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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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In 2007, Geely signed a joint venture with the British taxi manufacturer Manganese Bronze which saw the two companies produce the TX range of taxis in Shanghai, which are sold in the local Chinese market and also to international markets including the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Improving neonatal care in sub-Saharan Africa In 2007 Richards-Kortum, Oden, and their team began developing technology to improve neonatal health care and reduce death rates in sub-Saharan Africa. Their first invention was a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for newborns with breathing problems.

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

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This is a major update of the ICCT’s widely-cited global fuel economy chart based on the 2007 report. to have 20 countries in various stages of implementation by 2015 by which time the tool will be self-implementing and ready for global rollout.