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Trade surplus triples for China (and more…) 
January 13, 2006 Trade surplus triples for China - by Nerys Avery, Bloomberg News (read this story) US envoy in China as rumours on N.Korea’s Kim swirl - by Chris Buckley and Jon Herskovitz (read this story) CHALLENGES 2005-2006: Nuclear Clouds Gather Over Asia - Analysis by Praful Bidwai With comment by Michael C. Ruppert (read this story)

Canada approves GM yeast that combats cancer compound 
10/6/2006 - Environment Canada has approved the import and manufacture of a genetically modified yeast variety that is designed to reduce the levels of the carcinogen ethyl carbamate, a compound that can naturally occur in fermented foods and beverages, such as wine, beer and bread.

Israel pulling out of Lebanon war territory 
ISRAEL has withdrawn from about 90 per cent of the territory it held in south Lebanon during its 34-day war there against Hezbollah guerrillas, and hopes to be out completely by the end of the week.

MRIs Made Safe For People With Modern Defibrillators And Pacemakers 
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have painstakingly figured out how to safely perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans on men and women who have any one of 24 modern types of implanted defibrillators and pacemakers.

Sun worship dries up global silicon supplies 
Californias Silicon Valley is suffering acute shortages of the very material that gave it its name.

Silicon scarcity cools solar industry 
The shortage of silicon is a big topic among advocates for solar power these days. Silicon is the key raw material used to manufacture the photovoltaic panels that most existing solar systems use to convert sunlight into electricity.