US-based Bell Helicopter reached an agreement with independent representative Reignwood for the purchase of 12 helicopters by an undisclosed Chinese buyer.
Money may not buy happiness, but when it comes to the beauty enhancement department, it sure can help. In China, it appears, that as the GDP grows, so does the appetite for cosmetics.
Ford Motor Co and the University of Michigan just announced they would open a new $88 million battery research and manufacturing lab that they hope will accelerate a much-needed breakthrough for the stalling electric auto non-boom (electric cars accounted for less than 1 percent of US auto sales last year; hybrids 3 percent, according to the AP). And batteries are getting the blame.
China's leading iconic science, technology and innovation hub hosted its first Zhongguancun-Silicon Valley Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition in the San Francisco Bay Area.
It took its sweet time getting here. That's because it had to go through China.
The book fair Reading China, Tasting Anhui opened in New York City, co-hosted by Anhui Xinhua Distribution Group and Chung Hwa Book Company in USA.
US space agency NASA announced that it would review the applications of six Chinese scientists who were denied access to an upcoming conference on the agency's space telescope program, blaming middle management for misinterpreting an earlier moratorium that had placed restrictions on visits to NASA facilities by Chinese citizens. With 97 percent of NASA employees currently on furlough due to the government shutdown and the conference scheduled to begin Nov 4, the scientists are unlikely to pass security clearances in time unless the conference is moved to a non-NASA-affiliated location, according to organizers.
China's growth in the past few decades has become one of the most-discussed topics in the world. It has also generated speculation of a "China threat" theory among some Western pundits.
China-US business experts in Silicon Valley believe that China's reforms and development under its new leadership will provide "enormous" opportunities for US companies, as long as they are carefully taking notes.
Yum Brands should "bring in new faces" to manage its scandal-tainted KFC restaurants in China rather than try to win back customers' trust through a new advertising campaign, a crisis-management expert said.
Trina Solar survived a 23.75 per cent combined net tariff imposed by the US government in 2012 and maintained its No 1 global ranking for environmental and social performance in the 2013 Solar Scorecard, an award established by the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC).
Shipping bankruptcy strands ships, roils maritime cargo industry
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