Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in August 2013 National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-09-10 16:36:06 In August 2013, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 1,888.6 billion yuan, up by 13.4 percent year-on-year (nominal ...
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Shenq Fang Yuan Technology Co., Ltd., a major machining-center maker in Taiwan founded in 1996, is known for simultaneous-motion five-axis machines mostly for processing intricate products such as watch cases, jewelry, small and mid turbine ...
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Taiwan's packaging machinery industry has been developed over the decades by local companies using skills and know-how learned from overseas, initially with the aim of replacing imports. The industry went on to become an exporter, and many ...
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The Bugatti Veyron Legend Jean Bugatti has been unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt motor show. The second car in a six-model ‘Legend’ series, and following the ‘Jean-Pierre Wimille’ edition revealed last August, the ...
Feminine beauty has been celebrated over the centuries in China and the perception is ever-evolving, but an enduring beauty standard is as follows: a rosy plump oval face, new-moon-shaped eyebrows, delicate and soft limbs and fingers, and ...
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In ancient China, there were Four Great Beauties-Diaochan, Lady Yang, Xi Shi and Wang Zhaojun [*note] - who were so famed for their beauty that, like Helen of Troy, they could overthrow states and cities. Their beauty has been depicted in ...
Every desk needs a chair. In the days of scientific management, the chair that went with the clerk's desk had to keep the employee working at maximum productivity. And since clerks were discouraged from leaving their desks, the chair had to ...
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Voith Hydro starts operating under its proven brand name also in Sweden: The Swedish operating unit, formerly active on the market as VG Power AB, will now be trading under the name of Voith Hydro AB. With the name change the company ...
Consumer Prices for August 2013 National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-09-09 15:44:54 In August, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.6 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.5 percent in cities and 2.9 percent in rural ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, and BELECTRIC Holding GmbH are to undertake a joint ...
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has received an application from Bayer HealthCare for marketing authorization of its oral multi-kinase inhibitor, regorafenib, for the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GlST). ...
Assos, the Swiss company that invented the Lycra cycling short in 1976, rarely updates its clothing designs, but 2013 is the year for the launch of a new line of bib shorts to replace its S5 line, introduced in 2008. The new S7 line of ...
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As planned, the US-American DIY-superstore concern Lowe's completed the takeover of the insolvent DIY-chain Orchard Supply Hardware Stores by the end of August. Lowe's reports that the purchase price was US$205m plus the assumption of ...
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The US government made 12,444 requests for data about 40,322 Yahoo users, the web firm has revealed in its first annual transparency report. The report marks a more detailed account of what world governments have requested from Yahoo, ...
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Caracole Light is launching a furnishings collection in October called Live Love Laugh, its first-ever collaboration with an independent furniture and interior designer, Ana Cordeiro of Portugal. The 40-SKU furnishings collection will ...
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