- China on a hot streak with larger scale, new
mills.
The world's largest nation is doing great things. China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in late 2001. It has dramatically changed its economic and political systems over the past 15 years. Today, China's main goal is to continue developing its economy while maintaining social cohesion. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Investment in ......
- Steel Scenario conference--focus on India and China:
India, rich in ore but poor in coking coal, has been developing its own
technologies to overcome the shortage of suitable coal, which it largely
has...
From November to February India's most populated city, Kolkata (Calcutta) experiences its cool season with pleasant daytime temperatures of 20-25[degrees]C. Hence, these are the months for weddings and conferences. Steel Scenario's regular annual conference takes place here in February each year and indeed, this year's event on 4 & 5 ......
- Comparing Canada and the Nordic
countries.
Canada and the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden and Finland) have similar resource bases and business fundamentals, but have taken different paths in developing their pulp and paper industries. Long-term production of paper and board has grown in both regions, but growth in the Nordic countries has been more than double ......
- CBC and DivX Partner to Bring Premium International Content to Audiences Worldwide in the DivX Format.
CBC Launches New Channel on Stage6; DivX Obtains Rights to a Wide Range of Premium CBC Content Such as Josh Groban Concerts, CBC News: The National, and the DVD "Torino 2006: Canada's Quest for Success" SAN DIEGO -- DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canada's national public ......
- WORLD CORRUGATED BOX SHIPMENTS TO REACH 152 BILLION
SQUARE METERS IN THE YEAR 2003.
Global shipments of corrugated boxes are projected to advance 4.2 percent per annum through the year 2003 to 152 billion square meters. At the same time, global production of containerboard, the vast majority of which is used in corrugated boxes, will rise 4.1 percent annually over 1998. Factors contributing to ......
- U.S. machine tool consumption is about half that of
China's.
China's installation of machine tools was almost double that of the United States last year, despite having an economy that is about one-tenth the size as measured by GDP, according to the annual tally from the Metalworking Insiders' Report. The United States led the world in machine tool consumption throughout ......
- A Dynamic View of Organizational Transformation: The Changing Face of Chinese SOEs Under Transition
HEADNOTE The controlled process of economic reform in China has attracted growing attention from around the world due to its significance for theory and practice. What has been missing in the literature is the temporal dimension, i.e., the changes over time in key variables such as organizational environment, firm strategic ......