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Beijing moves to curb prolonged haze pollution
15 january 2013 BEIJING – Choked in dense smog for three consecutive days, Beijing started emergency response measures on Sunday to curb the air pollution at hazardous levels. Monitoring data…
Netherlands wants more high-tech Chinese exports
15 january 2013 China was one of the leading providers of high-tech goods to the Netherlands in 2012, leaping ahead of the United States and Germany, according to an embassy…
China’s power consumption up 5.5% 2012
15 january 2013 BEIJING – China’s power consumption expanded 5.5 percent year-on-year in 2012 to 4.96 trillion kilowatt-hours, the National Energy Administration said Monday.…
Small Business Lending: £20bn of guarantees to increase supply of credit
15 January 2013 A raft of measures aimed at getting money flowing to smaller companies lie at the heart of George Osborne’s economic and political strategies. The Chancellor announced £20bn…
HK company registration hit record high in ’12
15 january 2013 HONG KONG – A record high of 150,165 new local companies were registered here last year, with an average of more than 12,500 local companies incorporated each…
The secret is out
15 january 2013 Chinese retailers are increasingly looking to sell private label products to gain an edge Rene Pieter Bulthuis recently went hunting for razors and blades in Shanghai, despite…
Two million credit card users ready to switch in pursuit of zero per cent
15 January 2013 Nearly two million UK credit card customers plan to switch providers over the next 12 months because the interest-free period on their balance transfers is coming to…
Reducing air pollution
15 january 2013 When the level of airborne particles with a diameter of 2.5 microns or less, known as PM2.5, has reached more than 400 on average, and in some…
China aims at becoming full IRENA member
15 january 2013 ABU DHABI – China announced Sunday that it aims at becoming a full member of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in 2013, a move which was widely…
Forget plastic tat, give a gift that will last
15 January 2013 So what are you planning on buying the child or grandchild in your life this Christmas? A games console maybe? Well, what about something less here today…
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