´ Since the second half of 2011, the growth of China’s import and export trade has slowed down. Weakness in the European Union, the United States, Japan and other markets has had a noticeable impact on foreign trade. In this ...
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The proposed $4.7 billion sale of Smithfield Foods, America's largest pork producer, to China's biggest meat processing company comes amid significant trade friction between the two countries over meat and livestock. China bans ...
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A European Union funded project to investigate ways to improve the fight against gun crime has created a prototype using business analytics software from SAS. Sheffield Hallam University is coordinating the Project Odyssey programme.It ...
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Codex Alimentarius Commission,the UN food standards body,has unveiled new safety standards for food products,which includes the maximum level of melamine in liquid milk formula,in order to ensure food safety. The Commission is responsible ...
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IDG News Service-Members of the European Parliament rejected the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement on Wednesday by 478 votes to 39. The result had been widely expected internationally and means that the agreement cannot ...
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A plenary session of the European Parliament is scheduled to vote today to decide the fate of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement(Acta)in the European Union(EU). The US-backed treaty is designed to crack down on ...
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SYDNEY: Australia's manufacturing activity contracted for a fourth straight month in June, hit by a high dollar and a slump in residential and commercial construction, a private survey showed on Monday. The Australian Industry ...
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IDG News Service-Europe's highest court ruled on Tuesday that the trading of"used"software licenses is legal and that the author of such software cannot oppose any resale. The exclusive right of distribution of a copy of a computer ...
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Apple has won a court order blocking the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer in the US until the patent dispute between the two technology companies is resolved. Apple claims Samsung's tablet computer infringes a number of ...
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GE Lighting's LEDs have recently brighten Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina, Brazil, for the City’s anniversary and John Lewis , a household name of department stores in the UK, for the retailer’s new ...
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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) unveiled the winners of the 2012 RIBA Awards. RIBA Awards for architectural excellence were presented to 50 buildings in the UK and 9 buildings elsewhere in the EU. The shortlist for the RIBA ...
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In an increasingly data-centric world, we need to focus on the use of data, according to Scott Charney, corporate vice-president of trustworthy computing at Microsoft. "We need to focus on creating an environment that is more effective in ...
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Computerworld-European Union(EU)antitrust regulators today threatened Microsoft with more fines,potentially massive ones in the billions of dollars,after the company failed to make good on its promise to offer consumers there a choice of ...
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The Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for Erytech Pharma's investigational product Enhoxy. The drug, which is used to treat sickle cell ...
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Raptor Pharmaceutical has announced FDA acceptance of new drug application (NDA) for Cysteamine Bitartrate delayed-release capsules (RP103) for the potential treatment of nephropathic cystinosis. RP103 gained standard review designation ...
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