The World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Economic Report April 2015 paints a favourable picture for Vietnam. According to the report, medium term projections reflect gradual improvement in GDP growth and macroeconomic stability ...
Tags: Vietnam's Growth, GDP growth
China's eastern city of Yiwu, the world's largest wholesale market for small consumer goods, will hold its first imported commodities expo this June. About 1,200 companies will attend the four-day expo, which will be held at the Yiwu ...
There is neither doubt nor dispute that the last financial year tested the grit and resourcefulness of the packaging industry. Tetra Pak achieved a 1.7% in sales nonetheless. Tetra Pak’s ‘challenging year’, the ...
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World Health Day 2015 focuses on food safety The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dedicated World Health Day 2015, which it is celebrating today, 7 April 2015, to highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with food ...
Tags: food safety, Food production, Food
Although visitor numbers fell at the recently concluded Interfiliere Hong Kong, mainly due to the close-by Chinese New Year, it was made up with visitors from newer countries visiting the show. This edition of Interfiliere Hong Kong saw ...
Tags: Interfiliere Hong Kong, sustainability projects, Apparel
Hosiery products marketer, Dollar Industries has launched a new range of leggings, Dollar Missy Leggings, which is available in multiple colours. Dollar which has been catering to women with an extensive range of camisoles and panties has ...
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British spirits maker Diageo expects Asia to drive sales growth of its products by 50%, inspite of the fluctuations in its Asia unit. Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes told BBC that the basics in the Asian region are still strong. For instance, the ...
The blueprint of the China-proposed belt and road initiative unveiled on Saturday will boost practical cooperation in key fields such as infrastructure, said analysts. The action plan for the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century ...
In 2014, although sales fell marginally, operating result or EBITA more than doubled as compared to the previous year at the Logwin Group. In a press release, Logwin Group said EBITA surged to €25.1 million in financial year 2014 as ...
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Greenpeace East Asia released its Detox Catwalk, an online platform report which assesses how effectively fashion brands are removing toxic chemicals from their supply chains and tackling water pollution. Inditex Group, Puma and ...
Tags: Puma, Valentino, fashion brands, toxic chemicals
Indobuildtech Expo is the biggest and most influential international building material exhibition taking place every year in Indonesia, covering major cities in Indonesia; including Bali, Surabaya, Makassar, Bandung and Jakarta, ...
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Rexam, a global beverage can manufacturer, has secured land in Sri City, located near the southern Indian city of Chennai to develop a new beverage can plant. Scheduled to be launched by the second half of 2016, the plant in Sri City is ...
Tags: Beverage Can, Packaging
For its fiscal second-quarter 2015 (ended 27 December 2014), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $86.8m, down 15.6% on $102.9m a year ago and ...
Tags: end-market, Telecoms
BASF is expanding its production footprint in Asia Pacific with the start-up of its first production plant for polymer dispersions in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. This production plant is built at the existing BASF production site, located in ...
Dessert brand Sara Lee has launched a new range of single serve desserts in Australia. The Sara Lee Singles range includes three varieties: New York Baked Cheesecake, Raspberry and Chocolate Fudge, and Creme Brulee. Each dessert comes in ...
Tags: family dessert, Agriculture