The Philippine Embassy in Jakarta reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that the Philippines participated with flair at the International Embroidery Festival 2012 organized by the National Crafts Council of Indonesia. The ...
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Expect no major changes to the functioning of the Internet in the coming months after a controversial ending to the International Telecommunication Union's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), but an agreement ...
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Simplify360, the leading Social Media Management Platform for Social Business Analytics and Multichannel Engagement announces its entry into the Korean market with Vibenet, Korea as a strategic business partner. The company launched the ...
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After the grand success of first edition of InDIGO, Denim Club India is now gearing up to organize the second edition of InDIGO. The second edition will attempt to cover the denim value chain segments more comprehensively; and will be ...
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China and the U.S. were the two largest sources of Internet-attack traffic in the first quarter of 2012, increasing to account for 16% and 11% respectively, according to Akamai Technologies. Attack traffic from China increased three ...
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Ansell, a provider of medical gloves, has signed a three year purchasing agreement with an Australia-based private hospital, Ramsay Health Care. Under the agreement, Ansell will supply its surgical gloves and healthcare safety ...
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Accent importer GuildMaster filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday following a federal indictment alleging sale of lamps with counterfeit Underwriters Laboratories stickers. The indictment, filed in the ...
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The trade fair Heimtextil is regarded as an important trend indicator for the home textile sector. It was reported by the Heimtextil organizers that this year a total of 2'634 companies (+2.4% compared to 2011) from 61 different countries ...
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According to U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) October Crop Production report global 2012/13 cotton production is forecast to decline 6 percent from the previous year to 116.3 million bales as the rising prices of competing crops and ...
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Facebook has taken a stake in a $450 million project to link South Asian countries with an undersea cable, a company spokeswoman said Friday. The project is expected to be ready some time in 2014. "We're making this investment to support ...
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The time is now for the Indonesia's national team, as they step on to the pitch in new National Team Kits from Nike and embark on a journey to win Southeast Asia's most prestigious biennial football championship: the Asean Football ...
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Global smartphone shipments will reach 1.7 billion in 2017, with emerging markets experiencing particularly strong growth, according to Ovum’s ‘Smartphones in Emerging Markets: Shifting Landscape’ report. The analyst ...
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Arab-Israeli lawmakers and religious leaders have asked the Jerusalem District Court to force Google to take a controversial video off of YouTube. The petition also asks that all access to the video be blocked in Israel, according to a ...
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Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has announced the acquisition of the PT San Miguel Indonesia Food and Beverages non-alcoholic beverage bottling assets in Jakarta, Indonesia in a deal worth A$45m (($47m). CCA's acquisition follows the decision of ...
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Swiss chocolate products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has agreed to acquire cocoa ingredients unit of Singapore-based Petra Foods for $950m. The proposed acquisition is expected to expand Barry Callebaut's cocoa sourcing and processing ...