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Sustainable Dev Confce begins in Bangkok today

The three-day long 6th Annual Sustainable Development Conference-2018 begins in Bangkok today (Wednesday). Experts will present their papers as speakers from more than 25 countries including USA, Canada, Thailand, Italy, Bangladesh, Finland, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Netherlands, Japan, Turkey, China, Korea, Czech Republic, Taiwan, Hungary and Sweden.The conference will...

China raises tariff for some US optical fibre products

BEIJING, July 10 (Agencies): China's commerce ministry said on Tuesday it is raising "anti-dumping tariff rates" for some optical fiber products originating from the United States (US), effective on Wednesday, July 11.The new anti-dumping tariff rates for dispersion unshifted single-mode optical fiber imported from the US range between 33.3 per...

Iran to sell oil as much as it can to offset sanction loss

LONDON, July 10 (Reuters): Iran's vice president acknowledged on Tuesday that US sanctions would hurt the economy, but promised to "sell as much oil as we can" and protect banking.Eshaq Jahangiri said Washington was trying to stop Iran's petrochemical, steel and copper exports. "America seeks to reduce Iran's oil sales,...

Gold prices slip on dollar rebound

LONDON, July 10 (Reuters): Gold headed lower on Tuesday, weighed down by a stronger dollar, and may re-test a seven-month low after a failed attempt to break higher in the previous session.Spot gold was down 0.3 per cent at $1,253.60 an ounce by 1030 GMT, after retreating from its highest...

Zinc sinks on expectations of rising supplies

LONDON, July 10 (Reuters): Zinc prices fell to their lowest in more than a year on Tuesday as expectations of rising supplies and a narrowing deficit sparked a sell-off that accelerated after prices fell below key technical support levels.Benchmark zinc on the London Metal Exchange was down 2.5 per cent...

Soybeans fall on USDA crop report

HAMBURG, July 10 (Reuters): US soybean futures fell on Tuesday after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) assessed the condition of the US crop above market forecasts, while corn and wheat also fell."Soybeans and corn are being weakened by positive US crop conditions seen by the USDA while the US-China...