The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2027 is coming into focus after the House and Senate armed services committees advanced their versions of the bill earlier this month.
Conference: The International Conference on Technological Advances in Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering Organizer: SDIWC Location: Mevlana University Konya, Turkey Date: May 9-May 11, 2013 Web: http://sdiwc.net/conferences/2013/taeece2013/ Contact: Jackie Blanco Email: [email protected] Phone: 639114181550
On May 7, General Motors Co. said China’s National Development and Reform Commission had granted it approval to built a Cadillac factory in Shanghai’s Jinqiao zone. GM said it expects construction to begin in June. By building the vehicles in China, GM will avoid China’s 25 percent import tariff on luxury vehicles, according to Bloomberg […]
The Ginseng Board of Wisconsin announced on April 15 that it signed an export agreement with Beijing-based medicine company Tong Ren Tang Health Pharmaceutical. The agreement lets the Chinese company use the trademark seal on Tong Ren Tang’s purchases from Wisconsin’s Ginseng & Herb Coop over the next 10 years. Wisconsin produces virtually all of […]
On April 17, China accredited 28 Australian cold store facilities and four red meat plants. The decision, according to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, will allow meat exporters to store their product and export in response to demand. The deal also recognizes Australia’s own certification system for cold stores and eliminates the […]
On March 20, Michigan-based ALTe Powertrain Technologies announced that it completed a cooperation agreement to establish a new commercial vehicle manufacturing joint venture with the Henan Benma Company in China. The joint venture will be a new original equipment manufacturing (OEM) company that will assemble and sell under a new brand nameplate. The joint venture […]
Pinewood Shepperton Plc., an UK-based service provider in the television and film industry, announced on April 17 that it will form a 50:50 joint venture with China’s Seven Stars Media Ltd. to provide co-production, financing, and other opportunities for film and television producers. The joint venture will be called “Song Lin” and is intended to […]
On April 24, Axa SA, Europe’s second-largest insurer, agreed to buy a 50 percent stake in Chinese auto insurer Tian Ping in a deal valued at around $631 million. In an emailed statement to Bloomberg News, Axa said that it will buy 33 percent of Tian Ping from existing shareholders, and invest $324 million in […]
On April 23, Microsoft signed a patent deal with Chinese smartphone maker ZTE. The deal covers ZTE’s use of the Android and Chrome operating systems, for which Microsoft possesses some intellectual property rights to some of the software’s underlying technologies, according to BBC News. Microsoft did not disclose the terms of the deal. It is […]
GreenTech Automotive, an American manufacturer of all-electric vehicles, and JAC Motors, a Chinese automotive manufacturer, announced on April 22 a joint venture that will develop a five-passenger, all-electric sedan to be assembled in the United States. The sedan will feature a battery with a range of more than 100 miles on a single charge and […]
To improve the treatment of Type 1 diabetes in China, Medtronic Inc. is partnering with the National Institute of Hospital Administration, a Chinese think-tank. Medtronic will conduct research projects and help establish pilot sites for the proposed system at as many as 12 regional children’s hospitals and general hospitals in China.
