Cultural traditions in one society can be crimes in another. Children raised with such traditions confront a dilemma as acceptance slowly transforms into questions and shame. Author Alex Tizon, now deceased, profiles a woman who had served his family without pay for more than 50 years. The...
The world confronts unsustainable population growth. Some researchers suggest that a population based on two people per arable hectare is sustainable, and with 1.6 million arable hectares, the planet can support 3.2 billion people, less than half the current population. The planet's population...
A good life: The world is on track for more than 10 billion people by the century’s end even as fertility slows – Iran halved fertility within 10 years, left, while Africa will represent half of the world’s population growth by 2050 (Source: Reuters...
Harlan Ullman, co-author of "Shock and Awe: Achieving Rapid Dominance", explains here that the philosophy behind the 'shock and awe' doctrine currently being employed by the US in Iraq is "to win decisively, rapidly and inexpensively in terms of human life and the ravages...
War in Iraq has captured the world's attention - and especially that of Europe and the US.
The conflict now unfolding around Basra, Nasiriya and Umm Qasr is the most intensely covered war in history. "Embedded...
China stopped accepting 12 forms of imported recyclables for processing and set stringent conditions on contamination as of January 2018. Developed nations do not have adequate domestic markets for handling the waste and did not prepare citizens, packaging firms or cities for the change. So...
After World War II, Korea was divided into two nations, north and south. The Korean War began after forces from the north invaded the south in 1950, after rival factions could not agree on a system of governance. Train service crossing the border ended in 1951 and did not resume after the 1953...
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Recent suggestions by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that North Korea could be re-listed as a state sponsoring terrorism raises the prospect of further tightening the economic noose around the regime. North Korea has got nuclear weapons but needs funds to keep the regime afloat. Yet, normal...
Digging advisers: North Korean technicians coming out of an undisclosed Burmese government guesthouse, presumably in the newly built capital, Naypyidaw
BANGKOK: Missiles and missile and nuclear technology, counterfeiting money and cigarette...
印度的青年优势素来被视为一种“人口红利”（demographic dividend）。然而，破败的教育体制无法让毕业生们胜任快速增长的经济中的工作岗位。由于倚重精英学校、忽视早期教育，印度不仅在灵活性、创造力和毕生学习的激情方面，而且在基础技能方面都落后了。美国企业研究所（American Enterprise Institute）的朱利萨•米利根和萨达纳德•杜海姆主张，印度每年有800万青年加入劳动力大军，其中只有被拣选出来的一小部分人是训练有素的。2009年的《教育权法案》旨在让每个印度孩子都享受高质量的教育，可单单有钱并不能保证干得漂亮。...
华 盛顿：尽管经济增速放缓和腐败丑闻频发近来给印度蒙上些许阴霾，大家依然普遍认为印度是崛起中的大国。当人们声称印度的崛起时，其中一个要点便是经济学家 所谓的人口红利：这种论调认为，由于拥有庞大的青年人口，印度将以其庞大的劳动年龄段人口为傲，这些人口能够支撑相对少的退休人员。不过，一旦我们深入考 察印度教育的糟糕状况，便知这种评价没那么确切。
根 据经济合作与发展组织的国际学生评估项目（OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment...
As shares on the Chinese stock market fall due to a government decision to raise share transaction taxes, experts warn that the decline is only temporary. China’s share prices quadrupled over the past 18 months. Furthermore, the World Bank predicts that China’s economic growth for 2007 will reach...
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