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BY KARRYN MILLER, MJ DESCHAMPS, LEAH GERMAIN AND KEITH NUTHALL

THE BYELECTION victories in Myanmar/Burma by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her political allies have loosened the tough trade sanctions that have thus far hampered efforts to develop the country as a new sourcing hub for knitwear and other clothing products.…

BY BILL CORCORAN, IN CAPE TOWN; MOHAMMED YUSUF, IN NAIROBI; AND KEITH NUTHALL

A BOOK launched at last December’s Durban international climate change conference has focused on the growing potential for sugar to be a biofuel feedstock in Africa. ‘Bioenergy for Sustainable Development and International Competitiveness:

The Role of Sugar Cane in Africa’ was written by 44 authors representing 30 organisations in 16 countries and was published by Routledge.…

BY EDWARD WILSON, IN CANCUN

AMIDST an increasingly complex war on drug trafficking, large overseas businesses in Mexico are at risk not only from the escalating violence but also from a growing range of commercial crimes. Employees who continue to suffer from the recent economic downturn also pose a major threat to employers.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Parliament’s transport committee has approved a package of potential legislative measures that would force airlines to help European Union (EU) regional airports prosper. One would ban airlines from imposing a ‘one bag rule’ that effectively prevents passengers from making purchases at airports, especially during connecting flights.…

BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, IN NEW DELHI

TOUGHER controls on health claims made by Indian food companies on product labels are expected to come into force within the next six months, according to Dr B Sesikeran, chairman of the labelling and claims/advertisement panel at the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission yesterday (Thursday 19-20) announced it would reduce European Union (EU) beef export refunds by 33% and slashed pork export refunds to zero. The move follows a meeting of the EU’s Single Common Market Organisation Management Committee, which could not decide on whether to change these subsidies – effectively granting the Commission authority to make its own decision.…

BY LEAH GERMAIN

THE STEADY decline in the price of lithium-ion battery packs is firming up the market for electric cars, making it likely that this new use of lithium will continue to grow.

Recent data shows that the installed cost of lithium-ion batteries will fall more than one-third by the end of 2017.…

BY JONATHAN DYSON, IN LIMA

A FUNDAMENTAL change of approach is required by Peru’s government if it is to deal with illegal mining effectively, according to a leading figure in the country’s mining industry, who told the Mining Journal the impact of the government’s actions on illegal mining "so far is almost nil."…

BY CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS

IVAN Hodac, the secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) has attacked proposals from the European Commission to reduce vehicle noise from European Union (EU) autos, saying the implementation costs would be exorbitant. Speaking yesterday at a European Parliament workshop on the issue in Brussels, he said reaching the noise limit levels currently proposed by the EU executive would add manufacturing costs of between Euro EUR1,500 (USD1,143) to EUR3,000 (USD2,288) per truck and anywhere between EUR300 (USD228) and EUR600 (USD457) per car for automakers.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN scientists working with major aerospace company EADS say they have developed air traffic management artificial intelligence software forcing planes to change direction if they are on a collision course. This would happen for potential crashes with another aircraft or a building, and would see navigation systems operate automatically, without pilot assistance.…