Microsoft's Windows 8 may be lagging far behind Windows 7 in its usage uptake,but it's easily topping the low bar set by Windows Vista,according to data from Web metric firm Net Applications. Windows 8 accounted for 0.45%of all ...
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Secretary of State Clinton announced September 26 that the United States would begin the process of easing restrictions on imports of Burmese(Myanmarese)goods in response to the substantial and significant reforms that have taken place in ...
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Cotton Council International (CCI) and Cotton Incorporated, in cooperation with USDA, jointly presented the seventh biennial Sourcing USA Summit in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The event, held on November 12-16, attracted 400 delegates ...
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Global demand for auto parts in the fourth quarter, the traditional high season, is expected to be strong, especially amid bad weather in North America. Tong Yang Industrial Co., Ltd., a major auto-parts supplier in Taiwan, announced ...
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Thailand's apparel companies should focus on overseas markets, mainly Indonesia, to sustain their business, in view of increasing competition in the domestic market, a report by Kasikorn Research has suggested. According to the ...
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Siemens will cut $7.67 billion in costs by 2014 and will sell several assets, in an effort to improve financial returns to shareholders, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company reported a 27 percent drop in fiscal year profits, ...
ZURICH, Switzerland — November 6, 2012 — The eyes of the textile universe were focused on Vietnam as the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) held its traditional Annual Conference from Nov. 4 - 6, 2012. In the ...
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EMC CEO Joe Tucci on Monday called for CEOs to put pressure on U.S. politicians to strike a budget deal, saying that the direction of the domestic and global economy depends on it. "I've never seen a time when the rest of the world was ...
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Barrack Obama has been re-elected to a second-term as the President of the largest global economy-the US,which is also the biggest buyer of textile and apparels in the world.However the biggest worry on the mind of an expert from Pakistan ...
Tags: Readymade Garments, textiles, apparel, exports, US
Sept machinery orders -4.3 pct vs forecast -1.8 pct Govt maintains view on machinery orders Current account surplus -68.7 pct vs forecast -51.9 pct Analysts say economy has been weakening since spring Service sector sentiment index hits ...
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Holiday wish lists may deal another blow to the PC industry, according to a new survey. Asked if they'd rather receive a PC or a tablet as a holiday gift, 59% of respondents in a PriceGrabber survey opted for the tablet, the price ...
Tags: PC, tablet, holiday gift, iPad 3, Holiday Shopping
Heavy equipment makers are pinning their hopes on a stimulus fuelled rebound in China in 2013, after suffering another bruising quarter as the global economy slowed faster than expected with little respite seen before the end of the year. ...
Nearly 40 jobs could be lost at power tool giant Makita in Telford which is facing a ‘restructuring’ initiative brought in to cope with the impact of the global economy. Under the plans, manufacturing of motors and tools at ...
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Following three straight months of declining manufacturing output,the Institute for Supply Management(ISM)reported today that the manufacturing sector grew in October for the second straight month. The PMI,the index used by the ISM to ...
Taipei, Oct. 29, 2012 (CENS)--Following 10 consecutive months of sluggish blue light, the Cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) flashed a transitional yellow-blue light for Taiwan's economic status in September ...