A common set of standards for LED lighting firms in Greater China was announced recently and as the China government plans to expand the LED lighting market, this common set of standards can help Taiwan-based firms enter the China market. ...
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Taiwan-based blank optical disc maker Ritek plans to introduce 7W LED light bulbs. There will also be a promotional campaign where consumers can buy one and get one free for NT$299. Market observers noted that retail prices of 7-8W LED ...
Argentinean President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has formally launched the clothing line NYP (Nacional y Popular or Popular National) with each clothing item costing less than 100 pesos. The newly launched NYP clothing line ...
The federal government’s opening of the tender process for the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal (as reported on Transport and Logistics News) has drawn praise from the rail industry, but also attracted criticism for its questionable ...
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The 2013 Budget has failed Australia’s trucking businesses because it does not reverse the government’s plan to extend the carbon tax to the trucking industry, Australian Trucking Association chief executive Stuart St Clair ...
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Ireland has announced plans to set up a new centralized equine database, in response to the Europe-wide horsemeat scandal. The information on the database will be used by the agriculture department's veterinary staff to supplement current ...
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Chinese oil and gas producer PetroChina Co., Ltd. (SHSE: 601857 and SEHK: 0857) has not made a final decision on whether to participate in an auction Iraq plans to hold for the Nassiriya oil field on December 19 this year. The Iraqi ...
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Technology firms including Facebook and Microsoft have welcomed government plans to provide funding for improving the teaching of computer science in schools. Education minister Elizabeth Truss announced £2m will be set aside to ...
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Semiconductor design for automotive systems is an important and growing technology capability for European companies, according to Jean-Marie Saint-Paul, European director at Mentor Graphics. "Europe's strong car industry is a big ...
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China-based makers' solar product shipments to Europe have been falling due to the ongoing trade dispute, but their shipments to the US, Japan and the domestic market have been rising. Due to orders related to China's Golden Sun ...
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Sin Tax Reform 2012 has allowed alcoholic beverages and tobacco to become the highest consumer price index (CPI) products in Philippines, according to the report ‘February 2013 Regional Price Situationer’ by National Statistics ...
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Myanmar is set to resume the export of rice to Japan in May, 45-years after the restrictions were established. This development is expected to strengthen the trade relations between the two countries. The export of the first shipment of ...
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On March 12, 2013, the Minister of industry said Shateta Booker pharmaceutical companies will spend 16 million dollars to build a pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum. The Sudan Government plans to cancel the tax of pharmaceutical industry ...
The US government plans to reinforce its cybersecurity programme by expanding web monitoring, using a process which currently scans traffic going in and out of defence contractors and expanding it to private firms. That means employees of ...
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Buying interest stayed muted at south China's trading hubs for imported thermal coal Tuesday, and CFR delivered prices were rangebound at $86/mt and remain capped by competitively priced domestic thermal coal, traders said. The ...
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