Today's Fresh Blogs...

• Free trade on APEC agenda

  Published: September 4, 2007, 8:08 pm

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, International Aid Trade, Trade, Agreements Treaties, Apec 2007, Nsw, Sydney 2000

  Global trade negotiations and the potential for a regional free trade agreement (FTA) will dominate Ministerial talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting today.

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• China pledges cooperation to ensure exports safety

  Published: September 6, 2007, 2:20 am

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industry, Food Beverage, International Aid Trade, Trade, Government Politics, World Politics, Apec 2007, Australia, Nsw, Sydney 2000, China

  Chinese President Hu Jintao says he is ready to boost international cooperation to ensure his country's export products meet appropriate safety standards.

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• Costello says IMF not focusing on Asia

  Published: September 7, 2007, 7:46 am

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industry, Banking, International Aid Trade, Australia, Asia

  Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has backed calls for reform of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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• Wine exports rise 9 per cent

  Published: September 7, 2007, 1:36 am

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, International Aid Trade, Trade, Viticulture, Australia, Adelaide 5000, Mount Gambier 5290, Tanunda 5352

  Australian wine exports have risen 9 per cent on the year before.

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• Aust-Indo forestry deal a good start, says Labor

  Published: September 9, 2007, 1:02 am

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industry, International Aid Trade, Environment, Climate Change, Forests, Government Politics, Federal Government, Foreign Affairs, Labor Party, Timber, Apec 2007, Australia, Indonesia

  Federal Labor says a $30 million deal with Indonesia to help cut greenhouse gas emissions by 700 million tonnes is a step in the right direction.

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• APEC 'misses opportunity' to push Doha trade talks

  Published: September 9, 2007, 8:25 pm

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, International Aid Trade, Trade, World Politics, Apec 2007, Australia, Nsw, Sydney 2000

  An international humanitarian agency says APEC leaders have missed an opportunity to refocus the stalled Doha trade talks.

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• Financial leaders discuss African economy

  Published: September 14, 2007, 10:05 pm

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, International Aid Trade, World Politics, Ethiopia

  Officials from some of the world's leading financial agencies have met in New York to discuss Africa's lack of progress in achieving the internationally-declared Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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• UN calls on world to help Nicaragua rebuild

  Published: September 15, 2007, 4:41 am

  Tags: International Aid Trade, Disasters Accidents, Cyclones, Nicaragua

  The United Nations has appealed for almost $48 million to help Nicaragua recover from Hurricane Felix.

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• Diplomatic push for Darfur force, talks

  Published: September 21, 2007, 10:43 pm

  Tags: International Aid Trade, World Politics, Unrest Conflict War, Sudan

  Senior diplomats from 26 countries have sought to give momentum to deployment of a peacekeeping force and cease-fire negotiations in Darfur, but divisions remain over who will supply the troops.

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• World Bank pledges $US3.5b to poorest nations

  Published: September 27, 2007, 4:34 pm

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, International Aid Trade, Poverty, South Africa, United States

  The World Bank has pledged a record $US3.5 billion ($4 billion) in aid to the world's poorest countries and called on donor countries to increase their commitments.

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• Calls to scrap ASEAN trade deal over Burma

  Published: September 27, 2007, 6:15 pm

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, International Aid Trade, World Politics, Unrest Conflict War, Australia, Burma

  The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) says the Federal Government should cease Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) free trade negotiations, in line with Burma sanctions.

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• Bush authorises $25m oil aid for North Korea

  Published: September 29, 2007, 3:13 am

  Tags: International Aid Trade, World Politics, North Korea, United States

  US President George W Bush has authorised $25 million in energy aid to North Korea in response to Pyongyang's progress in complying with its denuclearisation agreement.

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• Food aid starts flowing again in north Burma

  Published: September 29, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: International Aid Trade, World Politics, Unrest Conflict War, Burma

  The United Nation's World Food Program (WFP) says Burmese authorities have allowed emergency food distribution to resume from the north-eastern city of Mandalay.

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• Red Cross confirm aid workers freed

  Published: September 29, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: International Aid Trade, World Politics, Unrest Conflict War, Afghanistan, Macedonia, Burma

  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says Taliban insurgents have freed four staff they had kidnapped in Afghanistan three days ago.

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• Food shortfalls loom in crisis-hit Burma: UN

  Published: October 2, 2007, 10:31 pm

  Tags: International Aid Trade, Disasters Accidents, Famine, Relief Aid Organisations, Rural, Agricultural Crops, Burma

  UN aid workers and rights groups say high food prices have helped drive Burma's people onto the streets, and the junta's bloody crackdown has only worsened the threat of hunger and malnutrition.

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