Rothamsted Research has submitted an application on 3 November 2016 to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for permission to carry out GM field trials. The trials will be conducted on the Rothamsted Farm in 2017 and ...
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Netflix is readying up a new offline viewing mode that will let users download content to watch later, apparently. The media streaming giant is working on a “download-to-go” option for users who want to watch TV and movies ...
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Sale of 40% stake in Glencore Agricultural Products and creation of long-term partnership with CPPIB Glencore plc (“Glencore”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Canada Pension Plan ...
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Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has (14 October) published the results from its second Food in Scotland Consumer Tracking Survey, showing that while most people in Scotland are aware of healthy eating recommendations, the majority do not ...
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Consumption is the major economic driver, showing the nation's success in rebalancing the economy, but more efforts are needed to sustain growth, with heightened pressure in sectors with overcapacity, economists said. "China is on the ...
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German luxury car-maker Audi is expanding its production footprint worldwide by opening a new automobile plant in San José Chiapa, state of Puebla, Mexico. The plant has an annual production capacity of approximately 150,000 ...
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Since the Industrial Revolution, people ceaselessly exploited and used fossil energy on large scale, which led to many global difficulties such as resource constraints, environmental pollution, and climate change. Socio-economic development ...
File image courtesy of Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Online commerce continues to grow with an increasing portion of business to business (B2B) companies joining the e-commerce bandwagon, according to the 2016 DHL ...
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Nine Dragons Paper announced the audited consolidated results of the company and its subsidiaries for the year ended 30 June 2016. The Board has declared and approved a final dividend of RMB 8 cents per share, and special dividend of RMB ...
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In moving up to August’s current conditions reading of 58.3, NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Conditions Index (EBCI) has been at or above 50 for six consecutive months. This suggests that conditions continue to be conducive for ...
Global micromotor output stood at 17.5 billion units in 2015, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%. Thanks to campaigns to modernize the industry and equipment, the output is expected to rise to 18.4 billion units in 2016 and approach 23 billion ...
Cerveza Mixers has introduced its inaugural product El Hombre, a premium beer mixer based on the centuries old Michelada. Founded by Liz Ngo, a former tech executive, Cerveza Mixers was created to ignite the global beer market by ...
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Global supply chain risk Q2 2016. Global supply chain risk climbed in the second quarter of 2016, reaching the highest levels since records began in 1995, according to the CIPS Risk Index, powered by Dun & Bradstreet. The Index, ...
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The profit of Royal FrieslandCampina decreased by 16.7 percent over the first half-year 2016 to 160 million euros compared to the same period in the previous financial year. Due to the significant increase in the member dairy ...
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America’s back, free trade agreements are helping (particularly with China), and Europe remains on Australian business horizons despite Brexit. This is according to the 2016 DHL Export Barometer. However, exporters are muddling ...