Stories for 2011

Monday, March 14th 2011 - 06:50 UTC
Brazil preparing plan to stimulate industry and cut knick-knack Chinese imports

Brazil imports too many knick-knacks from China complained Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, who next month makes an official state visit to the Asian giant, according to reports in the Sao Paulo press
Monday, March 14th 2011 - 06:45 UTC
China working to become a leading defence-industrial power, says British report

China has set its sights on joining the ranks of the world's leading defence-industrial powers, amid growing concerns in India over Beijing's recent assertiveness and its change in policy towards New Delhi's row with Pakistan over Kashmir, according to a top UK think tank.
Monday, March 14th 2011 - 06:36 UTC
India becomes world’s top weapons importer; US largest exporter, says SIPRI

India replaced China as the world’s top weapons importer, according to a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI, as it aims to modernize its armed forces and project power through the region.
Monday, March 14th 2011 - 06:31 UTC
Brazil’s military hardware in very poor conditions, alleged Defence report

Brazilian Armed Forces military equipment is ‘obsolete’ and not in condition to be displayed in case of a conflict according to an official reports published Sunday the Folha de Sao Paulo.
Monday, March 14th 2011 - 06:24 UTC
Dangerous neurotoxin could be responsible for massive death of fish in California

Dead fish found in the King’s Harbor Marina in Redondo Beach, California, this week have tested positive for a dangerous neurotoxin. The California Department of Fish and Game originally blamed the die-off on oxygen deprivation.
Monday, March 14th 2011 - 03:52 UTC
Russian oligarchs turn Moscow to the world’s billionaire capital

Russian oligarchs are back with a bang, making Moscow officially the world’s billionaire capital. Profiting from the recent commodity boom, the number of the country’s billionaires — most of whom built their empires during Russia’s anarchic 1990s — grew two thirds to 101, from last year’s 62, according to Forbes.
Monday, March 14th 2011 - 03:48 UTC
Chile record sales of cars and computers (over a million in 2010)

The acceleration of the Chilean economy and the increased purchasing power of Chileans have lead to record sales of cars and computers this year.
Monday, March 14th 2011 - 02:09 UTC
Chevron appeals 9.5 billion USD fine from an Ecuador court

US oil giant Chevron has launched a legal appeal against a 9.5 billion US dollars fine by an Ecuador court for polluting much of the country's Amazon region.
Monday, March 14th 2011 - 01:52 UTC
Under monitoring from EU Parliament, EU/Mercosur resume trade talks

The European Union and Mercosur begin Monday a new round of negotiations in Brussels to reach an association and trade agreement although proposals for market access will not be on the table yet.
Sunday, March 13th 2011 - 00:47 UTC
Argentina forgets the US Air Force incident and says relations are “excellent”

Relations between Argentina and the United States are ‘excellent’ said ultra ‘Kirchnerite’ lawmaker Carlos Kunkel who discarded as ‘interested parties’ versions indicating certain ‘discomfort’ in President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner administration with the coming visit of President Barack Obama to El Salvador, Chile and Brazil.