Reuters reported on June 9 that Smithfield Chief Executive Ken Sullivan told it that he is interested in diversifying into other meats to broaden the company's product portfolio, although no deals are imminent. WH Group is looking for targets in beef and poultry in Europe and the US, Reuters reported, citing Chein.
Riding on growing excitement and the momentum of collaboration, this week a delegation from China led by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, known as the CPAFFC, completed a three-day visit to Amsterdam, Maastricht, Eindhoven and Heerlen.
Robin Xing, chief China economist at Morgan Stanley, said Xi's speech reaffirmed the view that China is committed to economic liberalization and promotion of globalization.
Rising prices for industrial products, especially in sectors such as oil, steel and electronics, and falling corporate costs contributed to the high growth rates of industrial profits in August, He Ping, a senior official of the NBS, said in a statement on the bureau's website.
Rogers Luo, vice-president of Gilead and general manager of Gilead China, said that China's favorable policies in accelerating drug access and encouraging innovation over the past few years have promoted the research and development of new medicines, helping build a healthy drug ecology in the country.
Robert Lempert, an expert on climate risk management, told the LA Times that the Getty blaze and a smaller one in the Palisades last week were examples of the "new normal".
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Rick Lacaille, global chief investment officer at State Street Global Advisors, said that 2018 could potentially be a "break-out" year for China. Opportunities will continue to expand as the economy transitions from the old growth model to a new one.
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Robert Huey, Northern Ireland's chief veterinary officer, said: "This is very welcome news for the Northern Ireland pig sector and for our wider agri-food industry and I look forward to the commencement of exports to China. The deal represents a major boost, worth in excess of 10 million pounds for the local pork industry."
Rising labor and technology costs are prompting China's small and medium-sized enterprises, including startups, to increasingly rely on public cloud services for infrastructure automation.