Hong Kong stocks rose 21.08 points, or 0.10 percent, to close at 20,456.32 after trading within a narrow range on Wednesday. Turnover further shrank to HK$55.3 billion ($7.09 billion), from Tuesday's HK$56.52 billion. Source: BizChina
Primorsk Commercial Port LLC (sea terminal handling oil in Primorsk, Leningrad region) has formed a work group to launch EDP system (Early Departure Procedure), PortNews IAA learnt from Andrei Tereshchenko, first deputy Director General of Primorje Commercial Port LLC. “This group is to launch a pilot project on EDP introduction,” he sa...
Public transportation companies in Urumqi have received 5.25 million yuan ($768,668) in compensation for buses burned or damaged in the July 5 riot in the city that left 197 people dead and more than 1,600 others injured, local authorities said Wednesday. The money was to repair the 267 buses damaged in the riot, said a spokesperson with the office set up...
Greece's largest port, Piraeus (OLP) turned to profit in the first half and expects to finish the year in the black despite the economic downturn, its chief executive said on Tuesday. "Turnover in the first six months of the year was up 25-30 percent," OLP CEO Nikos Anastassopoulos told Reuters in an interview. "The first half is positive with after-tax ...
The South Korean electronics giant LG Display plans to build an advanced liquid-crystal display (LCD) factory in Guangzhou to capitalize on the China's fast-growing flat-screen television market, the company reported yesterday. The world's second-largest liquid-crystal display maker said in a statement that the company signed a preliminary agreement on ...
Two months after an under-construction residential high-rise toppled over in Shanghai's Minhang district, developers are being ordered to carry out mandatory safety checks in the future on all newly built apartments. The regulation will take effect Oct 1 and compel developers to check on the appearance, function and overall quality of apartments as well ...
Chalco, the dual-listed subsidiary of the Aluminum Corp of China, or Chinalco, reported a net loss of 3.52 billion yuan for the first six months of this year. The subsidiary of China's largest alumina (aluminum oxide) producer also denied media reports that parent Chinalco is in discussions with Rio Tinto over bauxite and alumina production. Listed on ...
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that no suspicious cargo was found aboard Arctic Sea ship, which was allegedly seized by eight hijackers and later freed by the Russian Navy, RIA Novosti reports. "The preliminary search of the ship did not reveal the presence of suspicious cargo on board. A more thorough search will be conducted in one of the ...
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