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BY KEITH NUTHALL in Paris, ALAN OSBORN in London, MARK ROWE in Singapore, ED PETERS and DON GASPER in Hong Kong, RICHARD HURST in Johannesburg, MONICA DOBIE and PHILIP FINE in Montreal, MATTHEW BRACE in Brisbane and ALEX SMAILES in Port of Spain.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
THERE are many sights that one can rely on seeing in Paris every day. Patrons lining up at bakeries for fresh baguettes, traffic-filled streets choked amongst stunning architecture, perfectly lit River Seine views and busy cafes packed with people sitting, side-by-side, sipping over-priced drinks while watching other people walk by.…

BY PHILIP FINE

THE UBIQUITY of chicken strips has prompted an American beef lobby group to

try and turn beef into a popular appetizer ingredient. Capitalising on Americans’ love for both the cheeseburger and French fry, its researchers has come up with the concept of cheeseburger fries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE GREEKS are the European Union’s highest spenders on footwear and clothing, taking into account the proportion of annual household income spent on these items, according to figures released by Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical agency. Greek consumers devoted 11 per cent of their spending on shoes and clothes in 2001 and 2000 – the latest available comparative statistics covering the EU.…

BY ALAN OSBORN and MONICA DOBIE
THE RELEASE of Euro 443 million in subsidies for European wine producers on the eve of the World Trade Organisation summit in Cancun dedicated to rooting out such payments has dismayed some New World growers while being welcomed in Europe.…

Keith Nuthall
THE GREEKS are the European Union’s highest spenders on clothing and footwear, taking into account the proportion of annual household income spent on these items, according to figures released by Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical agency. Greek consumers devoted 11 per cent of their spending on clothing and footwear in 2001 and 2000 – the latest available comparative statistics covering the EU.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE GREEKS are the European Union’s highest spenders on clothing and footwear, regarding proportions of annual household expenditure, according to EU statistical agency Eurostat, devoting 11 per cent of spending on clothing and footwear. Second were the Italians – 9.5 per cent.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A CONSORTIUM including pollution reduction experts from France, Spain, Greece and the Netherlands is promoting what it says are “affordable” technologies that should enable coal fired power plant operators to comply with incoming European Union legislation limiting nitrogen oxide emissions.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
IN 1995, when I visited the Laos capital Vientiane, it was a sleepy place; a quiet low rise French colonial town on the banks of the Mekong, a listless, aimless, but charming mix of Soviet-style socialist monuments, Buddhist temples and Provencal town houses.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
IN 1995, when I visited the Laos capital Vientiane, it was a sleepy place; a quiet low rise French colonial town on the banks of the Mekong, a listless, aimless, but charming mix of Soviet-style socialist monuments, Buddhist temples and Provencal town houses.…