The UK is paying more attention to the impact from China’s easing economy upon the global economy. China’s economic slowdown has spurred Chinese enterprises to increased overseas engagement after a long learning period, Chinese ...
China's annual economic growth could be between 6.6 percent and 6.8 percent next year, with employment and consumer prices remaining stable, a government think tank forecast on Wednesday. However, with growing downward pressure due to ...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the 2nd World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province on Wednesday, December 16 2015. [Photo: Xinhua] Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all countries to ...
Tsethang serge, considered the finest of all Tibetan traditional fabrics, has reemerged decades after disappearing from the market. Traditionally reserved for lords and high-ranking monks, Tsethang serge has been a symbol of status in ...
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Bellingham receives smart city streetlight conversion. Echelon Corp., a leading independent control networking company for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), announced today the installation of its Lumewave by Echelon lighting ...
Fresh, innovative and delicious. That’s the mantra behind Common Cider, an artfully crafted line of ciders making waves on the west coast. Previously sold exclusively in glass bottles, the company recently expanded its packaging to ...
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The EU will stick to its goal to cut emissions by at least 40% by 2030 for the moment, and any decision to change that will not be taken till after 2020, the EU's climate action and energy commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said Monday. The ...
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Bulgaria and the European Commission have agreed to establish a joint working group to support the development of a gas hub in Bulgaria designed to serve the whole Balkan region. Gas infrastructure in southeast Europe is poorly ...
Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s is introducing the Steakhouse Thickburger, available now at participating restaurants nationwide. Served on the chains' signature Fresh Baked Buns, the Steakhouse Thickburger features a charbroiled, ...
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After reaching its Kickstarter goal in just 24 hours, Bildy's designer Jane Bromfield believes that the construction toy will be popular with pre-schoolers, thanks to its various 'building boards' and connectors. After reaching its ...
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Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting and the City of San Jose officially announced a project to pilot 50 Philips SmartPoles, which bring together energy efficient LED lighting and fully integrated 4G LTE wireless technology by ...
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Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – says that, in joint research with Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development ...
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Cadence Design Systems Inc of San Jose, CA, USA has collaborated with Lumerical Solutions Inc of Vancouver, BC, Canada and PhoeniX B.V. of Enschede, The Netherlands to jointly develop an integrated electronic/photonic design automation ...
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has launched a new sodium reduction technology, which can be used in meat products. The company claims that its new technology could cut sodium content by 30%, without affecting the salty flavour in meat ...
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Eighty-four-year-old Tu Youyou arrived in Sweden on Friday to collect China's first Nobel Prize in medicine for creating an anti-malarial drug that saved millions of people across the world. Half a century ago, the pharmacologist derived ...