Environmentalists around the world had special reason to enjoy the triumph of Barack Obama last week. The election of the new president has put the wind back into the sails of the renewable energy sector. His landslide victory should see the introduction of a major climate change bill in an attempt to kickstart the new US environment policy.

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The festive season is approaching fast and, for many of us, the run-up to Christmas means attending a never-ending stream of Christmas parties. In most of these merry gatherings, the consumption of wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages is as self-evident as pulling the Christmas cracker.

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From 26th September this year, Brazilians no longer need to illegally unlock iPhones bought on a trip to New York or Miami, as the iPhone 3G was finally made available in the South American country. In partnership with Apple, Brazil’s largest mobile phone provider Vivo Participacoes SA began selling the iPhone in a bid to drive sales and boost revenue.

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With the depths of the financial crisis increasing in the West, rumours have surfaced of Chinese companies arriving to take large shares of Western enterprises at knock down prices. It is the banks that appear most attractive to Chinese investors, with Morgan Stanley recently believed to be in talks with China International Trust and Investment Company, CITIC. It is no secret that the Federal Reserve in the US has been encouraging China to invest in US banks in order to alleviate the risk of the financial meltdown that looms over the West’s banking system. Despite the latest flurry of news on the subject, China’s interest in foreign mergers & acquisitions (M&A) is not something brand new.

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The Australian motor manufacturing industry has recently faced a series of tough challenges including General Motors’ subsidiary Holden’s announcement that it would cut 600 jobs from its Adelaide-based plant, as well as the Japanese automotive company Mitsubishi’s decision to close its local production facility altogether. While Japan’s Bridgestone confirmed its commitment to maintaining its Australian operations, it did declare that it will be raising product prices in order to adapt to the rising costs of raw materials.
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With a booming population set to overtake China as the world’s most populous nation by 2050, India is cementing itself on the world map as a strong economy and global power. The south Asian country appears increasingly attractive to western multinational companies scrambling to gain a slice of this new profitable source of income. As all the vital industries and sectors of the country are registering growth, the insurance sector is amongst the most popular, and provides an unmissable opportunity area for national as well as foreign investors.

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Despite mobile penetration being close to or over 90% in many of the regions countries, it is perhaps a surprise that Asia is still home to one the fastest growing mobile markets in the world. With the growth spurred on by the continent’s two big players, China and India, and other upcoming markets following their lead and showing promise, it only highlights the fact that the Asian telecoms market has bright future ahead of it.

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As consumers were just getting used to the 3rd Generation wireless (3G), the 4th Generation (4G) is making great strides as the next evolutionary stage that will supersede a technology that is only just now becoming a common sight in the mobile market. Although there is no current definition of what the 4G standard actually includes, there are a number of technologies in the marketplace that claim to be the next evolutionary step up from 3G. The two major players vying for the largest slice of the pre-4G pie are LTE (Long Term Evolution) and WiMAX and both have their fair share of support. A recent report assessing the future market opportunities for the evolving 4G wireless platforms presents UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) LTE as the clear early favourite in 4G wireless.

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Perhaps unsurprisingly satellite data has revealed that Beijing experiences some of the dirtiest air among of all the planet’s cities, resulting in the Chinese capital being awarded an unwelcome new accolade- the air pollution capital of the world. As the Olympics host country is cutting back on industrial production and transportation in an effort to keep its air at healthy enough levels for the games, a new report presents electric motorcycles as the new ‘it’ vehicle for China’s motorists.

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Anyone that has visited a grocery store or recently browsed through the food and drink supplement of any newspaper or health magazine would be familiar with the fashionable term ‘superfruit’. Referring to a rapidly growing range of fruit and veg, the valuable superfruit promise is found on a wide selection of beverage and food product labels.

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