Showing posts with label food imports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food imports. Show all posts

May 31, 2012

Foreign Goods Disappear from Argentina's Shelves

In Argentina the Apple computer stores are almost empty. Imported Parma hams, and French cheeses, are not being allowed into the country. Even vital materials for Argentina's automobile and pharmaceutical industries are unavailable. It's all part of government crackdown on foreign imports to the country to stimulate local industry and protect the trade balance. Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from Buenos Aires.

March 24, 2011

Singapore Bans Japanese Food

Mar 24 - Singapore becomes the latest country to ban food imports from certain regions in Japan. Arnold Gay reports