Cocoa farmers in Brazil are getting ready for a dramatic comeback.

RUSSIAN firms based in the United Arab Emirates are coming under greater scrutiny from local banks as the Gulf state faces increased US pressure to tackle sanctions evasion and ramps up efforts to get off a global organization’s watch list.

India, the world’s top rice exporter, is expected to maintain its curbs on overseas sales well into next year, a move likely to hold the staple grain at close to its highest price levels since the food crisis of 2008.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said he will have a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a second time this year to discuss ways to ease tensions in the South China Sea (SCS) that have escalated in recent months.

Ships carrying everything from consumer goods to food and fuel in and out of the European Union will soon face hefty emissions bills.
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