Thai food manufacturer Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) plans to acquire 83% stake in Russia Baltic Pork Invest (RBPI) from Capman Russian Fund in a deal estimated to be worth THB3.15bn ($101.2m). RBPI is a large-scale grain and pork producer ...
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Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest has announced that it has entered into definitive agreements on cooperation with Canadian iron ore exploration company Black Iron and to invest in BKI Cyprus, which is a wholly-owned ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation will put to bed claims from US customers that their vehicles’ value decreased as a result of the 2009 and 2010 recalls for unintended acceleration issues, with a US$1.63 billion ($1.8 billion) settlement being ...
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The Ubuntu Edge, a "superphone" in the making, seeks to raise $32 Million on Indiegogo by August 22 to fund a full-scale production of a smartphone that can also run your PC. Is this a lofty goal, or a reachable possibility? Within the ...
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OPEC would need to cut production sometime in the second half of 2013 or early 2014 to stave off "a large drop in prices," Kuwait's leading bank said in a report over the weekend. In its latest economic bulletin, released late Sunday, the ...
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ABB is inviting proposals from academic and research institutes around the world to support promising graduate students with projects that combine academic research with industrial application in the power and automation area. ABB already ...
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Cantonese cuisine comes from Guangdong province and is one of the Eight Culinary Traditions of Chinese cuisine. Its prominence outside China is due to the great numbers of early emigrants from Guangdong. Cantonese chefs are highly sought ...
Tags: Agriculture, China Cuisines, Cantonese Cuisine, food
Utility-scale solar power technology firm Solar Systems Pty Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, a subsidiary of Sydney-based Silex Systems Ltd, has officially opened its 1.5MW Mildura Solar Demonstration Facility, Australia's largest concentrated ...
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Intel has moved to bring keyboard-free computing to PCs and mobile phones with the acquisition of Israel-based Omek Interactive. Omek offers software and programming tools that allow computers and handhelds to recognize hand and body ...
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The International Monetary Fund said in its Wednesday report that China should initiate another round of effective economic reforms to sustain its growth, as domestic risks to the economy grow, Reuters reported. The IMF hasn't changed its ...
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Food packaging company Pactiv is all set to expand manufacturing facilities in Lenoir and Iredell counties with an investment of more than $9m in Kinston and Mooresville in North Carolina, US. Pactiv president and CEO John McGrath said, ...
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The 51st India International Garment Fair was inaugurated by Dr. K.S. Rao, Hon'ble Minister of Textiles in the presence of Smt. Zohra Chatterji, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles and Dr. A. Sakthivel, Chairman, AEPC, Shri Sudhir Sekhri, ...
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The owner of the Sears Hometown store here is spearheading a C$100 million class action lawsuit against Sears Canada and its U.S.-based parent, Sears Holdings, alleging the publicly held retailer "breached its legal obligations by depriving ...
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The Chinese economy is capable of withstanding shocks, although its facing downside risks from both external and domestic uncertainties, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday. China's economy "is expected to grow at ...
Design Museum is collaborating with the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board, to deliver a major new exhibition about the sweeping changes in manufacturing that are transforming our world. New manufacturing ...
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