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Thailand orders close watch on cheap 'elephant pant' imports
Thailand orders close watch on cheap 'elephant pant' imports
Economy
by  AFP

Thailand ordered its ports on Tuesday to keep a close watch out for rogue "elephant pants" being imported to the kingdom, as Bangkok trumpeted its copyright claim to the popular pachyderm print. "We have ordered the surveillance of elephant pants in all ports," Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai told reporters on Tuesday.

Chance for Italy's toxic steelworks to finally go green
Chance for Italy's toxic steelworks to finally go green
Economy
by  AFP

Doctor Maria Grazia Serra's patients have been "breathing, eating and drinking" toxins from Taranto's steelworks for decades, but a dispute over the vast Italian plant could finally see its ecological conversion. She is one of 150 doctors who last month appealed to the government not to waste the opportunity to finally turn the plant around.

Toyota raises annual net profit forecast as chip shortage eases
Toyota raises annual net profit forecast as chip shortage eases
Economy
by  AFP

Japan's Toyota raised its annual net profit forecast to a record high on Tuesday and reported strong sales in all regions in the first three quarters as the global semiconductor shortage eases. Third-quarter net profit soared 86 percent on-year to nearly 1.36 trillion yen, the company said.