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BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has boosted vigilance on imports of Chinese dairy-based products as concerns persist about their potential contamination with the chemical melamine. A ban had already been imposed on imports of such foods designed for infants or young children and systematic checks have been ordered for other composite products containing milk.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has swiftly approved the re-establishment of anti-dumping duties on imports of polyester staple fibres from Belarus, China, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Ministers agreed with the European Commission that lifting them would lead to further dumping of this yarn on EU markets.…

By Gavin Blair

Though the number of academic specialists in commercial crime in the Asia-Pacific region may be fewer than in the US or Europe, many of the leading figures are both willing to work with corporate clients and have a great deal of experience outside the ivory towers.…

BY STEVEN SWINDELLS

THE SOUTH African government is implementing a new state support plan for the local vehicle manufacturing industry as local car sales slump amid the country’s economic downturn.

It has approved the new Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP) to replace the Motor Industry Development Programme (MIDP) which has been in place since 1995, promoting investment while protecting South African manufacturers with tariffs.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed re-erecting anti-dumping duties on imports of polyester staple fibres from Belarus, China, Saudi Arabia and South Korea after concluding that lifting them would lead to further dumping of this yarn on European Union (EU) markets.…

BY DINAH GARDNER

THERE has not been a military clash over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea since 1988 when China and Vietnam engaged in a brief naval spat over three reefs. Dozens of sailors perished in that conflict.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

OFFICIALS at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have told just-food.com an attempt to quickly restart and resolve the Doha Development Round’s food talks seems to have failed. Senior government civil servants from the Group of Seven (the USA, the European Union, China, India, Japan, Australia and Brazil), who broadly represent all WTO member countries, had flown to Geneva last week.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE

THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 attacks on the US resulted in a raft of regulations to curb terrorist financing, but seven years on Al Qaeda is still at large, has adapted to the new regulatory environment to raise funds, and morphed into an international terrorist Hydra.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE INTERNATIONAL Energy Agency (IEA) has concluded that 50% of global electricity supplies must come from renewable sources by 2050 to avert the most serious effects of climate change. In a new report, the Paris-based agency said the most effective renewable energy policies involve Germany, Spain, Denmark and Portugal developing onshore windpower and China cost effective solar heating.…

By Keith Nuthall

The often controversial European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has started work, with its newly appointed governing board having its first meeting, with the European Commission claiming it will help close Europe’s research spending gap compared with the United States.…