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Asia-PacificCHINAShrugging off the withering effects of the Asian financial crisis,

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If there is one case that stands out in illustrating the failure to date of a U.S.-Japanese deal to

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Consolidated Freightways Inc. has ordered 561 new trucks that will be delivered before the end of th

Mexico will make available in the next few months a third set of mining exploration concessions, cov

'At a time when the world economy is facing its biggest challenge, there's no leadership.'

Nepal will ask India to allow freight easier access to Indian ports, a top official said.Tal

Dutch banking and insurance giant ING Groep NV said it will acquire U.S. real estate asset manager C

Union Pacific Railroad told the Surface Transportation Board Monday that substantial operating probl

NORTH AMERICATaitronics '98: Components and Equipment. Oct. 9-13. New York. Contact: Taiwan

859 (September 15, 1998) Previous day - 859The Baltic International Freight Futures Market i

Strategically located, with access to more than 1 billion people and a long history of trading with

The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months. The Journal of Commerce assumes

Shifts in market share among Western railroads and external events like the General Motors strike an

Bangladesh will gradually privatize all power-sector operations, including billing and distribution,

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 201.58 up 0.09 whi

International Petroleum ExchangeSeptember 14, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Atlantic Richfield Corp. is adding reserves and hunting for more in Southeast Asia, despite current

King Ocean Services, in an effort to further enhance its service to the Venezuelan Port of Maracaibo

The Indian government is proposing to more tightly regulate and monitor the functioning of non-banki

The ocean marine hull and cargo reinsurance market is soft and getting softer, like ''meringue,'' sa

Although the Ministry of Transportation insists it is pushing deregulation as hard as it can, some f

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How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

790 (September 15, 1998) Previous day - 785The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thu

Last spring, the big news was the threat from 58 major U.S. and European corporations to alter third

This is one in a series of profiles of small businesses that were recipients of the 1997 Small Busin

U.S. importers and cargo consolidators are in such a panic to meet Christmas shipping deadlines that

The United States and Japan urged India, in a global trade forum, to remove the import restrictive e

Swedish automaker Volvo AB said it will close its assembly plant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Decembe

Looking into their crystal balls, insurance professionals reached no consensus on the surplus lines

Martinair Cargo's expansion in North America will begin with a launch of freighter service direct to

Importers who file Customs entries on many different types of products know from experience that fig

SeptemberLos Angeles Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association. Sept. 17. Los Angeles. Attorn

The following trade leads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curr

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

U.S. Customs is intensifying its fight against illegal textile transshipments as it puts part of the