On July 11, Hong Kong-listed Chinese stainless steel processor Da Ming International Holdings Limited stated that in the second quarter this year its sales of stainless steel amounted to 234,611 mt, up 30.7 percent year on year, while in ...
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The Chinese government has been busy probing Western firms this week. On Monday, the country announced it would investigate EU wine dumping into the Chinese market, an action that could see prices hiked on imported wine this year. On ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Wyeth Nutrition, the infant formula company bought by Nestle last year, is cutting prices in China, the first such move since it was one of five foreign infant milk formula companies put under investigation for possible price-fixing. ...
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According to the Federal Highway Administration, in 2011 143,899 bridges were either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, with a surface area exceeding 89 million square meters. The American Society of Civil Engineers' 2009 ...
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A majority shareholder is pressuring Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD) to explore a breakup rather than go ahead with a planned USD 4.7 billion takeover by Chinese meat company. Activist investor Starboard Value LP said in a letter to the ...
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Chinese dairy maker Yashili International Holdings Ltd. (SEHK: 1230) is said to be acquired by China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. (SEHK: 2319). Sources said recently that it would be acquired by Mengniu and on June 13, the buyer and it each ...
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Shenzhen International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 0152) Board Chairman Gao Lei revealed at a shareholder meeting that the company will ink agreement with Bank of China Limited (BOC, SEHK: 3988 and SHSE: 601988) for strategic cooperation to get ...
Argo Pro, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, has forayed into San Francisco to address growing requirements of the professional liability insurance market in the US. The company has selected two professional lines underwriting ...
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ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: CCIH) revealed strategic partnership with China TieTong Telecommunications Corporation. The two companies will deploy content distribution network (CDN) for China TieTong. ChinaCache will ...
Protective Life Insurance has signed an agreement with subsidiaries of AXA SA to acquire MONY Life Insurance and reinsure certain policies of MONY Life Insurance Company of America. Total consideration for the deal is estimated to be ...
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According to foreign media reports, informed sources pointed out that Amazon may not be in accordance with the original plan scheduled to launch its first smartphone in the second quarter of 2013, mainly due to the company's manufacturing ...
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Bossini International Holdings Limited announces its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2012. Revenue for the Group for the six months ended 31 December 2012 decreased by approximately 8% to HK$1,334 million (2011: ...
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Harvey, Illinois-based Atkore International Holdings Inc., a global manufacturer of galvanized steel tubes and pipes, electrical conduit, armored wire and cable, metal framing systems and building components, reported Friday financial ...
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Argo Group International Holdings, a Bermuda-based underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has established the first sidecar for the 2013 accident year. Named Harambee Re 2013-1, the newly set up sidecar, will support ...
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Taipei, Dec.28, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan Cement Co. (TCC) and Asia Cement, two leading cement makers in Taiwan, will likely profit from urbanization policies in China, said institutional investors. A representative of TCC indicated that the ...
Tags: urbanization policies, China, cement, Taiwan