Peer-to-peer lending, websites that allow individuals to borrow money from other individuals without going through banking middlemen, is facing its first serious government regulation as defaults undermine confidence in the online systems. ...
Environmental protection is an important growth driver for China and the demand for investment would be huge in the years to come, Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining said in Beijing Saturday. [Special coverage] Chen said at ...
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As LED light quality improves and prices continue to drop, more consumers are choosing to replace incandescent, halogen and compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs in their homes with efficient and environmentally friendly LED bulbs. Hence, by ...
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Big Trouble Malting and Spirits will open a new malting facility and craft distillery in the city of Petersburg, in the US state of Virginia. As part of its plans, the company will invest in site improvements, equipment, and new building ...
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Axalta Coating Systems, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has opened a latest-generation manufacturing facility in Shanghai to produce waterborne coatings for China’s growing automobile market. The newest and one of ...
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China unveiled its economic growth target for 2015 Thursday, putting an end to months of speculation.[Special coverage] The target, as expected, was lowered to "around 7 percent," a level not seen since 2004 and 0.5 percentage points ...
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The latest data from the Australian Industry Group (AIG) Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) indicates that Australia's manufacturing sector has contracted for the third month in a row, and that subdued domestic demand is ...
ROHM of Kyoto, Japan says that its SCT2080KE silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET has been adopted in the new SiC-Pulser Series of ultra-high-voltage pulse generators launched by Japan's Fukushima SiC Applied Engineering Inc. Picture: ...
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BASF is raising prices for Formic Acid 85% by 40 EUR/mt (or 45 USD/mt) in Europe effective immediately or as existing contracts permit. Prices for Formic Acid 94% will be increased accordingly on a pro rata basis. Formic acid is a ...
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Right Concepts Advertising, a digital fabric printing company in Dubai, has become the first company in the Middle East to install MTEX5032Pro, MTEX's textile printer, according to a report from Saga Digital, a premier provider of printing ...
Land Rover has confirmed that the compact SUV convertible Range Rover Evoque is expected to go on sale in 2016. The company has confirmed with a release of film showing SUV convertible being tested on Crossrail tunnels below London The ...
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China's Ministry of Environmental Protection on Friday warned leaders of two heavily polluted cities to take concrete actions to strengthen inspections and impose severe penalties on polluters. PM 2.5 refers to fine particulate matter, ...
Power management company Eaton today announced the introduction of the Lumark Night Falcon™ light-emitting diode (LED) Floodlight Luminaire. Designed to replace up to 400-watt metal halide products, the energy-efficient floodlight ...
According to the Ministry of Culture, the Chinese government invested about 1.33 billion yuan ($214 million) by the end of 2014 to build overseas China Cultural Centers and is expected to add another 360 million yuan for developing and ...
China's economy is likely to grow at a medium-to-high rate under the "new normal", Economic Daily reported Justin Yifu Lin, a member of China's 12th CPPCC as saying on Monday. Under the "new normal", China has both the conditions and the ...
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