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China Sends Man Into Orbit, Entering U.S.-Russian Club

October 15, 2003
China has joined the US and Russia as only the third nation to launch a person into space. The Shenzhou 5 blasted off from somewhere in China's Gobi Desert on Wednesday, carrying a lone astronaut into space. If all goes well and he returns home safely, China's leadership will have one...

Industrialised World Must Adapt to Rising China and India

February 6, 2003
A former Japanese Finance Ministry official writes that like the industrialization of the late 19th century, the globalization of the last two decades has rapidly altered the world economy. China and India are poised to become important actors in the new economy, but for them to succeed, many...

McDonald’s to Close Restaurants Amid Restructuring

November 8, 2002
Faced with falling profits, the US-based McDonald’s Corp. has found it necessary to restructure the corporation by slowing down expansion and overhauling U.S. restaurants. McDonald’s also plans to pull out of or restructure in at least seven nations, all located in the Middle East and Latin...

US Privacy Campaigners Fear Mark of the Beast

May 12, 2006
If a diner in the US falls ill in the near future, the government plans to turn to a computer database to learn the source of any last bite of meat. Privacy advocates complain that the ambitious tagging program is expensive and excessive, and could potentially be used on humans. The US Department...

More Pressure on Global Fish Stocks as Scientists Warn of Underreporting of Catches

July 17, 2008
Scientists have long known that global fish stocks were in trouble. Countries overfish and deplete stocks without thought to long-term consequences and population collapses. Researchers from the Sea Around Us, an international research group based at the University of British Columbia, visited 20...

The Trek Abroad Quickens Pace

September 3, 2004
The US is not the only country tackling the issue of jobs moving overseas; a recent study reports that German companies continue to shift operations to other countries. Despite labor agreements from Siemens and Daimler Chrysler to preserve some domestic operations, the industrial exodus may reach...

China Tightens Grip on Rare Minerals

September 2, 2009
While one might not have heard of dysprosium and terbium – these elements are rare – they are critical ingredients in green technology and military hardware, and China, the country with some of the largest deposits, wants to limit their export. Though not as precious as gold or platinum, rare...

Iranians Turn Off State TV After Soap Is Dropped

October 20, 2010
Iran’s state television network refused to air a television program with a political theme – about an incompetent regime that refuses to admit its errors and bans them from history books. The show starred one of the country’s beloved actors, and the leading director effectively created a “private...
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