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Aaron Wens on the Lifecycle of Your Ocean-Going Vessel Investments

The Startup Magazine

The maritime business is fully globalized, and a ship will often travel great distances. Aaron Wens , a marine engineer with 16 years’ experience, explains the life cycle of an ocean-going vessel. Another important aspect of ship design is building the engine. Marine engineers are instrumental in this process.

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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

We have three universities in the top 100 of the Shanghai ranking for engineering and technology. Our population churns out 181 patents per million inhabitants ranking us #8 in the world – ahead of the US, South Korea and Norway. At home we have entrepreneurs who think global day one.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter January 2012

VC Cafe

Though a global innovator, Apple in 2010 only invested 2% of its revenue in R&D, much lower than other high-tech companies. Anobit previously supplied its technology to South Korea’s Hynix Semiconductor Inc., has decided to open its first ever development center outside of its California headquarters in Israel.

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The Business Climate in China

Venture Chronicles

To put some numbers to this, a typical entry level factory worker can expect a monthly salary of about ¥2,000 Renminbi (RMB), a housing and meal component that is valued at approximately ¥1,500 RMB, and health insurance that costs the employer about ¥150 RMB a month. and/or pressure on financial results for U.S. companies evolve.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter December 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

ISRAELI CROP PROTECTION GIANT MAKHTESHIM AGAN EXPANDS TO MEXICO AND KOREA. Makhteshim Agan, the world’s seventh largest agrochemicals maker, recently bought a 51% stake in South Korea’s JK Inc., The lightweight wind turbine is said to reduce installation costs by at least 50 percent.