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Putin Grips Economy Tighter to Supply Russian War Machine
Business, Published on 08/12/2022
» After a string of battlefield losses in Ukraine in recent months, President Vladimir Putin faces a big test at home: mobilizing Russia's economy to feed the war effort.
First time for Thailand to hold the global education conference "Forum for World Education 2022"
Published on 06/12/2022
» Forum for World Education (FWE) in collaboration with Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) held a summit, "Forum for World Education 2022" for leaders in education in public and private sectors around the world, under the theme “Shaping the Future of Education to Match Global Economic Trends” on 1-2 December 2022 at C.P. Leadership Institute, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. More than 400 education professionals from different countries collaborated with international business leaders concerned with human development and education to come up with a model for education that will serve both the requirements of the future and businesses all over the world. Discussions at the forum covered a variety of topics, including "Strategies for Shaping the Future of Education in Line with Global Economic Trends" and "Educational Transformation & Human Capital Readiness to The World 5.0." with the goal of transforming education and constructing a strong human resource base for the future global economy in the 5.0 era.
From CNN to Paramount, Media Firms Cut Jobs as Pressures Mount
Business, Published on 06/12/2022
» An advertising slowdown, economic worries and strains of the shift to streaming have many major media companies in cost-cutting and layoff mode.
Killing Twitter in the name of free speech
Oped, Published on 03/12/2022
» In April 2022, the world's richest person, Elon Musk, asked, "Is Twitter dying?" Five days later, he launched an apparently whimsical bid to buy the social-media platform. It took months of legal wrangling to complete the deal, but on Oct 27, Mr Musk honoured his US$44 billion offer, acquiring a new toy: free speech.
Nurses join other striking UK staff in two December walkouts
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» LONDON - Nurses across most of Britain will next month hold the first strikes in their union's 106-year history, joining a host of other UK workers taking industrial action over pay.
Twitter prank spurs unexpected scrutiny of insulin prices
AFP, Published on 15/11/2022
» WASHINGTON: A Twitter imposter cost a US pharmaceutical giant billions of dollars, but the viral prank triggered another unexpected crisis -- a new wave of scrutiny of the high cost of its insulin.
Striking Kenya Airways pilots return to work
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» NAIROBI - Kenya Airways pilots returned to work on Wednesday, after a court ordered them to end their days-long strike which had led to hundreds of flight cancellations and stranded thousands of passengers.
Portuguese textiles become international player
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» VILA NOVA DE FAMALICAO, Portugal: Shaken in the last 20 years by competition from Asia, Portugal's textile industry has found its footing again and become a major player, supplying firms not just in Europe but also in the United States.
Will Xi Jinping be in charge of China forever?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 14/10/2022
» In the Chinese Communist Party's 20th National Congress, which begins in Beijing on Sunday, President Xi Jinping is expected to be confirmed as president-for-life. If that actually happens, China's ascent to genuine superpower status will be at least delayed. At worst (from the Chinese perspective), it may not happen at all.
The 'satanic mills' of Bezos and Amazon
Oped, Published on 11/10/2022
» With Britain suffering through its worst cost-of-living crisis in decades -- owing to high inflation and soaring energy prices -- hundreds of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry since last month demanded a wage hike. If the demand is not met, they say they will go on strike in November, just ahead of Black Friday and the holiday shopping season. As with other recent labour actions by US rail workers and British Royal Mail employees, the Amazon workers' move has kicked off a debate about who is to blame for the threatened disruption: the elves in the workshop or Father Christmas?