To mark the 65th anniversary of Thailand and Myanmar relations, an exhibition displaying the traditional textiles of the two Southeast Asian nations, was recently organized in Yangon, the former capital city of Myanmar. Hosted in ...
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Since the turn of the 21st century, there have been efforts to create organizations such as the Muslim Consumer Group that certify food products as halal for Muslim consumers. Since 1991, some mainstream manufacturers of soups, grains, ...
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With increasing awareness of global climate change and the importance of energy conservation, more and more countries have launched LED lighting projects and subsidy policies. As a result, even though the growth of the LED market in 2012 ...
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The business yesterday reported a 16% hike in annual sales to euro 914m for 2012, and said that it is planning to reach euro 1.5bn turnover by the end of 2015. The growth figures were helped by a 6% expansion in the overall packaging ...
Dramatically falling costs and improvements in efficiency are driving increased sales of light emitting diode (LED) lamps for street lighting. Costs have fallen as much as 50% over the past two years and are expected to continue falling. By ...
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The Australian dollar was higher in Asian trading yesterday as investors continued to lower their expectations of further interest rate cuts this year. Futures markets yesterday were pricing in just 18 basis points of interest rate cuts, ...
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The spread between Asian solvent-grade mixed xylenes and feedstock naphtha was assessed by Platts at a six-month low of $184.875/mt on Friday, down $55.625/mt from a week ago. Solvent-MX market came under pressure from weak demand and ample ...
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The Japanese architect Toyo Ito, is building on his series with objects for the dinner table. The liquid forms in the porcelain dinnerware series KU, designed in 2006, is now complemented by the tableware set MU, meaning hexagonal in ...
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Kishore Biyani, the founder of India-based Future Group, and Hong Kong-based trading firm Li & Fung are planning to enter into a 50:50 joint venture for launching an import and wholesale chain. Li & Fung currently holds a 26 percent ...
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Only a change in the price formation mechanism will reflect the current supply-demand situation for LNG in Asia, not just a bid to reduce the price level, Jonathan Stern, professor at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, said at a ...
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After multiple years of double-digit drops, prices for DRAM could stabilize as demand exceeds supply and the number of memory makers dwindles, a research analyst for IC Insights said this week. The average selling price for DRAM in ...
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Statistics released by Beijing painted a picture of rising inflation and slowing domestic growth, prompting worries that China's demand for Australian exports would weaken. At 4.47pm AEDT, the Aussie fetched $US1.0224 compared with ...
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The silk industry of Cambodia is in rapid decline due to limited domestic supply of silk yarn and high cost of imported raw materials. According to the latest data released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)-Cambodia, the ...
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The Government has established a statutory body named the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for the holistic development and promotion of khadi and village industries in the country. KVIC implements a number of schemes for ...
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Weaker than expected Chinese economic data released over the weekend weighed on the Australian dollar in Asian trade yesterday. Statistics released by Beijing painted a picture of rising inflation and slowing domestic growth, prompting ...
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