Fiji OKs troops to East Timor<\/p>\n
SUVA, Fiji Islands — The government has approved the deployment of 190 soldiers to East Timor as part of an international peacekeeping force established after the Indonesian province voted overwhelmingly for independence last August.<\/p>\n
The Fiji deployment, made possible with Australian funding, will cost about $5 million.<\/p>\n
The international force in East Timor now numbers 9,400. The participants come from 19 different countries.<\/p>\n
Nauru leader in Taiwan<\/p>\n
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Nauru President Rene Harris has been welcomed in Taiwan with full military honors, including a 21-gun salute.<\/p>\n
Taiwan President Lee Teng-Hui said the two leaders will discuss international relations and other matters of mutual concern during Harris’ week-long official visit.<\/p>\n
The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1980.<\/p>\n
China lends $3M for 2003 SPG games<\/p>\n
SUVA, Fiji Islands — China has agreed to provide the Fiji government with a $3 million no-interest loan to construct a multi-purpose stadium for the 2003 South Pacific Games.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry and People’s Republic of China ambassador Chen Zing Hua signed the agreement Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Chaudhry said the stadium will not only be used for the 2003 games and other sporting events, but also for trade exhibitions and university functions.<\/p>\n
Fiji garment’s earnings to surpass sugar<\/p>\n
SUVA, Fiji Islands — Garment export earnings are expected to surpass those of sugar this year, with projected earnings of a record $138.5 million.<\/p>\n
Commerce Minister Anup Kumar said this would be the first time any product had displaced sugar as Fiji’s most important export.<\/p>\n
Kumar also said the garment industry’s achievement will propel 1999 economic growth by 7.8 percent.<\/p>\n
A weakening of the Euro dollar by more than 10 percent and an oversupply of sugar on the world market have adversely affected Fiji sugar earnings. (Pacific Islands Report)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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