In the News

In the News
Visitors tell NZ to reject genetically modified crops
Thursday, 13 October 2011
A survey of visitors from overseas - many in New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup - has found two out of three say New Zealand should not allow genetic engineering in food and the open environment, even though some have mixed views about how Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are used in their own countries, according to Scoop.co.nz.
more»
In the News
Aussies told to get familiar with pricing in RMB
Thursday, 13 October 2011
The trade boom fuelled by Asia's economic re-emergence will last at least another 15 years but Australian exporters will have to get much more familiar with transacting in the Chinese currency, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, quoting HSBC.
more»
In the News
Subscribe to Exporter Magazine
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Subscribe to Exporter Magazine www.exportermagazine.co.nz/subs
more»
In the News
French Co-op struggles to penetrate Asian market
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Blue Whale, a French cooperative of growers and exporters, has had a presence in Asia for a long time, but they are finding it difficult to expand in the Asian market, according to FreshPlaza.com.
more»
In the News
US claims China breaches WTO rules with its long list of subsidies
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Under pressure from Congress to do more to confront China on economic issues, the Obama administration has notified the World Trade Organisation of nearly 200 Chinese subsidy programs, saying many of them may violate free trade rules, according to the New York Times.
more»
In the News
China demand lifts US pork exports
Thursday, 06 October 2011
US pork exports will jump 23% or more this year because of surging demand and prices in China, the world's top consumer, according to a report in ChinaDaily quoting Brett Stuart, the co-founder of farm-industry researcher Global AgriTrends.
more»
In the News
NZ exporters should target China's middle market
Wednesday, 05 October 2011
New Zealand companies are failing to properly exploit Asian markets because they don't understand Asian customers, said a leading New Zealand marketing academic in an interview with Xinhua.
more»
In the News
Watties says Italians dumping tomatoes in NZ
Wednesday, 05 October 2011
An investigation is under way into allegations by Heinz Wattie's that Italian preserved tomatoes have been dumped on the market here, causing "material injury" to the New Zealand food industry,according to the Sunday Star Times.
more»
In the News
Denmark introduces "fat" tax
Sunday, 02 October 2011
Denmark has imposed a fat tax in attempt to limit the population's intake of fatty foods, becoming the first country to take such a measure, according to a report carried in Al Jazeera.
more»
In the News
Maersk sees 13,000-TEU vessels as industry choice in future
Sunday, 02 October 2011
Copenhagen's AP Moller-Maersk, owner of the world's biggest container line, says its order for twenty 18,000-TEU vessels will not flood the market with super megaships, as rival say but rather 13,000 TEUers will become common.
more»
In the News
NZ brewers can't find enough hop?
Sunday, 02 October 2011
New Zealand brewers have been forced to cut products from their ranges due to a lack of American-grown hops, a key ingredient in the popular American pale ale style, according to the Sunday Star Times.
more»
In the News
US wants more transparent China farm sector
Sunday, 02 October 2011
China must make its farm sector more transparent and fairer to foreign competition, the United States told the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) agriculture committee on Friday, as it reviewed China's first decade in the world trade body, according to ChinaPost.
more»
In the News
Amazon takes on ipad with Kindle Fire
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Amazon.com has taken the wraps off its long-awaited "Kindle Fire", tacking on a mass market-friendly $US199 ($204) price tag that poses a serious threat to the dominance of Apple's two-year-old iPad, according to a Reuters report carried in the Sydney Morning Herald.
more»
In the News
China the new market for super yachts?
Thursday, 29 September 2011
China's yacht market is small at present, but it will grow bigger in the coming years, according to a ChinaDaily report.
more»
In the News, Technology
Boeing's 747-8 launch faces glitch
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Boeing Co's newest, biggest plane has cast a shadow over ceremonies to mark the three-years-late first delivery of its smaller cousin, the composite-plastic 787 Dreamliner, according to a Bloomberg report carried by GulfNews.
more»
In the News
NZ dlr's plunge may give exporters some cheer
Monday, 26 September 2011
The New Zealand dollar, which hit a post-float high of US88.43c last month, could fall as low as US72c against the greenback over the next few weeks, according to the NZ Herald, quoting a currency expert.
more»
In the News
China's push for Arab trade via new silk road
Sunday, 25 September 2011
As European and U.S. economies falter, China is making a trade push with the Arab world, according to Taiwan’s ChinaPost.
more»
In the News
Victoria spends big money to lure Chinese trade, visitors
Sunday, 25 September 2011
Victoria will launch a trade mission to China next year involving more than 100 companies and organisations, according to NineNews Australia.
more»
In the News
FedEx trims full-year profits
Sunday, 25 September 2011
US' second largest package shipping giant FedEx has reduced its full-year forecast despite its first quarter net profit from June to August increase 22% to USD$464 million drawn on revenues of $10.52 billion, according to the Shipping Gazette
more»
In the News
Developing countries tightening hold on natural resources
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Countries from India and Indonesia to Russia are tightening their grip on natural resources as they limit exports to build up domestic industry in a trend that will spawn many challenges to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, according to China Daily.
more»

Pages