The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) welcomed the announcement by the Obama Administration that it will begin the process of lifting sanctions against Burma (also known as Myanmar), including a ban on U.S. imports from that ...
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German luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz has launched the new GL-Class SUV for the European market. According to the carmaker, the GL-Class is offered in three variants which include, the GL 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC powered by V6 diesel engine, ...
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The Va population is 351.974.They make their homes in Ximeng, Cangyuan, Mengiian, and Gengma counties in the southwest of Yunnan Province. Old Va woman love to wear big hollow earrings, in which they put money when they go to ...
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French carmaker Renault has launched its new Scala sedan in India, which is the carmaker's fifth new model in 18 months of its local operations. The new sedan, which is produced at Renault-Nissan Alliance plant in Chennai, is offered with ...
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British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar has unveiled the XJ Ultimate equipped with a new with a new 3.0-litre V6 supercharged petrol engine featuring eight-speed transmission, at the Beijing Auto Show. The XJ can also be equipped with ...
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Abercrombie & Fitch has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which represents 655 institutional investors with $78 trillion in assets, for its transparency in reporting how its business operations impact the environment ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen will unveil the R-Line version of the Passat CC four-door coupe at the Auto Mobil International show in Leipzig, Germany on 1 June 2012. The new car will go on sale in the US market by the end of the year, ...
Tags: Volkswagen, automatic transmission, turbocharged TSI engine
The Shes, with a population of 630,378, mainly live in the mountainous areas of Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. A few are distributed in Jiangxi, Guangdong and Anhui provinces. A She village usually contains less than 100 families, and many ...
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The Salars, with' a population of 87.697, mainly live in close community in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County of Qinghai Province. A few are scattered in Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang. Killing sheep on the Festival of Fast-breaking ...
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The Bouyei people, the 11th largest of China's 56 ethnic groups, inhabit the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, which slopes from an altitude of 1,000 meters in the north to 400 meters in the south. The Miaoling Mountains stretch across the plateau, ...
Tags: Bouyei people, arts and crafts, patterned batik, colorful embroidery
Japanese luxury car brand Infiniti has launched the new Infiniti M Long Wheel Base (LWB) model, featuring an extended 3050mm wheelbase, in China. Infiniti revealed that the new sedan is offered with two powertrain options including ...
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Lisu people warmly welcomed guests on December 22nd during the 2011 Nujiang Kuoshi Cultural Tourism Festival. In Yunnan province, renowned for its perpetual spring-like climate, the Lisu people in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture are ...
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Yunnan used to be an isolated frontier region in China. Yet, 25 ethnic minority groups reside there. Meanwhile, Yunnan boasts of different climatic zones. The great differences in folk customs and climatic diverse in Yunnan always made ...
The Renault Koleos range has been bolstered with the addition of the Privilege diesel variant to the top of the line-up. Priced from $45,490, the Renault Koleos Privilege diesel costs just $500 more than the equivalent petrol model, and ...
Gov. Bev Perdue announced that Global Textile Alliance Inc, a leading fabrics manufacturer, will expand its operations in Rockingham County. The company plans to create 55 jobs and invest $7.4 million over the next three years in ...
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