The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) today announced the extension of Chief Executive Officer Stanley Hui Hon-chung’s service term by two years from 1 February 2013.

(Reuters) - China's consumption of plastic could grow by up to 7 percent this year after stalling in 2011, but the rebound will not be enough to melt a regional supply glut that will curb the output of plastic manufacturers and pressure the petrochemical market.

KANCHANABURI : The cabinet yesterday approved 203 projects worth over 30 billion baht to support the development of a deep-sea port and an industrial estate in Dawei city of Myanmar.

March the fourth consecutive month of export and import growth

New research highlights low customer service and poor time-keeping in container shipping industry

All six industrial estates and parks have started building dykes with average progress of about 15%, and the last one will be finished by Dec 31, according to the Industry Ministry.

“There is a difference between just moving a container and moving it in the most sustainable, easy, and reliable way.”

Freight volumes at Frankfurt have been hurt by a night flight ban imposed at the end of October, with volumes down 11.7 percent in the first three months of 2012, reported Reuters.

The Commerce Ministry, in cooperation with Tesco, is launching a campaign to encourage the consumption of Thai fresh fruits at the upcoming London Olympics in a bid to bring Thai fruits to the attention of the world.

Packaging materials are used every day in almost every company that manufactures and sells products. Packaging is used to move raw material to a manufacturer, bulk finished material to a distributor and then the final product to the consumer. Packaging material is there to perform a number of tasks; protect the material from damage, from the environmental conditions, to make transportation easier and to make the item attractive to the consumer. However, as the public’s perception about the environment changes, companies are looking at how they can adopt greener packaging alternatives.