From the get go, the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) chairmanship of the Kimberley Process (KP) had a fair share of controversies as civil society, and a number of member states, expressed their concern with seating the 2016 chair in Dubai. ...
iOS 10 problems: Our guide explains how to quickly fix some of the most common iOS 10 problems, annoyances, glitches and bugs, including how to maximise storage and overcome the notorious bricking issue. Here's what you need to know. iOS ...
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During Cisco's 25th Annual Supplier Appreciation Event (SAE) at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California on 8 September, Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for the core optical ...
Kaiam Corp of Newark, CA, USA - a private company founded in 2009 commercializing hybrid photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology for pluggable optical transceivers in data-centers - has launched the new platform LightScale2. The ...
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Power supply design firm Telcodium of Boucherville, QC, Canada, in collaboration with Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC-qualified 650V gallium nitride (GaN)-based devices for ...
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Safer Storage Systems recently launched SSS Racking onto the Australian market. This new range of pallet racking materials is said to be a premium grade that offers a number of key advantages. The industrial storage system was developed ...
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Ford and the University of Michigan are teaming up to accelerate autonomous vehicle research and development with a first-ever arrangement that embeds Ford researchers and engineers into a new state-of-the-art robotics laboratory on ...
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China's crude oil output fell 9.9 percent year on year in August, the biggest monthly drop since 2003 as refineries slashed production amid sluggish global oil prices, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday. Imports, on ...
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China's consumer goods retail sales grew 10.6 percent year on year in August, accelerating from the 10.2-percent growth posted in July on the back of robust online sales. Total retail sales of consumer goods amounted to 2.75 trillion yuan ...
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China's fiscal revenue rose 1.7 percent year on year to 989.4 billion yuan (US$224 billion) in August, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Tuesday. Revenue growth was down from the 3.3-percent gain posted for July. The ministry ...
China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, increased mildly in August -- an encouraging sign for a slowing economy. Industrial output expanded 6.3 percent year on year last month, faster than the 6-percent ...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland rose 5.7 percent year on year in August, compared with a 1.6-percent drop in July, official data showed Tuesday. FDI hit 57.3 billion yuan (US$8.8 billion) last month, according to ...
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Sales slowed in August as the Olympics and outdoor activities diverted shoppers’ attention, reports BRC-KPMG in its latest Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales declined 0.3%, against a 0.1% increase in August 2015. This is ...
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China Lead and Articles Export Volume & Value in 2015 Month Volume(kg) Value(USD) on Year Volume Value January 6,629,584 14,474,392 49.10% 31.40% ...
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For its fiscal first-quarter 2017 (ended 31 July 2016), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported record revenue of $341.3m, up 7.1% on $318.8m last quarter and up 8.7% on $314m ...