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April 16, 2007: Viruses, hitherto only known to affect computers, now have affected iPods too. iPods are now increasing getting affected by Podloso Virus, discovered by security researchers at Kaspersky Lab. On the positive side of it, it does not travel from one iPod to another automatically unless an infected file is copied, but on fillip side, it affected iPods ...

 March 21 2007: It is not Osama that threatens US the most; in fact it is the fear to match Chinese prices that scares most the US industry. Whether it is furniture manufacturer or garment manufacturer, electronics manufacturer or you name it- it is Chinese brand every where. Result of this is that Walmart sources more than 45% of its ...

January 8, 2007: In India, there is a proverb, which when loosely translated, means, that thieves and scamsters don’t take long in moving to any new idea or venture that  emerges. So when international trade is growing at such phenomenal rate, could scamsters be far behind. Most countries have set up special cells to deal with such complaints but bet on ...

The Vietnam Gold Trading Association has proposed the central bank set up a gold bank, a crucial step to keep the country’s gold market in tune with the international bullion business.  The move comes as a part of a plan for the development of the country’s gold industry to 2010, which is set to be submitted to the government by ...

End of 2005 and mid 2006 saw a very welcome development that saw abolishing of all quotas that were basically harbor of inefficiencies. This led to textile exports a different ball game where many countries saw complete closure of their textile industry and South east Asia became virtual global hub of  entire textile business.   Europe saw tapering off their textile ...

December 21, 2006: Ironic it may seem. Asia is hub of Garments export to Europe or North America. In any big store in Europe or America and you see the best of the garments made in Asia whether it is India or Pakistan or China or any other country in South East Asia. But the same very clothes come back ...

December 18 2007: Welcome this Christmas season!!.  Just  go through various gifts available on the shelf in any country- be it North America or Europe in the west or India in the East, you would see at least 80% of the stuff available on the shelf is Chinese.   Whether you are looking for toys as Barbie dolls or video games or ...

Use of Henna, as Indians claim, originally started from India subcontinent and gradually spread in the world. Henna is now widely used in various  parts of the world as for Tattoo kits, Hair color and for various medicinal purposes. It is fast gaining popularity as a medium for artificial tattoos. Historic records prove use of Henna in Palestine and by ...

May 9, 2006: Beef trade war between US and Japan simmering since Jan 20 this year, after Brooklyn meatpacker Atlantic Veal & Lamb, accidentally the meatpacking company shipped to Tokyo boxes of veal containing a spinal column material. Last year, following outbreak of Mad Cow disease, US had specifically agreed to exclude any such material considered as “Specified Risk Material” ...

May 9th, 2006: It is official. As per statistics released by WTO, more governments have imposed penalties against China for selling its products below the market price than any other WTO member nation.   Though, the antidumping duties applied cases reduced from 43 in 2004 to 40 in 2005, still China attracted maximum antidumping cases. China became WTO member in 2001 and ...

April 17, 2006: During year 2000 to 2005, the international trade witnessed increase of more than 60%, growing from US$ 7.8 trillion to US$ 12.6 trillion, an increase of more than US$ 4.7 trillion. China and European Union contributed most to this increase. This increase translates to annual compounded increase of 9% on YOY basis.   China did contribute a massive sum ...

April 14, 2006: China relaxed its capital controls on Friday to make it much easier for individuals and companies to buy foreign currencies and invest abroad.   The more will permit president Hu Jintao to tell US President George W Bush when they meet next Thursday that China has made another notable move towards a market driven exchange rate.   “The deregulation is a ...

Canadian High Commissioner to Malaysia said in a press conference at Penang that Canada Malaysia trade, which already is progressing well, is set to increase further.   In the year 2005, bilateral trade between Canada and Malaysia crossed Can dollars 3 billion. Among the most common traded items and commodities between two nations are fertilizers, electrical appliances and hardware and machinery ...

February 17th, 2006: Export of mangoes from Pakistan to Netherlands is catching up fast. Export of mangoes from Pakistan is growing at a fast pace as the fruit is in great demand in the Netherlands. Markets in Netherlands have particularly responded to good quality imports of mangoes from Pakistan.   A large trade delegation is also due to visit Lahore in a ...