Coles says it will absorb price impact after cyclone wipes out Carnarvon banana crop Australian supermarket Coles has indicated it will offer assistance to banana growers in the Carnarvon region of Western Australia, after Cyclone ...
Tags: Coles, Cyclone Olwyn, Agriculture
At 85.6 per cent, the proportion of supply chains exposed to elevated, high or severe risk of natural disaster is highest for the apparel sector, as it has a high proportion of manufacturing and raw material sourcing based in politically ...
Tags: BSI, apparel sector, raw material
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $96.8m in grants to fund projects designed to support specialty crop producers, local food entrepreneurs, and farm to school efforts. This new funding is part of USDA efforts during ...
China's top economic planner has approved the construction of the second phase of a nuclear power station in the country's northeast, the first approved since 2011, a company source said on Tuesday. The second phase of the Hongyanhe ...
China's Ministry of Environmental Protection on Friday warned leaders of two heavily polluted cities to take concrete actions to strengthen inspections and impose severe penalties on polluters. PM 2.5 refers to fine particulate matter, ...
China plans to draw up a guideline to help its equipment makers, particularly railway and nuclear companies, to expand exports, the country's top economic planning body said on Friday. Formulation of the guideline has just begun, and it ...
Alkame Holdings, a health and wellness technology holding company with a focus on patentable, innovative, and eco-friendly products has signed a binding Letter of Intent with Ready Made to form a joint venture to produce the world's only ...
The National Advertising Division has recommended that Sawyer Products, Inc., discontinue certain claims for the company’s point-of-use water filter products, although NAD determined the company could support the claim that its ...
Japan's new visa policy for Chinese citizens will take effect next Monday, the Shanghai Morning Post reported on Wednesday. Japan will relax requirements for three-year, multi-entry visas and the availability of five-year, multiple-entry ...
Tags: visa policy, Chinese visitors
Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co., Ltd. (SKS), Taiwan's second-biggest private security company, will begin to export entertainment robots sometime in 2015. The company aims to ship about 100 units over the year and generate revenue up to ...
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the debut of the Unmanned Systems Marketplace at the 2015 International CES®. Owned and produced by CEA, the International CES is the world’s gathering place for all ...
Who else loves the look of brand new butcher block countertops? The natural wood gives a rich, cozy feel to a kitchen. But I've always wondered how these beauties hold up over time. Among folks who actually installed butcher block counters ...
Australia’s Pratt and Israeli statesman Peres team together for India’s next food and water revolution Australian billionaire paper, packaging and recycling magnate Anthony Pratt has partnered with former Israeli President ...
The Australian Government should call for an update to the international fuel stockpiling rules and take responsibility for holding emergency fuel stocks, the chief executive of the Australian Trucking Association Stuart St Clair said. ...
Tags: Truckers, Fuel Security