06.29.09

Apple says CEO Steve Jobs back at work

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs is back to work following a near six-month medical leave, the company said on Monday.

"Steve is back to work," a company spokesman said. "He's currently at Apple a few days a week, and working from home the remaining days. We are very glad to have him back."

In January, after initially blaming his noticeable weight loss on a hormone imbalance, Jobs announced he was taking a temporary leave of absence, saying his health-related issues were "more complex" than he had originally thought.

Jobs, 54, was treated for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004.

He underwent a liver transplant in Memphis, Tennessee, while on leave. Although the hospital did not provide further details of his condition, it said he "is now recovering well and has an excellent prognosis.

Shares of Cupertino, California-based Apple did not immediately react to the news. They were up 62 cents at $143.06 in Nasdaq trading.

(Reporting by Gabriel Madway, editing by Tiffany Wu and Derek Caney.)

Apple says CEO Steve Jobs back at work

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Mainland official says willing to join hands with Taiwan to tackle downturn

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BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) — A Chinese mainland official said here Sunday that the mainland is willing to join hands with Taiwan to get over difficulties at a time when the impact of the global financial crisis still persists.

Zheng Lizhong, executive deputy director of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks during a meeting with heads of the delegations of Taichung City and Taichung, Changhua and Nantou counties of Taiwan.

The delegations on Sunday concluded a two-day exhibition of farm produce and tourist attractions from these four areas of central Taiwan.

Zheng said the Taiwan farm produce show was an exhibition which “complied with the people’s will.”

The peaceful development of mainland-Taiwan relations should rely on the joint efforts from people on both sides, and the fruits brought about by the improved relations should be enjoyed by people across the Taiwan Straits, Zheng said.

He said people on the mainland are willing to join hands with Taiwan compatriots and together get over difficulties at a time when the impact of the global financial crisis still persists.

Through the joint efforts of people on both sides, cross-Straits relations have stepped into a track of peaceful development, creating favorable conditions for promoting cross-Straits exchange and cooperation, he said.

The officials from Taiwan thanked the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office and relevant departments for organizing and hosting the show, saying they are looking forward to further pragmatic cooperation between the mainland and Taiwan.

During the two-day exhibition, all the Taiwan farm produce were purchased by mainland buyers, with a total trade volume of nearly 700,000 yuan (about 10,200 U.S. dollars). Beijing companies buy Taiwan farm produce at exhibit for 700,000 yuan BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) — A group of 29 Beijing companies bought up all the farm produce on offer from central Taiwan at an exhibit Sunday, valued at 700,000 yuan (102,447 U.S. dollars). The companies, including supermarkets, chain restaurants and online sellers, also agreed with the exhibitors to hold Taiwan fruit festivals, tea sales and food festivals in Beijing. Full story