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 ...
Major Chinese coal miners will be able to temporarily adjust their coal output in either direction between September and December after an agreement with the China Coal Trade and Development Association, industry sources said Friday. The ...
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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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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 ...
While Chinese ferrosilicon offers remained high from rising Chinese semi-coke prices, offers heard have moved lower in Japan on thin trade, sources said. The Chinese 75% Si ferrosilicon price assessment was unchanged week on week at ...
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Slowdown-scarred, growth-seeking Chinese television manufacturers are shifting their focus to intelligent TVs and overseas markets. Five key reasons characterize the trend: falling sales, the rise of smartphones and personal computers as ...
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Northrop Grumman Corp of Redondo Beach, CA, USA has received a contract from the US Marine Corps (USMC) for an additional nine AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) low-rate initial production (LRIP) systems. This is the ...
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Researchers in Russia have developed an indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) quantum well laser diode on (001) germanium-on-silicon 'virtual substrate' without offcut angle [V. Ya. Aleshkin et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol109, p061111, 2016]. ...
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A team of researchers at the USA's Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates has developed a new solar photovoltaic 'step cell' that combines two ...
Mellanox Technologies Ltd of Sunnyvale, CA, USA and Yokneam, Israel (a supplier of end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect solutions and services for data-center servers and storage systems) has announced support for Cumulus Linux ...
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LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has introduced FreshFocus Technology for red meat, marbled meat and fish, as part of its LUXEON Stylist Series of LEDs (designed to provide the lighting environment for fashion retail stores, fresh ...
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The global radio frequency (RF) IC market will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 12% from 2016 to 2020, forecasts a report by Technavio. Asia-Pacific (APAC) is expected to be the main demand-generating region and ...
Food and engineering group Carr’s has sold its flour milling business to Whitworths Holdings for £36m. Carr’s said that the disposal of its food division will enable it to increase focus on its growing agriculture and ...
Mercedes-Benz Vans has launched its new mid-size van, the Vito, at the Chengdu Motor Show in China. This marks another important stage of Mercedes-Benz Vans expanding its business in China, the world's largest automobile market. In March ...
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