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Cultural Exchange Between China and Britain Has Brighter Future
Dec 15, 2015Chinese community and local Brazilians pose for a group photo after a lion dance performance. [File photo] There has been a long tradition that Chinese people and British people are interested in each other's culture. The two countries ...
Tags: Cultural Exchange, China, Britain
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Racist Remarks Attributed to Donald Sterling Have Created a Firestorm of Bad Publicity
Apr 30, 2014When Yokohama Tire Corp. signed on as a sponsor of the Los Angeles Clippers National Basketball Association team last November, it hoped for a successful season and a lot of publicity. It received both. The Clippers finished the season ...
Tags: tire, tyre, auto parts
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AOL Chief Reverses Changes to 401(K) Policy After a Week of Bad Publicity
Feb 25, 2014News outlets reported that the company blamed the law and the health costs of two "distressed babies" for a significant change in how it matches 401(k) contributions. The Washington Post: AOL Chief Reverses Changes To 401(k) Policy After ...
Tags: Obamacare, AOL, 'Distressed Babies', Bad Publicity
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The Garment Industry in India Occupies a Very Important Place
Jan 7, 2014The garment industry in India occupies a very important place. It is amongst the earliest sectors that evolved in the country. This industry caters to one of the basic needs of a person and has immense significance in improving the quality ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Garment, Apparel
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The Clothing Industry in Bangladesh Needs to Improve Its Image
Aug 6, 2013The clothing industry in Bangladesh needs to improve its image in order for the country’s long-term prosperity to be guaranteed, says global business information company Textiles Intelligence. The collapse of Rana Plaza in Dhaka, ...
Tags: Bangla Clothing, clothing industry
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Textiles Manufacturers Faced with Challeng
Apr 25, 2013Textiles manufacturers faced with challenging new water discharge commitments have been handed a lifeline by quality assessment specialists Bureau Veritas. A new 'Zero Discharge' scheme from one of the world leaders in testing, inspection ...
Tags: Textile
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Yahoo Is Trying to Quell Some of The Bad Publicity
Mar 1, 2013After causing uproar by calling all of its telecommuters back into the office, Yahoo is trying to quell some of the bad publicity. Yahoo last week issued a memo to employees that the company was ending work-at-home agreements. As of June, ...
Tags: Yahoo, Telecommuting, telecommuters
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ABP Food Group Claims to Have Found The Source of The Horse Meat in The Burgers
Jan 21, 2013The ABP Food Group claims to have found the source of the horse meat in the burgers produced at its Silvercrest Foods facility in Ireland and has halted production at the site in County Monaghan. Tesco published full-page apologies to its ...
Tags: ABP Food Group, horse meat, burgers, Silvercrest Foods facility
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Hewlett-Packard's Bombshell Revelation That It Would Take a $8.8 Billion Non-Cash Writedow
Dec 31, 2012IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard's bombshell revelation that it would take a $8.8 billion non-cash writedown after allegedly discovering major accounting fraud related to its Autonomy business unit has rocked the tech world. But the ...
Tags: Hewlett-Packard, bombshell, silver lining, Meg Whitman
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Analysts Argue That The Publicity About It May Still Push The Company to Change Its Ways
Dec 26, 2012Although analysts say Google's $22.5 million fine from the FTC is a simple slap on the wrist, they argue that the publicity about it may still push the company to change its ways. Ending an FTC investigation into allegations that Google ...
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The Name Foxconn Has Become Shorthand for The Human Costs of Building The iPhone in China
Oct 24, 2012The name Foxconn has become shorthand for the human costs of building the iPhone in China, linking Apple to bad publicity about worker suicides, deaths from a plant explosion and rioting factory workers. But many other companies besides ...
Tags: Foxconn, Apple, iPhone, electronics, TVs, handsets, PCs
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European Privacy Authorities Have Asked Google to Tweak The Unified Privacy Policy
Oct 16, 2012IDG News Service - European privacy authorities have asked Google to tweak the unified privacy policy it introduced on March 1, but have stopped short of asking it to undo all its changes. They set no firm deadline for Google to make the ...
Tags: Privacy, Google, European Union.
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The U.S. Government Spent $11.36 Billion to Protect Classified Data in 2011
Jul 3, 2012The U.S. government -- minus key spy operations -- spent $11.36 billion to protect classified data in 2011, according to the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) The number has increased substantially over the past decade, from ...
Tags: classified data, Information Security, secret spy agencies, ISOO's report