Advances Newsletter, May, 2015 Vol. 5, #4, May 2015, No. 48 Forbes Top 500 The group has entered Forbes’ list of the world’s top 500 public companies 1 Advanceswww.midea.com Newsletter, May, 2015 ADVANCES Newsletter Contents NEWSLINE US$800 million to Be Spent on Language Group Enters the Forbes 500 Automation in 5 Years PAGE 8 PAGE 3 To Use or Not to Use a Dic- Magazine Publishes in-Depth tionary? PAGE 13-14 Report about Xiaomi Deal Midea App Available on PAGE 9 Big Picture Apple Watch PAGE 4 CAC Global Technical Concepcion Midea to Training Held in Shunde PAGE The Fast Food Wars PAGE 15 Double Sales Year-On-Year 10 PAGE 4 Innovative Cooking Solutions Idea Tasting the Home of the Fu- for Homes and Businesses Idea of the Month: Social ture PAGE 5 PAGE 11-12 Skills PAGE 16 Belarus JV to Diversify Prod- uct Range PAGE 6 People DDB Shanghai Wins RAC The Brains Behind the Brazil Contract PAGE 6 Brand PAGE 17-19 Official Sponsor of Indian Premier League Cricket Team PAGE 7 RAC Dominates Central Chinese City PAGE 7 Midea Advances Newsletter is published monthly Managing Editor: by the International Strategy Department of Midea Group. We welcome all comments, Kevin McGeary suggestions and contribution of articles, as well as Regular Correspondents: requests for subscription to our newsletter. You can reach us by email at:
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