China has built glittering metropolises in the span of roughly three decades of reform and opening. But in an equal span of time, shiny urban centers risk losing their shining façades or even descending into slums thanks to poor ...
Tags: City Centers, toxic combination
Some websites and mobile app developers are confused about how to comply with revised rules governing the online collection of personal information from children that took effect in the U.S. Monday, critics said. The U.S. Federal Trade ...
China and other countries need to allow more open access and competition for their shale gas industries if they want to duplicate North America's success in exploiting the resource, a senior official at BP Plc said. "It did happen in the ...
The Cotlook A Index rose to 96.65 cents per pound around mid-June 2013 before receding to the low 90s cents level towards the end of the month. On June 12th, the USDA increased 2012/13 U.S. export estimate to 3 million tons due to ...
Tags: Chinese Policy, World Cotton PricesWorld Cotton Prices
Larry Ford has been making and selling stained glass since the 1970s. His mom was a talented painter and he suspects he got some of his artistic talent from her, even though he didn't use much of that talent growing up. After high ...
Tags: stained glass, Craftsman
Printer ink might be the most expensive liquid you buy—and tests from Consumer Reports show that some printers use far more of it than others, to clean print heads and for other maintenance chores. The extra cost of using those models ...
Tags: Printer ink, Consumer Electronics
The smart watch, a fairly new category in electronics, can be briefly described as a wearable computerized device that can connect to your smart phone or tablet for control and alerts, and can also run a variety of apps itself. We've seen a ...
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The Customs Tariff Commission of China has decided to levy antidumping duties on the toluidine originating in the EU for five years from June 28, 2013. Relevant matters are hereby announced: 1. As of June 28, 2013, as regards the ...
Tags: Antidumping, EU Toluidine
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the guaranty provisions of the Fur Rules, under the Fur Products Labeling Act. These changes would align the Fur Rules with proposed changes to the guaranty ...
Tags: Textile, Textile Fibre
Belarus will raise export duties on oil and oil products on 1 July 2013. The relevant decision is laid down by Council of Ministers resolution No. 541 of 26 June 2013, the press service of the Belarusian government told BelTA. As of 1 ...
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The demand made by the European Union (EU) to reduce import duty levied on European wine by the Indian government is sending jitters through the domestic wine industry. The Indian Grape Processing Board (IGPB) fears a cut in the duty would ...
Tags: Wine Industry, Import Duty
What does it take to shake the Chinese market? If stock turmoil in Shanghai and talk of bank default don't strike fear in the heart of the nation, images of a metropolis falling into a chasm will perhaps do the trick. An image from the ...
Tags: Cash Squeeze, Banks
The European Union is set to impose a levy printers and printer consumerables after a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The judgement follows a case in the German Court of Justice in which publisher VG Wort took action ...
Tags: Printers, Printer Ink
Linen has been "a warm-weather go-to fabric for ages," according to Lucky magazine. And GQ and the Gentleman's Gazette recommend it for outings this summer. But all three style magazines caution that linen can be a challenge to keep crisp. ...
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Global industrial machine vision sales to hit $2bn by 2018 27 Jun 2013 Analyst Yole Développement publishes new MV technology and market forecast, identifying nine key market types. Yole Développement, Lyon, France, has ...
Tags: industrial machine