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OLYMPIC GAMES OFFER LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMERCIAL CRIMINALS
BY MARK GODFREY, in Beijing; DEIRDRE MASON, in London; and MONICA DOBIE, in Ottawa
THE OLYMPIC Games are an international spectacle, but also an opportunity for serious organised crime report Mark Godfrey, in Beijing; Monica Dobie, in Ottawa; and Deirdre Mason, in London.…
EU MINISTERS APPROVE EXTENSION OF CHINESE LEATHER SHOE DUTIES OVER MACAO ILLICIT TRADE DIVERSION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) ministers have extended definitive anti-dumping duties on leather upper footwear exported from China to similar products sold from Macao, following concerns about illicit trade diversion.
Investigations by the European Commission had showed that after duties ranging from 9.7% to 16.5% were imposed in 2006 on mainland Chinese exports, there was a huge boom in cut-priced exports of leather upper footwear from Macao.…
SOUTH KOREA FISHING INDUSTRY STRUGGLES TO SUPPLY GROWING DOMESTIC MARKET
BY KARRYN CARTELLE
AS the world’s wild finfish and seafood stocks continue to dwindle and environmental pressure for sustainable fishing practices rises, South Korea’s fishing fleet is adjusting with the times.
South and North Korea’s combined expansive coastline spans 8,693 kilometres (South Korea’s mainland alone commands 2,413km).…
EU INCREASES FOOD AID AS AFRICA BURNS OVER PRICE RISES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is to increase money available for emergency food aid within its European Development Funds budget from Euro 650 million to Euro 1.2 billion following food riots in Africa. Unrest has wracked Egypt this week over basic food prices doubling in 12 months.…
EU MINISTERS ASKED TO EXTEND COUMARIN DUTY TO INDIA, THAILAND, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed that Euro 3,479/tonne anti-dumping duties on exports into the European Union (EU) from China of anticoagulant precursor coumarin be extended to cover cargoes from India, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. Brussels fears that dumped Chinese exports are being diverted through these countries to evade the duties.…
GLOBAL - UN-sponsored responsible business education initiative takes off
By Keith Nuthall
A UNITED Nations-sponsored global initiative to encourage business schools to teach and promote social and environmentally responsible commercial practices has gathered a critical mass of support. More than 100 business schools worldwide have now signed up to the Principles for Responsible Management Initiative.…
UK - Airbus deal shows how universities can prosper from successful science spinoffs
By Keith Nuthall
The potential riches that can be gained by universities spinning off successful science units into commercial operations has been made clear by a deal involving Britain’s University of Surrey and Airbus-maker EADS Astrium.
It has acquired the university’s Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) for an estimated GBPounds 50 million.…
EUROPEAN COMMISSION SAYS DANGEROUS CONSUMER GOODS IMPORTS ON RISE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE NUMBER of dangerous products reported to the European Union’s (EU) consumer safety hotline RAPEX in 2007 rose 56% compared with 2006, but that is not necessarily bad news says the European Commission. RAPEX was launched in 2004, and circulates non-food product safety alerts from EU governments to all 27 member states.…
BRUSSELS PROPOSES EXTENSION OF CHINESE LEATHER SHOE DUTIES OVER MACAO ILLICIT TRADE DIVERSION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is expected to extend definitive anti-dumping duties on leather upper footwear exported from China to similar products sold from Macao, following concerns about illicit trade diversion.
Investigations by the European Commission showed that after duties ranging from 9.7% to 16.5% were imposed in 2006 on mainland Chinese exports, there was a huge boom in exports of leather upper footwear from Macao.…
BRUSSELS PROPOSES EXTENSION OF CHINESE LEATHER SHOE DUTIES OVER MACAO ILLICIT TRADE DIVERSION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is expected to extend definitive anti-dumping duties on leather upper footwear exported from China to similar products sold from Macao, following concerns about illicit trade diversion.
Investigations by the European Commission showed that after duties ranging from 9.7% to 16.5% were imposed in 2006 on mainland Chinese exports, there was a huge boom in exports of leather upper footwear from Macao.…