Day: October 1, 2013

Members of Congress ask U.S. Trade Representative to help resolve dispute during TPP negotiations with Japan

Oct 1, 2013

VANCOUVER, WA (October 1, 2013) – Members of Congress are voicing concern over Japan’s entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) while Japanese conglomerates have locked out ILWU grain workers in Washington and Oregon for...

Panama slaps $1 million fine on North Korean ship

Oct 1, 2013

The Panama Canal Authority announced Thursday that it slapped a $1 million fine on a North Korean cargo ship caught with an undeclared shipment of Cuban weapons in July. The Panamanian government said last month that a United...