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Herbalife Ltd. – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy

Michael Vodicka (July 14th, 2009) Writes:
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Huiyuan To Build Juice Facility In Shanxi

China Retail News (June 11th, 2009) Writes:
Chinese juice maker Huiyuan Group has announced plans to invest CNY300 million to build a juice facility in Shanxi's Yangling Agricultural Hi-tech Industries Demonstration Zone. Since the second half of 2008, Huiyuan has invested CNY2 billion in building juice facilities across China. In September 2008, the company announced that it had reached an acquisition agreement with [...]

Harbin Electric, Inc. (HRBN) Enters Agreement to Co-Develop Linear Motor-Driven Train System

QualityStocks (May 19th, 2009) Writes:

Harbin Electric, Inc., a company focused on developing and manufacturing a wide array of electric motors in the People’s Republic of China, announced that it has inked an agreement with a domestic Maglev technology company to co-develop a linear motor-driven freight train system for coal transportation. First, the two companies plan to build a 850 meter long testing line in a coal mine in inner-Mongolia.

Once the testing line is completed, the project is anticipated to expand to a 32 km long coal transportation line in inner-Mongolia. As terms of the agreement, Harbin Electric will provide linear motor driving systems including the motors’ primary and secondary components for the entire transportation line. For the initial testing line, Harbin Electric will deliver 5 linear motors to be integrated with the train as well as a total of 850 meter long secondary components to be installed on the train track before the end

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Far East Energy Corp. (FEEC.OB) Announces Strategic Relationship to Develop CBM Resources

QualityStocks (March 16th, 2009) Writes:

Today, Far East Energy Corporation announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Arrow Energy International Pte Ltd., the Singapore-based international arm of Arrow Energy Ltd., a large Australian coalbed methane (CBM) producer. As agreed, Arrow will pay Far East US $8 million in cash, and Far East will assign to Arrow a 75.25% share of Far East’s participating interest in the Qinnan Production Sharing Contract to develop CBM resources in the Shanxi province of China.

Arrow will become the operator and fund all exploration costs during the exploration period, including Far East’s remaining 24.75% participating interest, until Arrow has spent US $30.0 million on exploration. If the Chinese authorities approve an Overall Development Plan for development of all, or a portion of, the block, Far East will receive a bonus of US $8 million.

As part of the terms of the alliance, Arrow will also immediately acquire an

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Catastrophic Fall in 2009 Global Food Production

Alex Stanczyk (February 17th, 2009) Writes:

Catastrophic Fall in 2009 Global Food Production Commodities / Food Crisis Feb 09, 2009 - 07:11 AM By: Eric_deCarbonnel

After reading about the droughts in two major agricultural countries, China and Argentina, I decided to research the extent other food producing nations were also experiencing droughts. This project ended up taking a lot longer than I thought. 2009 looks to be a humanitarian disaster around much of the world

To understand the depth of the food Catastrophe that faces the world this year, consider the graphic below depicting countries by USD value of their agricultural output, as of 2006.

Now, consider the same graphic with the countries experiencing droughts highlighted.

China

The drought in Northern China, the worst in 50 years, is worsening, and summer harvest is now threatened. The area of affected crops has expanded to 161 million mu (was 141 million last week),

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China Growth Development Inc. (CGDI.OB) is “One to Watch”

QualityStocks (November 7th, 2008) Writes:

China Growth Development Inc. (CGDI) is known as the largest investor, owner and manager of commercial real estate in the capital city of Taiyuan, located in the Shanxi province of southern China. The company currently owns and manages 5,000 commercial units within its six well positioned shopping centers, which together service an urban population of 3.4 million people.

China Growth Development is focused on providing high-quality leasing opportunities for both retail and wholesale clients in convenient, modern shopping centers. The company aims to anticipate and satisfy the evolving needs of their retail and wholesale clients. Through this successful strategy, they have positioned themselves as a leader in commercial real estate leasing.

The Company has two main sources of revenue from its shopping mall leasing business: rental revenue and management services revenue. The company is poised for flourishing growth because of their location, strong management and proven innovation, and has a solid

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