Fincantieri and the French cruise line Compagnie du Ponant have signed a contract for the construction of a super-luxury cruise ship. The new ship will be the twin to "Le Soleal", the mini-cruise ship delivered last month, and follows ...
Tags: Ship, Transportation
US-based Drake’s Brewing has introduced a new beer called Aroma Prieta. The new beer is brewed by using an American 2-row barley malt and Caramalt, as well as with New Zealand hops such as Nelson Sauvin, Pacific Jad and Australian ...
The online shopping market in Australia continues to grow strongly and in 2013 is expected to account for 7% of total retail sales. Total online spending is forecast to amount to $18.3 billion in 2013, with the average annual spend online ...
Tags: Aussie Retail Sales, Apparel
Australia In Australia the e-bike is defined by the Australian Vehicle Standards as a bicycle that has an auxiliary motor with a maximum power output not exceeding 200 W without consideration for speed limits or pedal sensors. Each state ...
Tags: Electric Bicycle, e bike, bike, bicycle
RGA Reinsurance Company has been granted a preparatory license by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to operate a licensed life reinsurance branch in Shanghai, China, which is likely to be fully operational within one year. ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft decision proposing to grant conditional authorisation for three years for Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand Limited to continue their trans-Tasman alliance. "The ...
Pioneer Pump is pleased to announce the opening of a new facility in Victoria, Australia. Pioneer Pump will manufacture, sell and service diesel and electric driven pump packages at the new 2000 square meter facility on Sunshine West in ...
Tags: Pump, Pioneer Pump, Processing Machinery
Some vintners in Italy last week may have stopped stomping grapes and frantically opened their Chinese dictionaries. The vineyards in the EU's wine-producing regions have 10 days to get the language down pat, so they can respond to a trade ...
Tags: China Probe, EU Wineries
Taiwan's indigenous peoples were living on Taiwan well before the mass immigration of Han Chinese from southern China began in the 17th century. The classification of Taiwan's indigenous tribes has changed over time. For example, during the ...
Tags: Taiwan, Indigenous Tribes, Austronesian Language Family
The 2013 Australian Business Awards categories for Product Value, Product Excellence and Best Software have been awarded to IFS SmartFreight. These awards have been added to the four previous awards – for Product Value and Product ...
Tags: Service
The Chinese government has launched probes into Swiss packaging company Tetra Pak and New Zealand dairy company Fonterra (FCG.NZE), The Wall Street Journal reported. China's State Administration of Industry and Commerce announced on Friday ...
Tags: Foreign Firms
Like 302 nominees A giraffe house in New Zealand, a monastery in Taiwan, a treehouse in the USA and a research station in Antarctica are among the 302 projects that have been nominated for the World Architecture Festival Awards 2013. The ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
FX Networks, owner and operator of a national network in New Zealand, has selected Infinera Corp's DTN-X platform for its nationwide network. Infinera, of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, is a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, Temasek, made net investments of S$4 billion ($3.16 billion) in its energy and resources portfolio in the year to March 31, the fund said Thursday. The new investments included acquiring an additional 5% ...
A second foreign manufacturer of baby formula is planning price cuts amid an investigation by China's top economic planner. Dumex, part of France's Danone group, said Thursday it was preparing a price reduction proposal. On Wednesday, ...
Tags: baby formula, dairy products, milk powder