Category Archives: Globalisation

Today, in the Guardian: “The United States has agreed to lift sanctions against North Korea and remove it from its list of states that sponsor terrorism, the foreign ministry in Pyongyang announced today.[...] Under the US Trading With the Enemy … Continue reading →

Yemenis belonging to the Bagefer tribe attend a wedding ceremony at Wadi Lesser, in Hadramout August 28, 2007. The Hadramout is an isolated tribal region in the south of the Arabian peninsula and is the ancestral home of al Qaeda … Continue reading →

“Relations between Russia and Britain were facing fresh turbulence yesterday after a billionaire oligarch wanted by the Kremlin for tax evasion was reported to have escaped to London. Mikhail Gutseriyev – the former head of one of Russia’s largest private … Continue reading →

They say that the emerging urban middle class in China already redefines the customer base and its sheer complexity brings enormous opportunities and challenges. With a population of 1,321,851,888 (July 2007 est.) and a $10.17 trillion GDP (purchasing power parity … Continue reading →

The Economist – North America Edition: “OUR pilots have been grounded for too long. They are happy to start a new life.” So said Vladimir Putin as he sent Russia’s nuclear bombers back aloft on the world-spanning patrols they had … Continue reading →

Someone seems to be testing a new kind of graphic card technology, with 520-bit colors and we managed to catch it on one of our websites. If a standard resolution is 1280×1024, this makes an overall of 1.310.720 pixels. Many … Continue reading →

[LATER UPDATE - It was a sick joke on Wikipedia - Don is still alive, taking care of his wife] I was reading today that the oldest blogger in the world is 92+ and this is how I managed to … Continue reading →

Russia: China: USA:

You already know: 18.6 million Mattel toys recalled world-wide. 436,000 are being pulled off shelves -> high levels of toxic lead paint. Mattel says these toys were manufactured by a contract supplier in China. Now, you should now: 18.164.000 – … Continue reading →

China Daily published the results for the most wanted men as sperm donors poll for the Chinese women (this type pool is no surprise to me since the Chinese press is rich in lifestyle articles, neglecting the local politics). 1,000 … Continue reading →