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- FILIPINO FARMERS' GRPS, NGOS SAY WTO PROCESS IS NON TRANSPARENT 25 Jul 2008 09:14 GMT
... MANILA, Jul 25, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- Filipino farmers belonging to ... greatly affect the livelihood of billions of poor people around the world," said Jaime Tadeo, Chairperson ...
- Gates launches massive anti-smoking campaign focusing on India 25 Jul 2008 07:28 GMT
... New York, Jul 24, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- Taking ... them out of the reach of the poor people, banning cigarette advertisement, creating smoke-free spaces and ...
- India unwilling to bail out high cost European industry:Nath 25 Jul 2008 07:28 GMT
... Geneva, Jul 24, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- Amid persisting ... "On the issue of special product and poverty issues there is no going back and ... the principle of 'less-than-full-reciprocity' agreed in the Hong Kong declaration. "Every movement I make, you (developed ...
- GATES LAUNCHES ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN FOCUSING ON INDIA, CHINA 25 Jul 2008 07:28 GMT
... NEW YORK, Jul 25, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- Taking cigarette giants that ... to put them beyond the reach of poor people, banning cigarette advertising, creating smoke-free spaces and ...
- Malaria Control Goals Are Likely To Be Unachievable 25 Jul 2008 04:48 GMT
... 2000 with a view to tackling global poverty and health inequality. Goal 6 included the ... children and pregnant women in Africa and South-east Asia. It is caused by the malaria parasite, ...
- Insights | The Carbon Curtain 25 Jul 2008 04:45 GMT
... Northeast and upper Midwest, the European Union, Japan and eastern Canada. The high-growth states, provinces ... "The U.S. and Japan will not tell Asia and Africa to choose poverty, disease, hunger and illiteracy over electricity." Europe ...
- In Hanoi, inflation could wipe out 20 years of economic growth 25 Jul 2008 04:44 GMT
... to develop its coastal oil fields, but China is "threatening" the companies in question, to ... force Hanoi to recognize its rights. Hanoi (AsiaNews/Agencies) - With inflation at 18.44% in the ... To help those most in need, the "poverty threshold" has been raised to 300,000 dong ...
- Commentary: When Politics and Trade Collide 25 Jul 2008 04:38 GMT
... labor rights, as a catalyst for real poverty alleviation at home and abroad, as an ... our products are in great demand. The Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and ...
- The Carbon Curtain 25 Jul 2008 02:30 GMT
... Northeast and upper Midwest, the European Union, Japan and eastern Canada. The high-growth states, provinces ... "The U.S. and Japan will not tell Asia and Africa to choose poverty, disease, hunger and illiteracy over electricity." Europe ...
- Inflation puts brake on Asian construction 25 Jul 2008 02:30 GMT
... | Last updated: July 25 2008 03:00 Asian governments, faced with the highest inflation for ... that took office this year in South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand after campaigning on promises ... while pledging extra funds for rice and anti-poverty programmes. In Singapore, authorities decided this week ...
- Book review: The wisdom of whores 25 Jul 2008 01:47 GMT
... Pisani talks of a trip through several Asian countries where "I encountered a world of women ... pattern in a country like India or China or Indonesia just isn't true. The pattern ... Africa resides in describing AIDS as a poverty and development issue. Nuts, she says (almost ...
- Who are the Grandest of Them All? 25 Jul 2008 00:50 GMT
... of Them All? Source : By Pacific Asia Travel Association What do an international airline, tourism ... comment “Excellent people-focused and multi-dimensional combination of poverty alleviation, education, and preservation” – Judge’s comment ... Industry The Pirate Takeover Ambient Marketing Campaign Hong Kong Disneyland, Hong Kong SAR ENVIRONMENT AWARDS 5. ...
- Shipwrecked Clean up on Padang Padang (7th REPORT) 25 Jul 2008 00:06 GMT
... that. Try to make contact with the Taiwan insurance agents. They have the rights to ... 1970's, that Bali was the Hawaii of Asia and that surfers generated substantial jobs and income ... a Role… in creating a world without poverty and in the revival of a healthy ...
- Gold Ambushed by Powerful Forces of Global De-leveraging 24 Jul 2008 23:37 GMT
... dismay even of the Chinese Govt. The Asians will think twice before plunking down more money ... grant of Most Favored Nation status to China . That enabled removal of a large ... of the US industrial base. The resulting poverty kept down the power of the proletariat ...
- WTO trade talks limp into another day 24 Jul 2008 23:37 GMT
... to boost the global economy and fight poverty. The talks were originally due to run ... North Korea signed a non-aggression pact with Southeast Asia on Thursday in what officials and analysts ...
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