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Industrial Output in China Grew 9.7 Percent in 2013 From a Year Ago
Jan 22, 2014BEIJING, Jan. 20 -- Industrial output in China grew 9.7 percent in 2013 from a year ago, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Monday. The figure marks a deceleration from the 10-percent growth seen in 2012. Monday's data ...
Tags: Output, NBS, product, economic activities
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European Climate Is Highly Damaging to The Competitiveness of European Industry
Jan 22, 2014The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has stated that there is nothing effective about the existing European climate policy which is highly damaging to the competitiveness of European industry, forcing the shift of industrial production ...
Tags: steel industry, climate change
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Chinese Health Authorities Reported The Deaths of Two Men From H7N9 Avian Flu in Shanghai
Jan 22, 2014SHANGHAI, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Chinese health authorities reported the deaths of two men, including a doctor, from H7N9 avian flu in Shanghai. The Shanghai municipal health commission Monday reported the 31-year-old doctor and a 77-year-old ...
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Japan's New Ship Export Orders Increased by 55.41 Percent in 2013
Jan 22, 2014According to the data released by the Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA), Japanese new ship export orders in December last year increased by 55.41 percent on tonnage basis compared to November, amounting to 44 ships compared to 36 ...
Tags: New Ship Export Orders, delivered ships for export, Japan
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Discount Tire Now Operates 28 Outlets in Florida and 47 in Colorado
Jan 22, 2014Discount Tire has opened stores in St. Augustine, Fla., and Fort Collins, Colo. The company now operates 28 outlets in Florida and 47 in Colorado. The St. Augustine store, which is the company’s first in the city, has six employees. ...
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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Described Inequality in Healthcare
Jan 22, 2014WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. described inequality in healthcare as the "most shocking and inhumane" form of injustice, a U.S. health official says. Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of ...
Tags: health insurance, MLK, full potential, untreated asthma
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A New Community Program Is Helping African-American Women Embrace Good Health
Jan 22, 2014A new community program is helping African-American women embrace good health by enabling treatment of substance abuse and mental health problems that increase their risk of HIV infection or spreading the virus. SHE PREVAILS, which is ...
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It Is Thought That Age Leads to a Steady Deterioration of Brain Function
Jan 22, 2014What happens to our cognitive abilities as we age? Traditionally it is thought that age leads to a steady deterioration of brain function, but new research in Topics in Cognitive Science argues that older brains may take longer to process ...
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Turkey's Building Construction Costs Increased 1.2% Quarter on Quarter in Q4 Over Q3
Jan 22, 2014According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the fourth quarter of 2013 Turkey's building construction cost index increased 1.2 percent quarter on quarter and was up 7.2 percent compared to the same ...
Tags: Turkey, building construction, material index, installation material
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PPG Industries' PMC Business Was Awarded a Five-Year Contract by The U.S. Navy's MSC
Jan 22, 2014PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business was awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) to continue providing coatings, solvents and technical services to its global fleet ...
Tags: Contract Renewal, coatings
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Project Activity and Spending Continue to Increase in Many U.S. Industrial Sectors
Jan 22, 2014As project activity and spending continue to increase in many U.S. industrial sectors, Industrial Info is tracking approximately 580 projects in the U.S. worth $140 billion that were previously canceled or placed on hold that have returned ...
Tags: U.S.Industrial Sector, map series
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Hanergy Holding Group Signed a Trilateral Framework Agreement
Jan 22, 2014In early January, China’s leading clean energy firm Hanergy Holding Group of Beijing (parent of thin-film photovoltaic module maker Hanergy Solar) signed a trilateral framework agreement with China Minsheng Banking Corp and the Asia ...
Tags: AFCA, CIGS technology, Energy Projects, GSE
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Grange Resources Sees Output Down 7.87 Percent Year on Year
Jan 22, 2014Australia-based magnetite iron ore pellet producer Grange Resources has announced its production results for the quarter ended December 31, 2013. In the given quarter, Grange produced 632,906 mt of iron ore concentrate, up 22.2 percent ...
Tags: Grange Resource, iron, revenue, output
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For The Fourth Consecutive Year,BASF Has Been Named One of China's Top Employers
Jan 22, 2014For the fourth consecutive year, BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, has been named one of China’s Top Employers. This prestigious award recognizes BASF’s continuous achievements in human resources (HR) management ...
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An Experiment Shows a High-Protein Diet Increases The Chance of Developing Kidney Stones
Jan 22, 2014An experiment by scientists at the University of Granada, Spain, shows a high-protein diet increases the chance of developing kidney stones and other renal diseases High-protein diets, like the popular Dr. Dukan diet, increase the ...
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