VEGETABLE farmers in Northwest Guadalcanal are concerned with the increasing presence of the invasive pest ‘Fall armyworm’ which continues to attack vegetables and other green crops. Fall armyworm scientifically known as Spodoptera frugiperda is an insect pest, according to reports from Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nation (FAO) and International Plant Control Convention…
Junior David and Micah Lea’alafa helped their respective clubs to victories over the weekend in the Football South Australia (SA) competitions in Adelaide. David played in his usual right wing back for the entire 90 minutes in Croydon FC’s 2-0 win over Para Hills Knights on Saturday in the SA National Premier League (NPL). Croydon…
CHINA and the European Union (EU) have held in-depth discussions on trade and investment matters and agreed to establish regular ministerial-level communications and enhance exchanges on major China-Europe economic and trade issues ahead of the United States announcement of a sweeping ‘reciprocal’ tariff policy. The discussions held between China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and visiting…
CHINA is set to impose additional 34 per-cent tariffs on all products imported from the United States (US) as of April 10, the Customs Commission of the State Council announced. The announcement, issued on Friday 4 April, follows the US decision to impose ‘reciprocal tariffs’ on China’s exports to the US, a move which the…