Effective February 1, 2013, Petrus Ng will be appointed as the new Managing Director of BASF Vietnam Co Ltd. He succeeds Jirawat Thongbai, who will take over the position of Director, Care Chemicals, at BASF in Thailand. Ng started his ...
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Global internet connection speeds around the world slowed in late 2012, according to a survey that suggested a temporary stall in broadband gains. Akamai Technologies' third quarter "State of the Internet" report also found Brazil and ...
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Wow Packs are the world's 'first ever R/C animated backpacks' from toy maker Wow Stuff. The Wow Packs have a remote control located in the strap which, when pressed, activate different responses from animated characters. Two characters ...
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Located at number nine Yuancun Yiheng Road in the Tianhe district of Guangzhou, the Higher People's Court of Guangdong Province is one of the highest appellate courts in China. A typical commercial case heard here would sit in judgement ...
The so called ‘unfavorable policies’ of the Indian government and persistent ‘ill-health’ of the US economy have started showing the signs which may not be welcomed by Indian jewellery industry. Thomson Reuters GFMS ...
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Lululemon athletica, the US-based yoga inspired athletic clothing company, has stitched plans to focus on menswear collection for future growth of the company by investing more in the sector. Mr. Christine Day, CEO of Lululemon, said the ...
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According to the related information, the preliminary accounting results of GDP in 2012 are as follows: Preliminary Accounting Results of GDP in 2012 The Q/Q Growth Rate on GDP Annotations: Quarterly GDP Accounting ...
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China Economic Monitoring and Analysis Center (CEMAC): National Business Climate Survey results showed that the business climate index (BCI) was 124.4 in the fourth quarter, increased 1.6 points quarter-on-quarter. Of which, the current BCI ...
Global insurer RSA has appointed Mark Walker as the new chief executive of its Hong Kong business, who will report to the company’s Asia head Chris Colahan. Mark has spent three years managing RSA's operations in the Dutch Caribbean ...
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US-based medical device manufacturer Stryker has announced the acquisition of Hong Kong-based orthopedics medical device maker Trauson for $764m in cash, in a bid to expand into fast growing Chinese market. Stryker said it will pay ...
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From January to December 2012, the investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) reached 36,483.5 billion yuan, up by 20.6 percent year-on-year (actual increase was 19.3 percent after deducting price factors), decreased 0.1 ...
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In the year of 2012, in face of the increasingly complicated and severe international situation and arduous tasks of domestic reform, development and stability, the Central Party Committee and the State Council took scientific development ...
Smartphones running Mozilla Firefox and Jolla Sailfish will launch separately in 2013 amid a crowded smartphone market. Their impact will be small but important initially, as the smartphone community seeks alternatives to the frontrunner ...
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In December 2012, the total value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size was up 10.3 percent year-on-year (the following growth rates of value added are real growth rates, after deducting price factors), 0.2 percentage ...
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Technology development firm Versatilis LLC of Shelburne, VT, USA has spun out VerLASE Technologies LLC, a new venture in lasers and solid-state lighting that aims to further develop and commercialize technology that it has been developing ...
Tags: Green laser, Lights, Lighting