Doing business, Afghan style AfghanistanEconomyPeopleTopics of the World May 5, 2009 2 What do you know about Afghanistan? It’s hard not to see the scenes of violence and the [...]
The Economist: now available in Chinese EconomyLanguagesTopics of the World March 3, 2009 The Economist is now available to Chinese readers, but not through any official channels. An online community [...]
Mend or spend? ClothingEconomyTopics of the World February 23, 2009 2 When was the last time you took a pair of shoes to the cobbler? According to this [...]
Uzbekistan – silk transporter to cotton exporter EconomyLanguagesTopics of the World February 4, 2009 1 Uzbek cities like Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara were important stops on the ancient Silk Road, which transported [...]
Globalisation is everybody’s business EconomyTopics of the World January 29, 2009 The UK government has just been debating global security and the importance of global cooperation at Chatham [...]
High cost of transport in Africa EconomyTopics of the WorldTransport January 12, 2009 A study by America’s trade department found that it cost more to ship a ton of wheat [...]
Tajiks latest victims of financial crisis EconomyPeopleTajikistanTopics of the World December 18, 2008 The Central Asian country of Tajikistan is less rich in natural resources than its neighbours. When Tajikistan [...]
French bank embraces diversity EconomyPeopleTopics of the World December 15, 2008 The French bank Société Générale has launched an advertising campaign which presumably aims to counter the current [...]
Japan rediscovers healthy food EconomyFoodTopics of the World November 21, 2008 1 Traditionally the Japanese diet is rich in foods like rice, fish, vegetables and seaweed and is considered [...]
The long history of beads in Africa ClothingEconomyMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World November 14, 2008 3 The use of beads in Africa can be traced back at least 12,000 years. The oldest known [...]
Will Nano clean up in India? EconomyScience & TechnologyTopics of the WorldTransport November 11, 2008 Tata’s long awaited Nano, the small car which will bring car ownership within reach of thousands of [...]
Obama: the world reacts EconomyPeopleTopics of the World November 6, 2008 Obama’s historic win in the USA elections is dominating the news this week so we couldn’t ignore [...]