How Energy Rich Russia is Looking to Court Asia

Russia, faced with a debt crisis in its top trading partner, is pivoting east for the trade and investment President Vladimir Putin needs to meet the economic targets he set for his third term.

The 2000 Km of Highways Which Will Make China Grow

China approved plans to build 2,018 kilometers (1,254 miles) of roads, its second major construction project announced this week, as the government boosts spending on infrastructure to help revive economic growth.

Vietnam Risks Biggest E. Asia IMF Rescue Since 90s

Vietnam risks becoming the biggest East Asian economy to seek an International Monetary Fund rescue loan since the region’s financial crisis more than a decade ago as it moves to support a faltering banking system.

Russia's Hopes for a Gateway to Asia

In "Tweed's Russian Train Trip," David Tweed explores the Russian city of Vladivostok. The city offers a potential gateway to Eastern markets for the Russian economy.

Taking a Bite Out of the Restaurant Industry

Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Sanford Bernstein's Sara Senatore discusses the drought's effect on restaurants. She speaks with Alix Steel and Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg)

euromaxx à la carte - Goat Cheese Parfait | Euromaxx

Published on Sep 6, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish

We head for the Bregenz Forest at the very western tip of Austria where the chef of the Hirschen restaurant prepares a goat cheese parfait.
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The Netherlands: the Old and New Left | European Journal

Published on Sep 6, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish

A leading Socialist Party candidate in the Netherlands, Emile Roemer, could well emerge from the upcoming election as the first Dutch left wing-socialist prime minister. After the Netherlands' near-seismic shift to the right of recent years, a victory for the left might seem more of a revolution returning the country to old ideals...
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Snack Pack: Oil, Euro, Mortgage Backed Securities

Sep. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Alix Steel, Sara Eisen, Stephanie Ruhle and Adam Johnson update the top trading stories of the day. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Lunch Money." (Source: Bloomberg)

Discovering the mysteries of human DNA

Published 06 September 2012 08:17

A team of hundreds of scientists has made a discovery about human DNA that has completely changed the way we think about genes. The established understanding regarding human genes was that most of them contain remnants of previous developmental processes and were no longer active . The ENCODA project, however, has discovered that by far the majority of genes are active. It is being called the biggest breakthrough since the human genome was mapped in the 1990s. Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports.

Inside Story - South Africa's economic apartheid

Published on Sep 6, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish

Could growing frustration over the country's economic disparities have major repercussions for the ruling ANC?
Shiulie Ghosh, speaks to guests: Anthea Jeffery, Adam Habib & Tony Dykes.

India's manufacturing hub

Published on Sep 6, 2012 by FinancialTimesVideos

India has a reputation as an excellent base for services but a poor centre for manufacturing. But in the city of Pune, about four hours from Mumbai, there is a thriving manufacturing hub thanks to the cluster of car manufacturers that are based there. The FT's James Crabtree asks what India needs to do to replicate this success in other cities.

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Australia: Teaching with Tablets | Shift

Published on Sep 5, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish

The Harrison School in Canberra, Australia, has definitely arrived in the digital age: it's dispensed entirely with books and chalkboards in favor of iPads...
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Northern Europe dominates competitiveness survey

Published on Sep 5, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ European countries fill five of the top six slots in the latest tally of the world's most competitive economies.

Switzerland was top for the fourth year running, followed by Singapore, then Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany.

The US slipped from fifth to seventh place while Britain rose from 10th to eighth.

The rankings are compiled by the World Economic Forum, which looks at official data and surveys thousands of leading business executives.

The survey showed vast differences in Europe with Spain in 36th position, Italy was 42nd, Portugal at 49 and Greece in 96th place out of a total of 144 nations surveyed.

There was even worse for Greece as in a separate rating of macroeconomic environment it was dead last in 144th place.

The survey's authors at the World Economic Forum said that "low levels of productivity and competitiveness do not warrant the salaries that workers in Southern Europe enjoy".

They blame political deadlock for preventing some European countries from taking a longer term approach to improving competitiveness to stabilise future growth.

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