Vietnam Beverage, ThaiBev’s domestic unit, has won a bidding to acquire 54% stake in Saigon Beer Alcohol & Beverage Corp (Sabeco) for $4.8bn. Sabeco is owned and under the authority of Vietnam's Ministry of Trade and Industry. The ...
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China and the Philippines on Thursday pledged to improve economic ties through cooperation. During a meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the Great Hall of the People, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said China and the ...
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Over 15 years after the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (the "FOCAC"), China-Africa economic and trade cooperation has become a highlight in international cooperation with Africa and a model of South-South ...
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Restart of nuclear reactors in Japan, growing renewable sources of energy and a slow economy are expected to push down the country's LNG consumption by 2020 by as much as 10.5% from 2014 levels, Eclipse Energy said this week. Japan's LNG ...
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On November 29, MOFCOM Vice Minister Gao Yan attended the 9th China-Japan Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection General Discussion Forum held in Tokyo Japan and delivered a keynote speech. Gao pointed out that at present, the ...
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There will be 7.5 million smart meters installed in Japan, including replacement of conventional electric meters, in 2015, hiking 104.9% on year, according to Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and industry (METI). Japan will liberalize ...
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The fifth meeting of the China-Singapore FTA Commission was held in Singapore on January 20-22, 2015. The two sides talked on further supplementing and perfecting the China-Singapore FTA, and exchanged views on some specific issues ...
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The 21st Conference of Trade Ministers of the APEC was held in Boracay Philippines,on May 23-24, 2015. The Vice-Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen and the Chinese Ambassador in the WTO Yu Jianhua attended the conference. The participants ...
Tags: WTO, regional economic integration, multilateral trade system
Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng and Malaysia's trade minister Mustapa Mohamed co-chaired the 10th Meeting of China-Malaysia Trade and Economic Joint Committee in Beijing on the afternoon of September 8. Minister Gao Hucheng ...
Tags: China-Malaysia Trade, halal food, bird's nest trade, tourism
Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng attends the WTO seven parties ministers meeting in Istanbul on October 5. Attending the meeting were European Commissioner for Trade Anna Cecilia Malmstrom, Indian Minister of Industry and Commerce Nirmala ...
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The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Ghana will begin the task of restructuring the apparel industry to attract investors, and build a sustainable source of foreign exchange inflows. As a part of the revamping process, the Ministry plans ...
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Textile and apparel exports from the Southeast Asian nation of Malaysia are set to benefit as the Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (MTFTA) will come into effect on August 1, 2015, according to Malaysian media reports. The MTFTA ...
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In partnership with brands like Dresscamp, Takaoka Lacquer Ware and Oto, men’s luxury brand Fortuna Tokyo will introduce Japanese fashion and craft brands for new customers in Hong Kong and China. The partnership named ‘The ...
Earlier in May, American electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. made a splash in the energy sector when it revealed a new type of lithium battery packs for home and enterprise applications. Tesla touted its new line of energy storage systems, ...
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Mitsui has partnered with Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT) to explore use of carbon fiber composite materials to produce automotive parts and other industrial products. The company will work with KIT's Innovative Composite Materials ...
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