MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government has decided to buy rice from Vietnamese and South Korean companies to cover a shortage caused by recent back-to-back typhoons, a spokesman said Friday.
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government has decided to buy rice from Vietnamese and South Korean companies to cover a shortage caused by recent back-to-back typhoons, a spokesman said Friday.
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - China's premier stressed Saturday that his country's push to boost already burgeoning trade ties with Africa was "sincere and selfless," as the Asian powerhouse battled criticism its quest for natural resources was at the expense of the poverty-ravaged continent.
ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 7 (Reuters) - China on Saturday shrugged off international pressure to appreciate its currency, saying developed countries should focus on the quality of their own economic policy-making.
COLOMBO (AFP) - - Sri Lanka's central bank on Saturday said it has been buying gold to diversify its reserves amid volatile currency markets, days after India announced it had purchased 200 tonnes of the precious metal.
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