Agri & Mining
China commits to buy more PH agri products
China’s commitment to buy Philippine goods has convinced more businessmen in the world’s second-biggest economy to sign more purchase agreements,...
Nickel Asia’s profit drops 3% to P1.97b
Nickel Asia Corp. said Wednesday net income dropped 3 percent last year to P1.97 billion from P2.04 billion in 2015,...
PH, China set to sign $1.5-b agri trade deal
The Philippines and China will sign Wednesday a $1.5-billion trade deal that will significantly increase China’s agriculture imports from the...
First Balfour denies open pit mine operation
First Balfour Inc., a company under the Lopez Group, denied that it is operating an open pit mine in Batangas...
NFA wants to import 800,000 tons of rice
The National Food Authority plans to import 800,000 metric tons of rice to augment stock for the lean season, administrator...
China buying $1b worth of PH crops
China is set to sign an agreement to buy $1 billion worth of agricultural crops from the Philippines starting this...
Poorest provinces do not host a mine
None of the 10 poorest provinces in the country hosts a mine, according to a study conducted by a government...
Agriculture guide map for farmers up
The government on Tuesday launched the National Color-Coded Agriculture Guide Map that will teach farmers what to plant in their...
A shift in Indonesia mining policy alarms foreign investors
By Sam Reeves JAKARTA"•A controversial U-turn on mineral exports has sparked turmoil in Indonesia’s key mining sector, providing a fresh...
MAV rice deadline not extended – NFA
The National Food Authority said Friday it did not extend the February 28, 2017 deadline for rice imports covered by...
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