Senegal’s Wade says UN food agency should be scrapped
DAKAR, May 5, 2008 (AFP) - Senegal's outspoken President Abdoulaye Wade late Sunday called for the scrapping of the UN food agency, saying its inefficiency had …
DAKAR, May 5, 2008 (AFP) - Senegal's outspoken President Abdoulaye Wade late Sunday called for the scrapping of the UN food agency, saying its inefficiency had …
PARIS, May 4, 2008 (AFP) - Researchers in China have pinpointed an elusive gene that plays a linchpin role in determining the harvest potential of rice, …
PHNOM PENH, May 5, 2008 (AFP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that a proposed OPEC-style rice cartel in Southeast Asia would ensure global food …
SHANGHAI, May 5, 2008 (AFP) - A Chinese government watchdog has warned major state-owned enterprises to brace for tough times given the likelihood of a …
SYDNEY, May 5, 2008 (AFP) - From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring price of food is breaking the budgets of the poor and …
TOKYO, May 5, 2008 (AFP) - Japan's ruling party is considering plans to encourage foreign workers to stay in the country long-term, a daily reported Monday …
MADRID, May 5, 2008 (AFP) - The head of the Asian Development Bank announced on Monday the establishment of a Climate Change Fund to combat the impact of …
BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia, May 5, 2008 (AFP) - Europe's truckers would have to pay for the pollution, traffic jams and noise they cause if the European …
MADRID, May 4, 2008 (AFP) - India's inflation rate, which jumped to a more than three-year high last month, is a "big concern" for the government as it heads …
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3, 2008 (AFP) - Microsoft on Saturday yanked its proposal to acquire Yahoo, saying the struggling Internet pioneer refused to budge on price …
SANYA, China, May 4, 2008 (AFP) - The Olympic torch began the mainland China leg of its relay here Sunday in front of thousands of flag-waving supporters, …
MADRID, May 3, 2008 (AFP) - India must boost infrastructure spending and reform its labour market as China has done if it wants its economy to grow as fast as …
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4, 2008 (AFP) - Malaysia's prime minister is not yet prepared to introduce a minimum monthly wage despite mounting pressure from trade unions …
HONG KONG, May 4, 2008 (AFP) - Rationing, subsidies, price-fixing cartels, export curbs -- you name it, governments across the world are trying it out as they …
MADRID, May 4, 2008 (AFP) - Asian nations are in talks over the creation of a multinational 80-billion-dollar (52-billion-euro) foreign exchange pool to be …
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2, 2008 (AFP) - Microsoft and Yahoo began takeover talks Friday with the US software giant open to raising its 44. online pharmacy buy …
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2008 (AFP) - International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Friday that he does not see the US economy recovering from its …
JAKARTA, May 3, 2008 (AFP) - India's Tata Steel could bid for a stake in Indonesia's largest steel maker PT Krakatau Steel, according to a report here …
DHAKA, May 3, 2008 (AFP) - Bangladesh garment manufacturers on Saturday said they would distribute subsidised rice to thousands of some of the world's …
MADRID, May 3, 2008 (AFP) - The Asian Development Bank on Saturday promised financial help for nations fighting the global food price crisis and attacked plans …