News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 908
JAPAN: Rising Wages Won’t Scare Investors Away from China
- Inter Press Service
Common business wisdom would have it that rising wages are bad news for foreign investors, but analysts here say that workers’ clamour for higher pay in Japanese factories in China will not send them packing from that country anytime soon.
PERU: Adios, Doe Run
- Inter Press Service
Peruvian President Alan García confirmed Wednesday that the permit of the U.S. mining and metallurgical company Doe Run to operate a major smelter complex was being cancelled because the firm missed the deadline for proving that it had the necessary financing to restart operations and complete an environmental cleanup.
IRAN: Poll Finds Dwindling Support for Govt
- Inter Press Service
A recent poll conducted by a credible Iranian university centre concerning the post-election events of 2009 has found that 56 percent of participants believe President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's popularity has declined over the past year, while just 22 percent believe it has increased.
TRADE: Malawi Stands Firm on Conditions for Signing EPA
- Inter Press Service
The Malawian government has again stood firm in the face of calls by the European Union (EU) to sign an economic partnership agreement (EPA) -- even after top-level EU officials visited the southern Africa to convince it to put pen to paper.
Ecuador Requires Oil Firms to Renegotiate Contracts
- Inter Press Service
A new law gives private oil companies in Ecuador four to six months to renegotiate new service contracts.
MIGRATION-PORTUGAL: On the Football Pitch, Everyone Is Equal
- Inter Press Service
Football functions on so many levels. It can be big business, moving astronomical quantities of cash, with obscene salaries for owners, coaches and star players. And it can be a widely played sport, found in every park, street or vacant lot. And it can be the common ground for multicultural coexistence.
SIERRA LEONE: Defining New Role for Traditional Birth Attendants
- Inter Press Service
Posseh Sesay will never be able to bear children again following a tragic birthing experience at the hands of her village traditional birth attendant (TBA).
AFRICA: 'Free Trade in Natural Resources Bad for Development'
- Inter Press Service
While some believe that restrictions on natural resource exports should be done away with, this could cause an increase in such exports that would be detrimental to the environment and bad for development.
VENEZUELA: Chronic Oil Leaks Sully Lake Maracaibo, Livelihoods
- Inter Press Service
Dark oil slicks are spreading from the middle of Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo towards the shores -- the wetlands, mangroves, beaches and docks. Oil is permeating fishing nets, coating the garbage dumped into the water, killing off wildlife and driving away residents and tourists.
POLITICS-CUBA: Left Speechless
- Inter Press Service
The anniversary of the attack on the Moncada barracks, commemorating Revolution Day, one of the most important dates on Cuba's calendar, found the country caught up in speculation that Fidel Castro might appear on the platform, and raised fresh expectations about changes promised four years ago.
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