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Climate change is one of the most universal and viscerally debated threats to global life today. The degradation of the environment and atmosphere is distinctly human-made, yet the vast scale of that degradation, as well as the continued reliance on fossil fuels and other pollutants, makes it difficult to hold root perpetrators accountable. Lawsuits filed […]

Welcome to this edition of the Weekly Political Compass from Teneo’s political risk advisory team! This week, we are taking a closer look at Brazil. Meanwhile, China is easing travel restrictions, Germany is providing tanks to Ukraine, protests continue in Peru, and Ghana’s focus has shifted to external debt restructuring. Our graph of the week […]

When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia on December 7 for his first visit since 2016, he was welcomed with a lavish reception. The contrast to the low-key reception of US President Joe Biden last July could hardly have been greater. Pictured: The Chinese and the Saudi flags fly in Riyadh, on December […]

SINGAPORE – It would be a mistake to think that Asean is interested in doing business with any one major power exclusively, said former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo on Tuesday. Highlighting how diversification is important for the region and its continued growth, he said: “When other big powers see their presence in South-east Asia […]

image: (from left to right) Hoo Fan Chon, artist; Citra Sasmita, artist; H.E. Iwona Piórko, Ambassador of the European Union to Singapore; and Vuth Lyno, artist. view more  Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the European Union Delegation to Singapore have launched an exhibition of new works by regional artists, created after their […]

Containerships berth at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, South China”s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in September. [Photo/Xinhua] NANNING — While most people were enjoying a good rest to usher in the New Year, warehouses in Guangxi Wuzhou Rixin Plastics Industrial Co Ltd were moving into top gear for a new consignment of exports. Nearly 80,000 […]

A train loaded with export-bound goods leaves Xi”an, Shaanxi province, for Hanoi, Vietnam, in August. [Photo/Xinhua] With lower tariffs, growing markets, member countries see long-lasting mutual benefits HONG KONG — Commenting on his doubled income from the sale of five metric tons of durian to export traders in December, Nguyen Van Hai, a veteran farmer […]

Ambassador of Thailand to China Arthayudh Srisamoot Photo: Courtesy of Thai Embassy in China Thailand looks forward to the return of Chinese tourists, and the consular section of the Royal Thai Embassy and Thai consulates in China are also preparing for the resumption of tourist visas submitted via tour companies, Ambassador of Thailand to China […]

Jamaica Tourism Minister is urging players in the private sector to invest in the highly successful Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival. This as Hon. Minister Edmund Bartlett revealed that the Jamaica Tourism Ministry is seeking to hand-over the event, which is the Caribbean’s only coffee festival, to private sector entrepreneurs within the next two years. […]

GIATA, a technology company specializing in tourism and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, today announced a partnership with 2HUB, one of the fastest growing B2B travel booking platforms that provides a superior booking experience for travel agents with top travel deals, wide range of properties, flexibility and convenience. GIATA, a technology company specializing in tourism and […]