China on Thursday donated mine clearance equipment to Cambodia and start-up funds to the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center. The 500,000-U.S. dollar donation included office equipment worth about 250,000 dollars to Cambodia, and start-up ...
21 Dec 2015 Tobacco giant Philip Morris has lost its fight against the plain packaging laws that it claimed would threaten the intellectual property of its brands. The company behind Marlboro, Peter Jackson and Longbeach cigarettes has ...
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The central bank on Tuesday announced plans to introduce green bonds to allow financial institutions to raise funds for green projects. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said the green bond will widen financing channels for projects in ...
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Mars Chocolate North America has issued a voluntary recall of its Dove Chocolate Assortment Snowflakes, 24.0 oz. bag, a seasonal product from across the US stores, due to the presence of undeclared allergens. Around 6,700 cases of the ...
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China Vanke Co. Ltd unexpectedly suspended trading on Friday afternoon, saying that it's planning to issue new shares for capital restructuring and assets acquisition, according to a statement on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The statement ...
General Motors’ (GM) Indian division is voluntarily recalling 101,597 units of Chevrolet Beat Diesel due to issues with its clutch pedal lever. According to the automaker, the clutch pedal lever in the affected vehicles is suspected ...
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Netflix has released plans for the creation of a pair of festive socks that will maximise your viewing this Christmas. We're used to new original Netflix releases bring critically acclaimed TV series and films, with the odd terrible Adam ...
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Avalanche Studios has released a new patch for Just Cause 3, aiming to improve load times and fix other issues. Just Cause 3 is an explosively good time, but the ridiculous times on PS4 and Xbox One are becoming a bit of a nuisance. ...
The Chinese government Tuesday refrained from adjusting retail oil product prices in line with global crude oil fluctuations for the first time in nearly three years, sending a strong signal to the market that it believes prices may have ...
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From L-R, Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius, President-designate of COP21 and French ...
Throughout 2015, the world has watched with great interest the development of China-U.S. relations, as many believe almost every interaction between the world's top two economies has a bearing on all major global issues. Here are some ...
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Discussion of sovereignty over the Internet has long been a taboo, dismissed in Western media as violation of freedom. The time has come to drag the issue into the cold, hard light of day, and China, with an online population of 670 ...
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The European Commission has cleared commodities trading group Trafigura's minority holding in Belgium-based zinc and lead producer Nyrstar. In November, Trafigura told the EC its minority 20.02% stake in Nyrstar -- held through its ...
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New Orleans bunker fuel remained in short supply Thursday, which has caused high-sulfur product prices in that port to spike relative to the nearby and competing Houston market. New Orleans IFO 380 3.5%S was assessed at $205/mt ex-wharf ...
The 20-year cost of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator's compliance with the US Clean Power Plan could be as little as $5.8 billion to as much as $104 billion in today's dollars, depending on which strategies are pursued, ...
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