News » SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO Authentic Anders Bjork Jersey , May 5 (Xinhua) -- Porsche Digital GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of German automaker Porsche AG, is opening an office in Santa Clara, a city in Silicon Valley.

While the maker of sports cars and other high-performance vehicles did not provide the timing of the new office while announcing the decision Friday.

Thilo Koslowski, managing director of Porsche Digital, said in a statement that "the car is the ultimate mobile device of the future, and the future is being written in Silicon Valley."

"This means it is particularly important to be right next door to leading IT companies in the USA Authentic Bobby Orr Jersey , as this allows us to identify trends early and invest in new technologies at the right time."

Headquartered in Ludwigsburg, southern Germany, Porsche Digital said on its website that it is engaging with "those who can help us build on this potential (of digital future), including new talents; startups, venture capitalists and corporates, and organizations. Some of the topics we focus on include connectivity, smart mobility and autonomous driving."

Its new site in Santa Clara Cheap Jake DeBrusk Jersey , about 60 kilometers, or 40 miles, south of San Francisco, the company said, will employ about 100 people and will focus on digitalization, connectivity, and smart mobility.

Claiming it to be "the next step in its digitalization campaign Cheap Charlie McAvoy Jersey ," the company said it aims to work in partnership with innovators and leaders in new technologies, as well as work with venture capital companies; and wants to invest directly in new companies that offer ideas and solutions for the digital future.

By opening the office, Porsche is set to become the latest automaker to operate in Silicon Valley. While Tesla has headquarters in Palo Alto and electric car factory in Fremont, other automakers, including General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen Cheap Tim Schaller Jersey , BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Hyundai, have facilities in Northern California.

China's homegrown jumbo passenger jet takes to the sky

Gale hits northern part of China

Forest fire put out in north China

Farmers work in farmlands at beginning of summer around China

Front part of C919 manufactured in China's Chengdu

Nearly 5,000 firefighters battle forest fire in Inner Mongolia

Monks receive donation from residents and tourists in China's Hangzhou

Snow scenery of Tianshan Mountains in China's Xinjiang

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday addressed the Spanish Congress in the wake of the "suspended" declaration of independence made by Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont.

　　People wave Spanish national flags in a march with the slogan "Enough and let's recover the sensibility" Cheap Torey Krug Jersey , to defend the Spanish constitution and the unity ofSpainin Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 8, 2017. (XinhuaJuan Carlos Rojas)

Puigdemont on Tuesday proposed to suspend the effects of the declaration of independence a few weeks in order to open a process of dialogue.

In his speech, Rajoy began by rejecting Puigdemont's offer for dialogue, saying he needed to "offer citizens the clarity and security that citizens need."

He said it was in Puigdemont's hands to "return to normality... and I fervently hope he makes the right choice".

Rajoy cast doubts on the results of the Oct. 1 independence referendum, which has been declared illegal by the Spanish Constitutional Court Cheap David Krejci Jersey , saying "nowhere in the world takes what happened on Oct. 1 seriously".

"When the democratic law is broken, democratic society suffers and slips into chaos," said the PM.

"Any government is obliged to defend the unity of the country," he said, highlighting that he had looked for agreements with the Socialist Party and center-right force Ciudadanos.

Rajoy also made an appeal to moderate Catalans and said he had always "been open" to dialogue, but that he could not accept the "unilateral imposition" of a "certain point of view", nor could he negotiate "about the indivisibility of Spain."

Anyone who wanted to mediate had to bear this in mind Cheap Danton Heinen Jersey , he said, insisting there was "no mediation possible between democratic law and disobedience, illegality."

"It is time to put an end to this with serenity, prudence and the aim of returning to coexistence," concluded Rajoy.

Rajoy had previously given a brief press conference from his official residence in the Palacio de la Moncloa, in which he had asked Puigdemont to clarify if he had declared Catalan independence on Tuesday evening.

Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez agreed with Rajoy that Puigdemont needed to explain the situation, but also made an appeal for Constitutional change.

"We have always said the best way to defend the constitution is to reform it. Some aspects of territorial coexistence must be updated" Cheap Zdeno Chara Jersey , said Sanchez.

SEOUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's arms procurement agency said on Wednesday that the country plans to develop its own interceptor, dismissing speculation that it may adopt the U.S.- developed missile defense system.

Baek Yun-hyung, the spokesman for the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), told a press briefing that a defense project committee's meeting chaired earlier by Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin decided to develop the long-range surface-to- air missile (L-SAM) based on its indigenous technology.

The L-SAM development was aimed at enhancing capability to intercept ballistic missiles at a higher altitude during the terminal phase, Baek said.

The development will be launched next year, and will take some seven to eight years to complete Cheap Brandon Carlo Jersey , said the spokesman, noting some 1 trillion won (980 million U.S. dollars) of budget will be earmarked for the development alone.

Meanwhile, Baek said the country will develop its own reconnaissance satellite to enhance capability of collecting imagery information on the Ko.