Surfing the internet rather than snacking on the couch seems to be the Aussie thing these days. Vegemite, Tim Tams and Coca-Cola have given way to technology companies Google, Apple and Sony as the nation’s most loved brands, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Robots from MARRS could one day run automated farms in Australia, a researcher from the University of Queensland was quoted saying in the Sydney Morning Herald.
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is aiming to draw up a new voluntary code of practice on country of origin labelling (COOL) by the end of November, according to Food Manufacturer.com.
A study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the amount of data downloaded in the June 2010 quarter increased by more than 50% compared to the same period a year earlier.
Due to the strong recovery of China’s imports and exports, the Port of Shanghai’s total container throughput in the first eight months of 2010 stood at more than 19 million standard containers, making it the largest container port in the world, according to People’s Daily.com.
China Rail has opened a new intermodal centre at Jiaozhou city to enhance the container services to and from the port of Qingdao and other harbours to the eastern Province of Shangdong, according to the Shipping Gazette.
THE International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published revisions to its international commercial terms, also known as Incoterms, that will go into effect on January 1, according to the Shipping Gazette.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday more than tripled its forecast for airline industry profits this year as demand picked up but warned earnings would ease back next year, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
The first genetically modified animal aimed at consumers’ dinner plates faces an uncertain future following a federal advisory panel on Monday that gave a mixed assessment on whether such food – a salmon – is safe to eat, according to Emirates24/7.com.
The report said Eastern Europe stood out as a region for the tea market. From 2004 until 2009 tea sales grew at a CAGR of 15.1 %, taking value sales up from €1980.5 million (NZD$3563 million) to €4003.4 million. The market is expected to continue on an upward path and reach €5050.4 million by 2014.
Samsung is expected to announce shortly that it will offer its seven-inch tablet, the Galaxy Tab, to Australia’s Telstra customers on a plan at a vast reduction on the $1000 it retails at, competiting headon with Apple’s iPad.
The World Trade Organisation on Sept 20 raised its trade growth projection for 2010 to 13.5% based on ‘faster than expected recovery’, according to GulfNews.com.
The opening of this Agricultural Trade Office on mainland China marks USDA’s expansion into the dynamic hub of northeast China and reflects the Administration’s National Export Initiative, which aims to double American exports in the next five years.
Marks and Spencer director of store development Richard Gillies told a recent conference in London that different feeding regimes meant New Zealand lamb was more “sustainable” than Welsh lamb.
Cathay Pacific has concluded a purchase agreement with Airbus for the delivery of 30 new A350-900s for HK$60.8 billion (NZD$10.8 billion) with the first of the aircraft to be delivered in 2016, according to the Shipping Gazette.
The first half of 2010 has seen record high levels of angel investment activity with more than $31 million invested by angel investors into young companies, according to the latest Young Company Finance Index.
Due to the strong recovery of China’s imports and exports, the Port of Shanghai’s total container throughput in the first eight months of 2010 stood at more than 19 million standard containers, making it the largest container port in the world, according to People’s Daily.com.
THE International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published revisions to its international commercial terms, also known as Incoterms, that will go into effect on January 1, according to the Shipping Gazette.
The report said Eastern Europe stood out as a region for the tea market. From 2004 until 2009 tea sales grew at a CAGR of 15.1 %, taking value sales up from €1980.5 million (NZD$3563 million) to €4003.4 million. The market is expected to continue on an upward path and reach €5050.4 million by 2014.
Samsung is expected to announce shortly that it will offer its seven-inch tablet, the Galaxy Tab, to Australia’s Telstra customers on a plan at a vast reduction on the $1000 it retails at, competiting headon with Apple’s iPad.
