Canada Now Exempt from Buy American Provision: Free Trade Reopens

Canada and United States have reached an agreement to exempt Canadian firms from the "Buy American" provision in the economic stimulus package, Trade Minister Peter Van loan announced today. In return, Canadian...

China's Exports Drop 23% in July

China's exports dropped 23% in July from a year early, extending the 21.4% decline from June, according to custom officials. "Premier Wen Jiabao reiterated on Aug. 9 that monetary policy and a “proactive” fiscal stance will remain unchanged because of problems including...

Europeans Keen to Import Iran Gas

" In an interview with Mehr news agency, speaking on the verge of conclusion of contract for Nabucco pipeline in Ankara, Turkey, Kasaizadeh added: “The pricing and a number of other political issues of concern...

Pakistan plans four special economic zones with access to US market

Pakistan plans to set up four special economic zones on the pattern of Jordan and Egypt having facility of product access to the US market at concessional duty rate, a senior official has disclosed."There will be one-stop shops in such zones. The products of special...

Pakistan petroleum import bill up 88pc

" Pakistan’s import bill of petroleum products reached $2.532 billion during the first two months of the current fiscal year, which is up by over 88 per cent from last year’s figure of $1.344 billion, latest official data from the Federal Bureau of Statistics shows. ...

China Protests Milk Import Bans at WTO Meeting More Milk Scandal

With another recall in the melamine contaminated milk scandal coming today, one that found unacceptable levels of melamine in chocolate candies, you would think that the Chinese officials would be offering abject...

Pakistani jihadi leader now scared of jihadis!

" A top jihadi leader in Pakistan is now scared of the jihadis and is seeking a bullet-proof vehicle to protect him. Hafiz Saeed, founder of the Jamaat-ul-Dawah, and before that Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, has applied for the import of an armoured vehicle, sources here reveal. ...

US bans key Indian drug imports

After prolong investigations The US drug regulator FDA has banned top Indian Pharmaceuticals company Ranbaxy after latter was  found selling unsafe medicines in the country.US Department of Justice has...

RIAA Suggestions for content of ACTA

the internet police are coming to your ip soon..."RIAA Suggestions for content of ACTA Enforcement - ACTA Thursday, 26 June 2008  These are the...

House, KPK, BPK to join forces on oil graft probe

Team up...a big project for three of the most powerful bodies start to investigate for oil and gas sector. KPK (The CORRUPTION ERADICATION COMMISSION), with outstanding achievement for solving many of corrupt...

New Giant Breed of Cat to be Imported to Australia

  London Zoo houses some beautiful serval cats, a larger, sleeker version of the domestic cat.  Now a hybrid has been bred, known as a SAVANNAH CAT, by crossing a serval with a domestic cat.  ...

China relaxes newspaper sales for Olympics

I wonder if this is something that can be done temporarily or if it will have long standing effects?"Normally, only a handful of overseas and Hong Kong publications are available for purchase in China, and then...

S Korea Beef Protests Turn Violent

Rioting broke out in Seoul, South Korea today as demonstrators marching against Seoul's decision to continue importing US beef clashed with police."Clashes broke out after more than 15,000 protesters headed toward...

South Korea lifts ban on US beef

After much dithering South Korean government has finally allowed import on US Beef. The beef row has posed a political crisis for the incumbent  government."South Korea has formally lifted an import ban on...

S.Korean delegates head to US to discuss beef deal

Beef row between South Korea and USA seems tobe heading for some final solutions. Seoul is despatching two delegation to discuss the food safety concerns in USA.  " South Korea was Monday sending two separate delegations to Washington to discuss changes to a US beef...

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