Fairtrade has surpassed organic as the latest ethical product set for massive growth in the alcohol sector, Food Magazine Australia reports. Find out more
MONTREAL: International airline passenger traffic was up 11.7 percent from a year earlier in May, while freight demand jumped by 34.3 percent, the International Air Transport Association reports. Find out more
TOYKO: CTC Aviation Group plc (CTC) and the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) have signed an exclusive deal with J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, Japan to train the University’s airline pilots. Find out more
TOKYO: Big Japanese manufacturers are becoming more optimistic about the business environment in the April-June quarter, Reuters reported. Find out more
TOKYO: Japan is developing a range of hi-tech products and services to cater for its ageing population, The Guardian reported. Find out more
TOKYO: The price of lamb and mutton in Japan is surging, according to the Nikkei Newspaper. Find out more
WELLINGTON: Minister of Trade Tim Groser today announced the establishment of a Japan Beachhead advisory board, as part of an expansion to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE)’s Beachheads programme.
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FRANKFURT: A report compiled by Deutsche Bank Research (DBR) using data from the World Bank predicts the middle classes of the Asian states will account for 8.9 percent of the world population and 7.7 percent of global income by 2030. Find out more
TOKYO: The imported mineral water market in Japan showed double digit growth in the three years 2004 - 2007, but grew just 0.4 percent by volume in 2008 to 2.51 million kilolitres per annum.
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LONDON: A major food security inititative with total funding of $US 12 billion is set to be announced at the G8 summit beginning Wednesday, according to a report in the Financial Times.
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