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Unpacking China's global influence

BangkokPost.com 

Is China an enigma? If it is difficult to decipher the country on some fronts, there are other elements which are more accessible. While it might be easy to look at its impressive growth in recent decades as diverging from other global players in key areas, there are other areas which are mutually convergent. From the multidimensional panorama of a complex world -- the "multiplex" world, a...

Thorny ethics debate

BangkokPost.com 

The nation's political parties are to kick off a process to seek amendments to the charter. The main focus is a clause regarding politicians' ethics and a law governing the dissolution of parties to prevent political upheavals.

ONEAM set to roll out new REIT fund

BangkokPost.com 

One Asset Management (ONEAM) is preparing to launch a new real estate investment trust (REIT) fund with a projected return of 7% as an alternative for investors amidst economic and political volatility both at home and abroad.

Who Is Playing Who In The Great Iraq Carve-Up?

Oilprice.com 

Recent days have seen two major announcements from Iraq’s oil and gas sector that may only add to the broad-based malaise felt by those who are frequently afflicted with cognitive dissonance when looking at the country. On the one hand, Chinese firms again won most of the 13 contracts for oil fields and exploration blocks awarded by Iraq’s Oil Ministry in the latest bidding round held from the 11th to the 13th of May. When fully developed these will add 750,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 850... Читать дальше...

Worthington adding public AEDs to community spaces

NBC4i.com 

WORTHINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) – The City of Worthington is trying to make it easier for community members to access automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in case they are needed in emergency situations. For senior softball players whose games take place at McCord Park, the importance of the potentially lifesaving devices hits close to home. “We have [...]

A closer inspection of negative income tax

BangkokPost.com 

The first vision statement by former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, after 17 years away from Thailand, has garnered interest on several points, including the proposal of a negative income tax (NIT).

NYC expands one-minute idling rule to include schools and parks

Pix11.com 

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- New York City's one-minute idling rule is expanding. Thanks to the Department of Environmental Protection, the rule now applies to vehicles parked near, across, or on the same block as schools and parks. This is a change to an original proposal to include more spaces. Vehicles can idle for up to [...]

Re: League Cup draw is being rigged

Small Heath Alliance 

Should just remove all clubs that are in Europe from the competition, would make it far more interesting

Football at the elite level is vastly becoming very stale for the neutral

Arise Artists Agency Adds Unscripted Agent Paul Barrutia

Deadline.com 

Veteran unscripted agent Paul Barrutia has joined Arise Artists Agency. Barrutia will represent Unscripted on-camera, award-winning talent, including television and digital hosts, content creators, experts, and more, in addition to covering the creative and business interests of production companies, producers, intellectual properties, and media properties worldwide.  John Burke (Outdoor Nevada), Jeff Schroeder (Daily Beast Live) […]