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13-Aug-18 Hanwha will earmark USD19.5 bn for investments and hire 35,000 workers in its largest-ever growth plan. Korean chaebol (conglomerates) Samsung, Hyundai, SK, LG and others have made similar announcements recently in response to government appeals to help the economy. [image: Business Korea]
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09-Aug-18 Crocs has announced it is closing the last of its manufacturing sites, which is in Italy, having already closed its Mexico site in Q2. But the footwear company asserted that it was not going out of business. [image: Michael Brochstein / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images]
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09-Aug-18 Logistics services company Dada-JD Daojia has raised USD500 mn from existing backers JD.com and Walmart to quicken the growth of its delivery network across China. Walmart has been pushing to integrate its retail network in China. [image: South China Morning Post]
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05-Apr-18 President Trump has signed an executive memorandum imposing tariffs on Chinese imports, including "Computed tomography apparatus based on the use of x-rays," "Apparatus based on the use of x-rays for dental uses," and "Electromagnets used for MRI". [image: Radiology Business]
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03-Apr-18 Delivery services provider DHL is piloting a cargo bicycle for deliveries in densely populated areas of the UAE. The DHL 'cubicycle is a customised four-wheel bike designed to carry containers weighing up to 125kg. [image: Arabian Business]
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