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When one authoritarian government after another fell following mass uprisings in the Middle East in 2011, there was optimism that this would usher in an era of greater publishing freedoms. But as the ‘Arab Spring’ enters its fifth year, with conflict in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya, book sales have dropped and censorship has rebounded.…

THE HONG Kong and mainland Chinese governments have signed a fourth protocol to their existing 2006 agreement on avoiding double taxation and preventing tax evasion. The deal sets out the tax liabilities of Hong Kong residents when they buy and sell shares in mainland China and vice versa.…

CHINA has been cracking down on beef smuggling with a string of arrests being announced by police. State news agency Xinhua reported last month that officials from China Customs had arrested 33 suspects involved in a nationwide smuggling ring, involving the illicit sale of USD32.6 million’s worth of beef from the United States.…

Australians have some of the highest meat per capita consumption rates in the world and consume 121.2kg of meat per capita/year according to data from the Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). This is nearly three times the global average of 42.2kg per capita/year and slightly higher than countries with similar demographics and culinary traditions like the United States, Canada and Britain.…

The Chinese scientist developing genetic technology to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (TB) has told globalmeatnews.com of the steps now under way to bring this innovation to market. The team around Professor Zhang Yong of the Northwest A&F University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, in Shaanxi province, central China, had made international headlines in early February by presenting a herd of genetically-engineered TB-resistant Holstein-Friesian cattle.…

AMERICA’S chances of promoting pigmeat exports by striking trade agreements under discussion such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are slim, if President Barack Obama is not given authority to present deals to Congress for simple yes or no votes.…

The United States and New Zealand have joined forces in asking the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to create a disputes settlement body ruling on whether Indonesian import restrictions on livestock, meat and other food products breaks global commerce rules.
Washington and Wellington have been formally consulting with Indonesia about their concerns since last May (2014).…

There were high hopes that Egypt was embarking on a new clean financial era following mass protests in January 2011 that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Popular calls for an end to the corruption and cronyism that had characterised Mubarak’s 30 year rule appeared to be heeded.…

PAKISTAN has been improving its anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime according to international watchdogs, while its military takes increasingly tough action against hardline Islamist groups.
For instance, Pakistan has drawn up a 20-point National Action Plan (NAP), agreed upon by Pakistan’s political and military leadership to fight terrorism; this has helped focus further attention on the need to tackle money laundering and terror financing as part of a comprehensive law-and-order strategy.…

EGYPT’S USD1.23 billion oils and fats market has still to recover from the country’s post-revolutionary environment following the January 2011 uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Since then, Egypt’s economy has been on a downward trajectory, affecting consumer demand across the board.…