Though the Chinese government promulgated the "Great Wall of Protection Ordinance" in 2006, the world famous ancient stone fortification is still disappearing at a tremendous speed, especially the parts in forsaken mountain areas. ...
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The National Union of Textiles Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture ( NACCIMA) have rejected the lifting of import ban on textile products ...
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Food packaging company Sealed Air has begun the construction of its new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. The company will move to the new campus at LakePointe Corporate Center in early 2017, and is expected to employ around ...
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China's central bank cut both the requirement reserve ratio (RRR), the amount of reserves banks required to hold, and benchmark interest rates on Saturday. The credit-easing move, to be effective on Sunday, aims to "support the real ...
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The Chinese government is struggling to meet its fiscal targets this year, finance minister Lou Jiwei warned on Sunday, citing slowing fiscal revenue growth. The central treasury received 2.95 trillion yuan (about 475 billion U.S. ...
The Chinese government is considering reform of the individual income tax system this year, finance minister Lou Jiwei said Sunday. China grossed 443 billion yuan (71 billion U.S. dollars) in 2014 from individual income tax, 3.2 percent ...
The export value of United States hardwood to China jumped 34 percent year-on-year in 2014 as the country increased its demand for more sustainably sourced materials for its urbanization program and for environmental projects. The value ...
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An art institution is founded at Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Arts to explore and revitalize the cultural heritage of ancient Silk Road. The Silk Road Art Research and Creativity Center echoes the Chinese government's ambitious ...
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The government of Canada is investing $1.5m in Prince Edward Island (PEI) potato industry to help farmers in detecting and removing foreign material from potatoes. The move comes in response to recen t challenges faced by the region over ...
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Indonesia’s yarn producers have urged the government to impose a temporary safeguard duty on imported yarn products, which they say have severely damaged the market for locally made products, a leading Indonesian newspaper has ...
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Cotton prices will remain range-bound during cotton year 2016 even if domestic production declines by 10 to 15 per cent, according to ICRA, an independent and professional investment information and credit rating agency. In a report ...
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The U.S. corn and soybean crops conditions continue to fall, according to the USDA. On Monday, the government’s Crop Condition Report rated the U.S. soybean good/excellent rating dropped from 67% a week ago to 65%. The USDA pegged ...
Sales of China heavy trucks decreased 33% in the first five months this year over last year, and we predict that the sales will recover in the second half year. The drastical decreasing sales of heavy trucks can be attributed to the ...
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Snapdeal, one of India’s largest online marketplace has announced its partnership with the government of Himachal Pradesh to launch India’s first special e-commerce zone at Dharamshala in the presence of the state’s chief ...
The Indian Government has officially kicked off the preferential credit package of $300 million to promote India-Vietnam garment cooperation, the Vietnamese media has reported. India will invest in building an industrial park specialising ...