The West Australian economy is benefiting from continuing demand for
resources, however growth is being constrained by both infrastructure
and capacity limitations. SEE MORE 12:00 AM @ 01/01/1900
China's inflation held above 5
percent in April and lending exceeded analysts’ estimates,
signaling that further monetary tightening may be needed to cool
the fastest-growing major economy.SEE MORENEW DELHI (Commodity Online) : India coal minister,
Sriprakash Jaiswal has directed Coal India Limited (CIL) to review
rehabilitation and resettlement policy for acquisition of land for coal
mining. SEE MORE 12:00 AM @ 01/01/1900
(VEN) - In
2010, the Vietnam Apatite Limited Company allocated production electricity
quota for ore-sifting member companies ranging from 96-110 kWh per product
unit. By undertaking complete solutions, its member companies have actively
reduce power consumption to 79,9-100,2 kWh/product unit (equivalent to 10
percent reduction), which have saved thousands of billion dong, making a major
contribution to increasing profits for businesses and acting as a response to
the National Program on Energy Efficiency and Conservation adopted by the
government and launched by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.SEE MORE(VEN) - The
Republic of Korea (RoK) is the second largest trade partner (behind China) with
which ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) has signed a free trade agreement
(FTA). The negotiation process began in 2004 when the leaders of ASEAN and the
RoK signed a joint statement on comprehensive economic cooperation between the
two sides, affirming their wish to establish the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Area
(AKFTA) covering the fields of trade in goods, trade in services, and
investment. In 2005, ASEAN and the RoK signed a framework agreement on
comprehensive economic cooperation. After that the two sides signed agreements
in specific fields to create the legal foundation for AKFTA to be formed. It
can be said that AKFTA has benefited and is benefiting Vietnamese companies.SEE MORE