1. What's "guanxi"? Guanxi is regarded as the central idea in Chinese society with long historical and cultural roots. It is understood and utilized by virtually every Chinese person in greater or lesser measure. Understanding how the ...
Tags: Focus Vision, Culture, China, Customs
US food company Hillshire Brands is planning to introduce new products in frozen breakfast category in an effort to become the most innovative meat-centric company in North America. The offerings will range from easy-to-heat breakfast ...
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The rare earths business isn't unlike a Formula One race, according to Carolyn Dennis, vice-president and senior analyst with Dundee Capital Markets. Companies are speeding to reach production and find strategic partners to grease the ...
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LEDinside journalists recently visited the booth of TAO, a light resource and luminaire manufacturer, on 14th Hong Kong International Light Fair (Autumn Edition). TAO is a light source and luminaires manufacturer from China, founded in ...
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Ready. Set. Cupcake!, a US-based producer of frozen cake batters, has launched GFCO certified gluten-free, vegan and Kosher chocolate cake batter. The product is suitable for people with Celiac disease, gluten sensitivities, dairy and egg ...
Fiscal 2013 Second-quarter Highlights(%cited vs.year-ago period amounts,where applicable): Diluted EPS from continuing operations of$0.51 as reported and$0.57 adjusted for items impacting comparability,up 19%as reported and up 16%on a ...
Tags: consumer foods, commercial foods, ConAgra Foods, profit
In response to a renaissance in all things 1950s,Varilight have created a new range of retro wiring accessories. The"Lily"range features a curved-edge,raised-profile faceplate in four pastel colours that echo the style of a decade that ...
Tags: Varilight, retro wiring accessories, "Lily"range, switches
International animal welfare organization Four Paws has announced that the chocolate bar Toblerone,which is owned by Mondelēz International,will now be produced only with eggs laid by cage free hens. This move comes after Mondelez ...
Kelley Country Creamery, a US-based ice cream manufacturer, has unveiled Kelley Country Creamery premium farmstead ice cream flavors for the holiday season. The holiday flavors include Heidi's Holiday Mint, Peppermint Bark, Christmas ...
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Buying gifts for loved ones can be hard. You balance between what they need and what they want, what's reasonably priced, and what is an indulgent luxury. The same could be true for cars. No doubt there are those who have spent time in ...
Tags: Car gifts, Practical gifts, vacuum cleaner, home-made survival kit
As the countdown clock ticks toward Windows 8's launch later this month, Microsoft has still not shown that there will be enough apps to drive users toward the new OS, an analyst said Friday. Last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer again ...
The headline act of this Paris fashion week has been billed as a duel but it should more accurately be seen as a battle royale, with three contestants rather than two. The head-to-head debuts of minimalist designers Raf Simons at ...
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US-based 3M Food Safety has achieved NF Validation mark for its Molecular Detection Assay Salmonella from AFNOR Certification. The Salmonella assay was among three pathogen test cases that the company unveiled, following the launch of its ...
Fu Zhou Chan Kee Traditional Fresh Fish Balls have been withdrawn from sale in Scotland as they have been produced in unapproved premises under unsatisfactory hygiene conditions, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Although the ...
Tags: Fresh Fish Balls, Food Safety Concerns, Fu Zhou Chan Kee, Food
Once upon a world, we had homes with grand front porches. You'd see folks on the porch after dinner, sipping a beverage, chatting to other folk across the way as the sun sank in the sky. Passersby would nod, exchange a pleasantry, chuckle ...
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