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Cyber Attackers Target South Korea and US

July 9, 2009
North Koreans are thought to be behind a cyber attack aimed at South Korean and US government and business websites. The attack – known as denial of service in which malicious software instructs thousands of personal computers to visit particular websites simultaneously – is not uncommon, though a...

U.S. Speeding Up Approval Steps for AIDS Drugs

May 17, 2004
In its efforts to distribute cheap and easy-to-use drugs,the global fight against AIDS has encountered serious roadblocks in the past. Local governments and pharmaceutical companies have often fought against generic AIDS drug distribution. Now, the US – which has been accused of slowing the...

Olympic Torch Protests Pose Dilemma for Host Nations

May 5, 2008
In planning for an unprecedented 20-nation relay for the Olympic torch, China did not expect to create a flashpoint for protest against its violations of human rights and international law. Attempting to stem a public-relations disaster, China expects other governments to limit protests. Large...

A New Brand of Power

August 8, 2006
Some product brands, from Apple’s iPods to Nike Air Force Ones, attract fast, global popularity. For many modern products, corporate value centers on patents, skill and brands – and yet firms have less control over brand popularity than ever before. Consumers tend to rely on word of mouth and blogs...

In Asia, English Is Useful But Mandarin Is Rising

January 13, 2006
Given the innate capacity for language acquisition in schoolchildren, it makes sense to introduce immersion programs at a young age. In many Asian countries, elementary schools already instruct in English, a language seen as widely useful, especially for global business. Now Thailand has started...

US Reviewing Second Dubai Firm

March 7, 2006
The Bush administration has reversed direction by notifying the US Congress about sales with national security implications. That comes after public outrage greeted a proposal that would transfer operations of six US ports to a Dubai company. Now the government says it will investigate two deals in...

Sari Weavers Struggle Amid Economic Boom

June 11, 2007
In India, weaving saris is a common way to earn a living, second only to farming in terms of the country’s most popular occupation. “The father of independent India, Mohandas Gandhi, clad in his homespun loincloth, launched his nationalist movement to defy colonialism by encouraging Indians to stop...

Iraq Needs US Shield for Democracy to Work

December 10, 2008
Iraq has stood strong against three outside ideological forces that attempt to sway its future: the brutal violence of Al Qaeda, the rigid inflexibility Iran-inspired and aided Shia conservatives, as well as the US neoconservative vision that anticipated an instant switch to democracy and...
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