US-based Dexter has entered into an agreement with AL-KO Kober to acquire AL-KO Vehicle Technology (VT). Dexter is a designer and manufacturer of trailer axles, brakes and related components in North America. Following completion of the ...
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The discovery of 47 human teeth in a cave in Hunan province by Chinese scientists has unearthed new evidence that the earliest modern humans lived in East Asia. The teeth and a number of animal fossils were excavated from Fuyan Cave in ...
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"I was told to be prepared for the audience to leave, but no one left - no one ever made a sound." Zhu Xiaomei, the pianist who left China in disappointment more than 30 years ago, said she gained a lot of confidence in the country after ...
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When the 13th-century Italian merchant and traveler Marco Polo finished his famous book The Travels of Marco Polo, he couldn’t have imagined that seven centuries later his adventures in China would be adapted into a seven-hour film. ...
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Chinese influence in Britain is notable from the late 17th century onwards as wealthy Britons and a growing middle class provided a demand for Chinese goods such as porcelain and commodities such as tea. Chinese culture travelled to ...
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The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival. It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar. In an ancient and mysterious book Yi Jing, or The Book of Changes, number "6" was ...
Sonoco-Alcore, a subsidiary of packaging company Sonoco, is planning to divest its uncoated recycled coreboard mill in Schweighouse-sur-Moder, France. Founded in1878, the Schweighouse-sur-Moder plant operates two machines with a total ...
The Wilkins Group is investing over $3m into a brand new state of the art factory on the island of Sri Lanka. The Wilkins Group bought the land overseas back in 2013, and work began on the two-acre site at the back end of last year, with ...
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President Xi Jinping and Britain's Prince Andrew unveil a plaque as they attend the opening of the UCL Institute of Education Confucius Institute annual conference in London on Thursday. Alastair Grant / Associated Press Classrooms make ...
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Sergi Carreras has recently fulfilled his longtime dream to perform in China. Sergi Carreras recalls his uncle, Jose Carreras, returning to Barcelona from his first visit to China in 1998 after attending the debut edition of the Beijing ...
Prices for a solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers have risen to US$0.835-0.840 currently due to strong demand, and are likely to further rise to US$0.85-0.87 in November, according to industry sources. In contrast, prices for ...
Huian, located in East China's Fujian province, boasts a long-standing history of stone carving that dates back to 1,600 years ago. Its beautiful coastline has a well-preserved fortress in rocks built centuries ago. Heavenly Crafted, an ...
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Groupe Renault’s industrial design team has cleebrated Le Corbusier by designing and creating a project for a 21st century car inspired by the architect’s modernist principles and theories The interwar period saw the birth of ...
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The UK Food Standard Agency has awarded marketing authorization to Japanese food producer Ajinomoto Company for dihydrocapsiate (DHC) as a novel food ingredient to be used in powdered drinks and dietary supplements. With the ...
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Unilever has announced that it has become a zero landfill company in Europe after achieving zero non-hazardous waste to landfill at its 242 factories. The announcement means that Unilever will not contribute to wastes from its premises, ...
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