted in the statement,ghd, saying Apple has studied the warranty policies in China with authorities, examined the way it communicated over warranty and reviewed the management standards of Apple Authorized Service Providers.Cook's apology comes after the China Consumer's Association (CCA) asked Apple to "sincerely apologize" to Chinese consumers and "thoroughly correct its problems," after the US firm took little action to address waves of criticism started by the national broadcaster China Central Television.CCTV accused Apple of offering discriminatory after-sales services in China in a special TV program to mark the International Day for Protecting Consumers' Rights on March 15.However,ghd, Apple insisted in the statement that "nearly 90 percent of consumers are satisfied with our warranty policies."In the statement, Apple said the company is making four major adjustments to improve its after-sales services for Chinese consumers, including improving its warranty for iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, enhancing supervision over and training for authorized service providers."Apple is making greater efforts to ensure Apple Authorized Service Providers follow our policies and offer high quality services to consumers," Cook said in the statement.Apple was told earlier by the CCA to equalize the warranty periods in China with other countries. The association argued Chinese buyers of iPads, after the company admitted the device is classifiable as a portable computer, are entitled to two-year after-sale service packages for its key components.Apple should inform consumers if refurbished parts are used when repairing broken devices, and repair costs should be counted accordingly, the CCA said.Complaints about after-sale service account for 25.6 percent of the total 2,170 complaints the association has received about Apple products, seven percentage points higher than the average data for the home appliance sector,longchamp pas cher, according to the CCA.Data from iiMedia Research Group showed Apple has only 7.7 percent of China's smartphone market, behind 22.5 percent of Samsung, 10.7 percent of Lenovo and three other domestic brands.Smartphone sales hit 169 million in China last year, according to iiMedia Research.
The Ministry of National Defense on Thursday denied that Chinese border troops and aircraft had trespassed across the line of actual control between China and India.The media reports on Chinese border troops, military planes and helicopters crossing the line of actual control are "not true," said Yang Yujun, the ministry's spokesman, at a press conference held here.Chinese and Indian border troops are maintaining communications through existing channels, he said.China's border troops have strictly observed relevant agreements between China and India and have been working to safeguard border peace,christianlouboutinpascherrains, according to the spokesman.
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