Chinese consumers can expect higher dairy prices in December because of a shrinking supply of raw milk from the country's fragmented milk farms. Most domestic dairy companies put up prices last week, ranging from five to 20 percent. This ...
Tags: Milk Powder, Dairy Products
The best scenario for the Chinese economy in 2014 would be to achieve 7.8 percent GDP growth, a major think tank said on Monday. That could be obtained if all the recently proposed reform initiatives are carried out and the global market ...
Today in Barcelona, Repsol Chairman Antonio Brufau presented the document "Spain, enterprises and exports" which was prepared by the Business Council for Competitiveness (CEC). The event was held at the Casa Llotja de Mar and presented by ...
Tags: Repsol, international policies
Lux Research expects hybrid gas/solar technologies to mitigate intermittency of the renewable resource. Solar-generated electricity will become just as cheap as that produced by natural gas in most parts of the world by 2025, according to ...
Tags: solar electricity, natural gas, energy
China's latest figures on industrial activities indicated that the world's second largest economy faced worsening overcapacity despite a slew of measures and repeated warnings from the leadership. Analysts said overcapacity was posing a ...
Tags: Overcapacity, China's Economy
UK festive shoppers are predicted to spend 19bn on food and drink over the Christmas and New Year period, says grocery think tank IGD. Festive finance: Food and drink spending is expected to reach 19bn this Christmas and New Year ...
China is sending "encouraging" messages on climate change issues, and the country has "a huge amount" to teach the world in this area, said Andrew Steer, president and chief executive officer of the World Resources Institute. Commenting ...
Tags: Mix Encouraging, Energy
When the world was digesting news of Detroit’s bankruptcy in July, the biggest ever by a municipality in the US, attention in China turned to the highly indebted government of Jiangsu province. Provincial, city and county authorities ...
Tags: Bond Markets, Local Officials
Asda is using social media to encourage consumer engagement and drive its latest product innovation, rather than as a direct sales tool because consumers don't like it being used to sell to them, according to the retailer's chief marketing ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
China's manufacturing sector is gradually gaining strength and paving the way for a steady economy, two surveys showed Friday, though mixed signals remain in areas including new orders. China's official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) ...
In some China cities, housing bubble theory was recognized by the government think-tank. According to the research from the center survey report, the risk of the domestic real estate market is still under accumulation. The trend of ...
Tags: Construction, Service, Real Estate, China
Judging by the designer shoes this young Chinese entrepreneur is sporting, his business, a cozy Italian restaurant in an upscale Shanghai neighborhood, must be doing rather well. The new car parked outside reinforces that observation. On ...
Tags: Bank Loans, Innovation
Action camera giant GoPro has acquired website and software developer General Things, Inc. The San Francisco, California, company had worked with GoPro since 2010, helping it advance its business backend and consumer-facing website. GoPro ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Light is at the heart of our communities, our technological advances and our sustainable world. Speeding up this new age of digital light will unlock even greater health, well being, sustainability and economic benefits for society as a ...
Tags: digital light, Lighting
The value of the UK food and groceries market is set to rocket by 21% to £206bn by 2018, according to the grocery think-tank IGD. Online shopping, food discount sales and convenience will be the three hot areas of the UK grocery ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Groceries