Underground natural gas storage capacity should be expanded to increase the nation's strategic energy reserves and ensure supply, said a senior official from China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec), the country's biggest refiner. Sun Jian, ...
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US apparel marketer Gap Inc said it has been honoured for the ninth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute in recognition of fostering a culture of ethics and transparency at every level of the company. According to a Gap press ...
More than 36 seminars on topics related to garment and textile industries will be hosted at the upcoming 21st edition of Chinese international trade fair Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, due to be held from March 18 to 20, 2015 at ...
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Last year definitely ended with two widely differing stories in the fashion world in China, with traditional well-known luxury brands experiencing a downturn while more affordable luxury products and fast fashion brands turning in ...
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China will stabilize its property market this year, with tailored, market-based policies to guide "stable and healthy development," according to the government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang Thursday.[Special coverage] ...
Drinking coffee may be associated with a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. The study, published in February 2015 and to be presented at ...
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QD Laser Inc of Kanagawa Japan and the Institute for Nano Quantum Information Electronics (NanoQuine) at the University of Tokyo have unveiled the prototype of their retina imaging laser eyewear for low-vision care. The plan is to ...
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Japanese airbag maker Takata has announced its plans to meet with engineers from its automaker customers, to update them about the root cause of the airbag inflator issue that led to recall of millions of vehicles worldwide. The meeting ...
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According to the Ministry of Culture, the Chinese government invested about 1.33 billion yuan ($214 million) by the end of 2014 to build overseas China Cultural Centers and is expected to add another 360 million yuan for developing and ...
LED outdoor lighting, mainly LED street lamps and LED tunnel lamps, installed in China in 2014 had an estimated total market value of CNY14.7 billion (US$2.39 billion), growing on year by 22%, according to China-based research organization ...
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More than 300,000 small, pure electric cars were sold in China last year. Perhaps surprisingly, the best seller was not Tesla Model S. Instead the top sellers were mini electric cars. Shifeng Group, in Shandong province, had the ...
ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung - or Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research - Baden-Württemberg) of Stuttgart, Germany has boosted the efficiency of cadmium-free copper indium gallium diselenide ...
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After holding review meetings with various stakeholders, India’s ministry of textiles has initiated several steps to strengthen the jute sector. The key decisions taken by Minister of State for Textiles (I/C) Santosh Kumar ...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced more than $16m in funding to support research, education and extension efforts to improve food production and enhance food security. ...
Tags: food security, Food Production