A gunman has been shot dead Thursday by police who responded to reports of a shooting at a mall in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. media reported. The shooting resulted from an altercation involving a group of people inside the Northlake ...
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China and Nepal pledged to expand cooperation, as Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao met with visiting Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa Thursday in Beijing. China is willing to expand cooperation in connectivity, energy, ...
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China hopes the visit of Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister Thapa would cement China-Nepal comprehensive cooperative partnership, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson here on Thursday. Thapa, also Nepalese foreign minister, is on an ...
21 Dec 2015 Tobacco giant Philip Morris has lost its fight against the plain packaging laws that it claimed would threaten the intellectual property of its brands. The company behind Marlboro, Peter Jackson and Longbeach cigarettes has ...
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22 Dec 2015 Australia is seeing a plateau in its recycling rates according to the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC). According to the sustainable packaging initiative, the overall recycling rate for post-consumer packaging in ...
22 Dec 2015 New Zealand's Dow Design was asked to promote the quality of Anchor's Greek-style yoghurt and create a fresh new look for the brand. The design team wanted the yoghurt to jump out on-shelf, but didn't want to take away from ...
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22 Dec 2015 The manufacturer of Nurofen will be forced to pay millions of dollars in fines after a court found its packaging claims were misleading. The products in Reckitt Benckiser's Nurofen specific-pain range were advertised as ...
Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd. of Japan has suspended its dividend and cut executive compensation after a mark down of its shares of Cleveland Golf Company Inc. caused it to report an unexpected loss for the year ended Dec. 31, 2015. Dunlop ...
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Traditional Chinese medicine makers are expanding their presence in the global markets in a big way, as the government reiterated its support to further strengthen the sector. Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co Ltd, the ...
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The Free Trade Agreements that China signed with South Korea and Australia are set to take effect on Sunday. Under the agreements, the countries will implement the first tariff cuts on December 20, and the second cuts on January 1. ...
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China's securities regulator announced on Friday that it has registered the first batch of Mainland-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF). China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has registered three Hong Kong funds under the ...
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The free trade agreement (FTA) between China and South Korea will officially come into force from Sunday, providing an opportunity for the two countries to push forward their already-close cooperation partnership further. Seoul's trade ...
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The free trade agreement (FTA) between China and South Korea will officially come into force from Sunday, providing an opportunity for the two countries to push forward their already-close cooperation partnership further. Seoul's trade ...
China's central bank on Saturday welcomed the ratification of the 2010 quota and governance reforms of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by the U.S. Congress on Dec. 18, 2015. "Such approval means that the 2010 reforms, after ...
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Brent oil price hit 11-year low Monday as the market continued to be plagued by an oversupply of crude oil and weakening demand. Brent crude for February delivery decreased 53 cents to close at 36.35 U.S. dollars a barrel on the London ...
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