India’s decision to remove stock limit exemptions for pulses held by Indian importers amidst rising prices of the commodity has become a cause of concern for the US. On October 18, India cut down the permissible limit of pulse ...
Members of the Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) met with their Members of Congress on Capitol Hill last Wednesday, July 15 as part of the Association’s Summer Meeting and Legislative Day. Over 30 RCMA members ...
The Chinese government is struggling to meet its fiscal targets this year, finance minister Lou Jiwei warned on Sunday, citing slowing fiscal revenue growth. The central treasury received 2.95 trillion yuan (about 475 billion U.S. ...
The Chinese government is considering reform of the individual income tax system this year, finance minister Lou Jiwei said Sunday. China grossed 443 billion yuan (71 billion U.S. dollars) in 2014 from individual income tax, 3.2 percent ...
The US House of Representatives has voted 300-131 for repealing a law that mandates country-of-origin labels (COOL) for beef, pork and poultry. The voting follows threats of trade measures from Canada and Mexico, which have been opposing ...
Tags: Meat Labeling Law, Packaging
The nuclear energy industry is pushing to keep a critical export agreement with China on the books beyond the end of this year. A nuclear cooperation agreement that allows United States companies to export their products and ...
Philip Morris International (PMI) and British American Tobacco have sued the UK Government over plain packaging regulations for cigarettes. In their lawsuits filed in the English High Court, the twocompanies claim that the new ...
Tags: Plain Packaging, Tobacco Packaging
Automobile manufacturers will make a new recall history in the US, repairing defective airbags across 34 million cars after regulators pulled up Japanese supplier Takata on safety issues. With the historic recall expected to span over ...
Tags: Airbag Fault, Takata's Recalls
In a latest loss of face for public health advocates, California lawmakers have rejected a proposed tax on sodas and other sugary beverages. The legislation brought in the assembly by Assemblyman Richard Bloom asked to impose an extra 2 ...
Tags: Soda Tax, sugary beverages
In a major setback to efforts to ban plastic bags, Arizona lawmakers have made it illegal for cities to impose bag bans through a recent legislation. Arizona Retailers Association and the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance, which ...
Tags: Arizona, Plastic Bags, Packaging
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld the complicated formula that Iowa uses to tax natural gas consumption, rejecting a legal challenge brought by the state's powerful ethanol industry. The owners of several ethanol plants argue the ...
The UK lawmakers are urging the National Health Service (NHS) to ban fast-food outlets from hospitals in an effort to curb obesity in British citizens. In a report titled 'The Impact of Physical Activity and Diet on Health,' the Health ...
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) in the US has urged Congress to pass the bipartisan bill that will create a labelling standard for foods with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling ...
China's declining use of coal may be felt from Australia to the United States, especially the US state of Wyoming where coal is major part of the economy. Last week Premier Li Keqiang said China wanted to reduce its energy intensity ...
Tags: Metallurgy, coal, Coal Consumption
As China walks the economic tightrope of balancing steady growth, facilitating restructuring and combating deflation risks, Zhou said there may be room for flexibility despite consistent championing of a prudent monetary policy. Policy ...
Tags: Central Bank, China's GDP