Texworld USA, the largest apparel fabric sourcing show in North America, delivers a sold out show floor. The fifteenth edition of Texworld USA showcases a record 426 companies and associations from 17 countries, making this the largest ...
Tags: America, Lenzing Fibers, Textile
About a third of the country's baby formula businesses will be axed, in what experts are calling a major consolidation of the industry. The government has been trying to revive the industry since the 2008 melamine scandal, but consumer ...
Tags: Baby Formula, milk powder
Edward Snowden says he leaked information to show the extent to which citizens were spied on in the US. Picture: AP / The Guardian Source: AP The US Justice Department has charged former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden ...
It is reported that Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed silicon substrate green and yellow nitride semiconductor LEDs. Details of the development were published in the May 29th issue of IEEE Electronic ...
Tags: HKUST, Lighting, Semiconductor, LED
The 2013 Shenzhen International Textile and Accessories Fair, sponsored by the China International Trade Promotion Committee branch of the textile industry, the Shenzhen Garment Industry Association and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Co. Ltd., will ...
Tax Free Worldwide, a specialist in VAT refund services for shoppers and retailers has announced a significant extension to its refund network across China, Russia and Ukraine. Partnerships have been agreed with Transforex in China, SMP ...
Tags: United Kingdom, Apparel&Accessories, Network
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Norman Chan Tak-Lam said average daily trading volume of Hong Kong's RMB Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system in May exceeded HKD RTGS for the first time. average daily trading volume of ...
Chinese dairy maker Yashili International Holdings Ltd. (SEHK: 1230) is said to be acquired by China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. (SEHK: 2319). Sources said recently that it would be acquired by Mengniu and on June 13, the buyer and it each ...
Tags: dairy, Agriculture, Food, Mengniu, Yashili
US-based Campbell Soup has agreed to acquire baked snacks producer Kelsen Group from Maj Invest, a Danish private equity firm, and several other investors for an undisclosed amount. Kelsen, based in Norre Snede, Denmark, is a producer of ...
Tags: Campbell Soup, Baked Snacks
The National Security Agency is creating new processes aimed at making it harder for systems administrators to misuse privileged access to agency systems, NSA officials told the U.S. House Intelligence Committee Tuesday. NSA director ...
Tags: NSA, 2-Person Rule
Panasonic Eco Solutions will make all efforts to develop its residential lighting business in Asia. Panasonic starts the sales of residential LED lamps in the Vietnamese market from June 2013 at first, and then it will expand its sales in ...
From January to May 2013, the investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) reached 13,121.1 billion yuan, up by 20.4 percent year-on-year in nominal terms, the growth rate decreased 0.2 percentage point over that in the first ...
Tags: Fixed Assets, Investment
In May 2013, the total value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size was up by 9.2 percent year-on-year (the following growth rates of value added are real growth rates, after deducting price factors), 0.1 percentage point ...
Tags: Industrial Production
Japan-based Panasonic has announced a full-scale expansion of its interior lighting business into Asia, as part of the firm's drive to increase overseas sales of such products. Starting with the launch of interior LED lighting fixtures in ...
Fears of a possible global slowdown as US money printing tapers off sent Asian markets into a tailspin yesterday, pulling the Australian equities market back towards a level that has all but wiped off the gains it has made this year. ...
Tags: Asian Markets