Interstoff Asia Essential has a well-established reputation of showcasing the latest in-demand textiles, in particular eco-friendly, fashionable and functional fabrics. The 2013 spring edition, to be held from 13 to 15 March 2013, is no ...
South Korea’s Tongyang Life Insurance is planning to bid for ING Groep life insurance business in the country, which has been valued at approximately $2.1bn. Persons familiar with the matter were quoted by media sources as saying ...
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Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet will go on sale in Europe in the second quarter, and it will be priced somewhere around €899, the firm announced ahead of the CeBit trade show on Monday. Microsoft Germany’s CEO, Christian ...
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China and India were the top two “victim” countries in the Asia Pacific, according to a recent Web threat report. Conducted by Web and mobile security firm Websense, the 2013 Threat Report also ranked Taiwan, Philippines, ...
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THE dollar tumbled to its lowest level in eight months after China announced new measures to cool property prices, fuelling speculation that demand for Australia's commodities might weaken. The Aussie also fell after local data showed ...
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The Australian dollar tumbled to its lowest level in eight months in Asian trading yesterday after China announced new measures to cool property prices, fuelling speculation that demand for Australia's commodities may weaken. The dollar ...
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Tidebuy.com, a renowned online retailer of wedding dresses for women, has launched its newest wedding dress collection for 2013. The outfits can be purchased online at their website at affordable prices. Tidebuy.com is a one-stop shop to ...
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Dutch financial conglomerate ING has agreed to dispose of its 36.5% % stake in Brazilian joint venture (JV) SulAmérica, to its partner Larragoiti Family, for an undisclosed sum. Without revealing further terms of the agreement, the ...
Dutch insurer ING has disposed of its underwriting businesses in Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand to Pacific Century Group (PCG), for a combined consideration of €1.64bn ($2.14bn) in cash. ING insurance operations in Hong Kong and Macau ...
Xinyi Glass Holdings (0868) is restarting efforts to spin off its solar glass business on the main board in Hong Kong. "The newly-listed entity would focus on research and development of solar glass and the construction of solar power ...
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UBM Asia announces that it has signed a binding agreement with NOVO Mania Limited, the organiser of NOVOMANIA, to acquire this annual urban fashion event in Shanghai. Upon completion, UBM will own 60% of a joint venture company, with NOVO ...
On February 28, Hong Kong-based conglomerate CITIC Pacific, which includes special steel manufacturing and iron ore mining among its main business interests, announced its financial results for 2012. Accordingly, in 2012 CITIC Pacific ...
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The number of mobile telephones worldwide is set to catch up to the globe's population next year, the United Nations' telecommunications agency says. The UN's International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said mobile subscriber numbers ...
The Australian dollar was sharply higher today after companies reported better-than-expected investment intentions for the coming year. The solid investment report triggered heavy buying of the Australian dollar as traders reduced bets on ...
Swedish retailer IKEA is withdrawing certain minced meat products from its store shelves after the tests revealed that the products contained traces of horse DNA. The company is withdrawing Familjen Dafgard's wiener sausages from stores ...
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