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Indonesia suspends all exports of palm oil
AFP, Published on 28/04/2022
» JAKARTA - Indonesia began imposing a complete ban on palm oil exports Thursday, as the world's largest producer of the commodity risked destabilising a global vegetable oil market already hitting peak prices.
Indonesia suspends all exports of palm oil
AFP, Published on 28/04/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia began imposing a complete ban on palm oil exports Thursday, as the world's largest producer of the commodity risked destabilising a global vegetable oil market already hitting peak prices.
Shanghai plunges on virus fears to lead fresh Asia market retreat
AFP, Published on 03/02/2020
» HONG KONG: Chinese equities plunged almost eight percent Monday as nervous traders returned from their extended Lunar New Year break, hit by fears that the coronavirus, which has killed more people in China than SARS, could hammer the country's economy.
Shanghai tanks on virus fears, Asia market retreats
AFP, Published on 03/02/2020
» HONG KONG: Chinese equities plunged almost 9% on Monday as nervous traders returned from their extended Lunar New Year break, hit by fears that the coronavirus, which has killed more people than SARS, could hammer the country's economy.
Lake Maracaibo: Polluted by permanent black tide
AFP, Published on 03/10/2019
» CABIMAS, Venezuella: The vast expanse of Lake Maracaibo smells like an oil refinery, polluted by its own reserves of crude as Venezuela's economic collapse has left wells and pipelines in ruin.
Borneo loggers swap chainsaws for cheap healthcare
AFP, Published on 18/09/2016
» SUKADANA (INDONESIA) - The forest around Manjau in Borneo once reverberated with the scream of chainsaws, as gangs of illegal loggers felled ancient hardwood trees for sale to timber merchants downstream.
Euro hits 11-year low on Greece fears, equities muted
AFP, Published on 26/01/2015
» HONG KONG - The euro sank to an 11-year low Monday but Asian equities largely recovered from early losses after an anti-austerity party won Greece's election, throwing its international bailout into doubt and raising fears it could leave the eurozone.
Shares gain as Ukraine fears recede
AFP, Published on 19/08/2014
» HONG KONG — Asian shares rose on Tuesday following a bounce on Wall Street as fears ebbed of a direct military clash between Russia and Ukraine and the focus turned to a keynote speech this week by the US Federal Reserve chief.
Asian shares gain as tensions ease
AFP, Published on 12/08/2014
» Asian shares closed mostly higher Tuesday, tracking rallies on Wall Street and in Europe as easing geopolitical tensions lifted investor confidence.
Markets dip on bad news from China
AFP, Published on 05/08/2014
» HONG KONG — Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday after an HSBC report showed the performance of China's service sector fell to a record low in July, and despite a positive lead from Wall Street.