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Business briefing— Global
Preface
How Bulgaria became a world leader in snail production, the material difference of the new Boeing 787 and the German gunmakers tapping into the US market.
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01Red letters
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02Moriyuki Ohnishi - Toray Industries
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03Packing heat
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04The race is on
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