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Korea Times: North Korea Shipment Tests US-South Korean Ties

August 7, 2018
The United States, with the world’s largest military and economy, finds it challenging to encourage support among close allies for enforcing sanctions. The leaders of North Korea and the United States met in June to discuss initial steps on denuclearization. The US urges strict maintenance of North...

In Your Phone, In Their Air

October 28, 2016
Lithium batteries in smartphones and laptops include graphite. “The companies making those products promote the bright futuristic possibilities of the ‘clean’ technology,” reports Peter Whoriskey for the Washington Post. “But virtually all such batteries use graphite, and its cheap production in...

Tough Struggle at Sea

September 30, 2003
Women are increasingly manning the world's ships, yet they continue to face discrimination. According to a new study published by the International Labor Office, women currently represent between 1 and 2 percent of the world's 1.25 million seafarers, serving on some 87,000 ships. Even...

Caixin: Could the Chinese Mainland Be the Next Hong Kong for Filipino Maids?

August 11, 2017
The Philippine Statistics Authority reports that about 2.4 million women left the nation to work as domestic help in Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and elsewhere. China may be the next stop for Filipina staff who provide elder and child care, as officials from the Philippines report negotiations are...

OPEC’s Control Over Global Oil Prices Slips Away

April 26, 2016
Member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries produce about 40 percent of the world's crude oil, with exports representing about 60 percent of petroleum traded internationally. But when OPEC failed to reach agreement on controlling oil production levels at its April...

Bloomberg: EU Wants Members to Respect Values or Take Pay Cut

May 4, 2018
The European Union represents values as much as much as trade, political or economic relationships – and its staff proposes reducing budgets of member states that weaken the rule of law and tolerate corruption. The European Commission has proposed a $1.3 trillion budget that would “make it more...

The Price of Free Trade - Part I

September 29, 2004
Instituted some 30 years ago, the international Multi-Fiber Agreement (MFA) set export quotas on all textile manufacturing nations. Some poorer countries, like Bangladesh and Cambodia, received larger quotas, which enabled them to attract foreign investment and sharply boost their earnings....

Turkey’s Economic Miracle Under Fire

June 13, 2013
Stability, democracy and integration with the global economy have transformed Turkey into a major regional power with a strong economy. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attracted admiration throughout the Arab world for his diplomatic stances – supporting Arab Spring protesters in Egypt and...
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