GUIYU, China - The air smells acrid from the squat gas burners that sit outside homes, melting wires to recover copper and cooking computer motherboards to release gold. Yet a visit to this southeastern Chinese town regarded as the heartland of "e-waste" disposal shows little has improved. That adds up to roughly 5 million television sets, 4 million fridges, 5 million washing machines, 10 million mobile phones and 5 million personal computers, according to Choi. In China, poor migrants...

Eighty leading jewelry making enterprises, including 16 foreign ones attended the fair, showcasing their products, technologies and machines at 108 booths. Czech businesses keen on investing in Vietnam Czech businesses are interested in conducting investment in Vietnam s power sector and manufacturing accessories and construction materials, the Czech Industry and Trade Minister told Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai. Czech businesses keen on investing in Vietnam Czech businesses are...

Heilman report that the woman who succeeds at what has traditionally been men's work -- and what is a presidential campaign if not that? -- risks being seen as ''hostile, abrasive, pushy, manipulative and generally unlikeable. The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. But it's different, isn't it, because she's a woman? With the men, toughness reads as leadership, authority, getting things done. As...

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Leaders of the cotton and rice producer groups have balked at stricter payment limitations, calling them an attack on their way of life because the cost of production per acre is higher for their crops. Also, as the person who often tries to bring state and national Farm Bureau members together, he knows there are big regional differences in perspective. Until it is finalized, they are hesitant to agree to a farm bill that cuts commodity payments, even though they might support that idea...