The outline for China’s 13th five-year plan isn’t exactly summer beach reading: The 65,858-character document, which lays out in broad terms how China’s leaders want the country’s economy to develop between now and ...
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Google Pixel XL vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7: Which big Android phone deserves your cash this year? We rather like Samsung's Galaxy Note 7. It's high-specced, looks gorgeous and has the best camera on the market. But there's a new ...
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A new study from Roy Morgan Research shows Aldi is continuing to win over more Australian supermarket shoppers. According to the study, as of December 2015, Aldi had a 12.1 per cent market share of the Australian supermarket grocery ...
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The Fitbit Blaze and Alta fitness wearables have sold more than a million units apiece in their first few weeks on sale. The Blaze reached the milestone a month after going on sale, while the Alta notched up the figure in just three ...
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Shen Hao, former president of 21st Century Media Co. Ltd., was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday for blackmailing companies by threatening negative coverage. Shen was convicted of extortion and forced transactions, among other ...
China’s strategic “One belt, one road” policy has sparked local manufacturers interests of exporting products abroad, but most are afraid to take action. Statistics from different research organizations have varied widely. ...
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Leo W. Gerard, international president of the United Steelworkers (USW), has testified before the US Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, reiterating his opposition to lifting the long-standing crude oil export ban, ...
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Flowcrete Americas has announced a new AIA CES Training Seminar, which it describes as an "ideal opportunity for architects to find out more about specifying fit-for-purpose flooring solutions for the food and beverage industry." ...
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Nigeria’s textiles traders are a worried lot over the increasing Chinese footprint in the country. While the proliferation of Chinese-made textiles is a boon for low income consumers, traders in Kano, northern Nigeria’s biggest ...
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The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has expressed disappointment in the Federal Government’s 2015-16 Budget, which announced the lion’s share of transport infrastructure funding to go toward roads, and no new money for ...
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A Pakistan cotton ginners trade body has demanded that cotton farmers be assured a government support price to stop their exploitation by textile mills. At a press conference, office bearers of the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association ...
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A Pakistan cotton ginners trade body has demanded that cotton farmers be assured a government support price to stop their exploitation by textile mills. At a press conference, office bearers of the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association ...
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Affiliates of BMW in China and Aston Martin Lagonda will recall almost 16,000 vehicles that were built and sold in China due to faulty air bags and issues with gear-box. It is being reported that the airbags might malfunction in humid ...
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Woolworths has announced new long-term milk supply contracts Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has announced two new 10-year milk contracts across Australia that it says "will give dairy farmers and processors more certainty to ...
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A study looking at pathogen transmission during the translocation of endangered western ringtail possums (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) has provided an insight into assessing the disease risk for populations. The research from Murdoch ...