II . Economy i. GDP The GDP of Sichuan province in 2005 reached 738.511 billion Yuan, per capita GDP achieved 9,060 Yuan. The volume of primary industry, secondary industry and tertiary industry accounted for 149.57 billion Yuan, 305.27 ...
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Speech by the Governor Sichuan, hometown of Deng Xiaoping, is famed for the' heavenly land'. In the upper reaches of Yangtze River, the province lies in the hinterland of Southwest China, covering an area of 485,000 sq km with a total ...
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It is 100 years since Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage on April 15th 1912 with the loss of over 1500 lives. Henry Aldridge and Son latest auction like its predecessors this year broke a number of world record prices. ...
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Canadian Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz has said the XL Foods plant at the centre of an E.coli outbreak will only re-open when there is written proof that there is no health risk from its products. XL Foods in Alberta had its ...
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Russian meat processor Cherkizovo has extended its product line to include an additional range of sausages. The range, launched this week, includes classic cooked sausages: Doctorskaya, Molochnaya and Russkaya, semi-smoked Krakovskaya ...
Speech by the Governor In the history of the past, Shanxi had played a powerful role, in particular was well known for the" Jin Merchants" who are forerunners ruling the foreign trade and national financial industries. At present, Shanxi ...
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Data of GDP The gross national product of Jilin was 362.027 billion Yuan, increasing by 12 percent, the gross national product per person was 13,348 Yuan, the primary industry was 62.561 billion Yuan, 17.3 percent of the gross, the ...
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Cargill CFO Sergio Rial is to leave the US agribusiness giant at the end of the month, the company announced today (2 November). Rial is returning to his native Brazil for "personal reasons", Cargill said. David MacLennan, the group's ...
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Cargill has recalled over 29,000 pounds of ground beef in the US over fears it would be contaminated with salmonella. The company said the recall of 29,339lbs of beef in the north-east of the country was initiated as a result of its own ...
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Cargill has said that it remains confident in its prospects, despite a 56% drop in full-year profits. For the 12 months to the end of May, Cargill saw profits slide to US$1.17bn. Fourth-quarter profits plunged by 82% to $404m, marking the ...
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Cargill, which recalled almost 30,000 pounds of ground beef in the US this weekend, has been linked to five cases of salmonella. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the Food Safety Inspection Service launched an investigation ...
US agribusiness firm Cargill has signed a US$14.1m deal to buy a ground beef plant north of downtown Fort Worth from AFA Foods. Cargill will purchase all working capital assets of AFA Foods, which filed for chapter 11 protection in April. ...
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Pretzelmaker, a quick service restaurant franchise concept, has launched Pretzel Dog and Lemonade Pretzelmaker in the US. According to the company, Pretzel Dog is a 100% All-Angus beef hot dog rolled in pretzel dough,. Pretzelmaker is ...
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In a first for African retail,the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa(WWF-SA)and Woolworths have announced a broad-based,multifaceted partnership to drive greater sustainability through selected Woolworths products and operations.The ...
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UK retailer Asda has booked an increase in second-quarter sales but sales slowed in the most recent three months of its financial year. In the three months to the end of June, excluding fuel, net sales grew 3.2%. Comparable sales, ...
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