AFPCambodia hopes to lead world rice exportsRadio Australia, Australia - 10 hours ago… Yang Saing Koma, has told Radio Australia's Connect Asia program the prospect of becoming a leading rice exporter is a distinct possibility. …Cambodia and Thailand pledge big rice exports ABC OnlineThailand will not cut rice exports: PM AFPAmid Crisis Comes Opportunity Sovereign SocietyNewsroom America - Radio Australiaall 16 news articles

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Thai News Agency MCOTRice prices "unreasonable", seen easing-FAOguardian.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago"High prices will be there but current prices are unreasonable," He Changchui, FAO's assistant director-general and regional representative for Asia-Pacific …Finally, rice price may ease Commodity OnlineFood Crisis: "The greatest demonstration of the historical failure … Center for Research on GlobalizationFAO praises Thailand for rice 'lifeline' amid world food price crisis Thai News Agency MCOTBangkok Post - The Postall 19 news articles

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AFPJapan pushes rice as solution to food fearsguardian.co.uk, UK - 9 hours agoPrices are such that the export market is minimal for Japanese rice, seen in Asia as a luxury food. The agriculture ministry acknowledges a return to the …Japan looks to rice flour as wheat prices rise: report AFPJapan mulling rice flour production subsidy-Nikkei guardian.co.ukall 23 news articles

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The Irrawaddy News MagazineVietnam bans speculators as rice prices trigger unease in AsiaInternational Herald Tribune, France - Apr 28, 2008… unease across Asia. Global rice prices have risen sharply this year because of growing demand and poor weather in some rice-producing countries. …Vietnam seeks to calm rice-buying binge ReutersRice panic grips cash-strapped Vietnamese Globe and MailA rolling tour both rural and revolutionary Boston GlobeInternational Herald Tribuneall 244 news articles

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The Canadian dollar closed slightly lower versus the U.S. dollar on Friday in a lackluster session that capped a losing week in which weak retail sales data and a Bank of Canada rate cut rattled the currency.

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Research in Motion shares fell about 4% on Friday after a Fortune.com story said that a high-speed wireless version of its BlackBerry smartphone for top U.S. phone company AT&T is facing delays.

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The main TSX index drove higher Friday, helped by oil and other resource companies as crude prices surged amid supply disruptions and geopolitical tension.

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The resilient Canadian market is headed for a correction, as commodities slide and the few heavyweight stocks that have propelled the TSX’s gains wilt under the pressure, says National Bank Financial.

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Investors have overwhelmingly approved a plan to restructure Canada’s $32-billion nonbank asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market, marking a key step in the marathon effort to revive this part of the domestic credit market.

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If you were a star gazer as a kid, you should’ve stuck with it, because you could be making six figures doing what you love right now.

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