Sea container traffic through China's southern boom town of Shenzhen rose 41 percent in January from the same month last year, thanks to pre-Chinese New Year trade, the Shenzhen Port Authority said on Thursday. The

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Sea container traffic through Hong Kong, the busiest container port, rose 7.8 percent in January from a year earlier, and throughput at its main facilities in Kwai Chung surged about 16.7 percent after price cuts.

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Most Thai rice futures dipped on Friday as players sold nearby contracts to avoid risk while some speculators took short-sale positions on distant contacts, brokers said. Overall volume rose as 110 contracts of 5 percent

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The US Agriculture Department's attache in Moscow released the following report, dated February 14, on Russian food imports Attache reports are not official USDA data. Report Highlights: Exports of US agricultural products to Russia are

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Drought in Brazil's southern soyabean belt shaved 2.4 million tonnes off the forecast for the 2004/05 (Oct/Sept) crop due to drought in the south, private analysts Safras e Mercado said on Friday. The new crop

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Wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade closed mixed but mostly firm on Friday following hefty gains in soya, traders said. Traders said spillover buying by speculators was buoying wheat futures. "All eyes are

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Shipping rates in Asia could nudge up this week as the market is anticipating steady demand for vessels to transport new South American crops from March or April, brokers said on Tuesday. Chinese demand for

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Robert Allenby put his experience playing in poor conditions to good use, firing a 67 to move into contention at the Los Angeles PGA event before play was suspended for the second straight day. The

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On the recommendation of the selection committee, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 16-member squad for the forthcoming Indian tour. Inzamamul Haq has been retained as captain, while Younas Khan will be vice-captain. The

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Belgium's Kim Clijsters's return from a long injury lay-off came to a shuddering halt at the hands of Venus Williams here on Friday when the American won their Antwerp quarter-final clash 6-2, 6-3. Clijsters, the

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