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China Tops Annual US Trade Watch List — Again

Edit Voa News 29 Apr 2016
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released the 2016 Special 301 Report on the global state of intellectual property rights protection and enforcement ... According to the report, China remains the world's largest online piracy market, causing substantial losses for American owners of intellectual property rights in music, movies, books, periodicals, video games, software and in other fields....

DP World posts 3.7% gross volume growth

Edit Khaleej Times 29 Apr 2016
DP World Limited, the Dubai-based global marine terminal operator, said on Thursday that it handled 15.5 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals during the first quarter of 2016. Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem , DP World Chairman, said gross container volumes grew by 3.7 per cent on a reported basis, and up 2.4 per cent on a like-for-like basis....

India can stitch up gains on China’s pain

Edit Yahoo Daily News 29 Apr 2016
A potential 10% rise in apparel prices in China, which has seen a sustained rise in its wage costs in recent years, could help India create at least 1.2 million new jobs in its labour-intensive garment industry, a report by the World Bank said on Thursday, reports fe Bureau in New Delhi ... at the release of the report titled “Stitches to riches?”....

World Bank report

Edit Indian Express 29 Apr 2016
A potential 10 per cent rise in apparel prices in China, which has seen a sustained rise in its wage costs in recent years, could help India create at least 1.2 million new jobs in its labour-intensive garment industry, a report by the World Bank said on Thursday ... country director (India) at the release of the report titled “Stitches to riches?”....

Who's Downloading Pirated Scientifc Papers? Everyone

Edit Slashdot 29 Apr 2016
sciencehabit quotes a report from Science Magazine. In increasing numbers, researchers around the world are turning to Sci-Hub, the controversial website that hosts 50 million pirated papers and counting ... Sci-Hub users are not limited to the developing world....

Carter Announces Sexual Assault Retaliation Prevention Strategy (US Department of Defense)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Apr 2016
She said service members reporting sexual assault or sexual harassment should be able to do so without the fear of retaliation by their peers or leadership ... Improved Systems to Streamline Reporting ... The Defense Department learned from best practices in industry and the corporate world that removing barriers and having increased protections will help those who want to come forward and report a crime, she said....

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reaps $8b gain on results to displace Carlos Slim

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 29 Apr 2016
Mr Zuckerberg's jump came after a strong first-quarter earnings report from the world's largest social network that pushed the shares to a record. He's the world's eighth-richest person with $US51 billion....

Intellectual property system goes too far in favouring rights holders, report finds

Edit The Guardian 29 Apr 2016
Australia’s intellectual property system has swung too far in favour of rights holders at users’ expense, a new report has found, with most online infringement driven by “sheer frustration” at poor access ... Australia tops world in illegal downloads ... Submissions on the draft report close on 3 June and the commission will hold public hearings later that month. The final report will be published in August....

Alien Movement On The Moon? Video Shows ‘Something’ Emerging From Crater On Moon

Edit Inquisitr 29 Apr 2016
It has been previously reported that “alien bases” have been found on the moon ... UFO Sightings Daily reported that back in July 2015, cities and ships were located on the far side of the moon in an Apollo 11 photo ... Although Johnston lost his job for not destroying the evidence, rather exploiting the evidence to the world, he was able to finally reveal what has never been proved in regards to alien life....

'Cautious' fiscal policy, low inflation helped India reach 7.8% growth, UN official says

Edit The Times of India 29 Apr 2016
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 2016 survey released on Thursday estimates that the Indian economy grew by 7.6 per cent in 2015 and is projected to grow at the same rate this year and reach 7.8 per cent next year, the highest in the region and overall in the world for a large economy ... The report expected steady employment growth in the near term....

LiveBusiness Live: 29 April

Edit BBC News 29 Apr 2016
Live Reporting. By Tom Espiner and Matthew West. Get InvolvedGet Involved. UpdateOpec 'not working properly'. BBC business reporter James Graham writes... BBC Radio 5 Live. Posted at 05.03. The boss of Statoil, one of the world's major oil companies, has told Radio 5 Live that the Opec cartel of oil producing countries is not working properly at the moment ... Opec has 13 member states that hold around 80% of world supplies ... ....

At end of long journey, Dutee Chand’s 100-m record burst

Edit Indian Express 29 Apr 2016
A vernacular newspaper in Odisha published a report about the possibility of her not being able to compete in the Olympics because the hyperandrogenism rules could be back in place before the Rio Games, following a meeting between the IOC and IAAF on the issue. The report wasn’t accurate and the conclusion was premature ... ”That day after the report appeared, she received a few phone calls, including from back home....

World Bank Urges Caution in Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific

Edit Topix 29 Apr 2016
A new World Bank report recommends that Pacific Island countries supporting or considering deep sea mining activities proceed with a high degree of caution to avoid irreversible damage to the ecosystem, and ensure that appropriate social and environmental safeguards are in place as part of strong governance arrangements for this emerging industry....
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