A delegation of representatives from 18 companies from China’s Fujian province met officials of Vietnam’s Binh Duong province this week to learn about the local investment climate and seek business opportunities, Vietnamese ...
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Israel based producer of Sparkling Water SodaStream International and lifestyle brand Skinnygirl have jointly launched two new sparkling drink mixes - Cucumber Lime and Mango Berry. The companies have developed the flavored and mildly ...
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Chinese researchers have used 3D printing technology to make a safer space suit for astronauts while spacewalking. A research center under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation used a 3D printer to create the vent pipes ...
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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 ...
Many economists are saying that the U.S. will once again be the driving force behind world growth in 2015 as the dollar growth. The U.S. economy saw an annual expansion rate of 5 percent in the third quarter of 2014, according to government ...
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Global beverage giant PepsiCo has announced it will remove artificial aspartame from its Diet Pepsi product in the US later in 2015, after consumer backlash against aspartame saw PepsiCo’s sales drop. The Company has said it will ...
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Another week of spring planting's come and gone, and the last 7 days saw farmers make a much bigger stride with corn planting than the previous 2 weeks, and that speedy pace is expected to last through at least the next week, forecasters ...
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The standing committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) has amended the 2009 Food Safety Law in a bid to strengthen food security in the country, after a string of food safety violations in recent years. Xinhua reported ...
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The Indian Government has promised to push tobacco companies to manufacture packaging with bigger health warnings soon. The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda assured the Lok Sabha that the government would go ahead ...
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PSA Peugeot Citron is preparing to boost its vehicles production by 10% at its European plants by the end of August. The move is part of the company's strategy to meet the increasing demand in the domestic markets. With the latest ...
Global refined cobalt supply totaled 91,754 mt in 2014, up 6.8% from 85,904 mt in 2013, the Cobalt Development Institute said Wednesday in the latest edition of its cobalt news publication. The report, based on the main sources reporting ...
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After a slowdown in demand in the second half of last year in many parts of Europe, coatings companies in the region have become less confident about the short-term future. However, despite economic forecasts of relatively slow growth in ...
Australian supermarket chain Coles is planning to invest in farms to extend the selling seasons of popular fruits and vegetables. Coles managing director John Durkan said that the company wants to make more investments to ensure the ...
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China will set up a pavilion at the World Expo 2015 in Milan that runs from May to October to further promote its business connections in sectors including agriculture, travel, culture and finance. Wang Jinzhen, vice-president of the ...
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A new granola-style blend from Kellogg Australia is the latest addition to its Special K brand’s growing range of cereals. Kellogg’s said the new Whole Grain Clusters provide “whole grains, fibre and protein”. The ...
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