Chinaware makers plan merger to battle pottery crisis
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LONDON : Two of the world&#39;s leading chinaware manufacturers, Waterford Wedgwood and Royal Doulton, said they were close to agreeing on a merger, as the British ceramics industry battles to survive.
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Struggling china maker Royal Doulton says it is in talks with about a possible takeover by Irish rival Waterford Wedgwood.
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By Yin Ping  SHANGHAI: The city is gearing up the largest ever platform for Chinese manufacturers looking to enter the global sourcing network.
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The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Cos. unveiled plans Thursday to merge its two holding companies after nearly a century apart, a response to a scandal over its downgrading of oil reserves.
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The move came after Chinese officials expressed concern over BHP Billitonâs plans to link up with Rio Tinto in a merger that would give the combined company a dominant position in iron ore.
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U.S. home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc.  is going to announce an alliance with Chinese furnishing chain HomeWay on Wednesday, a source said.
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TWO of the greatest names in the British china industry look set to merge after Waterford Wedgwood said it is in talks to take over Royal Doulton, the ailing Stokeon-Trent porcelain maker.
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Beijing is pushing Chinese firms to establish a global presenceÂdespite the may risks that involves
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EBay Inc. is expected to announce plans Tuesday to open a new Chinese Web site as part of a joint-venture with a Beijing-based Internet company, signaling a strategic shift in the online auction company's Chinese operations.
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EBay Inc. will roll its China site into a joint venture run by a Chinese partner, a source said, in the latest example of a Western media firm ceding control of its China operation in the face of a tough market.
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Caterpillar Inc.  on Thursday  signed a letter of intent with Chinese officials to promote the  development of the remanufacturing industry in China, where  Caterpillar has such operations.
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TROUBLED china maker Royal Doulton has revealed that it has held talks about a takeover by rival Waterford Wedgwood. Stoke-based Doulton, which said in March that it would close its last UK factory in the
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Hewlett-Packard Co.  will be under pressure to sell its personal computer business after IBM's decision to sell its PC operations to China's top PC manufacturer, but analysts said the No. 2 computer maker would hold on to its &#36;25 billion PC division for now.
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SARVAR, Hungary --  Wu Yongliang arrived in April with a suitcase full of instant noodles, a bad case of jet lag and a mind overwhelmed by his mission -- to somehow turn Hisense, a Chinese television-maker still owned by the Communist Party government, into a brand as recognized as Samsung or Sony.
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For China, the country&#39;s biggest computer supplier buying out a unit of IBM is more than just a business deal. Lenovo Group&#39;s decision to purchase IBM&#39;s PC group for $1.75 billion could be
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In the face of new competition primarily from China, produce farmers have joined forces for the first time.
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EBay Inc.  will roll its  China site into a joint venture run by a Chinese partner, a  source said, in the latest example of a Western media firm  ceding control of its China operation in the face of a tough  market.