Companies in China, whose tainted milk powder scandal in 2008 left six dead and more than 300,000 sick, are vaunting tie-ups with French dairies to shore up their image but some fear this could backfire for Paris. Chinese firm Biostime ...
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Commercial banks are highlighted among the top 500 Chinese service firms owning to their small quantity and large contribution. A report on the analysis of the top 500 Chinese firms released for 2013 on August 31 shows that aggregate ...
Taiwanese prosecutors are investigating three of HTC's employees for stealing trade secrets to sell to Chinese firms and fraud, according to recent reports. HTC's research and development centre as well as the suspects' offices and homes ...
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Mobile phone manufacturer HTC is developing a smartphone operating system specifically for the Chinese market in an effort to turn its fortunes around, sources close to the Taiwanese company have said. According to the Wall Street ...
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In early 20th-century China, personal transportation didn’t get much better than a rickshaw. On the other side of the world, automakers like Winton Motor Carriage Company in Cleveland, Ohio were bringing automobiles to the masses. ...
Despite a major surplus in the light-emitting diode (LED) market, the top suppliers are increasing their capital spending and production because of government incentives and in order to cash in on an expected boom in the lighting business, ...
Tags: LED, Electrical, Electronics
The Australian financial services sector could be a major beneficiary if the Labor government is able to finalise the long-awaited free trade agreement with China. Analysts in Beijing believe China would be willing to allow Australian ...
Many listed Chinese solar companies experienced a turnaround in the first half, even as the industry remained mired in near-depression amid a supply glut and trade disputes. Of 22 listed companies, 10 have released interim statements ...
Tags: solar companies, EU duties
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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Italian auto maker Fiat Group SpA will look for a second partner in the Chinese mainland in a bid to develop Jeep, a brand under Chrysler Group LLC. Zeng qinghong, general manager with GAC Group, signed a framework agreement with Mike ...
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Train maker China CNR Corp. Ltd. (SHSE: 601299) accused domestic archrival CSR Corp. Ltd. (SHSE: 601766) of low-price competition in Argentina. CSR Corp. announced CNY 7.8 billion worth new contracts on May 27 and among the total, ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
Chinese oil and gas producers show rising interest in oil exploration and development in the arctic regions nowadays. An insider with China Petroleum Corp. (Sinopec Group), one of the top two oil and gas producers in the Chinese mainland, ...
The UK government has defended a deal with Chinese telecommunications provider Huawei, which MPs have labelled as a possible risk to national security. The 2005 deal saw Huawei granted permission to provide BT with equipment for its ...
On May 6, the EU made a preliminary ruling that the Union shall levy provisional antidumping (AD) duties on China-made silicon photovoltaic modules and components at 11.8% before August 6, 2013 and at the rates below from the date for six ...
Tags: AD Duties, Photovoltaic Products
On June 4, the EU finally decided to continue the antidumping (AD) duties on tungsten electrodes from China under EU HS Codes ex81019910 and ex85159000, including: The antidumping duty rate of 17% is imposed on Shandong Weldstone ...
Tags: Tungsten Electrodes, Electrodes