Twenty-three Chinese textiles companies, many of which provide fabric for big brands and retailers, have saved over 57 million yuan ($8 million) in costs annually by implementing efficiency improvements, including advanced technologies, a report from an international NGO on Tuesday showed. These improvements have dramatically reduced the pollution generated by these companies, reducing the consumption […]
Read moreChina released its first national standards on the use of English in public service areas on Tuesday, in an effort to check misuse of English in public services and provide better services to English speakers. The standards include principles on the use of English, including translation from Chinese to English, in 13 public sectors, including […]
Read moreBEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday underscored centralized and unified leadership to boost integrated military and civilian development. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at the first plenary meeting of the central commission for integrated military and civilian […]
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Markets Live: Moody’s unsettles banks Shares end the session lower as investors grow more cautious around the lenders after a ratings agency downgrade, while falling oil and bond prices hit energy and listed property stocks. Unloved banks weigh on ASX Another record close on Wall Street didn’t help the local sharemarket, as investors took profits […]
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Business Turnbull to restrict gas exports to lower power prices The Federal Government will intervene to restrict gas exports in a move Malcolm Turnbull argues will put downward pressure on power prices. Why you’re about to pay through the nose for power House prices showing signs of cooling as impact of apartment boom hits The […]
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