China does not let the grass grow under its feet in studying and adapting high-value technology, then mastering and distributing the same. Such is the case with the high-speed rails pioneered by Japanese and European firms, with China now supplying similar technology to Saudi Arabia, the US and...
QINGDAO, China – When the Japanese and European companies that pioneered high-speed rail agreed to build trains for China, they thought they'd be getting access to a booming new market, billions of dollars worth of contracts and the cachet of...
Brexit has stalled as new information emerges about the costs for the United Kingdom to ending membership in the European Union. Prime Minister Theresa May delayed a December 11 parliamentary vote until mid-January, as members struggle to approve a draft plan that requires more negotiations to tie...
Blocked path: Opposition to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan swells, both on the street and in parliament
CAMBRIDGE: The Brexit process ground to a halt after UK Prime Minister Theresa May realized that the number of votes necessary to get...
Countries around the world have their hands full responding to the Covid-19 pandemic and cannot afford missteps in other areas. In early March, OPEC nations failed to reach agreement with non-OPEC nations to limit oil production, and Saudi Arabia responded by opening the pumps, forcing prices to...
North Korean nuclear programs have long been a puzzle for the international intelligence community to solve. No one is quite sure when they started, how they started, or how far along towards producing weapons-grade uranium and plutonium they are. The recent revelation by Pakistani scientist A.Q...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reviews his troops: Will the Pakistani revelations about his clandestine effort force him to come clean?
WASHINGTON: Recent revelations about Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan's...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made fewer public appearances throughout 2020 than he did during the same period a year ago, and whether that is due to the Covid-19 pandemic or other reasons is unknown. “Although only 36, he could be a candidate for a health event,” writes Mike Chinoy, author...
Top secret: The Kim family has controlled North Korea since 1948 and when leaders go out of sight, global security analysts speculate on transition – Kim Jong Un met with US President Trump in 2019, left, and his sister Kim Yo Jong joined a meeting...
Activists can use the US judicial system and the Alien Tort Claims Act to shame all sorts of multinational corporations from cooperating with authoritarian governments that violate international law. For example, a dozen Chinese citizens joined a suit against Cisco Systems, based in California, in...
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Since building the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao has witnessed extraordinary growth in tourism. Now, many policy makers see Bilbao and the Guggenheim as a model for urban renewal. But not all are in agreement.
Tourism is an uncertain industry, and museums are attractive as long as they are unique....
Guggenheim Bilbao
They call it the "Guggenheim effect": the power of a well known brand and spectacular architecture to give a moribund city such as Bilbao a new lease of life.
Bilbao's economic renaissance, following the opening...
The United States ranks third in the world for total land area after Russia and China. US citizens, legal residents and tourists traveling near coasts or land borders can be stopped and asked to prove legal status. US Customs and Border Protection], using a 1946 law, “claims the right to search...
