Li Yundi, a famous Chinese pianist, became the youngest juror in the history of the International Chopin Piano Competition, often referred to as the Piano Olympics. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Li recalled how being invited to ...
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Thermoformed packaging provider Fabri-Kal is to open a new $50m production plant in Burley, Idaho, the US. The addition of 100,000ft2 facility will expand the company's presence in plastics thermoforming. The new plant will manufacture ...
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On Sep. 10, MLS announced that the company will spend RMB$ 180 million (US$ 278.2 million) to purchase stock in Kaistar Lighting with private fund, acquiring 10.91% of Kaistar’s shares. Kaistar Lighting is a joint venture ...
gridComm, a provider of power line communication (PLC) solutions that enable the transformation of traditional power grid into a smart grid, announced it has signed a partnership agreement with a leading LED manufacturer in Indonesia, PT ...
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At the ASIS International Conference (ASIS 2015), Genetec™, a leading manufacturer of open-platform, unified IP security solutions, and Sensity®Systems Inc., the pioneer of light sensory networks (LSNs), announced a strategic ...
PPG Industries recently held its first “Colorful Communities” activity in China at the Tianjin TEDA Art Center. As part of the company’s new global community-engagement initiative, nearly 70 volunteers from PPG’s ...
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Around the world, people are seeing the LED streetlights that their city is installing, and many don’t like it. In this situation, there are two possible responses: living for a few decades with light you don’t like, or pushing ...
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Over 100 children took part in the event marking International Friendship Day. On Friday, more than 100 children took part in London’s first ever children-only volunteering event to mark International Friendship Day. The event was ...
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Malaysia's Penfabric has become the world's first integrated textile company undertaking yarn spinning, greige weaving to dyeing and finishing, to be awarded the STeP by Oeko-Tex certificate for sustainable textile production and with it, ...
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Keen is solidifying its promise to building stronger communities and a healthier planet by partnering with The Wilderness Society (TWS) and 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) to help preserve America’s public lands and ...
US document management major Xerox has introduced a Cloud-enabled performance management application ‘CitySight’ with data analytics capability to aid parking enforcement personnel to support safety and urban mobility. Being ...
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Packaged LED lighting revenue reached $6.6bn in 2014, with about 70% of that generated by sales of mid- to low-power LEDs, according to the latest data in the 'Packaged LED Report 2015' (part of IHS LED Intelligence Service). The share ...
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Packaged LED lighting revenues reached US$6.6 billion in 2014, with roughly 70% revenue generated from mid- to low-power LEDs, according to IHS. The chip-on-board (COB) share was only 8%, despite the fact that only a small number of ...
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Health Canada is contemplating to remove fruit juices from the category of healthy dietary choices under Canada's Food Guide as juices increasingly come under the scanner for promoting obesity. The current Food Guide recommends ...
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In a move to check pollution, the European Parliament (EP) has voted in favour of limiting the use of thin plastic bags in Europe. As per the new law, EU citizens will have to reduce their annual average consumption of ...