Hybrid rice in China has significantly helped increase rice output and allowed 20% of the world's population to feed itself with just 7% of world's farmland.
Exhibitors at this year’s Gitex Shopper, the largest consumer IT and electronics show in the Middle East, are planning the biggest ever sales bonanza for Middle East consumers, with launches of the latest technology products and exclusive offers.
Supermarket "store brand" food products often match premium labels for taste and nutritional value, as well as being much cheaper, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
The demand for interior design services in the UAE is expected to surge with an anticipated $14.6 billion (NZD$20.23 billion) in interior design contracts and fitouts to be spent in 2010, according to TradeArabia.com.
One more Indian whisky brand from the country has made it to the list of 10 largest selling spirit brands in the world, according to Times of India. Indian whiskies, which were unaffected by the recession, have now emerged as new power brands in the global arena. The millionaire brand list is...
The UAE is the most connected country in the Arab World, according to the Arab Advisors Group's annually released Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM). Saudi Arabia and Qatar were second and third respectively.
JK Shin, head of Samsung's Mobile Communications division, was quoted as saying at the IFA trade show in Berlin that its 2010 smartphone sales would be far higher than its original target of 18 million units, due to the popularity of its Android-based Galaxy S model.
JAPAN's NYK Line Ltd will change its name to NYK Container Line Ltd on November 1 upon the transfer of business from Tokyo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd (TSK) to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, the company has announced
According to MeatProcess.com, nearly 40,000 people have signed up to a Facebook group criticising the packaging material, plant-based polylactic acid (PLA), for being too loud. It is said to biodegrade in as little as 14 weeks, while conventional chip packets typically take over 100 years.
If the Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee (VMAC) decides that the genetically engineered salmon is fit for human consumption, it would be the first animal produced through genetic engineering to be approved in the US.
The poll said that out of more than 4 million Filipinos who are active internet users, 98.1% watch videos on the internet. This figure is higher than the global average of 82.8%.
High Street chain Argos is suing A P Moller-Maersk, the world's largest container shipping company, for more than USD$13 million (NZD$18 million), according to the Independent.
