The UK government has confirmed that it will start trialling driverless lorry technology in the UK. Earlier in the month the Department for Transport said that the UK was to lead the way in trialling "HGV platoons". Now the Chancellor ...
UK retail footfall in February was 1.1% down on a year ago – lower than the 1.2% rise seen in January and the three-month average rate of -0.8% – according to the latest BRC/Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor. ...
Tags: BRC, Retail football, Goverment support
GlobalFoundries of Santa Clara, CA, USA (one of the world's largest semiconductor foundries, with more than 250 customers and operations in Singapore, Germany and the USA) has announced the availability of a new set of process design kits ...
Spun-off from ITT Corporation in October 2011, Xylem Inc. was formed from ITT's separate water businesses and now operates as a global water technology organization. The company was organized into the five areas of transport, treatment, ...
Tags: Xylem, ITT, Patrick Decker
Volvo says that a standardised charging infrastructure for electric cars must be introduced by the global automotive industry. Volvo Cars believes the global automotive industry should strive towards the introduction of a standardised ...
Tags: Volvo, Electric car, Automotive industry
Uber is helping to reduce the number of drink-driving incidents in cities, a new report claims. According to research by a US driving school, Uber’s entry into Seattle is estimated to have resulted in a 10% decrease in the instances ...
Tags: Uber, Drink-driving
The total number of Chinese homeport cruise ship travelers reached 2.22 million passenger trips in 2015, and China's cruise industry is set to grow faster in the next decade, a report said. Throughout 2015, China's 10 cruise ports ...
Tags: Cruise Industry, Cruise Ship
The recently launched Audi A4 in Europe to have Hella designed Lighting Solutions. The new Audi A4 recently introduced in Europe is the ninth generation of Audi's popular mid-sized model. The A4's lighting system offers a blend of ...
Tags: Audi A4, LED technology
Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co. have revealed some of their respective plans for global market dominance in 2016. Coca-Cola has kicked off 2016 with a new global marketing campaign called "Taste that Feeling". It is the beverage giant's first ...
Tags: Soft Drink, Coca-Cola, Pepsi
Adidas will emerge from 2015 with one of China's best reputations for corporate social responsibility thanks to recognition from a variety of domestic non-profits and the Chinese Communist Party. On Nov. 1, the Chinese Academy of Social ...
Tags: CSR Awards, Adidas China
The world's stock markets are spiralling downwards. The U.S. equity market fell 10 percent last month. Investor terminology calls this a "correction" not a crash. But prospects don't look good. Big investors, banks and financial ...
Tags: Economic Crisis, investment banks
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for promoting patriotism to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Xi made the remarks during a group study for the history of Chinese nation's patriotism by the Political ...
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An evaluation report on the "Double Eleven" shopping spree has been released in Beijing, offering insights into China's largest annual online shopping event. The report shows cases of dishonesty connected to e-commerce platforms and ...
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The Chinese government's leading think-tank has released a new study downplaying concerns about the level of debt being held by local governments, suggesting that more spending needs to take place to cope with social issues. On the heels ...
Tags: People's Livelihoods
For the 60th consecutive year, North American Aerospace Defence Command - or NORAD - is continuing its tradition of giving youngsters the real-time location of Santa Claus on his annual storybook world tour. The hub of the so-called Santa ...
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