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Displaced by disasters: 32.4 million people uprooted in both rich and poor count...

5/13/2013 3:39 AM EST - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

GENEVA, 13 MAY 2013 – A new report released today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) reveals that 32.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 by disasters such as floods, storms and earthquakes. While Asia and west and central Africa bore the brunt, 1.3 million were displaced in rich countries, with the USA particularly affected.
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New Chicago Council Report Finds Agriculture Innovations and Investments Critica...

4/24/2013 1:05 PM EST - The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

April 24, 2013 CHICAGO - The Chicago Council on Global Affairs today released a report that examines the implications of the increasingly influential roles of global business, Brazil, China, and India in agricultural research and the limited national research capacity of developing countries. It makes the case that greater international collaboration and investment in research is needed to safeguard productivity...

CHINA’S TOP PRIVATE LAW FIRM ZHONG LUN ESTABLISHES NEW YORK OFFICE TO CELEBRATE ...

4/23/2013 5:47 PM EST - Zhong Lun Law Firm

Philip Zhang and T.K. Chang

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Zhong Lun Law Firm, one of China’s top private law firms, with over 700 lawyers in six offices across China and international offices in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong, announces the opening of its New York office, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary celebration.

Located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, the new office is led by Philip Zhang and T.K....

Harper Adams to co-deliver new courses for Chinese students

4/22/2013 9:46 AM EST - Harper Adams University

HARPER Adams University is collaborating with two leading Chinese universities to deliver a new Masters course in Applied Mechatronic Engineering and a four-year undergraduate programme.

The first, under an agreement with China Agricultural University, is believed to be unique in the country, in that students are planned to begin their course in September, travel to the UK to study during the following calendar...

Clogau to open first international store in Beijing as part of international exp...

4/22/2013 8:29 AM EST - Clogau

2013 is a year of international expansion for Welsh gold jewellery brand Clogau as it looks forward to opening its very first international domestic store in China as well as expanding distribution in Abu Dhabi and extending listings with its established shipping retail partner Princess Cruises.

Clogau boutique, Beijing

The luxury Clogau boutique will open within the world’s largest airport, Beijing Capital...

Secret Love - A New Look at Love in China

4/19/2013 7:30 AM EST - Världskulturmuseet

Meet several of the participating Chinese artists as well as Museum Director Karl Magnusson and Exhibition Curator Si Han. Refreshments will be provided!

Thursday 25 april at 10.00 THE MUSEUM OF WORLD CULTURE, Gothenburg
Registration: , +46 76-9425575
Taboo love in China. The internationally renowned exhibition Secret Love is coming to Gothenburg
and the National Museum of...

BMW and WirelessCar extend partnership in China

4/10/2013 4:00 AM EST - WirelessCar

BMW vehicles with ConnectedDrive services are now available in China Gothenburg, April 10th, 2013 – Connected services specialist WirelessCar supported BMW and its local service partner China Unicom to introduce ConnectedDrive services to China since September 2012. BMW’s services include emergency, breakdown, and concierge calls as well as remote door unlock, traffic information and further internet-based...

Atlas Copco opens new production facility in China

3/12/2013 5:00 AM EST - Atlas Copco

Stockholm, Sweden, March 12, 2013: Today Atlas Copco inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in China. The new factory will produce high-efficiency compressors and generators, meeting the growing demand for such industrial equipment throughout Asia.
The new plant, located in Wuxi in the Jiangsu province in eastern China, will manufacture small and medium-sized industrial air compressors, and portable diesel...

IMD and CKGSB partner to solve ‘The China Strategy Challenge’

3/6/2013 4:37 AM EST - IMD business school

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (March 6, 2013) – IMD, the world pioneer in executive education, and The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), the leading independent Chinese business school, announced the launch of ‘The China Strategy Challenge’ (CSC), a new executive education program designed to provide the critical skills companies will need to succeed in China. It will take place on the IMD campus in Lausanne,...

Atlas Copco buys Chinese rock drilling tools business

3/5/2013 3:15 AM EST - Atlas Copco

Stockholm, Sweden, March 5, 2013: Atlas Copco (China) Investment Co,. Ltd. has acquired 75% of Shandong Rock Drilling Tools Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese supplier of rock drilling tools. The acquisition strengthens Atlas Copco’s position in the local market in mining and construction consumables.
Shandong Rock Drilling Tools had sales in 2012 of MRMB 393 (MSEK 420) and 687 employees. The company, located in the...

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