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Vietnamese government halts rice export

The Vietnamese government Sunday called a halt to rice export to ensure national food security, according to Vietnam News Agency. Read More

UBS, Credit Suisse end Cuba relations

Two of Switzerland's biggest banks, UBS and Credit Suisse, have confirmed that they are no longer doing business with Cuba. Read More

Venezuelan trade with Cuba is to grow 20 percent

Venezuela-Cuba trade this year will amount to USD 1.2 billion, excluding Venezuelan oil sales to the island, which represents a 20 percent increase compared to 2005, according to Venezuelan Government estimations. Read More

Cuba: Software, make it and sell it

Producing competitive software for the international market is the only way for poor countries to overcome dependence in information technology and communication, Cuban Science, Technology, and Environment Minister Read More

Cuba defends its rights to Cohiba Cigars

Cuba is determined to stand up for its right to the Cohiba Cigar brand, which American transnationals are trying to seize with the help of the Bush administration. Read More

Cuban-Qatari joint venture to construct hotel on the island

Cuban company Gran Caribe and the Qatari Kiar Investment Company have signed an agreement for the construction of a hotel in Cuba. Read More

World sales of Cuban Havana Club soar

The distributor of the best known Cuban rum, Havana Club International, announced it will close the year with sales at three million cases. Read More

Partagas House turns 13 in November

The 13th anniversary of the Partagas Tobacco House in Havana will have a celebration at the end of November, with its best clients in the world Read More

Cuba may reduce nickel flow to Dutch firm -sources

Cuba's state-run nickel producer, Cubaniquel, is in talks to reduce shipments to a Dutch company that buys around 50 percent of the island's nickel and perhaps divert the metal to China Read More

High levels of natural cuban honey

Taking advantage of the providential rains this year favoring flowering, beekeepers of eastern Cuba s Guantanamo Province have produced 83 tons of environmentally friendly honey so far. Read More

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