The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it will not oppose the proposed acquisition by Virgin Australia Holdings Limited of 60% of Tiger Airways Australia Pty Ltd. Virgin Australia is the second ...
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Modern Material Handling magazine’s 16th annual survey of the world’s leading materials handling systems suppliers shows the top performers have held their ground and the rest on the list climb steadily upwards, despite the ...
The Swedish multinational apparel-retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has submitted its application to Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for opening 50 wholly-owned-single-brand-retail stores across India. H&M is planning to make an ...
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Hong Kong-based conglomerate CITIC Pacific has announced that it is delaying completion of its $8 billion Sino Iron project in Western Australia until late May because of engineering problems, the latest in a series of setbacks to plague ...
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According to LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, in March, only several new LED lighting products were launched in the global market, and the price of existing products showed a steady decline. In the global market, 40W equiv. LED ...
The Platts June LNG Japan Korea Marker ended the Asian trading week down 15 cents/MMBtu at $14.85/MMBtu, as abundant June cargo availability and limited demand continued to weigh on prices. The June JKM rolled over Tuesday at ...
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China's largest buyer of LNG, China National Offshore Oil Corp., is unlikely to seek additional spot cargoes before August as it has sufficient inventory from its term contracts, said industry sources Friday. A source close to the 2.8 ...
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Chilled prepared foods manufacturer Bakkavor has opened a food processing facility and farm in the Fujian and Jiangsu provinces of China, as part of its efforts to boost capacity of its Asian business. The new facilities will complement ...
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Zurich-based DKSH has expanded its partnership with Lindt & Sprüngli to Singapore to support Lindt's continued growth in this strategically important market in Asia. Under the agreement, DKSH will provide marketing, sales, ...
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TriReme Medical's Japanese partner Century Medical has received Shonin approval for the Glider PTCA catheter, which is used to treat the stenotic portion of coronary arteries or bypass grafts to improve the myocardial perfusion. Used ...
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IBM's reported interest in selling parts of its x86 server business to Lenovo may bring major changes to the global market. IBM is the third-largest seller of x86 servers by factory revenue, with 15.7% of the global market in 2012, ...
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London-based underwriter Aviva is considering purchasing the Co-operative Group general insurance business in a deal valued at approximately £650m ($989.82m). Co-operative Group, which operates as one of the UK's largest consumer ...
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A BRIGHTER end to what was a torrid week for mining stocks helped carry the sharemarket to a modest 0.2 per cent gain yesterday. After making a bold start, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index drifted lower throughout the trading session, only ...
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The practice of drinking tea has had a long history in China, having originated there. Although tea originated in China, Chinese tea generally represents tea leaves which have been processed using methods inherited from ancient China. ...
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It's almost overwhelming when you visit a pet store and wander down the mile long aisles of pet food. Thousands of pet food brands all seem to say the very same thing -- 100% Complete Nutrition and 'Premium' and 'Choice'. The brand your vet ...