The Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, continued to weaken on Tuesday but analysts said more sharp depreciation is unlikely. The central parity rate of the yuan weakened 10 basis points to 6.6971 against the U.S. dollar, the weakest ...
The recovery in air freight volumes from a weak first half of last year continued into 2016, although subdued underlying global trade conditions suggest another modest year for volumes growth, reports the IATA. Ongoing strong capacity ...
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Herbert Hainer, Adidas Group CEO, said for the first time that Adidas may explore “alternatives” to its long sponsorship of FIFA if soccer's world governing body does not reform itself. "If FIFA succeeds in reforming itself -- ...
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Australian supermarkets giants have confirmed they source seafood from a company implicated in the usage of indentured slave labourers for prawn peeling. Coles, Woolworths and Aldi supermarkets have each confirmed that they have sourced ...
A photo shows the household register of China. [Photo: cctv.com] There have been heated discussions over a planned points-based residence registration system in the Chinese capital that accommodates over eight million non-locals. The ...
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The price of Australian alumina continued to drift sideways Thursday, leaving Platts daily assessment unchanged at $200/mt FOB, despite a slight slippage of Yuan 15/mt ($2.30) in Chinese domestic prices in Shanxi province. The Australian ...
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Jules Verne said in Around the World in 80 Days: “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.” Today, that is truer than ever before. Did you ever think it would be possible to communicate so easily with anyone around ...
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Russia has started the process of destroying banned Western food products on the border days before the presidential decree ordering the same comes into force. Signed on 29 July, the decree enters into force today and orders the ...
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China's auto sales accelerated in the first two months of this year, led by demand for sport utility vehicles and minivans. Retail deliveries of passenger vehicles increased by 16 percent to 3.49 million units in January and February, the ...
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The HTC One M9 landed earlier this week with a mass of improvements in tow. There was, however, one glaring omission from its specs sheet – a better screen than its predecessor. Now we’re not saying this a drawback for the ...
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Chinese carmaker BYD has announced that its chairman Wang Chuanfu has bought additional shares, raising his stake in the company to 23.1%. In a statement posted on the Shenzhen and Hong Kong stock exchanges, BYD said: "Wang Chuanfu, a ...
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New York cotton futures moved sideways last week, as December dropped 52 points to close at 63.04 cents/lb, while March gained 17 points to close at 61.88 cents/lb. "The main feature this week was the drop in volatility, as the market is ...
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Recently,lots of stars are arrested because of taking drug, netizens make a drama, too,called "prison on fire".Stars take drug will not only brings a negative example to the society,but also damage their own reputation.Especially the idol ...
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The rapid development of miniaturized portable electronic devices, such as micro-electromechanical systems, microrobots and implantable medical devices, has stimulated intense demand for micro-scale power sources. Although miniaturized ...
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Over the last ten-and-a-half weeks relentless spec and trade selling has pushed the December contract nearly 1700 points lower and it still remains to be seen where this decline ultimately leads to. From a technical perspective we are now ...