Vietnam, which has so far allowed duty free import of polyester staple fibre (PSF) could charge a 2 per cent import tax following a proposal by the ministry of industry and trade to encourage domestic production, a Vietnamese newspaper has ...
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Whole Foods is planning to open a new chain of stores. The company is building a team to focus exclusively on the new concept and that it's already negotiating leases. Stores are expected to start opening next year, followed by a "fairly ...
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The annual rate of inflation across the Group of 20 largest economies increased for the second straight month in March. Economists had forecast a smaller rise in the consumer price index (CPI) to 2.6%. Annual inflation has been running ...
April average retail price for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescent ones) in the China market increased by 23.4% on month to CNY35.9 (US$5.8), while that for 9W models (equivalent to 60W incandescent ones) decreased by 1.8% to ...
China will lift price controls on most medicines starting from June 1, the country's economic planner said on Tuesday. Medicine prices will be decided by the market, said the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in an online ...
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The number of commercial vehicles (CV) with telematics solutions is estimated to reach 37.9 million by 2020, compared to 14.7 million last year, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan. Commercial vehicle (CV) telematics market will ...
Lower capacity utilisation drove down operating earnings by 23 per cent year over year at the fibre division of Eastman Chemical in the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. “First quarter of 2015 operating earnings dived to $90 ...
According to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), excess cotton stocks held outside China are likely to keep international cotton prices down in 2015-16. Stocks outside China are projected to surge 26 per cent to 9.4 ...
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After a booming year, the bull run of China's stock market is expected to continue, boosted by economic and financial reforms in addition to easing measures. China's stock market has soared over the past year, even as the world's second ...
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China plans to bring forward the introduction of National Phase 5 motor gasoline and gasoil emission standards nationwide by one year to January 1, 2017, the State Council said Tuesday, April 28. All 11 provinces in eastern China will ...
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The slow recovery of the global PV market continues into the second quarter. Jason Huang, research manager for EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, said the market on the whole is showing positive signs even though prices along the supply ...
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Output of China's building materials sector fell in the first quarter as the property market remained weak, the country's top economic planner indicated on Wednesday. Cement output was down 3.4 percent year on year to 428 million tons, ...
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China will promote price reforms of energy, especially electricity in 2015, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said Thursday. The costs and prices of electricity transmission and distribution will be monitored, but the price ...
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First-quarter steel exports surged 40.7 percent to 25.78 million metric tons as mills responded to weak domestic demand and falling prices, the China Iron and Steel Association said on Wednesday. "Although domestic steel companies face ...
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The European economy is forecast to grow by circa 1.2% this year, given fresh impetus by the €60 billion a month of quantitative easing recently initiated by the ECB. This has caused a significant depreciation of the euro; we’ll ...