Palestinian president seeks support from Muslim allies in AsiaInternational Herald Tribune, France - Oct 20, 2007AP PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sought support from key Muslim allies in Asia on Saturday to strengthen his position ahead of a …
Pakistan, China, C Asia to start trade thru Silk Road: envoyThe Post, Pakistan - 5 hours agoHe said so far, from October 2006 to October 2007 22 trucks of goods including leather and rice from Pakistan to China and the Central Asian States have …
Canada.comFive million people going hungry in Myanmar: WFPReuters Canada, Canada - Oct 18, 2007Child mortality rates of 106 per 1000 are among the worst in Asia. Yet the junta continues to force rice farmers to sell to the government at below market …UN Official Says Millions Go Hungry in Burma Despite Vast … Voice of AmericaUN demands help for hungry in Burma Bangkok PostUS tries to tighten Burma sanctions Sydney Morning HeraldBBC News - Bernamaall 41 news articles
BusinessWeekThe Trouble with Asia's TigersBusinessWeek - 6 hours agoBy Joe Studwell Asia's economic ascendancy by turns awes and terrifies Western executives. Yet it's China and India that fascinate now—not the once-fabled …
DJ Asian Rice:Prices Unch-Up;Buying Interest In Thai Rice SurgesOhio Farmer, OH - Oct 18, 2007MANILA (Dow Jones)–Asian physical rice export prices were offered steady to higher Thursday on steady demand in Thailand, where the market was inundated by …
Australia's ANZ expected to deliver record 3.911 bln aud FY net …Forbes, NY - 9 hours agoRice expects ANZ to report a net cash profit of 3.997 billion dollars. ANZ's aggressive push into Asia has concerned analysts due to the region's …
Rice-producing Nations Call For Increased Focus On ProductionScience Daily (press release) - 2 hours agoThe eleventh annual meeting of the Council for Partnerships on Rice Research in Asia (CORRA) last month in month in Vietnam was warned that more must be …
The Burmese Road to RuinAsia Sentinel, China - 15 hours ago… that Burma remains the highest per-capital milled rice consumer in the world (another sign of poverty as diets have diversified in the rest of Asia). …
Rice expects little from W Asia talksHindustan Times, India - Oct 14, 2007Matthew Lee, AP US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice played down expectations for breakthroughs as she opened a critical round of Mideast shuttle …
CNN InternationalAll About: GM RiceCNN International - Oct 15, 2007Asia is the world's biggest rice market, growing and consuming 90 percent of the world's rice, according to Greenpeace. Globally, we will produce around 633 …