China Expresses "Shock" Over Japanese FM's Comments On War Shrine Museum
Beijing (AFP) Nov 22, 2005
China expressed "shock" Tuesday over Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso's support for a museum at the controversial Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo.
Tech Shrinks Geography For Offshore Services
Washington (UPI) Nov 22, 2005
Geography has been eliminated by technology, bringing unexpected new players like Ghana, Egypt, Jordan and Bulgaria high into the rankings of top locations for offshore services, says a new Global Services Location Index produced Tuesday by the AT Kearney business consulting group.
Ranks Of 'Environmental Refugees' Swell
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2005
Amid predictions that by 2010 the world will need to cope with as many as 50 million people escaping the effects of creeping environmental deterioration, United Nations University experts say the international community urgently needs to define, recognize and extend support to this new category of 'refugee'.
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Analysis: Decline In Armed Conflict Claimed
United Nations (UPI) Oct 18, 2005
The independent Human Security Report released at the United Nations says armed conflict declined by 40 percent since 1991, citing successes of U.N. conflict-resolution and peace-building policies.
Analysis: Venezuela's Economic War
Washington (UPI) Oct 7, 2005
Two key economic decisions by the government of Venezuela's populist president, Hugo Chavez, could be signs of an impending economic war against the United States, which is increasingly wary of the former paratrooper's growing influence in Latin America and his ties with Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Analysis: World Investment Rose In '04
United Nations (UPI) Sep 29, 2005
In a sign the world economy became more interconnected, worldwide foreign direct investment rose slightly in 2004 after falling for straight three years.
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Washington (AFP) Sep 28, 2005
