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South Korea's President Kim Dae-jung began the formal portion of his official visit to the United St

Azerbaijan is concerned over attempts of the BP/Statoil-led international consortium to stall the co

The promoter of a freight rail track linking Britain with continental Europe says it will proceed wi

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HONG KONG EYES RAILTO BOLSTER TRADE LINKSNEW YORK The Hong Kong government supports a major

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OVERVIEWNew Zealand's laboratory and science equipment market is estimated at US$45 million

Transoceanic Shipping Co. received the International Standards Organization 9002 award for its quali

PLAN OFFERS NEW YORKMORE FUNDS FOR DREDGINGNEW YORK - Dredging funds to deepen the major cha

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ANALYSTS: HONG KONG-USDOLLAR PEG COULD BREAKLONDON - With the Japanese yen hitting new lows,

Beryl Levi knew her 94-employee Brooklyn, N.Y., company could make big inroads in foreign markets se

The Surface Transportation Board's vote to approve the Conrail breakup plan advanced by CSX Corp. an

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

The Clinton administration is proposing to significantly scale back the federal government's contrib

NORTH AMERICARetail System 98. June 16-18. New Orleans. Contact: Karen Eaton, Retail Systems

The nation's space industries are launching a lobbying counteroffensive to try to persuade Congress

OFFERS TO SELL* ITALIAN PERSONAL-CARE PRODUCTS AND COSMETICS. We are looking for importers a

Who would have thought a year ago that you would be able to buy a 233-megahertz Pentium computer,

Air couriers have failed their second security inspection in less than a year, and concerned officia

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WORLD BANK, FRANCE FIGHTOVER AFRICA COTTON REFORMDAKAR, Senegal - The French foreign aid dep

June 9, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

ONGOINGSeamen's Church Institute. New York. Water Street Gallery exhibits paintings by 20 ma

In London, trade banking is about as global as it gets. Every major bank that is active in trade and

Renaissance Energy Ltd. joined the corporate acquisition game for the first time in its history Mond

On May 19, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved H.R. 3809, the Drug-Free Borders Act

As of June 9, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Companies that import merchandise from unrelated overseas distributors who, as part of their product

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 213.33 off 0.72 wh

The trade show is scheduled to end at 4. The carpenters who disassemble your boothand pack your ship

890 (June 9, 1998) Previous day - 893The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lond

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

Now that China is starting to exert some muscle on the standards front, it's important for companies

Intervoice Inc. is capitalizing on the growing demand for wireless telecommunications products and s