US Increases Economic Engagement With Asian Countries
The United States was able to get KORUS passed, hosted a successful APEC year in 2011, and it is increasing its engagement with ASEAN as well, Mr. Hormats said.
In Bahrain, Maintaining Peace Cannot Be a One-Way Street
The public face of the government of Bahrain on one side and of the opposition on the other over the last three months or so throws up a strange scenario.
Nepal Exports Labor at Record Pace
Construction jobs dominate, but Nepalis also work in hotels, restaurants, retail shops and in some cases on cruise ships. Wages typically are low, less than $1,000 per month, but that is much more than the same sorts of jobs pay in Nepal.
Somali NOC Seeks Support to Develop Basketball in Somalia
He said that Zone V official welcomed Somali NOC's request to lift the fine imposed on Somali Basketball Federation when it disappeared from the Zonal competition last year adding that he was very hopeful that the fine will be cancelled as soon as
Foot-And-Mouth Disease Outbreak Engulfs Egypt
FAO cites that although foot-and-mouth disease has circulated in the country for some years, this is an entirely new introduction of a virus strain known as 'SAT2' for which the country's livestock have no immunity.
