A recent survey published by Facebakers, a site that provides information on Facebook statistics and applications, revealed that 36% of the UAE's population is registered on Facebook, making it the leader in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, followed by Qatar with 29% penetration.
LePhone is customised for Chinese users and has received strong support from top domestic service and content suppliers, including Baidu Inc, Alibaba Group and Tencent Inc.
The centrepiece of the funding increase is a $234-million boost in support for business research and development over four years, according to a press release from prime minister John Key's office.
Automation and software solutions for the Australian, New Zealand and Southeast Asian food and beverage industry is expected to grow at a rate of 10-15%, according to a report from FoodMag.com.au, citing a Frost & Sullivan report.
The United States Australasia Discussion Agreement (USADA) member lines have called for a general rate increase of US$150 (NZ$209) per TEU and $300 (NZ$419) per FEU to apply on dry and refrigerated shipments moving from the United States to Australia and New Zealand.
On-time performance by global carriers in the last quarter of 2009 significantly worsened from the first half of the year. From a high of nearly 68% in the second quarter of 2009, carriers were on time only 53% of the time in the last quarter, AmericanShipper.com says, citing research by London-...
