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Why are South China Sea tensions rising? Imagine an exchange of fire between Chinese and Vietnamese navies in the South China Sea. | Or just an accidental bump between Chinese and American warships, as high-stakes manoeuvring gets out of han... (photo: AP / Pat Roque) BBC News Asia Defence Photos US Wikipedia: South China Sea |
Time to fire a second salvo to defend palm oil | I WAS baffled to read The Star report on Sept 1 about an anti-palm oil activist group tainting Malaysia's name at the Australian zoos. | It is sad that the freedom of speech and expression in Austra... (photo: WN / patricia) The Star Australia Malaysia Nature Oil Photos |
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Centre urged to protect coconut growers | Staff Reporter | Memo to be submitted to Prime Minister | AIKS demands minimum support price of Rs. 7 per coconut | All-India coconut growers' meeting gets under way | ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Hindu Coconut India Photos Price Wikipedia: Coconut |
At 50, Opec still dominates | Once upon a time in Baghdad, fifty years ago and exactly on September 14, 1960, the five developing countries of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela met and ... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali) Gulf News Markets OPEC Oil Photos Wikipedia: OPEC |
CPC raises the price of gas and diesel | By Lisa Wang | STAFF REPORTER | State-run oil refiner CPC Corp, Taiwan (¥xÆW¤¤ªo) yesterday said it is pumping up gasoline and diesel retail prices by NT$0.4 and NT$0.5... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Taipei Times Photos Price Retail Taiwan Wikipedia: Diesel engine |
Nigeria bourse seeks foreign investors to boost economy | Abuja: Nigeria's stock exchange is seeking foreign investors as part of its plan to demutualise the bourse and introduce new products including Islamic investments... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Gulf News Economy Finance Nigeria Photos Wikipedia: Nigeria |
FBI escorts undersea evidence to NASA base in hunt for oil secrets | INVESTIGATORS looking into what went wrong in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are a step closer to answers. | A key piece of evidence is now secure aboard a boat ... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky) The Australian Disaster Oil Spill Photos US Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon explosion |
U.S. Plays Catch-Up on High-Speed Rail | AUSTIN, TEXAS — Spanish trains whisk passengers from Madrid to Barcelona in little more than two and one-half hours. Japan has bullet trains. China is building a ... (photo: Creative Commons / MPD) The New York Times Investment Photos Railway US Wikipedia: High-speed rail in the United States |