WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following in focus (No. IF11667) updated on April 6, 2022, entitled "China's Economy: Current Trends and Issues" by Karen M. Sutter, Asian trade and finance specialist, and Michael D. Sutherland, international trade and finance analyst: * * * The People's Republic of China (PRC or China) was the first major economy to announce a return to economic growth in June 2020 since the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing on examining steps Congress can take to protect consumers from excessive gas prices, including increasing transparency and ensuring the Federal   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to allow flexibilities for prime agricultural lands under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to be utilized for the production of food and feed-grade grains to help American crop growers respond to global food shortages and supply chain impacts caused by Russia's inva  more

ROME, Italy, April 9 -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news on April 8, 2022: World food commodity prices made a significant leap in March to reach their highest levels ever, as war in the Black Sea region spread shocks through markets for staple grains and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The FAO Food Price Index (https://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/) averaged 159  more