Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks The New York Times | PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish at a United Nations endangered species conference that begins this week. | “We’ve decided to go ahead with a shark fis...
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise Asia Times | By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US interests in the strategic region. The USCC was addressed by five members of the US Congress, a pair of se...
Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks The New York Times | PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish at a United Nations endangered species conference that begins this week. | &ldqu...
ME firms queue for orders to RP food suppliers in expo The Daily Tribune | 03/10/2010 | More Middle East buyers are showing interest in local preserved fruits and tropical juices following increased inquiries in the recent Gulfood 2010, Middle East’s leading food fair, according to the Center for International Trade Expos...
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise Asia Times | By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US interests in the strategic region. The USCC was addresse...
How to get the poor out of Dante's inferno Inquirer | (Sixth of a series) | MANILA, Philippines—Rodolfo Socorro came a long way from his picture-pretty coconut farm to see a vision turn into a nightmare a day after his arrival in the city. | A gang of blue-uniformed enforcers of the Metropolitan Manil...
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Foodie Alert The Daily Tribune | By Lou Hernandez, Staff Writer | 03/04/2010 | Philippine marine products make a splash | in German food fair | Philippine seafood exporters are taking a big leap to be noticed in...
Gov't OKs 16,000 tons of tax-free sugar imports Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines--The government has given the go-ahead for private companies to import 16,000 tons of sugar tax-free using the National Food Authority's (NFA) import tariff e...
Singapore: a cheap play on Asian growth Money Week | "Worthwhile Canadian Initiative" is the most boring headline of all time, according to Newsweek magazine. But "Singapore's budget focuses on productivity" would surely give it a ...
Isa insight: Japan funds The Times | The past decade has been particularly grim for those who have put their money in Japan. Over the past ten years not a single one of the 36 funds investing in the country made money for investors. On average they lost more than 40 per cent of their ...
Bangladesh focus country at 11th International Trade Fair in Meghalaya Newstrack India | Shillong, Mar 5 (ANI): Bangladesh businessmen have taken Shillong by storm by showcasing a wide variety of goods at the 11th International Shillong Trade Fair in Meghalaya. | The trade fair, which began on February 26, has been organised by ...
Taiwan on quiet mission to win friends The Star | TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is hoping "cultural diplomacy" will win it a higher global profile and give its $390 billion economy a boost without upsetting growing business ties with arch-rival China. Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou gives a speech to Ta...
EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports Daily Star Lebanon | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | Pete Harrison | Reuters | BRUSSELS: Four environmental groups have sued the EU’s executive for withholding documents they say will add to a growing dossier of evidence that biofuels harm the environment and push up food prices. | The lawsuit, lodged with the European Union’s General Court, th...
Yen rises as equities slip; sterling falters The Guardian * Higher-yielding currencies dip vs yen * Some talk of euro/yen selling by Japanese exporters * But BOJ easing speculation seen likely to temper yen rise * Sterling falters after weak housing data * Moody's says UK faces dilemma over bank support By Masayuki Kitano TOKYO, March 9 (Reuters) - The yen rose and higher-yielding currencies dipped on Tue...
