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Cina
China Shuns Imports of Korean-made Cosmetics
The Chinese government has refused to approve the imports of Korean-made cosmetics in December 2016, citing poor quality as a reason. According to the list of cosmetic and food items that failed to gain import approval in December 2016, released by China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, ...
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USA Giappone Australia Vietnam
2016 Tobacco Export Surpasses $1 Bil...UAE Biggest Export Market
Last year's tobacco export and import volume hit record highs. According to the Korea Customs Service on February 8, the volume of tobacco exports last year was US$1.01 billion, up 11.1 percent from the previous year's $910 million. Of the total, 96.9 percent of exports were cigarettes. By region, the United ...
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Nigeria
Three arrested with 559 kilogrammes of cannabis
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday handed over three suspects arrested with a boat conveying 559 kilogrammes of cannabis to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Commodore Maurice Eno, Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft, handed over the suspects and exhibits in Lagos. Eno said that the three suspects were apprehended with ...
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Nigeria
Senate committee screens ambassadorial nominees using lamp
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday resorted to the use of a lamp on Tuesday following a power outage during the screening of the 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari for legislative approval. This drama played out at the venue ...
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USA
UNHCR calls for more land to host Burundian refugees
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, United Republic of TanzaniaUNHCR projections indicate that Burundian refugee arrivals will cross half-a-million in 2017. More land is needed to ensure shelter and avert a drastic deterioration in conditions.This is a summary of what was said ...
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Cina Etiopia
Parliament Approves Infrastructure Loan Agreement With Chinese Bank
[Focac] Addis Ababa -Ethiopia's parliament on Tuesday approved a 250-million-U.S.-dollar loan agreement made with China's Export-Import (Exim) Bank to finance major infrastructure construction in the country.
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Uruguay
La Regata Multiclase organizada por Seguros SURA reunió a 120 embarcaciones en Punta del Este
La competencia contó con la participación de los deportistas olímpicos Mariana Foglia y Pablo Defazio, que ganaron en la categoría Nacra.
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Senegal
Le groupe Wari s'offre l'opérateur de téléphonie mobile Tigo Sénégal
Dakar, 7 fév (APS) - Le groupe Millicom a conclu mardi avec Wari un accord portant sur la "cession" de Tigo Sénégal à cette plateforme digitale de services financiers, annoncent les deux parties dans un communiqué conjoint reçu à l'APS. - Télécommunications
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Colombia
Ministros de Colombia y Panamá se reúnen para diálogo de comercio y aranceles
La disputa entre los dos países comenzó en 2012, cuando Colombia empezó a aplicar aranceles del 10 % a los calzados y textiles, así como un cargo de 5 dólares por cada contenedor procedente de la panameña Zona Libre de Colón (ZLC), por lo que el país centroamericano acudió a ...
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Brasile Argentina
Argentina y Brasil buscan reducir impuestos para exportar servicios