Tzu-Hsi (pronounced "Tsoo Shee"), or Cixi, was one of the most formidable women in modern history. She was famed for her beauty and charm. She was power hungry, ruthless and profoundly skilled in court politics. She would rise from a middle ...
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A ceremony was held at the beginning of June to inaugurate the new Flowery Branch site. The 9,000sq m factory was built on a 32,000sq m plot of land belonging to Bitzer US, where 130 employees work to produce reciprocating compressors. The ...
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The Australasian Railway Association has questioned the Coalition Opposition’s intentions with Infrastructure Australia’s funding allocation policies if they were to win government. In presenting their plans for infrastructure ...
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Private equity (PE) activities have increased substantially in the Chinese market over the past decade. PE funds invested in China rose to USD 15 billion in 2012, from below USD 1 billion in 2000. China now represents approximately 10% of ...
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Federal opposition leader Tony Abbott says the Coalition does not support the Labor Government’s changes to fringe benefits tax (FBT) rules and will not proceed with the policy changes if elected. The government has attracted ...
Total Australian truck sales for the first six months of 2013 registered 15,074 units, reports the Truck Industry Council (TIC). This is the best result since the record first half established in 2008, just prior to the Global Financial ...
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The Einstein Award for 2013 from solar module maker SolarWorld AG of Bonn Germany has been awarded to professor Eicke R. Weber, director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) Freiburg, Germany (the largest solar energy ...
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From 14–16 May 2013, a major conference for the glass industry was hosted by Emhart Glass, world leaders in glassmaking machinery. Entitled ‘Leaders Explore the Future of Glass Packaging’, it was held at the lakeside ...
DESPITE deep reservations about domestic political instability and shaky conditions in the resources sector, professional investors expect local shares to shrug off May's malaise and see the All Ordinaries index retest 5000 points by ...
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The popular notion that media causes people to kill is based on flawed research,and those who support it ignore ample evidence to the contrary,according to a report issued this week by Media Coalition,Inc.and distributed today to key ...
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Concerns about the global economy and political unrest in Canberra are cruelling appetite for takeovers, with some of the nation's top dealmakers tipping companies to remain on the sidelines until economic clouds clear. In a sign of the ...
The Australian oil and gas industry has condemned as "anti-development" federal legislation passed by the Senate Wednesday which introduces new regulation of coal and coalseam gas projects that impact water resources. "This law will add ...
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Over the years, political relations and economic ties between the United Arab Emirates and Singapore have been strengthened dramatically, particularly across sectors including trade, politics, tourism and arts and culture. For the past ...
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It may have taken almost two decades, but Tun Thura Thet's investment in one of Asia's poorest countries is finally paying off. "I've been waiting here for 17 years to have this moment," he said, sitting at his office in Yangon, Myanmar. ...
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At the 6th annual conference of German Water Partnership, experts from industry, politics and science discussed demands and market opportunities in international water management. In his opening speech Chairman of the GWP Board Michael ...
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