TRADE WARS - BIO FUEL DAILY

Indonesia's ban on mineral ore exports goes into effect

Jan 14, 2013 (UPI)

Indonesia's ban on exports of mineral ores has gone into effect, although 66 major mining companies are exempted from the ban for three years. Most of Indonesia...

Mongolia's proposed law to affect mining

Jan 14, 2013 (UPI)

Mongolia's proposed new mineral law threatens foreign investment, warns the country's business council. The Business Council's 250 members include mining giant ...

Commodity markets win support from China data

Jan 11, 2013 (AFP)

Commodity markets were buoyed this week by upbeat Chinese economic data and the weak dollar, but trimmed gains heading into the weekend as many traders took the...

China trade surplus surges despite economic weakness

Jan 10, 2013 (AFP)

China's trade surplus surged in 2012, but total imports and exports grew slowly owing to weakness at home and abroad, official data showed Thursday, while analy...

Canada gold giant ends talks over African assets

Jan 08, 2013 (AFP)

The world's biggest gold producer, Canada's Barrick Gold, announced Tuesday it had called off talks to sell some of its African assets to a state-owned Chinese ...

British conservatives call for further immigration restrictions

Jan 07, 2013 (UPI)

British conservative leaders called for further immigration crackdowns this week after EU travel restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian workers were eased. With...

Crashed US drone found in Philippines: navy

Jan 07, 2013 (AFP)

A US drone believed to be used for reconnaissance was recovered on Monday in waters off the central Philippines, police and naval authorities said. Fishermen fo...

Cambodian police break up garment worker camp

Jan 06, 2013 (UPI)

Cambodian police removed about 1,000 anti-government protesters, including garment workers, from an industrial park in Phnom Penh after deadly clashes with secu...

Zinc hungry China asks Canada to back giant mine

Jan 05, 2013 (AFP)

With zinc sources drying up and demand forecast to surge, resource hungry China is looking to Canada to approve two giant mines and close the gap -- but environ...

India's Infosys plans to cut up to 5,000 jobs: report

Jan 04, 2013 (AFP)

India's second-largest software outsourcer Infosys is planning to cut up to 5,000 jobs, a report said Friday, as it seeks to reduce costs in a tough business en...

India's Infosys denies reports of 5,000 job cuts

Jan 04, 2013 (AFP)

Indian software outsourcing giant Infosys said Friday it was weeding out under-performing staff and would be asking some to leave, but denied a media report say...

US holiday season online spending climbs

Jan 03, 2013 (AFP)

Industry tracker comScore on Thursday reported that US shoppers spent a total of $42.3 billion online during the year-end holiday season -- a 14 percent jump fr...

Italian luxury brand Ferragamo boosts China stake

Jan 03, 2013 (AFP)

Italian luxury fashion group Salvatore Ferragamo on Thursday said it had boosted its stake in joint ventures for distribution in the "strategic" Chinese market ...

China developer 'copies' star architect's design

Jan 03, 2013 (AFP)

Already famed for fake designer bags and pirated DVDs, imitation in China may have reached new heights with a set of towers that strongly resemble ones designed...

Macau gambling revenue hits record $38 bn in 2012

Jan 02, 2013 (AFP)

Macau's gambling revenue jumped 13.5 percent to a record $38 billion in 2012, official figures showed Wednesday, despite the pace of growth in the world's large...

Venezuela intent on freezing out Paraguay

Jan 02, 2013 (UPI)

Latin America's Mercosur trade bloc is facing renewed internal squabbles as plans for consolidation and expansion are clouded by the aftermath of last year's fr...

Taiwan's Fubon to invest $1.03 billion in Chinese bank

Dec 27, 2012 (AFP)

Fubon, Taiwan's second-largest publicly listed financial group, said Thursday it plans to invest $6.45 billion yuan ($1.03 billion) to buy an 80 percent stake i...

Japan's new China envoy urges stronger economic ties

Dec 24, 2012 (AFP)

Japan's new envoy to China urged stronger economic ties with Beijing in an interview broadcast Monday, after the incoming premier pledged to mend bilateral ties...

Australian lawyer in Mongolia graft probe cleared: firm

Dec 24, 2012 (AFP)

An Australian lawyer who had been barred from leaving Mongolia has been cleared of involvement in a corruption case and will soon be able to leave the country, ...

Asia's long-stay schemes lure foreigners

Dec 23, 2012 (AFP)

Like many Japanese mothers, Ritsuko Kawasaki fretted over the health and safety risks of remaining in Japan after 2011's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaste...