Australian maritime workers have arrived in Hong Kong to support Kwai Tsing dockworkers in their strike, which began on 28 March 2013 in support of better wages and working conditions. A delegation of Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) ...
The dollar recovered some lost ground today, helped in part by a mild recovery in gold prices and comments by the Reserve Bank of Australia signalling it is in no rush to cut interest rates further. While the Aussie still remains well ...
Expanding beyond its own OpenStack hosted services, Rackspace is offering to build OpenStack deployments for other hosting providers as well, such as telecommunication companies. "We're getting into the business of helping large service ...
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In the realm of dog clothes, a booming pet products sector, there are plenty of fashionable items that help Fido to look fabulous. Then there are those that are not only fashionable, they are functional as well, such as Doggy Hairnets. ...
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The Chinese have a saying: 'Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.' Though tea is last on the list, we still can see its importance in daily life. A simple meal in Chinese is Cu Cha Dan ...
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Canada-based Sun Life Financial and Khazanah Nasional in Kuala Lumpur have completed the acquisition of CIMB Aviva Assurance and CIMB Aviva Takaful after receiving regulatory approvals in Malaysia and Canada. CIMB Aviva Assurance is a ...
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In the January-February period of this year, China's total ship export value was $4.75 billion, down 31.6 percent year on year, while the country's total ship import value amounted to $270 million, up 3.1 percent year on year, according to ...
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Fast Retailing Group announces first half sale and income for the first half of fiscal 2013, or the six months from September 2012 through February 2013. Group Performance: The Fast Retailing Group achieved considerable gains in both ...
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Microsoft’s stock took a beating over the weekend after a pair of research firms said PC shipments in the first quarter were down as much as 14 percent from the year before. As of 4pm on Thursday, shares of Microsoft were down ...
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In 2012, Marimekko signed a partnership contract with Hong Kong-based Sidefame with the objective of opening a total of 15 Marimekko stores in China by the end of 2016. The first of these was opened in Hong Kong in May 2012 and this year ...
Smarter use of data, prioritised upgrades and a 20-year asset management plan are cornerstones of a major study, undertaken by the Drainage Services Department (DSD) of the Hong Kong SAR and Black & Veatch. The study addresses the need to ...
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India Market Days is a project approved by Ministry of Textiles and is funded under the Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India for inviting overseas buyers and buying agents under ...
Trident Limited, one of country’s leading textile manufacturers, has been recognized as "Principal Partner - Bath" for the year 2012-13 by Sears Holdings Corporation, a leading integrated retailer with over 2,600 full-line and ...
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Understanding local markets, putting customers at the centre of business and strengthening competitive advantage are key success factors for retailers in the burgeoning Asian markets, said speakers at the recent World Retail Congress Asia ...
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Chindex Medical and Medvio have entered into a collaboration agreement with an advanced imaging and radiation therapy technologies provider iCAD. Under the agreement, Chindex will distribute iCAD's Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy ...
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