The Venezuelan president announced plans to increase oil exports to China tenfold over the next five years, with the expectation that China will invest in the nation’s oil infrastructure, particularly in developing the reserves of the Orinoco Belt. The heavy tar-like reserves, which require special...
Thumbs up for oil power: Venzuela's President Hugo Chavez signed a deal to get Chinese investment in developing his country's oil resource
NEW YORK AND CARACAS: Hugo Chávez ended his recent visit to Beijing with...
China and India are locked in a serious border crisis. Despite reports of reduced tensions amid negotiations in recent weeks, soldiers along the border in Galwan Valley clashed with hand-to-hand combat on June 16. India reported 20 dead along with unconfirmed casualties for China. Both sides have...
Clashing construction: India’s and China’s efforts to strengthen respective infrastructure along their Himalayan border provoked hand to hand combat
NEW DELHI: Since the start of May, Indian and Chinese forces have been squaring off in the tough...
Fifty years ago, the world paused to gaze at transmissions of a feat that had once seemed unthinkable. Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the surface of the Moon, meeting a goal set a decade earlier by US President John F. Kennedy. The astronaut’s first words on the Moon were eloquent...
Lunar odyssey: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the Moon, and the Apollo 11 lunar lander Eagle carries Neil Armstrong and Aldrin after their walk on the moon, against the backdrop of Earth (Source: NASA)
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND: On July 20, 1969, Neil...
What began with tens of thousands of protestors mobilizing against rising food prices in Sudan swelled into a national upheaval calling for the resignation of President Omar al-Bashir. Moreover, in the face of security repression, the civilian protestors may have the support and protection of rank-...
Nigeria experienced its first peaceful and democratic transfer of power to an opposition candidates with the victory of Muhammadu Buhari. Voters and global onlookers expect a hard stance on corruption, terrorism and poverty. “Inexplicably, Africa's largest armed force, which has been given...
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Myanmar is reengaging with the world, a sudden immersion in the era of social media. “Using the benefit of hindsight from social media adoption in other Asian countries, it is safe to predict that Myanmar will benefit in terms of education, accountability and transparency,” writes Thomas Crampton,...
MYANMAR'S opening to globalization is remarkable on many levels, but it is unique to have an entire population enter the world directly in the era of social media. The country’s telecom infrastructure remains painfully inadequate — a simple call via...
Offshoring work overseas by US companies is a handy populist issue during a US presidential campaigns. The issue distinguishes the two candidates: Republican John McCain staunchly supports free trade and low taxes; Democrat Barack Obama supports free-trade agreements, but urges tax incentives for...
Politics of outsourcing: During a US presidential election year, outsourcing has emerged as a hot button issue
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky: Offshoring has become a well-accepted business practice in the United States,...
China’s rise does not present inevitable battle between east and west. Global powers can accommodate a changing order and thrive. “Today's Western order, in short, is hard to overturn and easy to join,” writes G. John Ikenberry, professor of politics and international affairs. After World War...
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