Rockefeller Center officially began the Tree Lighting Ceremony in 1933, when a Christmas tree was erected in front of the then-RCA Building and covered with 700 lights. Christmas trees in Rockefeller Center have ranged from 50-foot Pines to ...
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Finnish retailer S Group has booked higher half-year profits on the back of improved sales. S Group today (16 August) reported a 2.9% increase in first-half profit to EUR80.6m (US$99.6m). Retail sales were up 5.8% to EUR5.84bn. The ...
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PepsiCo has announced plans to open its sixth manufacturing plant in China, in a bid to drive its growth in the market. The facility in the province of Wuhan has the capacity to produce 15,000 tonnes of Lay's branded potato chips ...
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Dutch-Italian confectioner Perfetti Van Melle has signed a marketing, sales and distribution deal with global market expansion firm DKSH for the launch of its products into Myanmar. The confectioner has entered into an agreement with ...
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Norwegian conglomerate Orkla has booked a decline in first-half profits from its FMCG division. The loss of contract production in the second half of 2011 had a negative impact on the unit's earnings in the six months to the end of June, ...
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International Flavors & Fragrances has opened a plant in Singapore that the US firm hopes will help it tap into growing demand in Asia. The company opened the liquid flavours and fragrances facility in Jurong in Singapore yesterday (17 ...
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Nestle executive Stuart Irvine is to become CEO of Australian dairy-to-beer group Lion next year. Irvine will replace Rob Murray in January. Lion announced in February that Murray, himself a former Nestle executive, would leave the Pura ...
Carl Zeiss,Philips and Samsung Ventures to be among guests at the Bordeaux convention. Giorgio Anania Invest in Photonics,the business partnering convention held in Bordeaux,France,has announced the names of three key speakers for ...
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the"Flexible Display Market:Global Analysis&Forecast(2012-2017)-By Application(Smartphone,Tablet,e-reader,Laptop,TV,Smartcard,Wearable ...
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South African consumer goods group Tiger Brands has reported higher annual profits as improved earnings from its international markets offset challenging conditions at home. Tiger said operating income from its export markets "more than ...
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Norwegian conglomerate Orkla, which is reshaping its business to focus on consumer goods, is to buy local food group Rieber & Søn. Orkla has struck a deal to buy the Rieber family's 90.1% stake in Rieber & Søn. The agreement ...
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Hellmann's, a US-based mayonnaise brand owned by Unilever United States, has launched its new limited edition flavor Southwestern Ranch Flavored Reduced Fat Mayonnaise. The new creamy flavor can be used as a dipping sauce for snacks ...
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(i) GDP In 2005, the GDP of Xinjiang reached RMB 260.4 billion yuan, 19% of which was produced by the primary industry, 44.7% by the secondary industry and 36.3% by the tertiary industry. The per capita GDP was RMB 13,108 yuan, equal to ...
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(i) GDP In 2005, Tibet entered the best era of economic and social development, with it's GDP totaling 25.121 billion Yuan, and it's per capita GDP reaching 9,114 yuan, exceeding 1,000 USD$. Contribution to GDP of the Three Industries ...
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(i) General The GDP of 2005 is 347.234 billion Yuan, with a 65.618 billion Yuan added value in the first industry, 144.971 billion Yuan in the second industry, 136.645 billion Yuan in the tertiary industry. The ratio between the three ...
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