US-based Hormel Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire Skippy peanut butter business from Unilever United States for $700m, as part of its strategy to expand lunchtime offerings in the US and accelerate growth in China. The ...
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Hormel Foods will acquire the Skippy peanut butter brand from Unilever for a consideration of around US$700m, it emerged today (3 January). Unilever, which announced it was "considering options" for Skippy in October, announced this ...
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Speech by the Governor Shandong Province has important historical status in the five thousand years' civilization of China. The Confucian culture that originated in Shandong has dramatic influence both in China and overseas. Sunzi ...
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Also known as "paper paintings" and "painted pictures", New Year paintings is a unique art form in Chinese folk culture. The paintings are called "New Year paintings" because they are mostly posted during the New Year holiday for decoration ...
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China is universally acknowledged as the birthplace of kites. Kites originated in the Spring and Autumn Period over 2,000 years ago. Legend has it that the wooden bird made by the ancient philosopher Mozi was the earliest kite. Later, his ...
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The fruit pit carving is a miniature folk carving work out of peach stones, apricot stones, olive stones or walnuts, among which the peach-stone carving is most commonly seen. Fruit pits were useless, as we know, while ...
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Weifang of Shandong Province is a city famous for its traditional handicrafts and also for its kites. In 1984, the First International Kite Festival was held here. In 1988, Weifang was elected "the Capital of Kites of the World." Then, in ...
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Banyao kite is known as "Yaozi" in Nantong. It is featured by elegant shape, exquisite craftsmanship and unique acoustic effect. Since kite is very popular in China and there are many famous kite production places such as ...
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