Global thermal coal market undergoes pangs of oversupply and poor demand. 2012 has been game changer with US emerging as potent supplier domestic energy demand being met by shale gas making coal mining redundant. However the vacillating ...
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Cargill, a US-based agribusiness company, has completed the modernization project of its Hales Point grain elevator with an investment of $25m, in time for this year's harvest. Cargill AgHorizons Mid-South Farm Service Group general ...
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In a move sure to strengthen its"Lowest Prices,Best Quality"guaranty,The Sportsman's Guide has announced the launch of CASTLECREEK,a new private label product line promising exclusive,affordable home goods made for"The Way You Live." The ...
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According to statistics released by the Korea Iron and Steel Association (KOSA), South Korea's production of hot rolled coils (HRC) increased by 3% year on year to 30.41 million tons in the first ten months of this year, in spite of weak ...
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The Yugurs, with a population of 10,569, mainly live in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County and Huangnihan Yugur Township of Jiuquan City, Gansu Province. The Yugur are descended from an ethnic group known in the Tang Dynasty as Huigu, who ...
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Sweden - Covering 1080 acres across four adjacent skiing areas, Sweden's Åre ski resort is not just one of the largest in Scandinavia, but in 2009 was judged the best in the world by Conde Nast Traveller magazine. A recently completed ...
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Kirgiz women mostly like red and usually wear short clothes, sometimes one-piece dresses. The shirts are loose with stand-up collars. The clothes are simple, but made of dainty and high quality cloth. There are silver buttons on the neck. ...
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With a population of 411,476, the Lahus live m close communities in Simao, Lincang in the Lanchang River Valley, Xishuanghanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, and Honghe Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Embroidering a jacket The Lahus ...
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The Oroqen people used to live on hunting. The long history of hunting life influenced the creation of their unique dressing culture. Clothing of the Oroqens, including hats, shoes and socks, are made of animal skins, of which the ...
An ice lantern is a wintertime work of art widely created in north China. It was originally made for illumination, providing a light source for the life and work of farmers and fishermen of north China in chilly winter night. Later, the ...
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Since 2007, c, according to the latest estimates from Uswitch. Just five years ago, the annual heating bill would have been around £360 - but figures show that the average price is now £587. That equates to a staggering 63 per ...
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In China, the tiger is considered the king of all beasts (not the lion) and represents powerful energy. Further, the tiger is associated with Tsai Shen Yeh, the Chinese God of Wealth, and this god is usually seen sitting on a tiger in Asian ...
This is a list of official holidays in China. New Years Day (January 1) Not as much celebrated as it is in other parts of the world because it is overshadowed by the upcoming Chinese New Year somewhere a month away. However, ...
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The dragon boat festival is a totem festival. Falling on the 5th of the fifth lunar month, it is close to the summer solstice. Pestilence, as a result of the heat and dampness, is at its worst, threatening lives of human community. Images ...
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Colorful cap is part of the Uygur ethnic minority's habiliment, and also one of the symbols of the minority. As early as the Tang Dynasty (618-907), most males of the Western Regions wore a pointed-topped felt hat with a turnup edge, quite ...
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