News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 2083
INDIA: Wonder Irrigation Pump Goes A Long Way
- Inter Press Service
Just two years ago, Ratha Majhi was at his wits’ end trying to eke out a decent living from his modest vegetable farm.
CHINA: Quest for Beauty Becomes A Health Risk
- Inter Press Service
After her run to the finals of the 2005 'Super Girl' talent contest, Wang Bei, from central China’s Hubei province, lived on the cusp of pop stardom. In November, Wang opted for cosmetic surgery in an effort to improve her chances of success.
U.N. in Test of Wills over Cote d'Ivoire Crisis
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations is taking an unrelenting stand on the spreading constitutional crisis in Cote d'Ivoire, where two contenders - one victorious and the other vanquished - are battling it out for the country's presidency.
Big Fleets Resist Pacific Islands' Plan to Save Fisheries
- Inter Press Service
Eight Pacific island nations that are leveraging their contracts with foreign fishing fleets to save the world's last great stocks of tuna are getting little sympathy from the countries representing those fleets.
Caribbean Lagging on EPA Deadlines with Europe
- Inter Press Service
Two years after Europe signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the Caribbean Forum countries, concerns are being raised in the region about the timeline for future negotiations in a number of areas.
Anonymous Afro-Cubans Heroes Remembered for Posterity
- Inter Press Service
Under the spreading shade of a wild fig tree in Old Havana, a small plaque now recalls the sacrifice made by five Afro-Cubans, 'anonymous Abakuá who died trying to save medical students' shot by firing squad, when this island was still a Spanish colony.
LATIN AMERICA: Community Currencies Offer Refuge from Economic Forces
- Inter Press Service
Túmin, which means 'money' in the Totonaca indigenous language, is a community currency now circulating among 80 vendors selling their products at an alternative market in the town of Espinal, in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz.
POLITICS: Women Still a Parliamentary Minority in Kenya
- Inter Press Service
While some countries like Liberia can boast that they have a female President, Kenya is still grappling with allowing women room to exercise their leadership roles in Parliament and at local government level.
JAPAN: Becoming International, But Not Quite
- Inter Press Service
Forget dropping names or slipping the hostess a bill or two. It’s luck that’s important in snagging a reservation at Dhaba, an average-priced Indian restaurant that has become such a must-go place for Tokyo residents that guests are limited to a maximum stay of two hours.
REFUGEES: Liberians Struggle to Cope With Fleeing Ivorians
- Inter Press Service
Albertine Yahwah sits on a hard wooden bench, cradling her little baby in her arms. The 20 year-old walked from the Ivory Coast with her two children and her husband to reach this small town across the border in Northern Liberia.
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