Environmental protections do not justify China’s export duties and quotas on rare earth element, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization has ruled, reports Environment News Service. China is responsible for 90 percent of the worlds’ supply of rare earth minerals, and the ruling is a...
In a decision that affects automakers around the world, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, has ruled that China’s export duties and quotas on rare earth elements are not justified for reasons of environmental protection or...
As the US tech industry saw rapid growth during the 1990s, immigrating students and workers from Asia heeded innovation’s call. Engineers and programmers from India settled in Silicon Valley and enjoyed immediate success. About one out of six tech startups was launched by immigrants from India. Now...
Silicon Valley roots: Chairman of HCL Infosystems Ajai Chowdhryshows off the new ultra-portable laptop in Delhi
SAN FRANCISCO: Throughout history, diasporas have reflected economic or political disruptions, ultimately enriching the receiving...
United Kingdom leaders are in no hurry to trigger action on Article 50 or begin formal negotiations to separate from the European Union. No planning has started. Likewise, other countries will hold back on negotiating new trade deals with the UK until a detailed understanding of separation is...
Read the article. Denis MacShane is the former UK minister for Europe and author of Brexit: Why Britain Left Europe.
For many years, Grand Island in Nebraska has hosted many immigrants passing through in search of work. But migration has come in distinctive waves: refugees from the Vietnam War in the 1970s, refugees from Eastern Europe in the 1990s, Mexican and Latino immigrants in the last couple of decades, and...
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A clash between China and Japan over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands would be devastating for the global economy. The islands, historically under contention by China, Japan and Taiwan, have been subject of series of dangerous, escalating exchanges – including activists attempting landings and warships...
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s February 22 meeting with President Barack Obama reportedly focused on issues related to North Korea, Japanese-Chinese relations and Japan’s joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The two leaders almost...
Archeological discoveries and scientific analysis of materials continue to provide new insights on the transformation of the Chinese ceramic industry, in particular the development of porcelain during the Tang Dynasty, from 618 to 907. “During this period, China was the epicenter of Eurasian trade...
Art, science, history lessons combine: Museums reassess the history of Chinese art with the help of archeological discoveries like the Belitung shipwreck, laden with thousands of pieces of porcelain, as well as materials testing in art conservation...
Digitizing health records improves care, reduces errors and saves money in redundant testing or treatment. In an effort to reduce costs, the US health care reform law includes incentives, with billions in government funding, for providers and hospitals to rely on electronic medical records. Only 20...
Indian technology companies are eyeing a coming wave of U.S. spending to digitize health-care records. But sensitivity over outsourcing and resistance by American hospitals to sending medical information overseas could thwart efforts to win big...
Almost any task performed by humans could be automated, and development of robots could soon replace most human jobs. Computer scientists Moshe Vardi of Rice University and Bart Selman of Cornell University warned the American Association for the Advancement of Science, that “governments – and...
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