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"One Belt and One Road" to Be Highlighted at Boao Forum
Oct 30, 2015Chinese officials are expected to release the implementation plan for the "One Belt and One Road" initiative when the 2015 Boao Forum for Asia opens later this week in southern China. The China-proposed initiative is expected to present a ...
Tags: "One Belt and One Road", worldwide economy, Boao Forum
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TV Panel Shipments High in 3Q15 But Down in 4Q15
Aug 23, 2015Global TV panel shipments reached 22.31 million units in July 2015, down 1% from the prior month and up 7% a year ago. Branded TV vendors remain optimistic about the peak season sales in the fourth quarter even though sales results in the ...
Tags: TV Panel, panel makers
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Textile Mill Had Announced a Voluntary Closure of Their Mills a Few Days Ago
Jul 7, 2015Textile mill owners in Pakistan’s Punjab province who had announced a voluntary closure of their mills a few days ago, have now called for a ‘forced closure’ after Eid, the Pakistani media has reported. The millers ...
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Seafood Is a Popular Part of Many Australians' Christmas Lunches and Dinners
Dec 18, 2014Prices have risen to about $115 per kilogram in some retail outlets, making the average cray between $75 and $85, according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. This is an increase of around $30 per kilo on last ...
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Hunting Works for Oregon Has Been Launched
Dec 5, 2014Stressing the major impact hunting and recreational shooting have on Oregon's economy, a broad group of local and regional leaders representing sporting organizations, small businesses and retailers today announced the launch of Hunting ...
Tags: Hunting Works, Sporting Goods
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IATA Released January Performance Data Showing a Strong Rise in Air Freight Growth
Mar 11, 2014The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January performance data showing a strong rise in air freight growth compared to a year ago. Global freight tonne kilometres (FTK) rose 4.5% in January compared to January 2013. ...
Tags: Air Freight, Service, Logistics
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The Ongoing Housing Recovery Is Expected to Gain Momentum Next Year
Oct 4, 2013With home prices and household formations rising and household balance sheets healing, the ongoing housing recovery is expected to gain momentum next year even as several challenges remain, according to economists who participated in the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
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Gold Futures on The COMEX Division of The New York Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday
Sep 6, 2013Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday went down to settle at their lowest in nearly two weeks, as the US faced opposition from Russia on a military strike against Syria, eroding demand for gold ...
Tags: Gold futures, Mineral
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Fortune Global 500 List of World's 500 Largest Companies Features 95 Chinese Enterprises
Jul 23, 2013The newly-released Fortune Global 500 list of the world's 500 largest companies features 95 Chinese enterprises, with only the U.S. having more companies on the list. The facts about these 95 Chinese companies make for interesting ...
Tags: Fortune, Chinese Economy
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Ford Australia Must Announce Closure of Its Broadmeadows and Geelong Production Plant
May 28, 2013Speculation is rife that Ford Australia is set to announce today the closure of its Broadmeadows and Geelong production plants. The local car maker issued a statement at 9:15am today alerting the media to a press conference at 10:45am, in ...
Tags: Auto, Transportation, Ford
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Disk Storage Capacity Shipped by Vendors Worldwide Surpassed 7 Exabytes
Dec 28, 2012Disk storage capacity shipped by vendors worldwide surpassed 7 exabytes for the first time in a quarter, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker report. The total disk storage capacity shipped by vendors in the ...
Tags: Disk storage capacity, exabytes, quarter, IDC
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The New York Metropolitan Area Has The Highest Demand for H-1B Workers in The US
Dec 18, 2012The New York metropolitan area has the highest demand for H-1B workers in the United States, according to a new study that examines regional use of the work visa. That's followed by Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and Washington ...
Tags: New York, metropolitan area, H-1B workers
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The NSW Government Policy Is Disadvantaging Regional Economies
Dec 10, 2012Comment – Greg Cameron The NSW government policy to have only one container terminal for all of NSW at Port Botany is disadvantaging regional economies. Although the NSW government claims that Port Botany container terminal is ...
Tags: container terminal, regional economies, access to a container terminal
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The Division Recorded a 57.8% Drop in Third-Quarter EBITDA
Dec 10, 2012"Weak" global consumption of chocolate hit profits at Singapore chocolate and cocoa group Petra Foods in the third quarter. Petra said its cocoa ingredients division started the year on a "positive" note but said the industry is facing ...
Tags: Petra Foods, chocolate, Singapore chocolate, cocoa
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Wastewater Treatment Technology Provider Headworks BIO Signed an Agreement with TAMUS
Jun 5, 2012Wastewater treatment technology provider Headworks BIO has signed an option agreement with The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) that provides Headworks BIO with the right to negotiate an exclusive license for TAMUS's patent pending ...
Tags: market view, Wastewater treatment
