The soaring price of rice has triggered a supply and demand crunch that is hurting some of Asia's neediest nations, forcing them to spend more on imports, industry experts and officials say. Full Story »
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Japan eyes sovereign fund to reinvigorate markets As sovereign wealth funds ride to the rescue of ailing Western banks, Japan is considering investing some of its trillion-dollar currency reserves to revitalise its economy.
Boeing says weighing protest over tanker deal snub Boeing said it will decide "early next week" whether to file a protest over the US Defence Department's decision to award a lucrative aircraft contract to Europe's Northrop Grumman/EADS group.
