Taiwan exported US$1.5 billion worth of machinery in January, down 4.4% from the same month of 2013 due chiefly to a 31.1% decline in exports to mainland China, the biggest overseas market for the island's machinery. The Taiwan ...
Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue for full-year 2013 of $331.7m, down 36% on 2012's $516m, with all of the firm's businesses experiencing down cycles. LED & ...
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Stronger-than-expected growth in China's foreign trade last month has surprised the market and prompted many analysts to look for further hints of underlying economic strength. China's foreign trade volume climbed 10.3 percent year on ...
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Continued pressure from ample global wheat supplies pushed all three futures markets lower this week. Increased export demand and threats of winterkill lent some support midweek. CBOT March wheat dropped 10 cents to $5.56/bu. KCBT fell 12 ...
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UK supermarket chain Harrods is withdrawing various bags of its own brand Chinese New Year Gold Coins as they contain milk and soya, which are not mentioned on the label, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said. The products being recalled ...
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Wheat futures closed mixed on Friday, marking the first time in seven weeks a nearby contract closed higher than the previous week. Stronger export demand for U.S. supplies combined with cold temperatures that threaten winter wheat ...
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China, facing rising human cases of the H7N9 avian flu, asked its municipalities and provinces to be on higher alert to control the disease. The National Health and Family Planning Commission, which summoned a meeting of health officials ...
Rechi Precision Co., Ltd., world's fourth-largest compressor supplier by shipment, achieved robust sales in 2013, in which the company shipped record-breaking 12.3682 million units to rack up the second-highest annual consolidated revenue ...
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It is said that Taiwanese Feng Hsin has cut its rebar and scrap collection price unexpectedly today, which brought surprise to most market participants. The company said they will cut both its rebar and scrap collection prices by ...
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It is unclear when the exact beginning of the New Year celebration in China is. Normally, it was said to start from the year end religious ceremony in Shang Dynasty (1766 BC - 1122 BC). A few said that it started from as early as Emperor ...
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Chinese New Year dishes come early this time round. For those of you who will be preparing reunion dinner next February may want to give this recipe a go. It has all my favourite ingredients all in one platter. Here I have chosen the ...
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Hsin Kuang Steel, one of the major steel service centers in Taiwan, announced its combined sales revenue in last December totaled NT$829 million, increasing by 17.51% from November. Also, its combined sales revenue in the fourth quarter ...
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Laboratory tests on Washington State's exotic shellfish export, the geoduck clam, have found no evidence of unsafe or excessive levels of arsenic, rebutting claims made by Chinese food safety authorities that followed?a sudden ban placed on ...
Because of the coming Chinese New Year vacation, most of Taiwanese construction users have started their new rebar purchasing activity for stocks. Feng Hsin, one of the major steel long product manufactures in Taiwan said this situation ...
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Taiwanese steel pipe makers expect to adjust their prices until January 3, 2014 due to postponed price release by Taiwanese Chung Hung Steel. They predict the latest steel pipe prices released by Chung Hung Steel would be steady but will ...
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