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China?s Rural Co-operative Financial Institutions Gearing Up for IPOs
2008-01-15 18:05:00 China?s rural co-operative financial institutions have largely shown remarkable improvements in relation to how they are managed, their ability to withstand risk and the standards of their service. In particular, there has been tremendous progress made in the creation of a group of rural commercial banks based on the principle of a shareholding system. A new ... More About: Finance , China , Financial , Rural , Institutions
Specially Equipped Cars Could Help Prevent Accidents
2008-01-15 18:02:00 Are you a stressed-out driver, looking for a sign from above more often than not while on the road? Stop. You could turn to your car instead, if it is kitted out with advanced driver assistance systems. These systems not only give the driver ?operational level? advice such as suggesting he/she breaks on an emergency footing ... More About: Cars , Accidents , Automotive
Chinese Government Extends Crackdown on Poor Quality Food Manufacturers
2008-01-14 18:43:00 The Chinese Government has extended the nationwide crackdown on shoddy food into the new year in a bid to re-establish confidence in the ?made in China? label. A new report says that 2007 was marked by recurring food-safety scandals which called into question the quality of China’s food output. For instance, an Associated Press article says ... More About: Food , Drink , Manufacturers
Decreased Hardware and Broadband Prices and Interest in Online Gaming will
2008-01-11 09:23:00 The Phillipines is in the midst of an internet revolution - with more and more people connecting to the web using their mobiles as well as computers. News published by the Inquirer finds that the broadband market will serve 50 million Filipinos by 2015. Analysts believe that the falling cost of broadband, increasing uptake of online ... More About: Hardware , Gaming , Broadband , Telecoms , Online
15% of World?s Clinical Trials Will Be Conducted in India by 2011
2008-01-09 10:24:00 India is fast emerging as a strong base for clinical trials in recent times. The reason? For companies eager to launch their products, the country offers a large patient pool, which can be used to recruit drug-testers more quickly than it is possible to recruit patients in the west. A new report which looks at the ... More About: India , World , Healthcare , Clinical Trials , Trials
Thailand: Fast Becoming a Medical Tourism Hub
2008-01-02 16:48:00 Jet-setting businessmen may once have had breakfast in London, lunch in Paris and a (very late) dinner in New York. In today?s world, however, it could be healthcare that?s prompting people to cash in on their airmiles. According to a new report, they?re flocking to Thailand , which is fast emerging as one of the world?s ... More About: Travel , Medical , Medical Tourism , Tourism
Creative Advertising by Companies Keeps U.S. Teen and Tween Grooming Produc
2007-12-30 16:30:00 Eternal youth, anti-ageing skin creams and botox ? these could be the products that scream boldly at you from hoardings. Hang on a moment though, there?s another segment in the cosmetics industry that?s doing really well, driven, not by well-heeled adults seeking eternal youth, but kids with spending power and a love of premium brands. ... More About: Media , Creative , Companies , Advertising , Grooming
General Motors Opens New Studio For Volt - The Electric Concept Car
2007-12-12 18:03:00 General Motors Corp. (GM) has announced the opening of a new design studio which will be a dedicated space for their next generation of electric vehicles. The studio contains clay and vinyl models of Volt, which was unveiled earlier this year. The American automaker describes the Volt on their website as ?radically different than any on ... More About: Concept Car , General Motors , General , Automotive
Recent Figures show China putting Coal at the heart of its Economic Growth
2007-12-12 17:34:00 China?s significance and impact on the world environment was brought sharply into focus through July, when the country?s state-run media released figures that showed that China’s coal production soared 17.9% in year-over-year. The country?s total energy production was up 9.9%. According to He Youguo?s paper titled ?China?s Coal Demand Outlook for 2020 and Analysis of Coal ... More About: Utilities , China , Show , Growth , Heart
8% of Aussie Families are embracing ?Green Power?
2007-12-12 16:21:00 As an increasing number of retailers launch green tariffs and green energy is more prominently offered, Australian consumers are rapidly signing up to green power. The country now has amongst the highest penetration of residential customers buying accredited green energy in the world, and the share of households taking a green product is expected to ... More About: Power , Green , Families , Aussie
Cardiovascular Drug Blockbusters Under Pressure From Raft of Patent Expirie
2007-12-11 13:21:00 A new report shows that growth in the use of cardiovascular drugs has been steady in the last five years at around three percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and growth is expected to continue at a similar rate, in-line with population growth. Despite growth in the use of cardiovascular drugs, sales growth is unlikely ... More About: Drug , Patent , Blockbusters , Cardiovascular
Cheese and Dairy Sector Expected to Boost U.S. Premium Foods and Drinks Mar
2007-12-11 12:46:00 By 2012 the gourmet/premium foods and drinks industry should rise to $96 billion, with the cheese and dairy sector expected to post the highest growth rate at 13%. A new report shows that connoisseurs craving gourmet, specialty and premium foods and drinks, consumed mass quantities in 2007 valued at $59 billion- a growth of 10.9% over ... More About: Drinks , Cheese , Foods , Dairy , Boost
China?s Railway Equipment Manufacturing is Set for Explosive Growth
2007-12-03 18:29:00 According to the 11th Five-Year Plan, China ?s railway industry will enter a dramatically developing period. Railway network construction, located upstream of the railway industry, will get the business opportunities first, including rail-track laying, engineering & machine, bridge bearings. Similarly, the railway equipment manufacturing industry will boom in a manner commensurate with being located midstream of the ... More About: Travel , Equipment , Growth , Manufacturing
Islamic Financial Services: Booming Business Model Based On No Interest Bei
2007-11-27 18:41:00 The concept of financial intermediation services without charged or paid interest, might raise cash-strapped hopes and more than a few eyebrows. But in Islamic finance, the basic premise is that charging interest is prohibited - it?s considered wrong to make money from money. Islamic bankers have developed a number of instruments that can perform financial ... More About: Business , Services , Financial , Model
Apple and Google Threatens to Take Lead in Mobile Handset Market
2007-11-27 18:00:00 A new report shows that Apple and Google are threatening to take the lead from Nokia, the international leader in mobile handset innovations, in the mobile handset market. Of course, the battle is far from over but there will certainly be a major shake-up of this extremely lucrative market. Traditionally Nokia has played the role of ... More About: Mobile , Market , Handset
Internet Media Giants Drive Increased Spending on Social Network Advertisin
2007-11-27 16:08:00 A new report shows that more than $2 billion is estimated to be spent on social network advertising in the US by 2010. Social networking and user-generated content will feature prominently among a range of new applications in the Web 2.0 world. But also flourishing are travel-related services, gambling, adult content, music and health services. Solid ... More About: Media , Internet , Drive , Network
Indian Companies On Acquiring Spree in Generic Pharmaceutical Market
2007-11-20 17:49:00 It?s the age of mergers and acquisitions in the generic industry, and companies are using acquisitions as a way of increasing their market muscle and improving geographical reach. A new report, examines the significant acquisitions in the industry and forecasts which companies are shifting from single country marketing strategies through mergers and take-overs. Pharma & ... More About: Companies , Market , Indian , Healthcare , Pharmaceutical
Will Promise of Wellness and Anti-Ageing Effects Make Americans Follow Tea-
2007-11-13 17:32:00 Tea is one of the most underdeveloped drinks in the United States. However, the potential is enormous, as tea barely compares in market size to drinks categories such as carbonated soft drinks, coffee and water. Moreover, numerous variables are in place to help drive the growth of tea according to a new report Tea and ... More About: Make , Wellness , Americans , Anti , Promise
Local Faith Groups Must Talk About? The Environment
2007-11-13 17:27:00 Mass media has been going blue in the face talking about going green and climate change. And while most of us certainly want to do the ?right? thing environmentally, we also forget our green concerns just a little bit when pushing up that thermostat dial, stuffing our shopping into truckloads of plastic bags and ... More About: Utilities , Environment , Faith , Talk , Local
Rural India New Target for Mobile Industry Players
2007-11-13 15:20:00 India?s telecommunication sector is witnessing an explosive growth, as falling tariffs and rising incomes are bringing mobile phones within the reach of millions of new customers, according to Emerging Rural Mobile Market in India. Mobile industry players are eyeing rural India as their new area of opportunity. The companies are encouraged by the fact that mobile ... More About: India , Players , Industry , Target
GM Reports $39 Billion Third-Quarter Loss
2007-11-13 15:19:00 General Motors Corp. reported $39 billion third-quarter losses last week. The news was received with dismay by investors and the company?s shares closed more than six percent lower. Yahoo News! has reported that a senior index analyst for Standard & Poor has said it was the second-worst quarterly net loss in U.S. corporate history, exceeded ... More About: Automotive , Loss , Quarter , Third , Billion
Will You be Part of 2bn People Watching TV on Their Mobile in 2013?
2007-11-13 12:55:00 Perhaps you?re already familiar to watching TV on your mobile phone? If you?re not as up-to-date yet, you better join, because the number of Mobile TV users has reached 20 million globally and will balloon to over two billion by 2013, according to Telecom Trends International. A new report shows that the vast majority of users ... More About: People , Part , Watching , People watching
Patients Requesting Brands of Medicine May Influence Doctors? Decisions
2007-11-07 12:59:00 While physicians are still the ones making the final decision about whether to prescribe a specific drug, they now report that patient requests for specific medications at the point-of-care are as influential as office visits from pharmaceutical sales representatives. According to a new report patients have begun to play a more significant role in the healthcare ... More About: Doctors , Medicine , Patients , Influence , Brands
Pfizer has Abandoned Inhaled Insulin Product Exubera, will Novo Nordisk, El
2007-10-31 16:06:00 The overall quarterly revenue for Pfizer , the world’s largest global research-based biomedical and pharmaceutical company, fell 2.4 percent to $12 billion, and third-quarter net income dropped 77%. Additionally, the company stands to lose patent protection within the next four years on drugs accounting for about half of its 2006 revenue. Key among these products is ... More About: Product , Novo Nordisk , Novo , Done
Japanese Clothes Could be the Solution to Body Odour: All in a Fibre!
2007-10-30 09:35:00 Have you started to think about what to buy for your nearest and dearest this Christmas? Ever had friends with body odour, and never had the urge to tell them? Well, soon there will be a solution to both problems, and good bye to the stressful Christmas season. A new report shows that Japanese manufacturers are ... More About: Body , Clothes , Solution , Fibre
Time Will Tell Whether Watches are Good Luxury Investment
2007-10-30 09:27:00 This is for all fashionistas out there. ?The next big thing?, in case you didn?t know, are watches and jewellery. A new report shows that while accessories have enjoyed strong growth as more and more operators exploit the demand for designer handbags, jewellery and watches will become the next ?must have? luxury ... More About: Watches , Luxury , Investment , Time , Good
Are the Benefits of Anti-Obesity Drugs Going to Outweigh The Risks?
2007-10-22 19:05:00 Feeling fat? Don?t worry, pop a pill. An anti-obesity pill to be specific, and soon?you?ll be back to you slim line version again. If that seems more than slightly dangerous and also on the wrong side of futuristic, think again. We?re talking the next five years here. Take a loo at a new report that ... More About: Drugs , Healthcare , Obesity , Benefits , Anti
The Connection Between Being Black and Using a Credit Card
2007-10-18 17:26:00 Does the negative stereotyping of black people as hoodie-wearing, weapon-wielding, and social-security- using have far wider consequences than we think? I wonder if it?s a factor, for instance, in why the financial services providers have been slow in cultivating members of the community. Maybe I?m one of those highly-strung people always looking for race-related undertones, but ... More About: Finance , Card , Credit , Connection , Black
Retailers Determine Age and Sex of Shoppers to Target In-store Adverts
2007-10-17 11:44:00 Is your worst nightmare walking in to a shop being bombarded with questions, having to try out clothes with someone breathing down your neck and telling you how well that colour suits you? Would you like a ?personal shopper? without actually having to speak to a real person? Well, if so, this is for you. A ... More About: Store , Target , Adverts , Retailers , Term
Two Down, One to Go? Will Ford be the next Auto Manufacturer to be hit by s
More articles from this author:2007-10-15 12:46:00 The U.S automobile industry has seen less eventful times. Apart from Japanese rival firms like Toyota and Honda hotting up the competition by offering the most fuel-efficient cars, one of North America?s largest workers? unions is bang in the middle of a series of strikes. The United Auto Workers? Union has ended a short ... More About: Ford , Automotive , Manufacturer 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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