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A massive mining project in central Vietnam has created one of the biggest civil protest movements the country has ever seen.
Domestic media outlets are banned from reporting on the proposed Bauxite mine, which critics say threatens major environmental damage, for little economic benefit.
But Al Jazeera has obtained exclusive pictures of the site, and spoken to some [...]
Global leaders to discuss sustaining competitiveness at Global Competitiveness Forum
The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) announces that its 4th Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) will be held from 23 to 26th of January 2010 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Amr Dabbagh, Governor of SAGIA, expressed his thanks and gratitude to the Custodian of the Two [...]
An often-told story is that, one-day, while Mahatma Gandhi stood at the back of a moving train his shoe was caught and fell to the ground. Immediately Gandhi removed his other shoe and threw it from the train. When asked why he responded, “So that the poor man who finds the shoe will have a [...]
World Bank Recognizes Saudi Arabia as the 13th Most Competitive Economy; Top 10 by 2010 is Within Reach
Regulatory reforms propel Saudi Arabia to improved Doing Business ranking
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Today the World Bank placed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the 13th most competitive country in the world in its annual [...]
Pessimism Over the U.S. and Global Economies Declines Among U.S. Industrial Manufacturers, According to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Manufacturing Barometer
43% of U.S. Manufacturers Expect Positive Revenue Growth Over the Coming 12 Months
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ — The latest edition of the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Manufacturing Barometer reports less pessimism among U.S.-based industrial manufacturers over the U.S. and global [...]
Saudi Foreign Minister Meets With Secretary of State Clinton
WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal today met with U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton to discuss a host of issues vital to both countries. The bilateral meeting and working lunch took place [...]
BEIJING (AP) — China surpassed the United States as the world’s biggest auto market for the first half of 2009 after June sales soared 36.5 percent from a year earlier, according to data reported Thursday.
China’s vehicle sales in June rose to 1.14 million, the second-highest month to date after April’s 1.15 million units, the China [...]
“The Hotel Design Leaders of the Next Decade will be Cultural Spies,” Jeffrey Ornstein, CEO, J/Brice Design International, Boston, MA & Dammam, Saudi Arabia
The Middle East is redefining the luxury hotel experience for the world traveler.
“The emergence of the Middle EAst as leader, rather than follower of European and American neo-modernist themes converges with [...]
USSABC and Eastern Trade Council to Lead U.S. Companies on a Business Development Mission to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC), in collaboration with the multi-state coalition of the Eastern Trade Council (ETC), an affiliate organization of the Council of State Governments’ Eastern Regional Conference (CSG/ERC), will lead [...]
Many Indians feel left out of high-powered politics and wonder how much will really change under the next government.
With results from the parliamentary election about to be tallied, Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Phillips meets two women in the northern Punjab state, living in the same country but under very different conditions.