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Bayer’s short-statured corn is expected to provide environmental sustainability benefits through a transformational shift in crop management flexibility. Because it is several feet shorter than today’s hybrid field corn, it allows farmers to have better in-season crop access for precision applications of inputs, such as nitrogen, which can be made when the plant needs them most. Some short stature corn hybrids can also be planted closer together, enabling the production of more corn on the same amount of land and potentially reducing the requirements of land and water. Shorter stature will also help improve standability, including better green snap and stalk lodging tolerance, helping reduce crop loss from challenging environmental conditions such as high winds from extreme weather. … [Read more...] about Bayer driving agriculture innovation and sustainability with industry-leading pipeline and investment

Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing continue to lead the data center market in Greater China, and now place among the global leaders for market capacity. Beijing placed in the top five globally for market size (joining Northern Virginia, London, Tokyo and Silicon Valley) after decades of brisk economic growth have led to a very large market run by a mix of local operators and telecommunication companies. Hong Kong -- A main site for global business that has no value-added tax -- is among the top five global markets with the lowest taxes, alongside Portland in the U.S. that has no sales tax, creating a compelling incentive by itself. … [Read more...] about Cushman & Wakefield Ranks Global Data Center Markets In New Study

As a leading ICT group in Vietnam, the Military-Run Telecommunications and Industry (Viettel) has participated actively and effectively in the e-Government Project. Particularly, it has been chosen to implement key sub-projects in the Governmental Office, the Ministry of Information and Communications and Ministry of Education and Training. It is now developing an information system serving meetings of the cabinet and facilitating the operation of the government. It is also implementing a smart city model in Hue city, building a database for social insurance in Vietnam, and various other databases for the Ministry of Education and Training. … [Read more...] about Building e-government aims to create a powerful prosperous Vietnam

The contribution Bayer can make to reducing world hunger and poverty is to help farmers to sustainably increase productivity and earn more income In 2019, Bayer’s pipeline delivered 55 key project and formulation advancements while providing farmers around the world with more than 450 newly commercialised hybrids and varieties of corn, soybeans, cotton, and vegetables. Bayer’s annual investment of €2.3 billion ($2.5 billion) in crop science research and development powers the most productive pipeline in the industry. With an estimated peak sales value of up to €30 billion ($32.53 billion), Bayer continually converts its R&D investment into innovative products that match the complexities farmers, consumers, and the planet are anticipated to face. … [Read more...] about Bayer driving sustainable agriculture with industry-leading pipeline

The fast and wide spread of digitalisation, and development of the liberation in trade policy, have advanced the pace of globalisation and created the continuing transformation of the global economy. As a result of digital transformation, customer-facing and/or user-facing activities will be carried out by more and more enterprises from a remote location, with zero or minimal physical presence in the market. … [Read more...] about Aligning transfer pricing with international norms