CANBERRA Nike Air Max 97 Homme Barely Rose Pas Cher , Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Australian winemakers and exporters are hoping for a boost in profits from this week, as tariffs to China are further reduced as a result of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA).
China is the nation's largest export market for wine, with the export side of the industry now worth almost 375 million U.S. dollars annually, however, with the further tariff reductions, China's middle class will be able to access more wines at a cheaper price, something exporters hope will contribute to a bigger bottom line.
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"In the beginning we exported about two containers per year, but now from last year we export 15 containers," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Friday.
Before ChAFTA, Australian wine was subject to a 14 percent tariff before it hit Chinese shelves, however the Winemakers' Federation's Tony Battaglene said as the tariff rate continues to reduce before hitting zero by 2019 Homme Nike Air Max 95 Just Do It Noir Blanche En ligne , Australian winemakers and exporters can get a real leg up over the competition.
"China's now our biggest market, so this is a great chance to increase our profits," Battaglene told the ABC.
"We've got around 24 percent, 25 percent of their market ahead of France. We're now beating the old world at their game so that's a really good outcome for us."
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MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Although Uruguay is not a country where most people associate with carnival, several of its cities are known for hosting lively pre-Lenten celebrations.
Located on Uruguay's border with carnival king Brazil, Artigas hosts an authentic mini carnival each year Homme Nike Air Max 97 Just Do It Noir Pas Cher , complete with competing samba schools.
Separated from Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul by just a bridge, but with a distant 600 km from Uruguay's capital city of Montevideo, Artigas understandably shares some cultural traits with its carnival-celebrating neighbor.
The town even has its own version of Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome -- a 700-meter-long Lecueder Avenue, where each school parades with a minimum of five floats, and some 600 dancers and drummers.
Artigas' Samba schools have three nights to parade their talent in front of thousands of spectators lining the avenue.
Last year, Emperadores de la Zona Sur wrested the carnival crown from Barrio Rampla, breaking that school's nine-year winning streak.
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Rampla, meanwhile, is paying homage to national soccer star Luis Suarez, who plays for Spanish club Barcelona.
""We're not going to focus on his football career, but on his life story,"" school spokesperson Claudia Pereira said.
Uruguay's Tourism Ministry says the town has adapted carnival dances and rhythms to national and local mores and customs, ""demonstrating the hybrid character of the border nike air max 98 pas cher , which celebrates the style of life of a community situated between two countries.""
Another border town, Rivera is home to what residents tout as ""the funniest carnival in Uruguay.""
""Here, carnival is characterized by being multi-cultural and including all rhythms. That's why here visitors can enjoy the candombe (an Afro-Uruguayan beat), samba schools and the rhythm of Bahia (Brazil) trios,"" say organizers.
The candombe originated with African slaves that were brought to this part of South America in the 1800s and has been declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
City tourism chief Carlos Martorell said this year Rivera is hosting a binational carnival organized in conjunction with Brazilian sister border city Santana Do Livramento.
The coastal city of La Pedrera nike air max 270 pas cher , on the Atlantic, celebrates carnival in its own unique way, with a parade of groups that together choose the theme, costumes, songs and dances. There's no competition and no prizes, but plenty of water fights.
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MELBOURNE, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Seven members of an international drug ring have been arrested after cocaine worth 23 million U.S. dollars was found in a shipping container in Melbourne.
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John Beveridge, a commander from the Australian Federal Police (AFP), said Friday the cargo arrived on a vessel coming from Panama at the Port of Melbourne on Monday night.
"The particular container we were interested in possessed three black duffel bags placed inside the container with a duplicate seal," Beveridge told reporters.
"Each bag contained 26 boxes of cocaine. The amount of cocaine is estimated at a street value of (23 million U.S. dollars)."
Police said the syndicate had used aerial drones to conduct counter-surveillance on police throughout the investigation process.
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The major bust coincided with the release of an Australian Crime Intelligence Commission (ACIC) which stated that Victoria had become the Australian capital of illicit drugs.
The AFP worked with law enforcement from around the world to make the arrests on Friday.
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