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House Republicans Are Considering Their Options on Tying Proposals

Feb 25, 2014

House Republicans are considering their options on tying proposals they want to see to passing an increase in the debt ceiling, among them fixing the way Medicare pays doctors. Democrats and the White House are making it increasingly clear ...

Tags: doc Fix, Debt-Ceiling Raise, GOP, Democrats

The Plan Will Require Three Federal Waivers

Feb 25, 2014

The plan will require three federal waivers, would sunset after three years without continued 100 percent federal contributions and would use private insurance to reach the additional low-income New Hampshire residents. It's similar to the ...

Tags: State Senators, Medicaid Expansion, low-income residents, Concord

Demand for Active and Intelligent Packaging in The US Alone Is Forecast to Expand 8.0%

Feb 25, 2014

Demand for active and intelligent packaging in the US alone is forecast to expand 8.0% annually to US$3.5 billion in 2017. It is the fastest growing packaging segment worldwide. Food and beverage made up 65% of demand in 2012. That is ...

Tags: Intelligent Packaging, Packaging, Food and beverage Packagingc

U.S. Launched AD and CVD Investigations Against Imports of Alloy Steel Wire Rod From China

Feb 25, 2014

The U.S. Commerce Department announced Friday that it launched anti-dumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations against imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from China. Carbon and certain alloy steel wire ...

Tags: Antidumping, Countervailing Duty, Steel Wire Rod

Economic and Trade Relations Between China and Japan Not Affected by The Political Relations

Feb 25, 2014

China-Japan economic and trade relations and free trade area construction conference held in Beijing, the expert thinks, consideration from Japan's traditional economic, Japan will choose to attend China-Japan-Korea FTA can get more ...

Tags: Economic, Trade Relations, Political Relations

Bali Administration Declared Its Official Stance on The Plan to Hold Inter-Tabac Asia 2014

Feb 24, 2014

Following opposition by public health professionals, the Bali administration has finally declared its official stance on the plan to hold Inter-tabac Asia 2014, an international trade fair for tobacco products and smoking accessories, in ...

Tags: E-Cigarette, E Cigarette, Cigarette

Regarding The Deadlines for Publishing Final Rules Implementing The FSMA

Feb 21, 2014

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has?reached a settlement with?the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Center for Environmental Health?regarding the deadlines for publishing final rules implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

MOC Calls for The United States to Objectively and Fairly Handle Ongoing Solar Disputes

Feb 20, 2014

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Monday reiterated its calls for the United States to objectively and fairly handle ongoing solar trade disputes after the latter initiated another probe into Chinese products. The comments came ...

Tags: Handle Solar Disputes

China Has Made Some Changes to Its Leather Products's Import Tariff

Feb 19, 2014

China has made some changes to its leather products’ import tariff, with effect from January 1, 2014. According to the information released by China Leather Network, there is no change in average MFN tariff of 12.6 percent for ...

Tags: Leather Products, Import Tariff

Initiation of Secure Supply Chain Pilot Program to Enhance The Security of Imported Drugs

Feb 19, 2014

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing the initiation of the Secure Supply Chain Pilot Program to enhance the security of imported drugs. In August 2013, the FDA published a notice in the Federal Register (78 FR 51192) to ...

Tags: Health, Medicine, FDA, Drugs

Obama Is Giving Federal Agencies Slightly More Than One Year to Draft a Rule Proposal

Feb 19, 2014

President Obama is giving federal agencies slightly more than one year to draft a rule proposal that would boost fuel economy and tighten greenhouse-gas emissions for medium- and heavy duty trucks. Obama directed the National Highway ...

Tags: Transportation, Trucks

Reaction to President Obama's Call for Tighter Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rules for Trucks

Feb 19, 2014

Reaction to President Obama's call for tighter carbon dioxide emissions rules for trucks poured in quickly with the first wave of comment generally offering approval, although there were also calls for caution, including from American ...

Tags: Transportation Industry, Truck Industry

US International Trade Commission Approves Anti-Dumping Probe of Chinese PV Products

Feb 19, 2014

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) Friday approved anti-dumping and countervailing investigations on crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China, paving the way for the Department of Commerce to set preliminary duties in ...

Tags: Anti-Dumping Probe, Photovoltaic Products

Madagascar's New Leader Vowed Wednesday to Toughen His Government's Crackdown

Feb 18, 2014

Madagascar's new leader vowed Wednesday to toughen his government's crackdown on the illegal trafficking of precious woods from the Indian Ocean island. Hery Rajaonarimampianina said he would personally "wage this battle against the ...

Tags: Madagascar, Illegal Logging, rosewood

Quiet Fixes to healthcare.gov Are Helping Some Shoppers on The Troubled Website

Feb 17, 2014

Quiet fixes to healthcare.gov are helping some shoppers on the troubled website, but some still remain without insurance coverage. In the meantime, insurers are skeptical the latest marketplace enrollment numbers are cause for health law ...

Tags: Health, Medicine, Healthcare

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