RI urges CCSBT members to lift embargo on its tuna exports

"ndonesia made the request during the 14th CCBST meeting held in Canberra recently, the head of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry`s Statistical Data and Information Center, Saut Hutagalung, said here Thursday. The commission had clamped trade restrictions on...

Indonesia won`t limit thermal coal exports - minister

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia will not impose a ceiling on coal exports as domestic demand is still below production, the energy minister said on Thursday. Indonesia, the world's largest exporter of thermal coal, is expected to produce 196 million tonnes of coal this...

Indonesia sees LNG exports falling again next year

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia's liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports may fall by 14 cargoes, or nearly 4 percent next year, on lower natural gas output and as more gas is diverted to the local market, an official at state oil firm Pertamina said on Thursday. Indonesia, the...

Leading Latin American furniture trade show to be held in southern Brazil

"Organized by the Furniture Industry association of Bento Goncalves - SINDMOVEIS - the show's services are aimed at attracting new business. MOVELSUL is held in even-numbered years, and because it will take place next year in March, it will showcase launches, an ideal event...

Indonesian exports ready to enter new era: trade minister

""My first priority (has) been to get us back to the level before the crisis and I think we've achieved that in terms of market share, in terms of the growth rate," Pangestu said. Indonesia was one of the nations...

Fire at Chinese shoe factory kills 37

"By ANITA CHANG Associated Press Writer BEIJING -- A fire at an unlicensed shoe factory killed 37 people and injured more than a dozen, Chinese authorities said Monday, one of the deadliest industrial accidents this year in a country plagued with dangerous workplaces. The...

Parking Meters Go High Tech

Actually, Calgary isn't even calling them meters any more.  They're "parking machines".  The city has applied for a world patent on their new solar-powered parking machines, 200 of which will be...

Suspected case of foot-and-mouth

UPDATE 13 September 2007; Initial tests suggest the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey is the same strain found in the area last month which originated from the Pitbright laboratory.. "A suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease has been discovered in the same county as...

High export taxes on CPO ineffective: economic observer

""Export taxes on CPO have been increased but CPO exports remain high. This happened because the high dollar exchange rate also had an effect on CPO prices," he added. Sugianto said that although the export taxes...

APEC trade transparency worth $148 bln - World Bank

""APEC member economies perform relatively well with regard to transparency," the report was quoted by Reuters as saying. "Empirical analysis suggests however that reform in areas such as 'hidden' trade barriers...

Australia's uranium mines The Indian exception

"WHAT Australia's outback deserts lack in water they make up for in uranium. They contain almost 40% of the world's known low-cost reserves of the nuclear fuel. It is big business for Australia: exploration...

Faulty Chinese Exports: Beginning Of A Trade War?

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor With the Flood of domestic products laced with everything from lead to formaldehyde sold to North American and Global consumers, it's refreshing to know that China...

Recycled Used Chopsticks Brought From Guess Where

"BEIJING (Reuters) - A Beijing factory recycled used chopsticks and sold up to 100,000 pairs a day without any form of disinfection, a newspaper said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of Chinese food and product safety scares. Counterfeit, shoddy and dangerous products are...

New Zealand to take Australia to WTO over apple ban

What Australia is doing here, is by many observers in New Zealand seen as just maintaining a convenient trade barrier. "New Zealand is to take Australia to the World Trade Organisation over the impasse on apple...

Bulletproof School backpacks for Children sparks debate

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorParents worried about their children going back to school, when school shootings are making the news seriously shows how flawed society is today. Bulletproof School...

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