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For a fistful of chips: Taiwan’s Importance for China and the US

Small but essential for a plethora of reasons: this is the island of Taiwan, which occupies a prominent position, both geographically and industrially. Claimed by China since ancient times, it is de facto independent since 1949, with a troubled history behind it: in the 17th century it was under Chinese rule, then passed to Japan […]

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Italian cosmetics fly (literally!) to Asia and the Middle East

The Italian cosmetics market has always kept its export sails unfurled towards traditional importing countries such as France and Germany. But especially with the pandemic, companies in the sector have started to receive more and more requests from the markets of the Arab Emirates (+23%) and South-East Asia (+37%), in particular from Hong Kong. Exports

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Boris Johnson’s resignation: an overview of the UK before and after

Let’s go back to 2016 for a moment: the UK voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. The yes won, and the departure of Great Britain, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland was made official in January 2020 (read our 2020 article here https://www.studio-pangea.com/uk-brexit-hot-scenario/)  shortly before COVID19 broke out. After two years of exit, however,

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Building chemical industry: how it is affected by the severe Russian gas shortage

The European energy crisis was triggered, as is now well known, by the cut in Russian gas supplies. Clearly, this abrupt halt has left various sectors unprotected, including industry and some chemical sectors, which had hitherto relied on supplies from Moscow. Among the countries most affected are certainly Germany and Italy, because they are the

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A more efficient use of food resources: where to stand in this new scenario

After more than two years of pandemic and forced lockdown, many people have  started to think more and more about their physical and mental well-being, especially  the escape from daily stress and the prevention of diseases, especially  cardiovascular and digestive problems. All this has to take into consideration the fuel our bodies need: food. Recent

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Italian shoes export: heavy loss of the Russian market

Over the last ten years, the Italian footwear industry has shown steady growth, reaching annual growth peaks of 8%. But naturally there were huge losses suffered during the worst moments of the lockdown, particularly by the footwear districts of Florence, Milan, Brenta (Veneto) and Fermo (Marche). Although it is threatened by strong competition from China,

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Xi Jinping in Hong Kong

Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Hong Kong on Friday 1st July to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city’s return to China. Indeed, in 1997 the city, until then under British control, was handed back to Chinese supervision, not without massive protests and social riots that continue even today. In addition, the US preferential relationship

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Digitalisation and automation: Italian SMEs struggle

Digital is the pinnacle of the automation industry, and it generates wealth wherever it is applied. According to the Global Machinery Equipment report, the industry’s worldwide turnover will be increasingly driven by digital tools such as Analytics, apps and other digital industrial 4.0 solutions. Therefore, all companies operating in the automation industry are gradually diversifying

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