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International Herald Tribune G-8 labor officials gather in Japan to seek environment-friendly working style : Labor ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations met with international trade union and business groups Sunday to discuss the reduction of workplace emissions of "greenhouse" gases... (photo: REGIERUNGonline/Gebhardt ) Development Environment Japan Photos Trade |
Stockhouse China vice premier warns of inflation beijing Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan warned global inflation posed a threat to Chinas speedy growth, saying high prices abroad had put... (photo: Public Domain / -) Business China Economy Photos Society |
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Stockhouse Rising food costs feeding boom in commodities market An imminent US recession has weighed on financial markets this year, but surging food prices have fed a boom in the commodities market that shows no signs of slowing... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Economy Food Market Photos Society |
International Herald Tribune Inflation worries expected to prop up weak U.S. dollar : The tide may be turning at last for the U.S. dollar after seven years of decline as policy makers recognize the inflationary threat of an endlessly weakening dollar... (photo: WN) Economy Finance Inflation Photos USA |
International Herald Tribune Radcliffe has unfinished business after triple failure : Paula Radcliffe is Britain's main hope of an athletics gold at the Beijing Olympics but the 34-year-old accepts that for all her medals and titles she still has to... (photo: AP) Athletics Britain Olympics Photos Sport World |
Chicago Tribune Myanmar curbs aid, exports rice THILAWA, Myanmar — While Myanmar's military regime on Friday restricted the rush of international aid offered to help hungry and homeless cyclone... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Exporting Food Military Myanmar Photos |
Bahrain Tribune Saudis to grow rice in Thailand DUBAI (Reuters) Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top rice buyers, is likely to start investing in rice farms in Thailand by the end of 2008 in a move to boost... (photo: WN / Ady ) Dubai Food Photos Saudi Thailand |
International Herald Tribune China forms company to make regional and jumbo jets : China established a company on Sunday to build regional commercial jets, with an eye to eventually reducing the country's reliance on Boeing and Airbus for jumbo jets,... (photo: GFDL ) Business China Industry Photos Transport |
Taipei Times Stricter monitoring in store for food imports to Taiwan Stricter measures will be taken to prevent contaminated food imports from entering the domestic market, a Consumer Protection Commission official said on Friday. The... (photo: GNU) Food Health Market Photos Taiwan |