WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Gree Electric Appliances Inc., of Zhuhai, China; Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliances Sales Co. Ltd., of Hong Kong; and Gree USA Sales Ltd., of ...
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The IATA reports that air cargo global growth continued to perform below its potential – “mediocre growth is now the new reality”. Growth in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) had positive momentum since 2H2015 and into ...
Future food labelling and product safety laws could be scrapped if legal pressure from multinational companies increases as a result of clauses within the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. Consumer advocacy group Choice has ...
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The plan to launch China's first crude oil futures contract is facing more roadblocks as the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, or INE, comes under government review, a senior official close to the matter said Monday. "The target ...
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, ...
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia has commenced production of engines at Karawang plant in West Java. Karawang plant has been built at a cost 2.3 trillion Indonesian Rupiah ($172m). The plant is expected to produce at least 216,000 ...
The year of 2016 is the important period of transformation development and the starting of the “Thirteenth Five-year Plan” for Beiben Heavy-duty Group Co., Ltd. of China North Industries Group Corporation. Beiben, leading by the ...
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China's consumer prices increased 2.3 percent in February from one year earlier, up from January's 1.8 percent, official data showed Thursday. The inflation rate, the highest since July 2014, beat expectations as economists from the ...
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South Africa has renewed imports of US chicken, beef and pork products, bringing an end to a 15-year trade dispute with the country. The South African government concluded months of discussions over 'the three meats' with the US, under ...
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Seal integrity is extremely important for preventing contamination or spoilage of a canned food product. Here is why proper canned food sealing is important and most effective method for evaluating seal integrity for canned food. Why Seal ...
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If you want to see how your drinking affects your blood alcohol level, this Bluetooth breathalyser is for you. Like a standard breathalyser, you blow into the Alcohoot Edge and it tells you your blood alcohol level. That way you can see ...
UK's Local Government Association has urged alcohol makers to introduce calorie labels to their packaging in order to inform people about the calories the drink contains. It said that long-term health effects of drinking are known to ...
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Breakthroughs will be made in steel and coal sectors in reforms of traditional industries, along with China's efforts to cultivate new growth engines, the Chinese premier said on Wednesday. It is crucial to make a good start for the 13th ...
According to Digitimes Research, there were several developments that occurred in the smart home family segment throughout the end of 2015 into early 2016. Samsung Electronics announced that its entire 2016 Smart TV line-up will be Internet ...
One change will certainly be deeply felt in China's economy in 2016 and more time come: supply-side structural reform. "Supply-side structural reform is an urgent task that cannot afford any delay, otherwise the 'sickness' will become ...