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  • A crucial election: The next Commonwealth Secretary-General

    ISRAEL, 2015/05/12 The last rites have been read prematurely for the Commonwealth a lot of times. But even some of its strongest supporters presently believe that it faces an existential crisis graver than any it has faced before. To the usual challenge of resources have been added, in the last decade or so, the even additional profound challenges of salience, direction and credibility. Can the Commonwealth be turned round, to take chance of the incomparable opportunities available to an organisation with member states in each inhabited continent, of each size, and at each stage of economic development? Can it realise its enormous potential for exchange of knowledge, ideas and practices, and for brokering international agreement in crucial areas of 21st century international politics? Can it bring its collective wisdom and experience to bear on major world issues such as terrorism and extremism, human rights, climate change, and persistent underdevelopment? Or will it continue its seemingly inexorable decline and end, forgotten and unlamented, not with a bang but a whimper?
  • 12 Israeli tech companies at Delhi Knowledge Expo

    INDIA, 2014/12/21 The Office of the Chief Scientist at the Israeli Ministry of Economy has selected 12 Israeli companies with innovations in cleantech, ICT, biotech and medical devices to be represented at Knowledge Expo 2014 to be held in Delhi, India. A top, multi-sector business delegation from Israel will be attending the World Innovation and Technology Alliance Platform, an international conference being held as part of the Confederation of Indian Industry Knowledge Expo mega-event for technology and innovation on November 20-21.
  • President Obama (left) later had talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Zong Nan Hai leaders' compound

    CHINA, 2014/11/11
  • Putin Hits on China's First Lady

    CHINA, 2014/11/11 The initial unspoken policy of diplomacy may be "Don't hit on the president's wife," but Russia's newly single president Vladimir Putin seems to have missed the memo. Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific nations inclunding Russia have converged upon Beijing for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, slated to run through Nov. 11. At an APEC event held on the evening of Nov. 10 at the Water Cube, the resplendent aquatic stadium constructed for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Putin was seated next to Chinese initial lady Peng Liyuan, who in turn sat next to her husband, Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  • Caspian Summit in Astrakhan finalizes with breakthrough

    AZERBAIJAN, 2014/10/01 The ice moved on the determination of the status of Caspian Sea in Astrakhan where heads of five littoral states gathered at the fourth Caspian Summit on September 29. Some five-sided intergovernmental documents were signed as part of the summit by relevant ministries of Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. The inventory of agreements included an agreement on cooperation in hydrometeorology of the Caspian Sea, an agreement on cooperation in warning and liquidating emergencies in the Caspian Sea and an agreement on the preservation and rational use of water biological resources in the Caspian Sea.
  • Far East meets East Side: The Big Apple gets to experience Thailand

    UNITED STATES, 2014/09/19 The Far East meets the East Side on Sunday, September 28 as visitors to Manhattan's iconic Madison Square Park will get the appropriate opportunity to experience Amazing Thailand at an all-day, public event full of fun, food, music, dance and much additional. The event is presented by the Royal Thai Consulate in conjunction with the Thai Trade Center, Thailand Board of Investment , Bank of Thailand and the Tourism Authority of Thailand, inclunding Singha and Chang beers, and is designed to help New Yorkers experience the incredible creativity, diversity and opportunity available in the "Land of Smiles." There is no charge for admission at the event, which will run from 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. "Experience Thailand" day will provide the rare opportunity to witness multiple examples of Thai culture and art through colorful demonstrations and entertainment throughout the day, inclunding:
  • World Economic Forum celebrates New Champions

    CHINA, 2014/09/12 The World Economic Forum celebrated the various communities it has brought together at the eighth Annual Conference of the New Champions taking place in Tianjin, China. These new champions are transforming science, technology, commerce, civil society and other fields with their innovations and commitment to make a difference.
  • Forum économique international organisé tous les ans par la Russie à Saint-Pétersbourg

    RUSSIA, 2014/05/23 Le forum économique international organisé tous les ans par la Russie à Saint-Pétersbourg a ouvert ses portes jeudi dans la morosité, en l'absence de plusieurs patrons occidentaux et alors que l'économie russe subit les sanctions liées à la crise ukrainienne. Cette année, près de 34 patrons de sociétés étrangères se sont rétractés et ne participent pas à cette grand-messe des affaires, selon la presse russe qui a comparé la liste initiale des participants avec la dernière version publiée sur le site officiel du forum. Parmi eux, les PDG des banques américaines Morgan Stanley et Citigroup, de l'avionneur Boeing ou du géant allemand Siemens. D'autres entreprises telles que le pétrolier ConocoPhillips, le géant de l'aluminium Alcoa ou le spécialiste des boissons sans alcool PepsiCo sont également absentes, certaines prétextant des "raisons de calendrier".
  • Kazakhstan President meets Dutch King Willem-Alexander

    KAZAKHSTAN, 2014/03/27 On his visit to the Netherlands to attend the world nuclear security summit in the Hague, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met His Majesty King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander, Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to the President’s Press Service. In the talks with Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the sides dwelt on a wide range of bilateral cooperation and major issues on the international schedule, inclunding the situation in Ukraine. Part other things, they discussed nuclear disarmament, possibilities to expand the trade and economic, investments, technology and energy cooperation, and the program of the nuclear security summit in the Hague.
  • ECOWAS leaders are due to meet with Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe,

    JAPAN, 2014/01/11 ECOWAS leaders are due to meet with Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Friday, the Nigerian presidency has announced, while saying President Goodluck Jonathan will be part the leaders. Abe will arrive in the Ivorian commercial city Friday at the chief of a high-powered Japanese Trade Mission, targeting expanded business opportunities in Africa.