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China races on with wind turbine technology
Wednesday, 01 June 2011
China’s Sinovel Wind Group Co Ltd has produced a 6mW wind turbine prototype, fresh off the production line which can be used in onshore, offshore and inter-tidal wind farms, according a Xinhua News report found on ChinaDaily.com.
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China bans BPA use in baby bottles
Wednesday, 01 June 2011
China has placed a ban on the production of baby bottles made of polycarbonate or containing Bisphenol A (BPA) from June 1, according to ChinaDaily.com.
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Tainted Taiwan asparagus juice makes way to China
Wednesday, 01 June 2011
More than 200 cases of tainted asparagus juice, produced by Uni-President of Taiwan, have been imported by merchants in China’s Fujian province but the drinks have not been distributed, according to ChinaDaily.com.
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Greenpeace wants NZ Sealord to change tuna catch method
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
New Zelaand's tuna stocks and other ocean life are being threatened by the fishing methods used to fill Sealord tuna cans, according to Greenpeace.
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Why NZ sheep and beef farm costs are up?
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
New Zealand sheep and beef farm businesses faced a 4.1% increase in input prices for the year ended March 2011. This was a stark contrast to the year before when farm input prices decreased 2.9%, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) Economic Service Movements in Sheep and Beef Farm Input...
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NZ dlr reaches its highest level since 1985
Monday, 30 May 2011
The New Zealand dollar rose to its highest level against the greenback since it floated in March 1985 on improving risk sentiment and talk of Asian funds' interest in assets such as government bonds, according to the NZ Herald.
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Technology
Korea the new mecca for internet and social networking firms
Monday, 30 May 2011
The proliferation of smartphones in South Korea is transforming this former "walled garden" ruled by local players into one of Asia's most promising destinations for global Internet and social networking firms, according to GulfNews.com.
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Abu Dhabi - airport of the future
Monday, 30 May 2011
Abu Dhabi's airport is currently one of the fastest growing in the world, and is expected to handle up to 40 million passengers once its USD$6.8 billion expansion plan is complete.
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Tetra Pak wants to turn forestry waste into packaging material
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Tetra Pak is working with an institute in the US to explore the potential of turning forestry waste into plastic packaging materials, according to BeverageDaily.com.
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Air freight industry adds on new capacity
Thursday, 26 May 2011
The air freight industry, with 216 orders for new widebody freighters at the end of April, will see the bulk of the new capacity coming on line in the next year or two, according to the Shipping Gazette, citing Flight International.
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Container owners place new orders of 1.6 mln TEUs
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Containership owners have placed orders for a total of 1.6 million TEU of new capacity since June 2010, surpassing deliveries recorded in the same period which hit 1.4 million TEU, according to the Shipping gazette citing Alphaliner data.
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UAE captures Chinese middle class tourist dollars
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) tour operators, retailers and hoteliers are focusing their efforts on attracting the fancy of Chinese tourists, according to GulfNews.com.
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China to face severe power shortage this summer
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Power shutdowns reached serious levels in some regions from January to April this year, and some power generation capacity has been shut down because of coal shortages, the report said, citing Tan Rongyao, supervisor of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg's China mission
Sunday, 22 May 2011
China, the world's largest Internet market by users, represents an attractive frontier for Facebook. Zuckerberg visited the country in December and met with the heads of several Chinese Internet companies, including Baidu Inc, Sina Corp and Alibaba Corp.
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NZ grass which makes bird sick wins DuPont award
Sunday, 22 May 2011
The innovation award was for an endophyte-inoculated grass which promises to make airfields much safer through deterring birds from feeding on grass and insects at grassed areas at airports. The grass has a fungus which makes birds feel sick when they feed off it, although it does not harm them.
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