US asserts power in Asia with typhoon relief
The sprawling deck of the USS George Washington bustled with activity as helicopters and planes carrying people and goods landed and took off in quick succession. Crews communicated mainly through…
Taxing times for France despite job growth
French President Francois Hollande's government has been besieged by anti-tax protests for more than a month, but a surprise decline in the number of unemployed could help break the logjam.…
3D printer boom lures new wave of Japan entrepreneurs
Junichiro Asami gave up a stable job to join a group of Japanese entrepreneurs building businesses based on 3D printing, showing the sort of pioneering spirit Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
Germany divided on minimum wage plan
Fruit and vegetable seller Thomas Sader says a proposed national minimum wage in Germany would hurt his small business of four employees. "I have to pay costs like electricity and…
Industry, academia collaboration
The Pakistan Electric Fan Manufacturers Association (PEFMA) is the sole representative trade body of all electric fan manufacturers, assemblers and associated vendor industry across Pakistan. The trade body was founded…
Fracking without freshwater at a west Texas oilfield
At a dusty Texas oilfield, Apache Corp has eliminated its reliance on what arguably could be the biggest long-term constraint for fracking wells in the arid western United States: scarce…
Collective destructiveness
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."-Aristotle A friend once remarked that in our country it is much easier to get illegal work done rather than legal. With due…
Monetary Policy Decision
While the challenges for macroeconomic stability in the external sector remain, the fundamentals of the economy going forward in the backdrop of the recent policy and reform measures appear stable.…
Terms of engagement
WHEN a US drone killed Taliban leader Hakeemullah Mehsud, Pakistan`s interior minister proclaimed it had killed the chances of negotiating peace with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). In fact, Pakistani reactions…
Much ado about much
WHEN the curtain is pulled back some, when the cannibalisation begins, when rabid dog turns on rabid dog, those are the fascinating, scary moments. Someone said something stupid about martyrdom,…
