” The unlikely propaganda is working. “This is one Japanese import I won’t be boycotting,” said one Chinese man. The girl’s agent says she’s a “bit frightened” by the attention, but she says she “would like to see good relations between Japan and China.” (Japan Times)…At...
Capitalization.Asia’s lower capital returns are not sustainable if the cost of capital and balance sheet stresses rise at a time when the region will demand the majority of global capital to continue growing.Can Asia mobilize all the capital it needs to power growth, deepening its financial mar...
Last April I found myself inside Orange Coast College Gallery admiring a photography exposition “A Personal Journey-Exposing scars” by Jennifer George a student at Orange Coast College. Admiring is not the right word to say it, because it is hard to watch the horror that every photography de...
Germany, Japan, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union and the African Union. Spain is a permanent guest of the organization. ...
In AsiaThe rest of Asia also has a traditional history of local ladyboys. There are:“Waria” in Indonesia “Hijra” in India “Newhalf” in JapanThe diversity of terms denotes the difference with the western conception of transgenderism. They are closely related but not exactly equivalent....
a little delay now could completely ruin the TPP’s domino effect. China won’t join and Japan and Korea are hesitant. A TPP without Japan, Korea, and China misses the heart of Factory Asia. This is certainly not the sort of agreement that will force China and India to grant the US ...
Japan: In Japan, people cleanse their souls by listening to a gong toll 108 times—one for each sin. Puerto Rico: At midnight, people throw water out of their windows to rid the house of evil spirits.In China, homes are cleaned spotless to appease the Kitchen God, and papercuttings of...
but rather a case of benign neglect. “President Obama is not anti-trade; he just doesn’t particularly grasp its importance and sees it as politically awkward. If someone were to present him with a Doha package that had domestic support, I suspect he’d be glad to sign it. He just do...
Japan: In Japan, people cleanse their souls by listening to a gong toll 108 times—one for each sin. Puerto Rico: At midnight, people throw water out of their windows to rid the house of evil spirits.In China, homes are cleaned spotless to appease the Kitchen God, and papercuttings of...
giving Africa a substantial well of experience and expertise among its own population to build on. Ceasing oil and gas development in these markets would be devastating both economically and politically, potentially even leading to government collapse and drastically increased poverty. Allowing Africans ...