Air freight volumes were up slightly in September according to the IATA, with freight tonne kilometres (FTK) 1.0% higher compared to a year ago. This was a small improvement on August, when volumes were broadly stable year to year, however, ...
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Just in time for the most magical time of year, when merrymakers are searching for new ways to spread cheer, OREO is introducing OREO Colorfilled, a first-time-ever experience for the brand that lets fans customize the packaging of original ...
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US-based stevia-sweetened chocolate maker Lily’s Sweets is making a new addition to its chocolate offerings with the Dark Chocolate Premium Baking Bar. The 55% dark chocolate baking bar is a non-GMO, gluten-free, vegan and made ...
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Platts office in Singapore will be closed on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 for the Deepavali holiday and there will be no East of Suez tanker or Asia-Pacific dry bulk assessments on those days. Dry Freight Wire will not be published. ...
US-based snacks company Hostess Brands is launching new cakes to cater to customers’ sweet tooth this holiday season. Hostess is introducing Peppermint Ho Hos, which is a layer of chocolate cake rolled with a creamy ...
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Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 were steady after the fall last week on the sharp drop in primary aluminum prices, while trade remained thin as there was no significant change in physical buying interest, sources said ...
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Worldwide tablet shipments reached only 50.64 million units in the third quarter, up 9% from the second quarter, but still down sharply by 18% on year, despite the fact that Europe and US retailers were aggressively preparing for the ...
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The annual Christmas eve traffic snarl is underway in Beijing. Thousands of young people are flocking to the city centre for Christmas dinners and shopping. The area around Sanlitun and Beijing Worker's Stadium, known in the Chinese ...
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Retailers in neighboring Japan and South Korea are gearing up for huge numbers of Chinese tourists set to arrive for the upcoming Spring Festival national holiday. At a shopping center in Tokyo, not knowing any single word of Japansese ...
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A "tax free" sign written in English, Chinese and Korean is displayed at a shop popular with tourists from Chinese-speaking countries in the upscale Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, February 19, 2015. [Photo: CFP] Chinese shoppers are ...
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A workshop on Chinese outbound tourism was held at the International Tourismus-Boerse (ITB) in Berlin on Wednesday, the first day the world's biggest tourism trade fair opened to visitors. The discussion focused on China's "second wave" ...
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The world's biggest tourism trade fair opened to visitors last week with a workshop on Chinese outbound tourism in Berlin. The discussion at the International Tourismus-Boerse focused on China's "second wave" of outbound tourists, and ...
New Zealand is expecting strong demand for its 2015-16 Working Holiday plan for Chinese citizens, which opens for application on May 19, according to the country's immigration office. The Immigration New Zealand website crashed last year ...
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More than 30 kinds of azalea flowers were in full bloom at the Emei Mountain area during the May Day holiday. The ocean of flowers at Emei Mountain's Buddha Kingdom was enjoyed by many visitors. In Buddhism, the azalea can represent ...
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Flowers in full bloom at the peak of Emei Mountain. During the May Day Holiday this year, the total number of tourists in Emei Mountain in Sichuan province reached 57300, an increase of 8% compared with last year. The total tickets sold ...
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