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SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--China imported 3.44 million metric tons of edible vegetable oil in the first half of this year down 9.1% compared with the same period last year, preliminary data provided by the General Administration of Customs showed Friday.
L'AQUILA, Italy -(Dow Jones)- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that China's proposal on setting up a global reserve currency has not been an official topic at the summit here and any artificial global currency is not a relevant concept any time soon.
Prague/Toronto - The Czech government is trying to lay the blame for the Romanies' migration to alleged unscrupulous manipulators in the background, Paul St. Clair from the Toronto based Romany Community Center said in a press release he passed to CTK.
One of the issues which caused consternation in relation to the insolvency of Lehman Brothers was the fate of securities held by a prime broker in custody for its clients.
Using a combination of sensory, genetic, and in vitro approaches, researchers from the Monell Center confirm that the T1R1-T1R3 taste receptor plays a role in human umami (amino acid) taste. They further report that variations in the genes that code for this receptor correspond to individual variation in sensitivity to and perceived intensity of umami taste.
SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--China imported 16.61 million metric tons of crude oil in June, equivalent to 4.06 million barrels a day, preliminary data from the General Administration of Customs showed Friday.
SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--China imported 55.29 million metric tons of iron ore in June, up 3.4% from 53.46 million tons in May, according to preliminary data provided Friday by the General Administration of Customs.
SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--China imported 130,000 metric tons of natural rubber in June, up 18% from last June, according to preliminary data provided Friday by the General Administration of Customs.
SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--China imported 475,999 metric tons of copper, copper alloy and semifinished products in June, up 13% from 422,666 tons in May, preliminary data provided by the General Administration of Customs showed Friday.
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--China's soybean imports in the first half of this year rose 28% on year to 22.09 million metric tons, the General Administration of Customs said on its Web site Friday.
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