Norsat receives $1.7m satellite terminal order from Hong Kong company
Richmond-based Norsat International Inc. (TSX:NII) has received a $1.7 million order from Hong Kong’s Datacom Systems International Limited for the provision of satellite terminals.
View ArticleOttawa green lights Surrey's first English-language radio station
More than six months after numerous applicants vied for the rights to a much-coveted radio frequency to be based in Surrey, South Fraser Broadcasting has been granted permission to start their own...
View ArticleVietnam: Coffee exports perk up
Vietnam could become the world's leading supplier of coffee within a few years, if only it can deal with the problem of low-quality beans.
View ArticleSouth Korea: Part-timers’ ranks grow
The number of South Koreans with part-time jobs has jumped by over 9% in the last year to close to two million people.
View ArticleBangladesh: Remittances rise
Remittances by overseas Bangladeshi workers last month rose by 15.9% over June, despite a sharp drop in the number of people working abroad.
View ArticlePhilippines: Workers summoned home
Libya is close to a full-blown civil war, but Filipino workers say they have a "better chance of surviving" there than at home in the Philippines.
View ArticleMetro Vancouver housing starts remain stable in July
Total housing starts in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan area were trending at 18,345 units in July, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data released August 11.
View ArticleAs Canada regulates Bitcoin, U.S. agency warns against using ‘Wild...
A U.S. consumer protection agency is cautioning people against "stepping into the Wild West" of Bitcoin amid concerns the increasingly popular digital currency market is prone to hacking, scams and few...
View ArticleB.C. microbrew business up; big brew business down
Sales soar 43.4% for breweries in B.C. that produce less than 1.5 million litres
View ArticleJapan: Corporate taxes cut
The Japanese government plans to cut the corporate tax rate by five percentage points over the next five years, bringing it to about the same level as Germany's 29.95% by 2020.
View ArticleB.C. aerospace firms fear federal government’s F-35 jet procurement...
Without a decision on multibillion-dollar fighter jet contract by year’s end, local manufacturers say Lockheed Martin will extend contracts with companies elsewhere
View ArticleGlobal confidence growing in media and entertainment sector as focus shifts...
Global confidence growing in media and entertainment sector as focus shifts to digitalBy Emma Crawford Hampel
View ArticleImperial Metals had been warned about growing size of Mount Polley tailings pond
A breach at Imperial Metals' (TSX:III) Mount Polley Mine tailings pond in Canada’s British Columbia may have been avoided had the company listened to concerns raised by engineers that designed the...
View ArticleB.C. hiring expected to pick up somewhat in 2014 despite low job growth: BMO
In the face of last week’s discouraging job-growth numbers from Statistics Canada, the Bank of Montreal (BMO) says businesses are prepared to boost hiring — at least somewhat — in the second half of 2014.
View ArticleKyle Vucko: Dressed for success
The CEO of Indochino has taken an idea hatched while taking commerce courses in university and converted it into a venture that generates tens of millions of dollars in annual sales
View ArticleProspecting for damage control in B.C.
Mount Polley tailings pond disaster could have negative impact on other mine proposals in the province, analyst says
View ArticleMcArthurGlen ramps up hiring as airport outlet mall launch looms
London mega-mall developer targeting luxury brand-conscious shoppers and travellers
View ArticleB.C. leads country in small-business optimism
According to the latest Business Barometer Index (BBI) survey from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, small-business confidence in B.C. remained best in class in July.
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