If all goes as scheduled, the destiny of the largest country in Africa – Sudan, will be determined on January 9, 2011 when the people of Southern Sudan vote in a referendum to either split…
Category: Regions
Major Japanese media outlets have named improving ties with China the top task for Japan’s cabinet in 2011 in their special new year coverage. The Kyodo News Agency said it is a diplomatic priority for…
Some 250 billion microscopic pieces of plastic are floating in the Mediterranean, creating a biological hazard that reverberates up the food chain, according to research supported by green campaigners. The estimate comes from French and…
Noble Energy, a US-based oil and gas firm, along with its Israeli exploration partners, have confirmed the discovery of a huge offshore gas field called Leviathan, 130km off the coast of the Mediterranean port of Haifa. Delek Energy, one…
Beijing on Thursday reiterated its support for talks between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) after Seoul signaled a desire to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula. “Talks…
Professor Kevin Anderson, the director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, evaluates the outcome of the UN climate summit in Cancun and argues that success at next year’s negotiations will not compensate for…
Japanese Ambassador Uichiro Niwa recently embarked on a three day visit in China. According to China Daily, Niwa met Japanese entrepreneurs and local officials in a move that analysts said will help improve strained ties between…
In a previous article I talked about some obstacles in economic development in the country, and one of those was underdeveloped infrastructure. This means that roads, train tracks, and other means of transportation are not…
A superior court is yet to decide the fate of Asia Bibi (Aasiya), a Christian Pakistani woman who has been sentenced to death by “hanging” for “blasphemy”, by a Pakistani court. The verdict has received worldwide…
There is a growing chorus of voices in the media and the academy singling out the actions of the Chinese state as central to the dilemmas of the world economy. This focus finds its most…