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  1. seafood-7297820 New Zealand seafood is rated as the ‘green protein’ a report on the environmental cost of New Zealand food production has found, Foodworks.co.nz reported.
  2. china-7235894 China trade has suffered its biggest decline in January since the 2008 financial crisis – a new sign of weak global demand and a slowing domestic economy, according to the Guardian UK, citing an Associated Press report.
  3. china-6091246 A sharp drop in Chinese imports, a gloomy outlook for global oil demand and a burgeoning US trade deficit are fanning growing fears of a deteriorating global economy, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. dairygroup-1031426 The Australian dairy industry is losing out to New Zealand in the massive, growing Chinese market, according to the managing director of Australia’s largest dairy company Murray Goulburn Co-operative, Gary Helou.
  5. rail-1997748 The rail line connecting Chongqing, Xinjiang to Belarus, Duisburg will be extended by 202 kilometres to Antwerp this year, according to the Shipping Gazette, citing Xinhua News.
  6. gameofaverages-0005-4302424 The end of 2011 saw big changes in the New Zealand organic apple industry with some significant players pulling out altogether and emergence of new key players, according to FreshPlaza.com.
  7. New Zealand has a unique opportunity to showcase its strengths and secure new business at the world’s largest fresh produce trade event being held in Germany this week, according to Voxy.co.nz.
  8. nzcurrency-0009-4850097 World leading airline pilot training provider, CTC Aviation Group plc (CTC), has gained approval by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to train airline pilots for the country’s airlines.
  9. thefreightchallenge-0012-1072702 The Maritime Union of New Zealand has issued Ports of Auckland with a new seven-day full strike notice, according to Scoop.co.nz.
  10. greece-debt-crisis-protes-007-8454911 The Greek jobless rate hit a new record high at 20.9 percent in November up from 18.2 percent the previous month, the Greek Statistical Authority announced on Thursday, according to Xinhua News.
  11. imf-4220446 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its forecast for China’s 2012 economic growth to 8.25 percent from the 9 percent projected in September, and it warned that exports would be a significant drag on expansion in the coming two years, according to ChinaDaily.
  12. air-france-6879597 Air France will fly only about half of its long-haul flights tomorrow as more pilots and other workers walked out on the second day of a four-day protest against a proposed strike-notification law, according to Gulf News citing a Bloomberg report.
  13. avocado-3050108 The avocado industry is testing technology to prevent fruit ripening in transit that it hopes will open up markets in Europe, according to the NZ Herald.
  14. milk-9438209 A boutique grocery is calling on retailers to make milk affordable as it drops its prices to $1 a litre, according to the NZ Herald.
  15. shipping-1782301 Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries is designing a 13,200-TEU ship that will exactly fit the expanded Panama, which would will tilt the scales to the advantage of US east and Gulf ports at the expense of the west coast, according to the Shipping Gazette citing the Maritime Professional journal.
  16. afewgoodmen-0001-6760975 New Zealand apple harvest was well under way with some growers already picking the earliest variety Sunrise and NZ Beauty starting this week, according to the Gisborne Herald.
  17. afewgoodmen-0001-7168214 Facebook unveiled plans for the biggest ever Internet IPO that could raise as much as $10 billion, but made it clear CEO Mark Zuckerberg will exercise almost complete control over the company, leaving investors with little say, according to Gulf News.com citing a Reuters report.
  18. In a first for a New Zealand wine brand, Brancott Estate has launched a new smartphone application which brings together the worlds of wine and entertainment in 14 unique experiences.
  19. sayitlikeitis-0010-2459695 Fruit and vegetables will become the new battleground for Australian supermarkets’ price war after Coles announced it will reduce the price of selected products by up to 50 per cent from today, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
  20. insurance-risks-takeaways-0000-5436769 Germany’s biggest, and the world’s fourth largest container carrier Hapag-Lloyd, has announced it will impose a general rate increase (GRI) of USD$750 per TEU on its Far East westbound services starting from March 1, according to the Shipping Gazette.

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