The Hezhen Nationality, with a population of 4.245, is one of the smallest ethnic groups of China. Most Hezhen people live in close communities in Jiejinkou, Sipai and Bacha townships of Raohe and Fuyuan counties, Heilongjiang Province. ...
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The Brazilian government plans to invest$2bn by 2014 to double the fish production to about 2 million tons per year. This program is a part of the government's plan to boost the competitiveness of the fishing industry and the income of ...
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Zhoushan is located in the north-eastern part of Zhejiang Province, east to the Hangzhou Bay and south to the mouth of the Yangtze River. The rich oceanic resources are the foundation of the local people's production and living, and the ...
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Folk customs reflect the life of the people -- their habits and customs, ideologies and beliefs, social activities and the like. Traditionally, folk customs and folk arts have been congenial twins. since the New Stone Age, folk arts have ...
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Engineering company Scio IT unveiled at Inditex headquarters in Arteixo (A Coruña, Spain) Safe to Sea, an ocean safety system it developed to save lives in "man overboard" accidents on small fishing boats. Inditex sponsored the ...
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Fishermen have been named as the driving force behind a new trend hitting the British high streets this winter. The popularity of exciting and macho fishing television programmes such as Deadliest Catch and Extreme Fishing with Robson Green ...
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The Hana Shirt Company announced that they are expanding their product offerings with the introduction of framed vintage Hawaiian shirts. According to owner Robert Hayes, framing aloha shirts is a natural progression for the company. ...
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Higher sales and marketing costs pushed China Marine to a net loss in the first half of the year. In the six months to the end of June, the China-based seafood snack group recorded a net loss of US$2.79m , compared to earnings of $8.9m last ...
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