China's state environmental watchdog on Wednesday urged local environmental departments to make air quality information public and respond to public concerns in a timely manner. Statistics from the national air quality monitoring network ...
Spanish clothing and accessory retailing giant Zara acknowledged quality problems in its products found in a sample inspection after a Beijing watchdog group blasted the company for fudging the issue. Referring to test results on its Zara ...
Shanghai has gained initial recognition from industry players across the world, reports Wei Tian In many areas, the steps taken in carrying out reforms remain cautious and foreign investors are still waiting for detailed policies, but the ...
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during last week (Dec.16- 22) the overall average finished steel price in China maintained upward trend for the fifth consecutive week. In the given week, average prices of 10 mm ...
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According to the monthly sectoral confidence survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the confidence index* for the construction sector in Turkey, which stood at 77.1 points in November this year, decreased by 4.9 ...
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Chung Hung Steel, one of the major carbon steel flat product manufacturers in Taiwan is expected to raise its prices for next January, supported by higher demand from Southeast Asia, Europe and the US and Chinese steel mills’ ...
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With another year coming to a close, we look back with some relief that freight demand showed steady growth despite endless obstacles coming from Washington, D.C. As we detail throughout this issue, most economic indicators remained ...
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The number of U.S.child abuse and neglect victims dropped for the sixth consecutive year in 2012,Department of Health and Human Services officials said. A report by the department's Administration for Children and Families estimated there ...
A record 94.5 million Americans will travel 50 or more miles this holiday season, AAA reported. That figure would be a 0.6% gain from 2012, the fifth consecutive annual increase, according to the motorist group. About 91% of travelers ...
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RadioShack opened a pre-Christmas pop-up store in Manhattan's busy Penn Station. Related RadioShack RadioShack Receives New Financing RadioShack RadioShack Continues To Reshape Management Team RadioShack RadioShack Continues Store Revamp ...
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Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the G20 area grew by 0.9% in the third quarter of 2013, up from 0.8% recorded in the previous quarter, according to preliminary estimates. Among G20 economies, China recorded the strongest growth ...
FPInnovations’ Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) is bringing its popular Energotest concept to the US, with trials slated to take place Feb. 3-7 in Texas. The testing will be conducted at the Continental Truck Tires Uvalde ...
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Nike and the U.S. Soccer Federation have announced a renewal of their partnership, that will see the world’s leading sports brand design and create the kits for men and women’s United States teams at every level for nine more ...
For the third consecutive year,Mohawk was honored as the most sustainable flooring manufacturer in the 2013 Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings,the only annual assessment of sustainability practices among the region's ...
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Existing home sales declined 4.3%for the third consecutive month in November to the lowest level of the year,the National Association of Realtors said Dec.19. Sales fell to an annual rate of 4.9 million,the weakest pace since December ...
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