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Women's Health Weekly , 8/7/2003 : Good nutrition, including "plenty ofvitamin E," is on Harvard Medical School's list of what to do to keep eyesseeing their best.

New Delhi, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- Edible oil imports by India rose to 578,000tonnes, up from 536,000 tonnes in June, according to quick estimates byOilmandi.com, an industry portal.

KUALA LUMPUR (August 05 2003) : India tightened rules for crude palm oiland crude palm olein imports, a move traders said sought to weed outrefined oil that some importers falsely labelled as crude in a bid tododge higher duties.

JAKARTA (July 31 2003) : Indonesia's main palm oil producers body revisedup its forecast for 2003 crude palm oil output by about seven percent onWednesday to 9.8-9.9 million tonnes, due to maturing plants and higheryields.

HAMBURG (July 30 2003) : Soybean supplies in the main exporting countries- the US, Brazil and Argentine - will remain relatively tight in September2003/February 2004 despite a large production rise, Hamburg-basednewsletter Oil World said.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30 2003) : Malaysia's crude palm oil futures, which setthe tone of global palm oil prices, are hovering at their lowest levels in14 months on fears of rising output in main producing countries, industrysources said on Tuesday.

HONG KONG (August 01 2003) : Several soyabean cargoes remain stranded atChinese ports due to import restrictions, and some buyers are consideringcancelling deliveries despite talk of moves to allow vessels through,traders said on Thursday.

KIEV (Ukraine), July 15 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr MahathirMohamad has expressed Malaysia's hope that Ukraine could provide adistribution centre for Malaysian palm oil and other products for the EastEuropean market.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- The momentum of trade and investmentpromotion activities will be intensified in 2003, the Ministry ofInternational Trade and Industry (MITI) said in its 2002 report releasedThursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Association(MPOA) has written to the Ministry of Agriculture requesting that it beincluded as a committee member in the review of the ban on paraquat.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Bernama) -- The potential for more Malaysian palmoil to penetrate Ukraine and its neighbouring areas including theCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries can be further enhancedif exported via the Ukrainian port city of Odessa.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- World Trade Organisation (WTO) membersnegotiating to liberalise global trade must ensure the talks producetangible benefits for developing countries through flexibilities, specialand differential treatment, and enhanced capacity building.