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Market Value of Smart Manufacturing Will Reach US$250 B. This Year
Mar 8, 2018Mainly on the popularization of mobile Internet around the world as well as slumping prices of internet components, application of data analysis is rising to become the key element in the development of the smart manufacturing industry, ...
Tags: Smart Manufacturing
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Inclusive Policy for a Fairer Asia-Pacific
Dec 12, 2016Against the backdrop of a sluggish global economy, lackluster trade growth and uncertainty in major economies, countries in the Asia-Pacific region are still likely to have a growth rate of 4.9 percent this year. The region continues to ...
Tags: global economy
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Global Gold Demand up 21% in Q1 to 1,290 Mt
May 14, 2016Global gold demand totaled 1,290 mt in the first quarter, up 21% from 1,070 mt a year earlier, as the biggest quarterly inflow into exchange-traded funds since 2009 offset a steep decline in jewelry demand, the World Gold Council said in a ...
Tags: gold demand, gold
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Are Airlines Making Money?
Apr 29, 2016IATA’s latest quarterly survey of airline CFO and heads of cargo points to further year-on-year gains in profitability during Q1 2016, following a record year in 2015. However, expectations of further gains in profitability over the ...
Tags: passenger volumes, Airlines
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China-US BIT Matters to The Global Economy
Apr 5, 2016Chinese and U.S. representatives expressed optimism for the future of the China-U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiations during a session at this year's Boao Forum for Asia annual conference. Against the backdrop of a global ...
Tags: China-U.S BIT, global economy
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“Mediocre” Is The New Air Cargo Reality
Mar 22, 2016The 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 ...
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China to Remain Global Economy Driver
Jan 13, 2016China will continue to be a driver of global economy as it has sufficient investment opportunities and internal resources, a leading Chinese economist said Tuesday. "China will continue to grow economically and continue to be the main ...
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Chinese President Calls for Effective Implementation of Global Climate Deal
Dec 17, 2015Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that China and France should work with all parties to effectively carry out the historic climate accord reached in Paris. During a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Francois ...
Tags: global economic growth, climate change, Paris climate conference
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Air Freight Recovery Slow
Nov 12, 2015Air freight volumes were up slightly in September according to the IATA, with freight tonne kilometres (FTK) 1.0% higher compared to a year ago. This was a small improvement on August, when volumes were broadly stable year to year, however, ...
Tags: Air Freight, world trade
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19th China-U.S. Legal Exchange Seminar Held in Beijing, Wuhan
Oct 23, 2015The 19th China-U.S. Legal Exchange Seminar, jointly sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the Legislative Affair Office of the State Council and the U.S.Department of Commerce, was held in Beijing and Wuhan on January 13-15, 2015, ...
Tags: China-U.S.Legal Exchange Seminar, atmospheric pollution control
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Symposium on “Trade Facilitation & Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of WTO” Held in Nanning, Guangxi
Oct 16, 2015On September 18, the Symposium on “Trade Facilitation & Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of WTO” was held in Nanning, Guangxi. The symposium was sponsored by the organizing committee of China-ASEAN ...
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Air Freight Continues to Lag
Oct 13, 2015The IATA reports that air freight volumes were broadly unchanged in August compared to a year ago, with freight tonne kilometres 0.2% higher. The August data shows a pause in earlier declines in air freight volumes, consistent with ...
Tags: Air Freight, air freight volumes
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Li Keqiang's Home Truths About Chinese Economy
Sep 21, 2015The 9th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, a World Economic Forum conference hosted each year in China. It has come to be known as the “Summer Davos,” opened on Wednesday in the city of Dalian. It has become customary for the ...
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'Global Economic Growth in Next 2 Years to Remain Muted'
Aug 19, 2015Global economic growth will be muted over the next two years, Moody's Investors Service has said in a quarterly report. According to the report titled “Global Macro Outlook 2015-16: Risks to muted global growth from Chinese asset ...
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China's Slowdown, Margin Volatility Among Risks
Jul 28, 2015German petrochemicals producer BASF said July 24 that it expected the economic slowdown in China, margin volatility and growth uncertainty in Europe to be the biggest risks to growth for its chemicals division during the second half of the ...
Tags: Petrochemicals, oil