Virgin Australia further delays re-entering most New Zealand destinations 12 May, 2021 11:50 PM 3 minutes to read Virgin Australia will fly some limited services to Queenstown. Photo / Supplied Virgin Australia has again deferred returning to most New Zealand routes because of a weak demand outlook. The airline had already pushed out a planned return to most transtasman routes from June to October but today has not put a date on a resumption to most destinations. While it will push ahead with Sydney-Queenstown and Brisbane-Queenstown, as planned from September 18 and Melbourne-Queenstown services from December 7, other flights into Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch are off. Read More
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Guide dog center trains furry assistants for visually impaired By Zhang Xiaomin in Dalian, Liaoning | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-04-23 17:43 Share CLOSE The Dalian base of China Guide Dog Training Center has delivered more than 240 free certified dogs to visually impaired people around the country since it was established in 2006. Located on the campus of the Dalian Medical University, Liaoning province, the base is the first professional guide dog training center in China. This video clip shows Wang Lin, a trainer with the base, takes a white Labrador named Yummy for training on the street and the campus.
Kraft paper crumples on weak demand due to second Covid wave April 21, 2021 Prices down 10 per cent in the last one month The second wave of the Covid pandemic has pulled down prices of Kraft paper, used in the packaging industry, by 10 per cent in last one month due to a sharp fall in demand. The sector was limping back to normalcy after the onslaught of the pandemic last year. In fact, demand and prices started picking up in the second half of last year as the consumer goods industry focused on packaging, with concern on cleanliness taking centre stage. However, the demand for kraft paper started weakening from late last month and prices started declining across the board.
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Fonterra s Soprole lifts net profit by 16.8 per cent, reversing 3-year trend 13 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read Fonterra s Chilean subsidiary, Soprole, lifted its net profit in 2020. Photo / 123RF Fonterra-controlled Chilean food group Soprole overcame difficulties imposed by a weak economy and Covid-19 to post a 16.8 per cent increase in its net profit in 2020. Soprole s annual report shows its profit came to 22.5 billion Chilean pesos (CLP), or NZ$45.8 million, up from 19.25 billion CLP in the previous year, which was hit by falling sales and declining milk supply. Read More The company s policy is to pay out 30 per cent of its profit in dividends.