East Asia

  • Oct 24, 2002
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EAST ASIA: Ports strike fallout

Earnings and credit ratings of Asian companies will suffer if the US west coast dockworkers'...

East Asia
  • Oct 18, 2002
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EAST ASIA: Shipping insurance up

Insurers have sharply raised war risk premia on ships calling at Gulf ports, according to media...

East Asia
  • Oct 14, 2002
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US/EAST ASIA: Port strike will boost regional trade

A US federal judge will decide this week whether to approve an administration request to keep...

East Asia
  • Oct 14, 2002
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US/EAST ASIA: Port Strike Fallout

A US federal judge will decide this week whether to approve an administration request to keep...

East Asia
  • Jul 24, 2002
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CHINA: Missile test

China conducted a missile test deploying dummy warheads earlier this month, according to US...

China
  • Jun 26, 2002
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EAST ASIA: Oil-futures market proposed

The head of the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Tadayoshi Nakazawa, is proposing to establish Asia's...

East Asia
  • May 30, 2002
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EAST ASIA: Toxic trade thrives on poverty

East Asia's traffic in toxic waste is a quasi-legal trade that thrives on the commercial logic...

East Asia
  • May 30, 2002
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EAST ASIA: Toxic waste trade

East Asia's traffic in toxic waste is a quasi-legal trade that thrives on the commercial logic...

East Asia