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A lot has been written about Americans doing business in China, but less attention is given to Chine

Traditional Exports Textiles, hand-made carpets, shrimp, sporting goods and gems.Potential E

U.S. personal income rose 0.8 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $3.924 trilli

Orders received by 50 leading Japanese construction companies increased 17.1 percent in March from a

With container volume expected to double in the next dozen years, the Port of Seattle has unveiled a

Tantalizing signs of closer ties between China and Taiwan are emerging almost daily, despite the Tai

Surface Process Market ExpandsNew approaches to coating and surface technologies are doublin

The Fluorocarbon Program Panel of the Chemical Manufacturers Association is planning to provide fina

Michael S. Cammarata has close to two decades of air cargo experience - first with a major air forwa

Pan Am Achieves Pact With Flight EngineersFlight engineers at Pan American World Airways ove

Despite a weak economy in Alaska, a small fleet of barges from several companies still leaves Puget

While most other heavy truck makers were taking the wraps off their new aerodynamic models over the

Japanese imports of manufactured goods climbed by a record 25 percent last year to a value of $66 bi

Fed Official Cites Wage Inflation RiskPHOENIX, Ariz. - With the economy in the range of full

The awarding of a U.S. Patent Office first-ever patent for an animal - a mouse from Harvard Universi

Soybean oil Importer of fresh, chilled and frozen foodstuffs seeks U.S. suppliers of soybean

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The new executive director of the West Coast's busiest port approaches his job cautiously. T

TOP STORIES: Gulf ports emphasize marketing, new facilities to recapture business lost to in

There may not be enough re-supply vessels available to replenish a 600-ship Navy in a global war.

Major U.S. resins producers will accelerate a recent trend to downstream diversification integration

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Coal and nuclear-generated electricity is enabling Ohio Edison Co. to loosen up the rusted joints of

With costly research on the 7J7 advanced technology jetliner suspended, Boeing Co. is selling less a

Glasnost in the Soviet Union reached a new level this week as IDG Communications of Framingham, Mass

Four Arrested at Dover During Ferry StrikeDOVER, England - Four men were arrested Tuesday du

Long-haul motor carriers will continue to cut into the market for intermodal transportation as long

Govs. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts and and Madeleine Kunin of Vermont said they will send the In

Poor bridge maintenance by New York state officials led to riverbed soil erosion and the collapse of

Sea-Barge Group named Philip V. Bates senior vice president and chief operating officer of the tug a

A five-year legal battle over a Palm Beach maid's $600 insurance claim ended recently with an appeal

General Motors Corp. plans to expand a program aimed at improving the health and fitness of workers,

Golden Rule Insurance Co. said Tuesday it will sell a health-care insurance policy with full coverag

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KCBT Raises Limits For Equity FuturesKANSAS CITY, Kan. - New daily price limits became effec

EC Urged to Define Trade Reform GoalsThe European Community needs to get serious about seeki

Australia's inefficient waterfront is costing the country close to US$1.5 billion a year. Th

Polymer International Corp. completed the purchase of 25 percent of the outstanding shares of BNZ Co

Marine Transport Lines Inc. reported earnings of $1,338,000 or 45 cents per share in the first quart

Cardiovascular drugs are expected to strengthen the pace of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, with s