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South Asia confronts climate peril
2013-10-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indian Express: Climate change is for real, says Sunita Narain, the Director-General of the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The world needs to cut emissions drastically. South Asia is the most vulnerable. The poorest, who are not responsible for climate change, are the worst affected. Sunita was speaking at a two-day South Asia media briefing on climate change at Delhi where nearly 100 journalists, from all states in India, and from the neighbouring countries of Sri Lanka, Bhutan,...
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US commitment to Asia 'undiminished'
2013-10-05 10:36:04| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The US remains committed to Asia despite the shutdown that forced President Obama to cancel planned trips, Secretary of State John Kerry says.
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Ben Weiss's Eye on Asia: Carbon fiber is sparkling again
2013-10-04 18:28:57| Chemicals - Topix.net
In a Feb. 12 column, "Can carbon make returns sparkle?" Eye on Asia hinted that carbon-fiber manufacturers could become the subject of further merger and acquisition interest.
ASIA: Shifting production carries a "social cost"
2013-10-04 15:07:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Buyers who shift production to lower-cost regions of China do so at the likely cost of social compliance, according to a new report based on factory audits.
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Hershey marks biggest outlay in Asia with $250m Malaysia plant
2013-10-04 12:14:34| Food - Topix.net
The Hershey Company will make its single largest investment in Asia with a new factory in Malaysia, a country the firm says gives it a strong route to 25 markets in the region, including China.
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