Contact SignOnSanDiego.com . Online Media Kit . Print Media Kit . Frequently Asked Questions . Make us your homepage Contact the Union-Tribune . About the Union-Tribune . Site Index . Privacy & Copyright Policy . Your California Privacy Rights Copyright 2007 Union-Tribune Publishing co. A Copley Newspaper Site. Earlier this year, India's Tata Steel ltd. signed an agreement with Vietnam's largest steel company to build a 4.5 million ton steel plant in that country. Vietnam sees bright...

Agriculture hit In the agricultural sector, according to the government agent's report, 96,525 families, 51 percent of the population, are farmers or farm labourers. Divaratne, commissioner general of Essential Services which has been running the sea transport operation, takes some pride in their shipping achievements over the past 11 months. The commissioner general said 112,197 metric tonnes of essential food items had been transported by sea to Jaffna since September 2006 in more than...

According to the newspaper, Cheney personally contacted Sue Ellen Wooldridge a Californian who was then Interior Secretary Gale Norton s top aide for the Klamath about his concerns over the Bureau of Land Management s decision to stop deliveries of irrigation water. It certainly appears that this administration will stop at nothing to achieve political gain from natural resources disasters, said Rep. According to the newspaper, Cheney personally contacted Sue Ellen Wooldridge a Californian...

The majority of the samples come from the commercial fishing industry, but some of the species aren't popular commercial catches, so the commission is turning to recreational fishermen to fill the gaps. The majority of the samples come from the commercial fishing industry, but some of the species aren't popular commercial catches, so the commission is turning to recreational fishermen to fill the gaps. Researchers are interested in how long the fish are living, how big they're growing and...

Market Watch Online email. Market Watch Online email. A federal judge denied environmental groups request for a temporary order to cut back water supplies sent to farms and Southern California, but asked both sides to reconvene so experts can present evidence about whether pumps in the delta are killing off a threatened fish species. Market Watch Online email. Ag News Judge denies request to reduce pumping in delta fish tussle. A federal judge denied environmental groups request for a...

REGISTER STAFF WRITER An Iowa environmental group has launched a massive door-to-door campaign to pressure state leaders to resurrect legislation that would increase the distances between new livestock facilities and the state's waterways, homes and tourism areas. REGISTER STAFF WRITER An Iowa environmental group has launched a massive door-to-door campaign to pressure state leaders to resurrect legislation that would increase the distances between new livestock facilities and the state's...

ACTS: Imports of Chinese-raised fish limited CHINA REACTS: Officials say blocking imports is unfair In the past 13 months, at least two dozen shipments of catfish, eel and tilapia from Meihua were rejected for entry into the USA by the Food and Drug Administration, FDA records show. ACTS: Imports of Chinese-raised fish limited CHINA REACTS: Officials say blocking imports is unfair In the past 13 months, at least two dozen shipments of catfish, eel and tilapia from Meihua were rejected for...

The industry is poised to break another milestone this year, which we hope to sustain in years ahead owing to the resource-conservation measures that together we put in place. BFAR turns 60 years old as Zambo mayor inducts seaweeds farmers association. Director Alforque hopes a seaweed drier will be established in the near future to better the living condition of the fisher folks in the region. Alforque will launch a seaweed nursery project to ball-start this yearly-long anniversary...

The order affects farm-raised shrimp, catfish, basa fish and dace, a carp-like fish. The FDA said testing of the Chinese shrimp in recent months found it contaminated with antimicrobial agents, some of which are suspected to be carcinogens. The federal Food and Drug Administration announced last week that imports of several types of Chinese seafood will be blocked at the border until tests show they are not contaminated with unapproved drugs. consumers due to these drugs in seafood...