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GLOBAL KIWIFRUIT LEADER TO PRESS FORWARD WITH INNOVATION
INTERVIEW – TONY NOWELL, ZESPRI.
BY KARRYN CARTELLE
THE WORLD leader in kiwifruit – New Zealand’s Zespri International – appeared on the scene in 1997, a whole 45 years after the first kiwifruit were exported from its home country’s shores. But despite such a late start the company has experienced rapid growth, securing the dominant position in the kiwifruit marketplace.…
MEPS CALL FOR COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN LABELLING ON ALL EU CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR IMPORTS
BY ALAN OSBORN
Over 160 MEPs have signed a declaration demanding "country-of-origin" labelling on all clothing, footwear and other goods imported into the European Union. The formal text notes that such marking is particularly important for certain categories of goods such as textiles and clothing, jewellery, ceramics, glassware and furnishings "whose association with a place of production in the global market may communicate to the consumer much more than geographical information."…
WTO ESTABLISHES CHINA COUNTERFEITING DISPUTES PANEL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ALLEGED glaring loopholes in China’s fight against the counterfeiting of goods will now be examined in detail by a World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes settlement panel, which was established yesterday (Tues) at the urging of the United States.…
GM CROPS FIGHT TO MARKET IN EUROPE THROUGH TOUGH RED TAPE
BY DEIRDRE MASON
FEW issues have proved as globally divisive as the ability to modify crops genetically. For years, a line has been drawn between the cautious European Union (EU) and the go-for-it United States, which has seen them at loggerheads over trading genetically modified crops.…
EUROPE OVER TAKES USA IN SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE USA’S National Science Foundation has tried to put a positive gloss on the latest global comparative scientific publishing figures, saying that although the American industry is less prolific than that in Europe, it is still more important.…
WTO NEGOTIATORS PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE FINAL ROUND OF TALKS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiators return to Geneva this month (Geneva) with the aim of ending the long-running WTO Doha Development Round food liberalisation food talks by December. Diplomats and expert officials will discuss line-by-line proposals released in late July by food and drink talks chairman Crawford Falconer.…
JAPAN NUCLEAR OPERATORS STRUGGLE TO CONTAIN PR AFTERSHOCKS OF LATEST MAJOR EARTHQUAKE
BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo
IN the last 18 months, the reputation of the Japanese nuclear industry has been dragged through the mud in the wake of a series of scandals. So the very last thing it needed was a safety scare at one of its main plants.…
SOLAR POWER IS GROWING IN EUROPE - BUT WILL IT BREAK INTO THE MAINSTREAM
BY MATTHEW BRACE
THE BIG question with solar energy is whether it will become sufficiently profitable for major utilities to provide comprehensive services. After all, solar energy is more abundant than all other renewable resources; it’s free and it can be harnessed almost anywhere in the world.…
INNOVATION SURGING AHEAD IN JAPAN CAR PAINTS – SELF-HEALING COATINGS ON THEIR WAY
BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo
WITH a quick scrubbing motion, Tatsuya Ishihara commits an act that is tantamount to a crime in the vehicle industry. The to-and-fro of the wire brush has etched scars in the black paint on the bonnet of the brand new Nissan X-Trail SUV that would normally require a return to the workshop.…
INNOVATION SURGING AHEAD IN JAPAN CAR PAINTS - SELF-HEALING COATINGS ON THEIR WAY
BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo
WITH a quick scrubbing motion, Tatsuya Ishihara commits an act that is tantamount to a crime in the vehicle industry. The to-and-fro of the wire brush has etched scars in the black paint on the bonnet of the brand new Nissan X-Trail SUV that would normally require a return to the workshop.…