China claimed more spots than any other country in the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards for 2015, with 16 eateries on the list including Shanghai's Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet at No 3. Supported by the Singapore Tourism Board with a ...
Thinking of adding a patio or deck to extend your home's living space? Concrete decks and patios have a well-deserved reputation as being easy on the budget. But their affordability is not their only virtue. Outdoor concrete installations ...
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Spring is on its way (yes, really!) and that means the time has come to take care of that long, long "to do" list of household repairs that piled up over the winter. In order to get you started off on the right foot, we present one fix that ...
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Starbucks is planning to expand its product range with the introduction of new Cold Brew in the US and select Canadian cities. The Cold Brew will be launched on 31 March, following tests in 2014 in Boston and San Francisco. Cold Brew ...
This means that handsets of the future will be able to offer improved processor clock speeds and better battery life thanks to the new cooling system. It’s currently very difficult to keep smartphones cool, particularly as ...
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A plantable coffee cup studded with native seeds rewrites the rubbish or recycle dilemma. The fully compostable cup is a project by a startup company, Reduce.Reuse.Grow, in San Louis Obispo, founded by Alex Henige, a senior at California ...
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The merger date of Sysco Corp. and US Foods Inc. has been extended by 60 days from March 8 to May 7 because of the scheduled anti-trust hearings to be held in May, said food distributor Sysco in a filing with the US Securities Exchange ...
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Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages producer Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) has expanded its business with the establishment of a new venture in East Timor. The expansion forms a part of ThaiBev's strategy to invest around THB5bn ($153.2m) ...
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BASF is launching a new binder – Acrodur Power 2750 X. The product is designed for the production of natural fiber composites for automotive lightweight applications such as interior car door panels or shelves. As a low-emission ...
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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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Half of consumers around the world say they are actively trying to lose weight, and 75 per cent of them plan to achieve that goal by changing their diet, according to market research organisation Nielsen. However, sales of both ...
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Zhejiang University in China and University of Cambridge in the UK have jointly developed ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) based on metal-semiconductor Schottky junctions between silver nanowires (AgNWs) and gallium nitride (GaN) ...
The initiative covers three main areas – the company’s manufacturing processes, product design and facilities – and involves close working partnerships with its customers and employees. In its manufacturing operations, ...
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Methanex, the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets, has increased its regional contract price for the Asia-Pacific region for March 2015 contracts. For the Asia-Pacific region, Methanex ...
Swedish fashion retailer Lindex said it has banned the use of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in all the garments they sell. The fashion retailer has been phasing out PFCs since 2012 as a part of its efforts to reduce the use of hazardous ...
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