Reuters reported that Iran will build millions of barrels of oil storage facilities in the Gulf over the next few months in response to international sanctions on its exports. Mr Mahmoud Zirakchian Zadeh MD of the Iranian Offshore Oil ...
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Iran's handicraft exports to other nations is likely to post a robust year-on-year rise this year to reach US$ 1.5 billion by close of the current Iranian calendar year, Director-General of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts ...
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Thang-ga is a Tibetan word which refers to the scroll painting mounted with colorful satins and fabrics. It is the religious scroll painting hung in the hall for the Tibetans to worship. Thang-ga is famous for its florid color and takes ...
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Also known as "paper paintings" and "painted pictures", New Year paintings is a unique art form in Chinese folk culture. The paintings are called "New Year paintings" because they are mostly posted during the New Year holiday for decoration ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Avanir Pharmaceuticals' investigational new drug (IND) application for the study of AVP-923, an investigational drug for the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease. ...
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Liuyang fireworks and firecrackers (also called skyrocket or petard) are a world-known special traditional product and a major export product of Hunan Province. Liuyang is famous for manufacturing fireworks and firecrackers and it is ...
MNA reported that Iran's oil revenues during the Iranian calendar year of 1390 which ended on March 19th 2012 amounted to USD 118 billion. And the Islamic Republic's oil revenues during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year ...
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A citizen shows two rabbit toys at a store in Nanchang, capital of central China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 9, 2011. The year 2011 is the "Year of the Rabbit" under the 12-year Chinese lunar calendar in which each year is named after one of ...
Tehran Times reported that the power generation capacity of Iran's hydroelectric power plants stands currently at 9.5 GW. The actual output of the power plants is 7.6 GW. In October, Mr Majid Salehi MD of Iran Power Development Company ...
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Today is the Chinese Lantern Festival, which marks the end of the Chinese New Year season. In the following report, we'll bring you to Dongzhi County in central China's Anhui Province and learn something about the history and traditions ...
For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2012 (to end-August), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan has reported revenue of $5.5m, up 3% on $5.3m a year ago but down 40% on $9.2m. last quarter. Revenue for ...
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Optical networking and associated semiconductor technology company JDSU of Milpitas, CA, USA has reported its first-quarter 2013 (ended 29 September 2012). Non-GAAP net revenue was $420.9m and net income was $35.0m ($0.15 per share). ...
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Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the longest and most important holiday for Chinese people. It is usually celebrated from the eighth day of the twelfth month to the fifteenth of the first month (lantern festival), by Chinese lunar ...
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Water-Splashing Festival is the most ceremonious traditional festival of the Dai minority. It usually takes place in mid-April of the solar calendar, often ten days before or after the Tomb-sweeping Day, and lasts three to seven days. ...
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Spring Festival, China's most celebrative occasion, begins its annual felicitations with the posting of New Year pictures on the walls and windows on the 24th of the 12th month in the lunar calendar according to tradition. The pictures ...
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