US: Kīlauea Volcano In Hawaii’s Big Island Erupts, Causing Travel Disruptions

Kīlauea Volcano, located on Hawaii's Big Island, erupted early Monday morning, December 23, at approximately 2:20 a.m. Hawaiian Airlines delayed seven interisland departures and canceled two flights.

Japan, Australia start FTA talks in Tokyo

Japan, Australia start FTA talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Government officials from Japan and Australia begin three-day talks on June 13, 2012, in Tokyo toward sealing a bilateral free trade agreement, with the focus on what concessions Japan is prepared to make on liberalizing trade in farm products and what Australia is prepared to concede on investor protection. It is the 16th round of bilateral FTA negotiations launched in April 2007.

Japan, China begin vice-ministerial talks over trade

Japan, China begin vice-ministerial talks over trade

TOKYO, Japan - Japan and China begin vice-ministerial talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19 in a last-ditch effort to resolve a trade dispute stemming from Tokyo's emergency import curbs on three farm products mostly from China.

Japan, China fail to solve trade row

Japan, China fail to solve trade row

BEIJING, China - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma speaks to reporters in Beijing on Dec. 11 after Japan and China failed to resolve their trade dispute over Tokyo's import curbs on three farm products, mostly from China.

Japan, China end 2-day trade talks with no progress

Japan, China end 2-day trade talks with no progress

BEIJING, China - The Japanese Foreign Ministry's Economic Affairs Bureau Director General Hitoshi Tanaka briefs reporters in Beijing on July 4 after Japan and China ended trade talks without a breakthrough. The two countries remained at odds over Japan's emergency import curbs on three farm products, the bulk of which come from China, and China's retaliatory punitive tariffs on Japanese exports of three products.

China warns it is ready to counter Japan farm import curb

China warns it is ready to counter Japan farm import curb

BEIJING, China - Katsutoshi Matsuoka (L), senior vice minister of Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, talks with Long Yongtu (R), vice minister of China's Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, in Beijing on April 13. During the meeting, Long indicated China would consider tit-for-tat retaliatory trade measures if Japan invokes an emergency curb on imports of three agricultural products from China.

Japanese ministers agree to impose farm import curb

Japanese ministers agree to impose farm import curb

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu (L) speaks at a news conference March 30 after agreed with two other cabinet ministers to impose a temporary emergency import curb on three agricultural products primarily from China.

Spanish dairy industry grinds to a halt over transport strikes

STORY: Spanish dairy industry grinds to a halt over transport strikes DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a supermarket 2. various of the strike 3. various of a supermarket 4. various of a livestock farm 5. various of people on transport strike 6. Spain's Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sanchez 7. various of the strike 8. Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez 9. various of the strike STORYLINE: Spain's dairy industry was forced to suspend activity on Thursday due to transport strikes, the country's National Federation of Dairy Industries (Fenil) said. The three-day transport strike, called by independent haulers due to rising fuel costs, has interrupted deliveries of raw materials and packaging to factories, Fenil said. Fenil warned that the supply of nutritionally basic products in people's diets, such as milk and dairy products, is at risk. Dairy produce does not have a long shelf life, Fenil emphasized, an

Japan, China fail to solve trade row

Japan, China fail to solve trade row

BEIJING, China - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma speaks to reporters in Beijing on Dec. 11 after Japan and China failed to resolve their trade dispute over Tokyo's import curbs on three farm products, mostly from China.

Japan, China begin vice-ministerial talks over trade

Japan, China begin vice-ministerial talks over trade

TOKYO, Japan - Japan and China begin vice-ministerial talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19 in a last-ditch effort to resolve a trade dispute stemming from Tokyo's emergency import curbs on three farm products mostly from China.

Japan, China end 2-day trade talks with no progress

Japan, China end 2-day trade talks with no progress

BEIJING, China - The Japanese Foreign Ministry's Economic Affairs Bureau Director General Hitoshi Tanaka briefs reporters in Beijing on July 4 after Japan and China ended trade talks without a breakthrough. The two countries remained at odds over Japan's emergency import curbs on three farm products, the bulk of which come from China, and China's retaliatory punitive tariffs on Japanese exports of three products.