Putting the squeeze on Iran

A campaign to dry up financing for projects poses a threat to Tehran's ability to maintain exports.  NCRI has the analysis in a piece from the LA Times."Los Angeles Times, LONDON - As Washington wages a very public battle against Iran's quest for nuclear power, it is...

Engineer indicted in alleged plot to sell military trade secrets

"A Chinese engineer was charged Thursday with stealing trade secrets from a Silicon Valley company that made military training software and attempting to sell them to Asian governments. Xiaodong Sheldon Meng, 42, a Chinese national with Canadian citizenship, was indicted on...

Beware!Benefit stops on 1/4/2010 for 100 % Export oriented units u/s 10B-Part I

"Beware!Benefit stops on 1/4/2010 for 100 % Export oriented units u/s 10B-Part I Under Section 10B of the I T Act ,100 % export-oriented undertaking gets very substantial amount of exemption from tax on its profits for a period of 10 consecutive assessment years beginning...

Jane's [military news]

Specialized news focused on military topics.

Weapons-Related Items Or Dual-Use Items

"Media and criminal investigations of U.S. companies that had exported weapons-related or dual-use items to Iraq were conducted after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Many of these companies seemed to have connections with former U.S. government officials."  

Repatriation of Mexican citizens resumed

The U.S. and Mexican governments have resumed a repatriation program to return Mexican nationals caught illegally in the United States to their hometowns in Mexico's interior.

No Money For Carbon Credits But Lots for LNG

"Here is the irony of the Harpocrites international policies, they denounce Kyoto because Canada would be spending millions on European carbon credits, while promoting Canadian investment in Russian Gas and Oil instead. Hmmmm. And this should make us all more wary of LNG...

The offal truth: one man’s meat is another man’s yuck…

"Okay, if they’re sending this stuff overseas, what the heck are they putting in our hotdogs? Each year, U.S. meat companies export hundreds of millions of dollars worth of various items that most Americans never see on store shelves, and if they did, they’d run...

Shanghai To Become Sharp's Washing Machine Production Center

Asia Pulse reports that Sharp Corporation, one of Japan's largest household appliances manufacturers, plans to make east China's Shanghai Municipality its washing machines production and export center, according to the Ministry of Commerce.