The Chinese Government has ordered Volkswagen to recall over 207,000 Tiguan sport-utility vehicles over defective lights. China's quality watchdog General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said that there ...
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China Construction Bank (CCB, SHSE: 601939, and SEHK: 0939), the biggest real estate and mortgage lender in the Chinese mainland, will control a 72 percent stake in Brazil-based Banco Industrial e Commercial S.A. (BIC). It said in the ...
China's environmental watchdog on Saturday publicized the names of 72 companies that have violated environmental protection regulations and says it plans to punish the offenders. The companies, including PetroChina's Hohhot Petrochemical ...
Brazilian regulators are to investigate Google after claims by Microsoft and Brazilian search rivals that the firm is involved in anti-competitive practices. Brazil's antitrust watchdog Cade said that it was looking into accusations that ...
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U.S. crude-oil futures settled 1% lower Friday after the International Energy Agency warned that the U.S. fiscal crisis could harm demand and said supplies are rising faster than previously thought. Light, sweet crude oil for November ...
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Europe's top consumer watchdog received complaints from 11 different countries about Apple's advertising of product warranties. As a result of these consumer group complaints,Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has asked Consumer ...
China's food watchdog has ordered an investigation into four beverage groups after claims that their juice products were being made from rotten fruit. The announcement came after four companies based in Anhui, Jiangsu and Shandong ...
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A grand NHS patient record system that was intended to computerise every patient record - before being abandoned - has cost UK taxpayers £10bn so far. Furthermore, hundreds of millions of pounds more in costs are expected to emerge ...
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that some life insurance companies still had arrangements, which could influence advisers, violating and working against Retail Distribution Review's (RDR) aim of removing commission bias ...
A top energy watchdog forecast the U.S. will bypass Russia in the production of liquid fuels--everything from crude and gasoline to biofuels like ethanol--solidifying America's growing importance in global energy markets. The ...
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Shanghai's market watchdog announced Monday that some batches of products produced by leading foreign fashion brands, including H&M, FOREVER 21, American Apparel, Diesel and Lacoste, failed in the city's latest quality tests. According to ...
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A labor watchdog group is slamming one of Apple’s suppliers for allegedly exploiting its Chinese workers to build the upcoming budget iPhone. To meet production orders for the device, a factory in Wuxi, China run by U.S.-based Jabil ...
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Six privacy groups have asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to strike down proposed changes to Facebook’s policies, as they violate a 2011 settlement with the agency over user privacy. “The changes will allow Facebook to ...
The National Audit Office, the spending watchdog, has described the government's welfare reforms as "overambitious" and hindered by the "limited functionality" of IT systems. It follows Department for Work and Pensions announcing further ...
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As part of its ongoing compliance work, the Portman Group appointed independent consultants, Campden BRI, to audit a random sample of 500 alcoholic drinks in supermarkets, convenience stores and off-licences. It found that the vast majority ...
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