Official anti-terror plans emerge in Germany following a report that three Moroccans suspected of planning the Madrid bombings had lived in Germany. The three men had previously been identified by German officials as “potentially violent Islamists”. With the fear that Germany could be used as a...
With terrorism casting a wider shadow of death, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder declared on Thursday that his government would step up efforts to wipe out the threat.
His comments came shortly...
The Washington Post reports that the US president shared highly classified information about the Islamic State to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador. White House staff denied the story, possibly leaked by White House or intelligence staff. Donald Trump then confirmed that he shared “facts...
Janicki Bioenergy based in Seattle has devised an Omni Processor system that takes raw sewage, boils it, separating solids from water vapor. The solids are then used to produce electricity – with the extracted water used for drinking. Sewage contains about 80 percent water and 20 percent biomass;...
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Moon Jae-in became South Korea’s president in 2017 and the wake of a corruption scandal and impeachment of his predecessor. He has made addressing inequality a priority. “He is responding to a growing despair in South Korea that ordinary people cannot get ahead, small- and medium-sized companies...
Inequality and corruption: The IMF austerity recipe for growth after the Asian financial crisis prompted protests; South Korea has seen growth since, but is still wracked by inequality and corruption
SEOUL: During the height of the 1997-98 Asian...
Vietnam has a long and troubled history with China. After the chill caused by the 1979 Chinese invasion of Vietnam and subsequent tussles over the South China Sea, the two nations normalized relations in 1991 for cross-border trade and diplomacy. Still, the Vietnamese people are not so quick to...
Neighbor’s dilemma: Vietnamese protesters oppose a visit from the president of China, the powerful neighbor to the north; Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng welcomes Xi Jinping
HANOI: Few people had expected mass...
Nearly two decades after fears of a Japanese industrial takeover reached fever pitch in the United States, expansionist moves by Chinese corporations have triggered alarms around the world. Last summer, when Chinese companies CNOOC and Haier attempted to buy Unocal and Maytag, respectively,...
A constant struggle: Chinese company Haier tries to expand its horizons
BEIJING: China's economic reform and its open door to foreign investment have brought a phenomenal surge in its economy....
Many nations view their citizens as resilient during times of crisis, capable of putting the best minds to work and and enduring sacrifices for the common good. The challenge during the COVID-19 crisis is convincing citizens to self-isolate, avoiding infections and overwhelming health systems –...
The debate over benefits of outsourcing centers to companies and to a country’s economy versus its cost to displaced workers at home, has heated up in France. As France struggles to compete in the global economy, the authors suggest that it should strive to take full advantage of outsourcing. They...
When it comes to offshoring, France is a newcomer compared with the United States, the United Kingdom, and even Germany.1 From 2002 to 2004, offshoring accounted for only 4 percent of all jobs lost in France, and most...
