Archive for January 14th, 2012
China helps Italian menswear makers snub doomsayers
By Antonella Ciancio MILAN | Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:27pm EST MILAN (Reuters) – A rise in menswear sales to Chinese consumers will give Italian designers Roberto Cavalli and Dolce Gabbana a lift when they kick off the 2012 fashion season on Saturday. The luxury industry, resilient but not immune to crises, has tempered its [...]
Afghan academy seeks to ease pain of war with music
By Amie Ferris-Rotman and Sayed Hassib KABUL | Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:27am EST KABUL (Reuters) – A cacophony ranging from Asian string instruments to the delicate cadences of classical piano pours out of a two-storey building in central Kabul. Here, at Afghanistan’s sole music academy, students are taught music with the hope it will [...]
Cognac sales hit record as demand soars in China
PARIS | Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:49am EST PARIS (Reuters) – Global cognac sales reached a record last year, with more than five bottles sold every second, boosted by soaring demand in China, the BNIC industry body said on its website. The number of bottles sold rose by 6.4 percent to 162.9 million in 2011, [...]
Solutions to U.S. Workforce Employment Skills Gap is the Focus of National Open House Events Hosted by DeVry University
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–According to a recent survey of the Inc. 500 (a group of the fastest-growing companies in the United States), 96 percent said they plan to add employees in 2012. Additionally, 41 percent of the companies surveyed indicated that they expect to hire more than 20 people in the next year.1 Yet, 40 [...]
Talented Youth Share Inspiring Messages of Hope at Annual Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competitions, in Honor of the Late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
AUSTIN, Texas DALLAS HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–At the Annual Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competition, held today in Dallas and Houston, and on Jan. 11 in Austin, 28 elementary-school aged children painted a picture of their dreams for the future, all while paying tribute to the work and dedication of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Winners [...]
