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Ban on Taiwan products about health, says Philippines last updated : 2013-06-11 07:40:57 -> 830 view(s)
The Philippine ban on 15 Taiwanese products contaminated with maleic acid has nothing to do with the May 9 fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman, the Philippine Palace said Monday.
Secretary Edwin Lacierda, presidential spokespers ....
Vietnamese resorts suffer as beach disappears last updated : 2013-06-10 15:26:51 -> 1117 view(s)
Vietnamese coastal city Hoi An's lucrative tourism sector is facing major fears about the impact of erosion along the ancient town's famous coastline, with dozens of resorts in danger of disappearing underwater in the future.
In the last couple of d ....
Bangladesh's cotton use may go up on export growth last updated : 2013-06-10 15:21:12 -> 664 view(s)
Cotton consumption in Bangladesh will increase 7 per cent to 7.28 lakh tonnes this fiscal year for continued export growth of garment and yarn, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
The country currently consumes 680,000 tonnes of cott ....
Supplier threatens to sue Wal-Mart in Bangladesh last updated : 2013-06-10 15:19:12 -> 695 view(s)
A Bangladeshi garment maker, Simco Dresses Ltd, has threatened to take legal action against US retail giant Wal-Mart for blacklisting the company.
Wal-Mart used to buy clothes from Simco, but after the Rana Plaza collapse that killed 1,131 people in ....
Virtual currency industry faces regulatory scrutiny in Singapore last updated : 2013-06-10 11:43:46 -> 747 view(s)
The investigation into the online money transfer firm Liberty Reserve has not only thrown the spotlight on a murky and little-understood corner of the financial markets but also drawn Singapore into a high-profile criminal case.
The online currency ....
Cross-border travel reflects inter-Korean relations last updated : 2013-06-10 11:01:11 -> 501 view(s)
The two Koreas’ agreement to hold the first government-level talks in two years last week raised hopes that it will spur wider travel across the border, starting with Sunday’s working-level talks at the truce village of Panmunjeom.
Throughout th ....
Overseas sites capturing Indonesia's outbound market last updated : 2013-06-10 10:29:46 -> 1948 view(s)
With holidays approaching, or arriving early for some, parents have made plans to travel both domestically and internationally.
Djatmiko, a city professional, says he has taken his family on vacation to the East Java city of Malang and nearby activ ....
Yangon to get fine dining eatery last updated : 2013-06-10 10:15:28 -> 580 view(s)
Myanmar-born Pote Lee will open the first branch of his upscale restaurant Water Library in his homeland after launching the first two branches in Bangkok in 2008 and 2012.
Scheduled to open by the end of this month, Water Library has been developed ....
Chinese women, young males eye fancy car market last updated : 2013-06-10 09:29:12 -> 586 view(s)
"Let me guess. I bet it belongs to a Chinese lady," said Nigel Lofkin, factory tour guide and former leather trimmer of British premium brand Bentley, when he stopped by a woman who was stitching a small blooming orchid onto a piece of garnet leather ....
Japan to make sale of quake-hit condos easier last updated : 2013-06-10 17:00:17 -> 665 view(s)
The Japanese government will allow application of a revised law expected to be enacted soon to condominiums damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake to make it easier to demolish or sell them, sources said Saturday.
The government will soon issue ....
Get the basics right, bank boss tells Myanmar last updated : 2013-06-10 08:45:43 -> 769 view(s)
Myanmar will need to get the basics right for its banking system in order for its businesses to make rapid progress, a top executive of a leading Thai bank told global business leaders last week at the World Economic Forum.
Teeranun Srihong, co-pres ....
Philippines bans 15 food products from Taiwan last updated : 2013-06-10 07:44:48 -> 912 view(s)
The Philippines has banned 15 food products from Taiwan which were found to be contaminated with maleic acid.
In an advisory dated June 6, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Director General Kenneth Hartigan-Go said the FDA banned the 15 food ....
Xi, Obama stress economic ties last updated : 2013-06-10 07:41:09 -> 573 view(s)
Leaders of the world's two largest economies focused on strengthening closer economic ties during their second meeting on Saturday morning, with Chinese President Xi Jinping calling for more cooperation in bilateral investments, energy and infrastruc ....
Study sets roadmap for low-carbon Thailand last updated : 2013-06-09 10:09:07 -> 1130 view(s)
Following global policies and actions to avoid catastrophic climate change through greater practical methodologies, a joint "Road Map for a Low-carbon Thailand towards 2050" initiative is aimed at contributing to widespread climate-policy planning ....
Philippines to host 2 economic summits last updated : 2013-06-09 09:53:05 -> 915 view(s)
The Philippines will host two international summits—the World Economic Forum on East Asia in 2014 and the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (Apec) in 2015–as the government seeks to showcase the country’s march to progress, according to Palace o ....
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