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Attack of the Chinese tomato leaves Italian agriculture red-faced
First it was the clothing industry, then reports of counterfeit household goods and even mislabelled fish. Now Italy is ringing alarm bells over an “invasion” of Chinese tomatoes. “We will defend the...
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‘I really worry about China’ says GE’s Jeffrey Immelt
In a rare public broadside on Beijing, Jeffrey Immelt, General Electric’s chief executive, accused the Chinese government of being increasingly hostile to foreign multinationals. “I really worry about...
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Deal of the day: China yacht special
Chinese companies are taking advantage of hard times in Europe by moving into Italy’s superyacht sector, buying well known brands that have fallen into bankruptcy. The latest acquisition, brought at...
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The race for second-generation bioethanol in Brazil
An Italian company is attempting to break into Brazil’s expanding bioethanol market with an agreement to build what could be the country’s first second-generation plant to produce fuel from the residue...
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Suu Kyi: Myanmar still has some way to go
Last week Italy’s government hosted a high-level delegation from Myanmar promoting foreign investment in their rapidly changing “new Asian frontier” of some 60m people where, for example, only about...
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