The tools used by self-dressing women to coil their hair into a bun In Zhaoqing City of South China's Guangdong Province, the smell of opening-up and reform can be felt here and there with the newly built western-style buildings, ...
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For the first nine months of 2014 (to end-September), Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has reported a 10% drop in revenue year-on-year ...
Did Microchip Technology get ahead of itself last week by suggesting that its downward revenue forecast was a negative bellwether for the whole semiconductor market? Or is there a macro-economic weakness, foreshadowed by Microchip, that ...
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The decade of the 1950s saw women's clothing in China lose all aesthetic significance after the founding of New China. After experiencing the Great Leap Forward [*note] and the People's Communalization Movement [*note], Chinese women's ...
In the year 1920 in China, women still bound their breasts and those who wore low-cut clothing revealing even the slightest bit of skin risked being arrested by outraged authorities. But only seven years later, the Chinese government ...
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The trivia game based on the iconic detective has six days remaining to hits its goal of $20,000. Iconic super sleuth Nancy Drew is just days away from getting her own board game, as a new Kickstarter project surges towards its $20,000 ...
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When I was young, my favorite Aunt used to take seasonal decorating very seriously. She had boxes upon boxes of knick knacks to get out and dust off, which turned every surface into a fabulous (very kitschy) display. In the Fall, she ...
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The Indian consumer affairs ministry is planning to take legal action against Maruti Suzuki for taking pre-launch booking of its mid-size sedan Ciaz. Former Indian Railways Minister and MP Dinesh Trivedi has filed a complaint claiming ...
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The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that U.S. Christmas-season retail sales will increase 4.1 percent year on year to approximately $619.9 million for the months of November and December 2014. The projected increase is higher ...
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If you are tired of the bustle of Shanghai tours, why not come to Hangzhou? It only spends you about an hour from Shanghai to Hangzhou. You may have appreciated the antique beauty of Xi'an tours but want the authentic touch to do something ...
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China and the U.S. are benefiting from and straining under 35 years of normalized relations. There have been tons of exports shipped from China to our shores during this time. However, none are more important than Chinese culture. The ...
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The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has approved setting up of 13 textile parks, which will involve a minimum investment of Rs. 1 billion each. Speaking at a book-launching event in New Delhi, Minister of State ...
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The SEMI book-to-bill was 1:04 in August, down from the 1.07 of July, the 1.10 of June and the 1.06 of March, but up from the 1.0 of May and the 1.03 of April. "The SEMI Book-to-Bill ratio has been at or above parity for 11 consecutive ...
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The New York-based retail chain is turning to toys to pick up the slack by stocking more LEGO, dolls and board games than before. International book retailer Barnes & Noble is selling more toys than ever, in order to compensate for slow ...
PPG Industries' protective and marine coatings business is fulfilling growing demand for "ice class" marine coatings for hull protection with SIGMASHIELD 1200 coating. Developed from research conducted in PPG's own facilities, SIGMASHIELD ...
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