China's economic data for September may show a stabilizing economy but they can't prevent the third-quarter growth sliding to as low as 6.6 percent, said analysts ahead of the data's release starting next week. "We expect the upcoming ...
Tags: China's Economy, economic data
China's slowing power consumption and falling railway freight are signs of progress in economic restructuring, rather than evidence of failing industry, the statistics chief said on Thursday. Power use and rail freight are two major ...
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Winterstick Snowboards welcomed pro snowboarder and entrepreneur Seth Wescott to its ownership group and unveiled plans to develop a custom snowboard workshop at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, ME. The “Original ...
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Japanese automaker Subaru has announced plan to invest $140m in its Indiana plant in the US to boost its production capacity by 100,000 units per year. The plant currently produces 300,000 units. The investment will be made by Subaru ...
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A heated debate on how the United States should react to China's rise is going on in the United States. The main dispute is whether the long-established approach to China should be abandoned. In the past 30 years, the United States has ...
The 9th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, a World Economic Forum conference hosted each year in China. It has come to be known as the “Summer Davos,” opened on Wednesday in the city of Dalian. It has become customary for the ...
The recent drop in the exchange rate between the Chinese yuan (RMB) and U.S. dollar, the so-called "black Monday" on China's stock market and successive steep fall of the primary commodity market allowed much of the world to accuse China of ...
Tags: stock market, RMB depreciation
Despite foreign and domestic challenges facing the Chinese economy, including the recent turbulence in the stock market, former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has full confidence in the world's second-largest economy. "I think the ...
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Premier Li Keqiang has encouraged State-owned enterprises to play a key role in the drive by the nation's industries to "go global", and make the most of their financial and technological advantages as they step up their international ...
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It’s a long way from New York’s Madison Avenue advertising agencies to Gaborone, but for Botswana a lot is riding on the success of the ad campaign De Beers will launch in the coming weeks. Like oil-exporting countries now ...
AkzoNobel has signed a multi-year agreement to purchase sustainably generated steam from Dutch energy provider Eneco. The partnership will help to reduce the company’s CO2 emissions by more than 100,000 tons a year. The agreement ...
The National Park Service recently released the final General Management Plan (GMP) for Everglades National Park, which includes several changes that will affect recreational boating and fishing access and habitat conservation in the park. ...
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Legend Sportswear (Shanghai) Pty Ltd., an Australian company that manufactures customized, sublimated jerseys and other team, cycling, and outdoor apparel for customers worldwide, has selected Ohio as the location of its first U.S. plant in ...
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Portland State University has appointed Jennifer Nolfi as the new director of Portland State University’s Athletic and Outdoor Industry Program. Nolfi, whose business experience has spanned the public and private sectors over the last ...
Polyethylene films manufacturer BP Plastics is increasing production capacity at its plant in Batu Pahat, Malaysia, in a bid to increase exports. The company invested MYR13.5m ($3.12m) in a new cast stretch film machine from Austria amid ...
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