News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 2111
Congolese Women Refuse Poverty
- Inter Press Service
To see how women's associations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are helping their members improve their livelihoods, just follow the hubbub you can hear from Justine Kakesa's office: the Kikwit 2 market is bursting with merchandise made by women.
POLITICS-JAPAN: Territorial Rows Undercutting Pacifist Stance
- Inter Press Service
Thorny territorial disputes with neighbours China and Russia appear to nudging Japan’s pacifist public toward accepting what has so far been an unpalatable prospect: a more assertive and militarily strong country.
CHINA: For Now, Old Beijing Community Gets a Reprieve
- Inter Press Service
On a chilly but bright fall day near the Drum and Bell Towers, one of the Chinese capital’s top tourist draws, business is brisk for Boss Liu. Drivers working for Liu’s rickshaw business ferry dozens of foreign and domestic tourists through the historic alleyways of a treasured neighbourhood that, as recently as October, was slated for demolition.
ECONOMY: East Timor Extends a Hand to Troubled Portugal
- Inter Press Service
With the announcement that his country is ready to buy Portuguese debt, the president of East Timor, José Ramos-Horta, set a precedent in international economic relations that was universally praised in political and financial circles in this southern European country.
Internet At Home - A Distant Dream in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
A submarine fibre optic cable which is expected to greatly increase internet connection speed in Cuba will soon be operational, and is creating moderate expectations among civil society on the island, where private access to the net is not a government priority.
Seasonal Bans Not Enough to Save Pacific Tuna
- Inter Press Service
The countries that fish for tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean see seasonal bans as a form of responsible fishing, but environmentalists argue that they are not enough to ensure the survival of a resource that is threatened around the world.
Malawi Struggling to Address Paediatric HIV
- Inter Press Service
There are 91,000 children living with HIV in Malawi. A shortage of resources means that many do not receive proper treatment and care.
Pulling Together To Protect Zambia's Kafue Flats
- Inter Press Service
Dams, sugarcane plantations and rapidly growing population threatened the health of the Kafue Flats, a richly diverse wetlands in southern Zambia. But growing recognition of more sustainable use of its water and fertile soil are securing the health of the ecosystem.
POLITICS: Cambodia, Vietnam Differ from Laos in Cluster Bombs Ban
- Inter Press Service
On a windy morning in southern Laos in November, a team of deminers built a makeshift bunker out of sandbags and piled the barrier around a tiny explosive.
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Indonesia’s Forests Loom As Green Gold
- Inter Press Service
All eyes are on Indonesia and its forest policy as climate- change negotiations continue in the upcoming global talks in Mexico, against the prospect of billions of dollars flowing from the planet’s major polluters to the developing world to slow global warming.
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