Taipei,Oct.4,2012(CENS)--Affected by the global economic downturn,layoff and unpaid leave is spreading in Taiwan's electronics industry,affecting some 3,000 persons,mainly in the fields of DRAM(dynamic random access memory),LED(light ...
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Gov. Bev Perdue announced that Fendrich Industries Inc, a manufacturer of textiles and printed cloth fabrics, will expand its operations by locating a new division in Polk County. The company plans to create 23 jobs and invest $740,000 ...
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The slump in global markets has depressed demand for Cambodian products,leading to reduced growth forecasts by the Asian Development Bank(ADB)for 2012 and 2013. "Falling global demand,especially in Europe and the US,means that the ...
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The Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia celebrated National Batik Day with an estimated 60 million people, constituting a quarter of the country's population, wearing garments made from their traditional fabric – the batik. The ...
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As Sri Lankan textiles sector now stands bolstered by the recent offer of support from the Government of India,the domestic manufacturers,who were struggling a few years back,are successfully moving for a bigger slice in domestic demand. ...
Tags: domestic demand, Uniforms, Value Chain
PlasmaBike, the pedal-free balance bicycle has been recognised by the prestigious Oppenheim Toy Portfolio with the Platinum Seal Award (2012). The bike has already won the Creative Child 2012 Preferred Choice Award, 2012 Parents' Choice ...
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Google has admitted it will incur costs of $300m as "severance-related charges" following its acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Google revealed in August it would be slashing 20% of the Motorola workforce, as it planned to move away from ...
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Although the server market is mature, it will experience strong growth through to 2015, as large customers such as Google, Amazon and Facebook will demand servers to fuel their datacentres' growth, says Gartner. "The server market was ...
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UK employers, across the IT sector, have come together to back a new skills framework from the National Skills Academy. Free for IT professionals to use, the online IT Professional Profile enables individuals to benchmark their skills ...
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The government is to spend GBP2m a year on a cyber-security centre. The centre will act as an international forum to draw together private sector,governments and international organisations,said the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in a ...
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HP's shares have plummeted to a nine-year low after its CEO Meg Whitman stated that revenue for 2013 would decline and that it would take five years to revive the firm financially. Whitman – the third HP CEO in as many years – ...
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Colorcon, a developer of formulated products for the pharmaceutical industries, has launched new pharmaceutical film coating systems. The new system including Opadry CA osmotic coating system is a one-step, semi-permeable membrane, ...
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Responding to complains regarding raw material scarcity by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the textile sector, the Government of Indonesia has decided to halt polyester exports and to develop a raw materials terminal for SMEs. ...
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In order to ensure stability in prices of cotton, the South India Spinners Association (SISPA) has called on the Government of India to keep a minimum stock of cotton, prior to permitting exports. The association also urged the Centre ...
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IDG News Service - Facebook users who have associated a mobile phone number with their accounts in order to enable the "Login Approvals" security feature can no longer be found on the website based on those phone numbers, the company said ...
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