BEIJING (Reuters) - China, Japan and South Korea agreed at a summit on Sunday to launch negotiations for a three-way free trade pact they said could help fend off global economic chills, but the talks are expected to be long and difficult because of decad

“The battle’s lost here today, but we’ll see what happens on the council floor,” said Councillor Michelle Berardinetti, who split with the mayor. “The political reality is that the councillors, by and large, want to keep this

His solution is to increase social assistance and minimum wage in line with the cost of living. Taxes would be imposed on fatty foods and soft drinks; land zone policy would be amended to bring fresh food outlets to “food deserts”; food subsidization