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The Philippines: Prosecutors trash importer

The Philippines’ Department of Justice is recommending that charges be filed against a company that imports garbage from Canada. Targets for charges would be the owner of the company, Chronic Plastics, and two customs brokers.

Mongolia: Dispute tarnishes mine

Mongolia’s massive Oyu Tolgoi gold and copper reserves, brought to the market by Vancouver’s Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and now owned by the Rio Tinto Group, have so far been more of a curse than a blessing.

China: Muslim businesses reach out

China’s 23 million Muslims, cut off from the Islamic world during the decades of Beijing’s isolationist policies, are having a difficult time being accepted by their co-religionists.
B.C. companies make inroads in Korea

B.C. companies make inroads in Korea

Canadian brand gives West Coast firms a boost in overseas market
Korea means business

Korea means business

Free rent and tax exemptions for five years are among the incentives offered foreign companies in Korea’s free economic zones
Free trade deal with China faces backlash in Australia

Free trade deal with China faces backlash in Australia

After a decade of haggling, China has concluded its first comprehensive free trade agreement with a major western economy, Australia, with ratification scheduled for next year.

China: Economic fugitives outfoxed

Chinese President Xi Jinping is just as keen to grab corrupt officials overseas as he is at home.

North Korea: Yuppie sightings reported

One of the realities of the North Korean “Hermit Kingdom” is that anyone can say anything they like about the country and no one knows if it’s true.

Singapore: Apps taken for a ride

Singapore authorities are grudgingly going to permit ride-sharing apps like Uber, Hallo and Lyft to function in the Lion City, but with restrictions to “safeguard commuter safety and interests.

Vietnam: Investment law revamped

Vietnam’s National Assembly is revising the country’s investment law with the aim of creating a clear, open and transparent environment for foreign money.