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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Charleston Gazette
Rockefeller bill aims to 'level field' on trade
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., recently introduced legislation that he says will protect American jobs from imported products subsidized by foreign governments.
Rockefeller believes his bill would help let American manufacturers compete with imports.
"Our domestic and international trade laws w... Continued...
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Xinhua Financial News
US Senators Demand Duties On 'Subsidized' Chinese Imports
WASHINGTON (XFN-ASIA) - Twenty-three US senators have asked the government to impose special duties on imports from China, which they claim are heavily subsidized by the state and hurting US manufacturers and workers.
They made the argument in a letter this week to US Commerce Secretary Carlos G... Continued...
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Federal News Service
Legislation Regarding Sweatshop-Produced Products Sold In The United States
SEN. DORGAN: Well, thank you for joining us. I'm joined by my colleague Senator Sherrod Brown and Senator Lindsey Graham to talk about the introduction of a piece of legislation to stop sweatshop abuses with respect to labor that produces products that are sold in the United States.
The bill that... Continued...
Thursday, January 18, 2007
AFX CNF
China Biodiesel - Trading Statement
RNS Number:7342P China Biodiesel International Hold 18 January 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, 18 January 2007 China Biodiesel International Holding Co., Ltd. ("CBI" or "the Company") Pre-close statement for the year ended 31 December 2006 CBI, the leading producer of biodiesel focused on the C... Continued...
Sunday, January 14, 2007
New York Times
Out of Africa: Cotton and Cash
Lira, Uganda -- ''WHERE is he?'' the old woman asks. ''Where is he?''
Finding Dennis Okelo used to be easy. The old woman -- and most other people in a village outside of Lira, the provincial capital of northern Uganda -- went directly to Mr. Okelo's fields. He was always in one of his ''gardens... Continued...
Friday, January 5, 2007
China Business News On-Line
Corn prices in China to continue growth in 2007 - MOA
Corn prices in China are expected to continue growth in 2007 in line with international counterparts on the back of strong demand and fresh fund flows, China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) forecasts.
International corn prices will very likely strengthen again in the 2006 and 2007 season as a re... Continued...
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