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Sat March 15, 2008 Farmers in fear By Jim Stafford Business Writer Prices paid to Oklahoma wheat farmers for their grain have surged to historic highs, but the prospect of $12-a-bushel wheat at harvest has yielded a surprising side effect, said farm economist Kim Anderson: Fear. The July wheat contract on the Kansas City Board of Trade closed at $12.21 Friday, down 44 cents from the previous day, but still hovering near historic levels. So, what is to fear from wheat priced at three to four times what it was just five years ago? "They are scared to death because...

Japanese companies warned of China risks By Mariko Sanchanta in Tokyo Published: July 2 2005 03:00 | Last updated: July 2 2005 03:00 Japanese companies should rely less on China, because of its political and microeconomic risks, and increase production in countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations, the trade ministry said in its annual white paper yesterday. "We believe there are many risks that may prevent foreign and Japanese firms from keeping their operations [in China]. We want to be whistle-blowers about these risks," said Susumu Okamoto, a deputy director in the trade policy bureau at the...

http://www.chosun.com/economy/news/200506/200506190265.html/begin my translation'Cheap Made-in-India Products' Strangle ChinaWal-Mart considering the relocation of its supply base from China to IndiaLabor cost 30% cheaper, production cost 10% cheaper than ChinaWal-Mart to buy 1 billion dollars worth of Indian products.The beginning of multinational corporations' march out of China?Choi Yu-shik finder@chosun.com posted: 2005.06.19 21:02 17'  last modified: 2005.06.20 00:48 19' Multinationals' march out of China into India is starting? The world's largest chain store, Wal-Mart in America, is considering to switch from China to India its (main) supply base for textile and clothing,  which is a major blow to Chinese business community.  Andrew Tsuei, a Vice President in charge of Global...