Tag: Asia

• Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 07:28 UTC

  Outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Japan Includes Cows and Pigs

  

  Japan has discovered suspected cases of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs at a farm in Miyazaki prefecture, where the government confirmed the first outbreak since 2000 in cows last week.

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 01:26 UTC

  Latam growingly dependent on Chinese demand for commodities

  

  Latinamerican countries with a greater link to China such as Chile, Brazil and Peru are moving out of the crisis faster and stronger according to a World Bank report which underlines the increasing significance of the Asian giant for the region.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2010 - 16:13 UTC

  IMF warns about asset bubbles in developing powers in Latam and Asia

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged developing powers in Asia and Latin America to guard against the kinds of asset bubbles that caused wealthier economies to plunge into recession in the last two years.