international trade
Vietnam eyes crackdown on workers rights, foreign aid, report says
World
David Turner
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party has directed officials to control trade unions as the country prepares to expand workers’ rights, ...
Dandelions and shrubs to replace rubber, new grains and more: Are alternative crops realistic?
Science
Dr. Sarah Adams
Katrina Cornish spends her days raising dandelions and desert shrubs. She harvests the stretchy rubber substances they produce and uses special machines ...
Mexico overtakes China as the leading source of goods imported to US
U.S.
Amanda Smith
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in more than two decades, Mexico last year surpassed China as the leading source of ...
Putin makes rare visit to the UAE, Saudi Arabia to talk relations
World
David Turner
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – SEPTEMBER 9: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the concert marking the City Day on ...
A fragile global economy is at stake as US and China seek to cool tensions at APEC summit
U.S.
Amanda Smith
WASHINGTON — The United States and China are the two global economic heavyweights. Combined, they produce more than 40% of the world’s ...
