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BY MARK GODFREY

GEORGIA’S wine industry took every opportunity to bask in the limelight when the 2010 International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) Congress was staged in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. Opening the June congress, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili (NOTE – SPELLING IS CORRECT) even took the opportunity to praise local product as a "freedom wine", boasting that Russia’s four-year ban on Georgian wine has only improved its quality.…

BY MARK ROWE

IN the truly global market of the paint industry, nowhere has the maxim of work local, sell local, been adhered to more rigorously than in southeast Asia. The region’s paint market is fiercely competitive, driven by developed nations such as Singapore and populous rapidly developing countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines.…

BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA

INDIA continues to attract international cosmetic and perfume brands as its consumer base and their spending grow. According to the United States Trade Mission to India, the country’s USD2.68 billion beauty and wellness market is growing at 15-20% annually, almost twice as fast as the United States and European markets.…

BY JULIAN RYALL

THE IMMEDIATE priority for the company that has evolved from the merger of Japan’s Nippon Oil Corporation and Nippon Mining Holdings is achieving stability. But even while efforts to achieve that aim are ongoing, JX Holdings Inc. is drawing up plans to acquire new energy assets.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

THE ORIGINAL inhabitants of Latin America, who dominated the region prior to the Spanish and Portuguese conquests, have often had a rough deal regarding tertiary education. But initiatives are underway to right this wrong. This May the Peruvian National Congress’ Education Commission approved a proposal to create a National Aymara University, the first institute for higher learning in Peru designed to serve so-called ‘indigenous’ peoples of the country.…

BY KARRYN MILLER, AHMAD PATHONI, MARK ROWE

SOUTHEAST Asia is a growing and diverse market for international personal care product brands, despite the challenges (and some losses) cased by the recession. The region contains relatively rich emerging markets (and the very rich city state of Singapore), and its major poorer countries, notably Vietnam and Indonesia are growing fast and emerging robustly from the recession.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

THE ORIGINAL inhabitants of Latin America, who dominated the region prior to the Spanish and Portuguese conquests, have often had a rough deal regarding tertiary education. But initiatives are underway to right this wrong. This May the Peruvian National Congress’ Education Commission approved a proposal to create a National Aymara University, the first institute for higher learning in Peru designed to serve so-called ‘indigenous’ peoples of the country.…

BY ALYSHAH HASHAM

AS with many oils and fats industries, the cocoa sector has distinct elements: producers, processors, distributers, wholesalers and retailers. Their collective environmental impact can be reduced if they work together in the most efficient way possible. And it is partly for that reason that there is a growing trend towards pressing and grinding the cocoa near the source, particularly in Ghana and Ivory Coast (which together account for 60% of the world’s cocoa supply), as well as Indonesia.…

BY KARRYN MILLER, ANCA GURZU, MARK ROWE and PAUL COCHRANE

THE NEED to think out of the box to reduce carbon emissions and pollution is becoming increasingly appreciated in the Asia-Pacific region. And the coatings sector offers a range of solutions to reduce energy use.…

BY ALYSHAH HASHAM

Africa produces 70% of the world’ s cocoa; Asia and Oceania (Pacific islands) provide 19%; and the remaining 11% is from the Americas, according to the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO). There are 5-6 million farmers worldwide – most with farms that cover 2 to 5 hectares.…