Shops and restaurants across China reported robust sales during the week-long Spring Festival holiday, data from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) showed on Saturday. Sales from dining and retails reached 754 billion yuan (US$ 115 billion), ...
Tourism revenue in Beijing rose 2.9 percent year on year during the week-long Spring Festival holiday, according to the municipal tourism commission. Tourism revenue reached 4.92 billion yuan (753 million U.S. dollars) during the holiday, ...
Star Wars was not the only force making a come-back in 2015. The return of generic advertising brought with it a promise of increased profitability for the diamond trade. Even as numerous stories reflecting pain in the industry vied for our ...
Despite the holiday season, worldwide tablet shipments declined 13.7% on year to 65.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to IDC. Total tablet shipments for 2015 were 206.8 million units, down 10.1% on year. Despite ...
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China's apparent oil demand in 2015 grew 5.8% year on year to 11.11 million b/d, the fastest pace since 2011, despite the country's economy growing at the slowest rate since 1990, Platts calculations based on recently released official data ...
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The International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday received its first U.S. shipment, including food and Christmas presents, since two private U.S. space firms each recently suffered a failure on their cargo delivery missions, U.S. space ...
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Crude prices have gone down nearly 30 percent this year, and analysts expect oil prices to remain low for even longer. Boon for consumers Lower oil prices are generally good for US consumers and the economy, said Jason Bordoff, ...
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A gunman has been shot dead Thursday by police who responded to reports of a shooting at a mall in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. media reported. The shooting resulted from an altercation involving a group of people inside the Northlake ...
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Fonterra has sold its Australian yoghurt and dairy dessert business to Parmalat Australia for an undisclosed sum. The sale includes Fonterra’s manufacturing facilities in the Tamar Valley (near Launceston) in Tasmania and at Echuca ...
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Netflix has released plans for the creation of a pair of festive socks that will maximise your viewing this Christmas. We're used to new original Netflix releases bring critically acclaimed TV series and films, with the odd terrible Adam ...
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The 2016 Times Square Ball numerals debuted in New York City earlier this week. (All Photo Courtesy of Philips) They are big. They are bright. They made their way down Broadway yesterday for their first appearance of the year. It’s ...
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With the approaching Christmas holiday and the typical seasonal construction slowdown, buyers are expecting US rebar prices to remain largely flat through year-end. "Our fabrication division is staying very busy and is not wrapping up by ...
Located on the campus of San Antonio College, the recently expanded and renovated Scobee Education Center showcases San Antonio’s heritage and future as an aerospace hub, as well as the wonders of space and career opportunities in ...
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Unseasonably strong gasoline demand is proving for US refiners to be the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season, as support from seasonal diesel demand is tamped down by record high temperatures across much of the US. Gasoline ...
On December 1, Arts Brookfield debuted a visually stunning installation created by the award-winning design firm Rockwell Group. Luminaries is a reimagined holiday tradition—a spectacular lighting display that follows the glass ...
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