A substantial fraction of the Neanderthal genome persists in modern human populations. A new approach applied to analyzing whole-genome sequencing data from 665 people from Europe and East Asia shows that more than 20 percent of the ...
Tags: DNA, Max Planck Institute, Vernot, Human Genome
Beating the slowdown blues, Hong Kong-based apparel retailer Giordano has reported 5 per cent growth in its sales at HK$ 1,333 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013, driven by strong demand from the Chinese mainland. ...
Tags: Giordano, apparel retailer
Surging air pollution from China and other fast-growing Asian economies has intensified winter cyclones in the northwest Pacific, scientists said Tuesday. Winter cyclones in latitudes including northwestern China, Korea and Japan have ...
Tags: Service, Air Pollution
The Chinese import price for Indian-origin ferrochrome (58-60% Cr) inched higher to 84-86 cents/lb CIF China Friday, from 84-85 cents/lb CIF a week ago, as Chinese buyers lifted their price ideas amid a strengthening Chinese yuan against ...
Tags: Origin Material, Chemicals
. Global LED bulb shipment volumes doubled from 520 million in 2013 to 1.1 billion in 2014. Tube lighting also increased with 2013 shipment volumes rising from 230 million to 400 million in 2014, according to data revealed by Epistar during ...
Tags: LED, Lighting Trends
Plug-in hybrids will lead the pack among e-vehicles in the race to produce cleaner, more efficient vehicles, according to KPMG International’s 2014 Global Automotive Executive Survey. The rise of alternative powertrain technologies ...
Tags: 2014 Global Automotive Executive Survey, Global Auto Sector Refocuses
To sustain its international growth strategy and with a view to remaining closer to its clients and consumers, the independent French company Silab is opening its fifth promoting platform Silab South East Asia in Singapore in January 2014. ...
Tags: international growth strategy, Silab, Silab South East Asia, extension
Pumps suppliers around the world will enjoy revenues of just under $40 billion in 2014. This is the latest finding in Pumps World Market published by the McIlvaine Company. East Asia will be the leader with forecasted purchases of $13.8 ...
Tags: pump, revenue, pumps suppliers, McIlvaine Company, pump market
Despite the apparent severity of the early, and not easily interpreted, statistical data, 2013 seems to be ending positively for Italy's manufacturers of hollow glass; and the forecast for 2014 is also quite rosy. Confirmation comes from ...
Tags: Hollow Glass, Construction Glass
To sustain its international growth strategy and with a view to remaining closer to its clients and consumers, the independent French company Silab is opening its fifth promoting platform Silab South East Asia in Singapore in January 2014. ...
Tags: Silab, Silab South East Asia, Silab SA
Global IPO activity should remain on a firm footing in Q1'14, following a strong uptick in listings in the last quarter of 2013 to close the year with a total of 864 deals raising around US$163.0b, according to EY Global IPO Trends: Q4 ...
Tags: Global IPOS, investment, stock
It is reported that the demand for steel in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries in the first half of 2013 surged by 17% from a year ago. Besides, the imports of finished steel products also increased by 14.6% year on ...
Tags: Steel, Construction
Posco E&C Australia Pty Ltd, a division of Posco Engineering & Construction, is to build a new $350m cement plant in East Timor. The project was awarded by BGC, an Australian group that specialises in residential and commercial building, ...
Tags: Cement Plant, Posco E&C, East Timor
According to a report released by the South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI), in the first half of this year, demand for steel in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries increased 17 percent year on year. Among ...
Tags: ASEAN, steel demand, steel, steel imports
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from Astomos Energy Corporation for a very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier. The LPG carrier on order features its world-class energy efficiency and outstanding ...
Tags: Oil and Gas News, MHI, Astomos Energy