Primark opened its first store in Austria on 27 September 2012 at Innsbruck SILLPARK.The rush of customers was enormous.The anticipation leading up to the Irish fashion retailer opening its new anchor store made headlines,opened up new ...
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Financing for the second phase of the street lighting project on St. Kitts has been handed over to St. Kitts and Nevis' Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas by Resident Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan), His ...
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Gov. Bev Perdue announced that Fendrich Industries Inc, a manufacturer of textiles and printed cloth fabrics, will expand its operations by locating a new division in Polk County. The company plans to create 23 jobs and invest $740,000 ...
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The slump in global markets has depressed demand for Cambodian products,leading to reduced growth forecasts by the Asian Development Bank(ADB)for 2012 and 2013. "Falling global demand,especially in Europe and the US,means that the ...
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Taipei,Sept.28,2012(CENS)--Taiwan's Ministry of Economy Affairs(MOEA)recently organized two business alliance conferences,namely"Taiwanese Business Homebound Investment Summit Conference 2012"and"Taiwan Business Alliance Conference 2012,"to ...
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Taipei,Sept.28,2012(CENS)--During the Oct.1 long holiday of mainland China,from Sept.30 through Oct.7,31,435 mainland Chinese travelers will visit Taiwan,up 63%over the same period last year.Meanwhile,due to the sovereign dispute over ...
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DALLAS -- Nebraska Furniture Mart broke ground Tuesday on what it says will be "the largest home furnishings store in North America," a 1.86 million-square-foot retail store and distribution center in a north Dallas suburb. An interior ...
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Cathay Life Insurance won with NT$4.3 billion franchise fee yesterday(Sept.25)the 50-year right for the investment,development,and management of the special commercial land of Taoyuan railway station area,the largest commercial land area of ...
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Laser weapons home in on military utility 24 Sep 2012 Director of US Joint Technology Office says laser weapons have moved well beyond the realm of science fiction. Mark Neice The Joint High-Power Solid-State Laser(JHPSSL)system ...
A contentious debate has erupted on Wikipedia over whether two high-profile contributors were paid to promote articles on the site. Some contributors have questioned whether Roger Bamkin,a director at Wikimedia UK,is being paid by the ...
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Have you ever traveled abroad to Europe?Many tourists love visiting the cities of Rome,Paris,and Athens but they may be surprised by some of the accommodations.These areas have dozens of well-established hotels because tourism has been a ...
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To bolster economic development and improve foreign investments,the Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA)has decided to step up effort in soliciting foreign investments,such as acquisition by foreign strategic investors.As a result,it has ...
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In July, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 1.8 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 1.9 percent in cities and 1.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.4 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.5 ...
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BT today announced it had won the tender to roll out superfast broadband across Wales. The deal aims to provide 96%of the country with connections of up to 80Mbps by 2015,helping reach the UK's government's goal of having the best ...
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After over a decade in the dark, the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge has come alive with a new advanced LED lighting system from Philips Color Kinetics (PCK). Inspired by the 2010 United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) where he learned ...
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