Swiss-headquartered resources company Ferrexpo, whose main interests are in Ukrainian iron ore assets, has announced that in the third quarter of the current year its overall iron ore pellet production increased by 13.2 percent year on year ...
General Motors is recalling more than 57,000 vehicles in the US due to issues with ignition switch key, which may shift from the “run” position when touched by the driver’s knee. The recall affects 2011-2013 models of ...
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Kent State University’s museum in Kent, Ohio, will house the AJDC’s “Variations on a Theme” exhibition from Oct. 24 to May 3, 2015. Click through the slideshow to see five pieces that will be displayed in the ...
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Since the October 2013 Central Conference on periphery diplomacy, Chinese diplomacy regarding neighboring countries has followed the new philosophy of "good neighborliness, sincerity, mutual benefits, and inclusiveness," presenting a ...
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Despite the apparent saturation of optical coherence tomography systems in the ophthalmology markets of developed countries, the distinct OCT market for healthcare and life science sectors is still expected to grow from around €500 ...
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The exports of apparel form India shot up by 17.9 percent in the first five months of the ongoing financial year that began on April 1, 2014, according to the data from the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC). In April-August 2014, ...
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Format-wise, the Obama Administration's policies in the Ukraine crisis appear to have troubles in two aspects: the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific and containment of Russia. First, national strength in the United States is falling short of ...
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A few days ago, I was in Washington, DC for a conference. On the sidelines of the conference, I met some American friends. We had an interesting discussion about China-US relations. It seems to me that a debate is going on in the United ...
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More than 24 million vehicles will be sold this year in the world's largest auto market, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) has forecast. China's vehicle output is also expected to top 24 million units this year, ...
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China's environmental degradation has become a growing source of public consternation and a potential political liability. Premier Li Keqiang declared a "war on pollution" in March 2014, vowing to reduce emissions from power generation and ...
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The Nikkei recently published a report on China's environmental pollution on August 4th, and I was shocked and dumbfounded by the sensational headline – China, A Perishing Nation Amid Environmental Pollution – written with an ...
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In the January-August period of the current year, China's crude steel output amounted to 550.10 million mt, up 2.6 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The growth rate in question ...
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Russian steelmaker NLMK has announced that it has upgraded air-blowing equipment used in blast furnace operations in Lipetsk. This upgrade will enable NLMK to reduce its environmental footprint and save approximately RUB 210 million ($5.3 ...
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Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, reported that in August of the current year the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the European Union member states (EU-28) was 10.1 percent, the lowest value since ...
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Thoratec Corp. has replaced CEO Gary Burbach with the man who previously led the company for a decade. New president and CEO Keith Grossman served in those roles at the Pleasanton, CA–based company from 1996 to 2006, when Burbach ...