The Australian Beijing's behemoths want more iron action | THE first ship to load iron ore produced by Fortescue Metals Group will dock on Thursday at Port Hedland in Western Australia. It will leave with 170,000 tonnes of ore, bound for Baosteel in Shangha... (photo: AP Photo / Andy Wong)
Sydney Morning Herald Kidney market shut as Pakistan cuts supply | A BILLION-DOLLAR kidney bazaar that thrived across Pakistan has been abruptly shut down, forcing thousands of kidney patients to look elsewhere for a donor. | Lax regulation in Pakistan had permitte... (photo: AP Photo / Manish Swarup)
Ohio Asian leaders' rice-cartel plan goes against grain | Until last week, the next oil - the crucial resource growing ever scarcer and prompting desperate behavior to ensure supplies - was water. Turns out, it's rice. | That's at least what some Asian lea... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) AsianExportGrainPhotosRice
The Times Soaring price of a staple diet div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } | IT'S been a long time since Italians were a force in Manhattan and every year Littl... (photo: Creative Commons / /) DietFoodInflationItalyPhotos
Dawn NWFP blames lack of insight | By Zulfiqar Ali | PESHAWAR: Despite having vast tracts of fertile land, conducive climate and a huge potential for hydel-power generation, the North West Frontier Provi... (photo: creative commons / Steve Evans) DevelopmentEnergyPakistanPhotosPolitics
Dawn Tax cuts to curtail prices | KARACHI: Retailers and wholesalers are seeking a cut in duties and taxes as they say that it is now the only way to bring down prices when all other options to stem inf... (photo: WN/Patricia) BusinessEconomyMarketPhotosTax
Dawn Food crisis is all manmade | By Asif Ali Khan | KARACHI: The world is bracing for a worst kind of food crisis, witnessed in recent memory. In the global village, Pakistan cannot escape the impact. ... (photo: WN) AgricultureCropFoodPhotosWorld
