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The U.S. Department of Energy Will Spend More Than $45 Million for 38 New Projects

Sep 6, 2013

The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced it will spend more than $45 million for 38 new projects that will research and develop vehicle technologies to improve fuel efficiency, lower transportation costs and protect the environment. ...

Tags: Auto Parts, auto

Dealers Association Is Beginning an Investigation Into The Pricing of Foreign Car Brands

Sep 4, 2013

The China Automobile Dealers Association is beginning an investigation into the pricing of foreign car brands in China. "We are collecting data to investigate the price structure of imported vehicles in a bid to find out what is behind ...

Tags: Foreign Automakers

China Itself Has Become a Magnet for Substantial Foreign Capital

Sep 4, 2013

Stock markets in Moscow and copper mines in Chile appear to have little in common. But these are two spots where investors in New York and London have been pumping money borrowed on the cheap to seek out big returns. Aggressive monetary ...

Tags: Tapering Waves

The Official Manufacturing PMI Is in for August and The Numbers Are Rosy

Sep 4, 2013

The official manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index is in for August and the numbers are rosy. Sell-siders are happy. China bulls just got one more boost from a lengthening list of comfortable economic figures. “It's a real ...

Tags: Healthy PMI, Medium Firms

China Adjusts Tax on Plane, Lignite Imports

Sep 4, 2013

China has increased the value-added tax from four percent to five percent on imports of planes with an empty weight of above 25 metric tons, the central government announced on Monday. Meanwhile, for imported planes with an empty ...

Tags: Tax, Lignite Imports

The Sustainable Furnishings Council Released The 2013 Green Home Furnishings Study

Sep 4, 2013

The Sustainable Furnishings Council has released the 2013 Green Home Furnishings Study. The report is the SFC's fifth annual consumer research study and is available to SFC members and non-members. According to the survey, consumers are ...

Tags: Furniture, Furnishing

The Government Could Save up to £70bn by 2020

Sep 4, 2013

The government could save up to £70bn by 2020 if it shifted away from paper and digitised its activities, learned to work in new ways but with fewer staff, sought out for the best procurement deals, and made use of data and analytics, ...

Tags: Computer Products

Elected Officials Visit Constituents at Glass Industry Companies in Ohio and Pennsylvania

Sep 3, 2013

A number of elected officials made the most of the August recess, using some of their time away from Washington, D.C. to visit constituents at glass industry companies in both Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively. U.S. Senator Rob Portman ...

Tags: glass industry, Construction, Decoration

Meda Has Signed a Definitive Agreement to Acquire Acton Pharmaceuticals

Sep 3, 2013

International specialty pharma company Meda has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Acton Pharmaceuticals, a specialty respiratory pharmaceutical company, in an all cash transaction. The proposed transaction, with a total potential ...

Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Meda

Hong Kong and Mainland China Inked The Tenth Supplementary Agreement for CEPA

Sep 2, 2013

Yesterday, Hong Kong and Mainland China inked the tenth supplementary agreement for CEPA, including 73 measures serving trade opening for the convenience of trade investment, which will further boost bilateral trade cooperation. Qualified ...

Tags: trade, economy

Products Were Identified by Campden as Having Issues Which Put Them in Breach of The Code

Sep 2, 2013

As part of its ongoing compliance work, the Portman Group appointed independent consultants, Campden BRI, to audit a random sample of 500 alcoholic drinks in supermarkets, convenience stores and off-licences. It found that the vast majority ...

Tags: Alcohol Packaging, Packaging

About 50,000 Clinicians Are Expected to Learn How to Code Over The Next Few Years

Sep 2, 2013

About 50,000 clinicians are expected to learn how to code over the next few years, according to NHS England's director of patients and information, Tim Kelsey. Kelsey said that a new initiative called Code4Health will launch this autumn ...

Tags: Service

All LED Exports to Europe Must Meet The New Energy Efficiency Standards.

Aug 30, 2013

The EU has recently issued the newest LED lighting product energy efficiency regulations which will take effect September 1st. According to the regulations, all LED exports to Europe must meet the new energy efficiency standards. The EU has ...

Tags: LED, LED Energy Efficiency Standards

Ashley Furniture and Ethan Allen Are Not Eligible to Receive Millions of Dollars in Duties

Aug 30, 2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that Ashley Furniture and Ethan Allen are not eligible to receive millions of dollars in duties in the wooden bedroom furniture antidumping case. In an Aug. 19 decision, the U.S. ...

Tags: Furniture, Furnishing

Queensland Has Banned Farmers and Travellers From Bringing Banana Into The State

Aug 30, 2013

The Queensland state of Australia has banned farmers and travellers from bringing banana into the state, as part of its effort to prevent the spread of a disease that destroys crops. This legislative change, which was announced by ...

Tags: Interstate Banana, Fungal Disease

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