A new report, B2B Online Media Report, finds that the English-language website alibaba.com which specialises in business between international buyers trying to contact Chinese sellers retained its top spot in the top 30 Asian online B2B companies.

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In search of spiritual salvation, adventure sports, heritage sites or even some of the world’s most gorgeous beaches in a country balancing tradition and modernity? Or even elephant spotting? Head India-wise - but you may not be alone.

A new report, Indian Tourism Industry Analysis, finds that in just three years India will see a doubling in the number of international tourists visiting the country.

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Welcome to the Solar Generation! By September this year, Spain will see power coming from the largest rooftop solar power station in the world.
The Guardian reports that it has a capacity of 12 megawatts of power, and is made up of 85,000 lightweight solar panels covering an area of two million square feet.

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So you thought the DIY shopping was a man’s job. Think again. A new report, How Britain Shops 2008: DIY, finds that heading to the nearest DIY store, picking bookcases you can dismantle, guttering or rawlplugs are no longer unsuitable jobs for a woman. Forget the old stereotype of shopping for clothes, shoes or jewellery, the report finds that more women are shopping for DIY than ever, heading home with armfuls of new kitchen or bathroom fittings.

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A new report, which profiles the 100 top earning companies in China’s electric motor industry, says that more and more multinational corporations are adopting new strategies and working to enter China’s booming motor market.

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The biofuels sector has seen increased activity over the past few years. Recently, it has been in the eye of a veritable media storm. While Governments across the world have put in place mandates and subsidy schemes to encourage production of biofuels, there have also been a number of cautioning voices, warning of the dangers of biofuel production. There was clear evidence of diverging opinions and diverse points of view surrounding the issue at a recent conference in London.

Several of these issues were addressed at Bioenergy Europe 2008, a two-day conference organised by Environmental Finance. Dr Kyriakos Maniatis, DG Energy and Transport, European Commission outlined the EU policy, targets and provided an update on developments. He spoke of the upcoming directive on fuel quality which is currently in discussion in the Commission and the need to ensure that biofuels fulfil the sustainability criteria.

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Thalidomide, banned 50 years ago, as a morning sickness drug and sedative for insomnia, has now received EU approval to treat bone marrow cancer. Europe’s drug regulators, European Medicines Agency, have granted authorisation for the drug to be used in combination with other drugs to treat multiple myeloma.

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A new report, The Status of Gas TSOs, in Europe states that gas transit is set to play a significant role in the European gas landscape.

In 2007, the second round of market liberalisation by the European Commission created some ripples. The Commission found that lack of coherence in the powers and remits of national energy regulators was one of the biggest hurdles to a well-functioning EU energy market.

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SIPP providers say that group SIPPs are the future for pension savings.

UK-based pharma giant, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has become the first FTSE 100 company to offer employees a group option for self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs).

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Industry experts believe that Indian vehicle manufacturer, Tata Motors, are gearing up to take over Ford’s marques Jaguar and Land Rover. If the deal goes through, it will represent the first time that a major western car group has been bought by an Indian company. Financial Times reported that Jaguar bosses have said they are ‘relaxed’ about the impending takeover by India’s largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles.

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