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Shipping Company Prays for New US Law to Arm Ships against Piracy [06 May 2009]  
While testifying before a Senate subcommittee over the pirate attack on one of his vessels last month, Philip J. Shapiro of Liberty Maritime Corp. appealed to the Congress to pass a legislation allowi  ...More
Tags: shipping company     US law     attack    
IPTIC Moves its Global Headquarters to Dubai from Europe [19 Jun 2009]  
The latest release of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) stated that the International Pulses Trade and Industry Confederation (IPTIC) had decided to relocate its headquarters from Europe to Dubai.  ...More
Tags: Dubai     Europe     IPTIC    
EU Releases Funds to ASEAN in a Bid to Fight Piracy [22 Oct 2009]  
The European Commission (EC), the executive branch of the EU has provided $6.7mn to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to combat the threat of intellectual property (IP) violations in  ...More
Tags: EU    ASEAN    EC    election    IP    FTA    India    China    
Philippines Will Adopt Aus Halal Model to Boost Meat Exports [02 Jan 2010]  
The Philippines will be aiming for a larger share of the global halal market worth $150bn by adopting the Australian standards on halal products. The government and the industry have taken such a deci  ...More
Tags: Philippines    ISO    NMIS    Export    Australia    
Nigeria Offers Free Land and Tax Holiday to Indian Investors [11 Feb 2010]  
The Governor of Borno state of Nigeria Ali Mudu Sheriff while attending the 3rd Nigeria - India Business & Investment Forum (NIBIF 2010) announced that his state would be providing free land and tax r  ...More
Tags: Nigeria    India    NIPC    economy    GCMMF    milk powder    
Developing Nations Follow Rich - Pile up Arms with New Lucre [17 Mar 2010]  
According to a new study, the emerging economies of Latin America as well as South Asia are amassing arms to improve their defence status with their new earnings delivered by globalization. In the pas  ...More
Tags: Latin America    SIPRI    Germany    France    Russia    
ACTA to Play God on Online Activities – Overrides WIPO Role [20 Apr 2010]  
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) which will be released on Thursday from New Zealand is expected to put tabs on most e-activities on the basis of piracy or copyright infringement. Moreov  ...More
Tags: ACTA    WIPO    online    New Zealand    Australia    Singapore    
Airline Introduces iTicketing with Apple iPad Kiosks [24 Jun 2010]  
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) in collaboration with SITA, an air transport technology major, has installed iPad kiosks at the Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral), to simplify flyers’ travelling needs. The ini  ...More
Tags: Malaysia Airlines     Apple     iPad     Flight    
Philippines is after Casino Biz amid Opposition [13 Aug 2010]  
The Philippines aims to become Asia's next big gambling hub by building casinos and related entertainment zones across the country amid controversy. According to Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corpor  ...More
Tags: Philippines     Casino     PAGCOR     Gambling     Stock    
Bahamas Shipping Registry on Course to Ballistic Growth [09 Dec 2010]  
A top official from the Bahamas government apprised the Bahamas shipping registry was likely to show strong growth in future at a pace of 8-10 percent per annum. The Bahamian Minister of Environment E  ...More
Tags: Shipping Registry    Bahamas    Tribune    Panama    Liberia    
Kuwait Enhances Infra-structure to Match Others in the Region [03 Jan 2011]  
After slow progress in infra-structural development in Kuwait in recent years, the state has planned to expedite all projects including the development of Boubyan seaport, better known as Mubarak Al-K  ...More
Tags: GCC     Kuwait     Airports     Seaports     Shipping     Flights    
India, EU settle generics dispute, pave way for FTA talks in April [15 Mar 2011]  
India has sorted out most of its differences with the European Union on production of low-cost generic medicines, ahead of a crucial meeting on a proposed free-trade pact next month, a government offi  ...More
Tags: IPR    Civil society groups    TRIPS    FTA    India-EU summit    
Banana Plantations in Philippine and Exports at Risk due to Virus in Southeast Asia [28 Nov 2011]  
Thousand hectares of banana plantations in the Philippines a disease that has ravaged banana plantations across Southeast Asia could wipe out the Philippine industry in three years unless the governme  ...More
Tags: Banana Plantations Philippine    
iPhone 5 not the game-changer that Apple needs to remain on top: Analysts [15 Sep 2012]  
TOKYO: Asian mobile carriers look set to cash in on the iPhone 5 and its superfast speeds, but the model is not the game-changer that Apple needs if it to remain top of the heap, analysts said Thursda  ...More
Tags: IPhone 5    
India and Nepal step towards a more co-operative trade partnership [23 Dec 2013]  
India is going soft on its former strict stand to control Nepali trade in its exclusive favour. The former has agreed to allow Nepal two additional custom import points to source bulk cargo from third  ...More
Tags: India Nepal trade partnership    
Snippets from the Odisha MSME International Trade Fair [13 Jan 2014]  
Are tradeshows good for your business? Apparently so, if the stupendous success of the Odisha MSME International trade fair is any indication. This trade fair was jointly organised by the Micro, Small  ...More
Tags: Snippets Odisha MSME International