Related Blog Posts
Russia’s Seven Wonders - Amazing Photos...
19 hours ago ago from Photo Collection
Russia’s Seven Wonders There are seven wonders of the world, but most of them were already destroyed either by the hands of humans or by the cruel passing of time. And last year a group of some Russian TV-channels, newspapers and radio stations hold an official opinion poll and discovered what kinds of real wonders Russia has. Anyone could participate in the poll taking votes via internet or SMS services. So, the seven best-looking and ...
Related contentVietnam Is Refining Its Role On The Global Stage
12 hours ago ago from TheVITimes.org - Providing Alternative News and Views
Justin Mott for The New York Times The Dai Viet Garment company has kept busy because it specializes in making the thoub, a man’s tunic, for Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern markets. More Photos By PRADNYA JOSHI December 24, 2009 HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — More than many countries, Vietnam has been buffeted by the ups and downs of globalization. Skip to next paragraph Multimedia Slide Show ...
Related contentSHEESH: NYTIMES PRAISES VIETNAM A FEW DAYS AFTER THE VIET-COMMIES CHARGE HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER WITH A CAPITAL CRIME - "SUBVERSION"
20 hours ago ago from THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
NYTIMES TODAY: More than many countries, Vietnam has been buffeted by the ups and downs of globalization. A relatively new player in the global economy, it benefited from a flood of Western capital and interest in the 1990s and early this decade, only to be devastated by the reverberations of the latest economic crisis in the United States, 7,500 miles away. Vietnam’s strategy for competing in the global arena — and a relatively ...
Related contentModern-Day American Imperialism: The Middle East and Beyond | Noam Chomsky
10 hours ago ago from RACISM & NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS | NEWS/COMMENTARY
* * * * * 24 December 2009 Source: ZNet [A Talk delivered at Boston University, March 17, 2009. Transcribed by Steve Lyne] I've been asked to talk about modern-day American imperialism. That's a rather challenging task. In fact, talking about American imperialism is rather like talking about triangular triangles. The United States is the one country that exists, as far as I know, and ever has, that was founded as an ...
Related contentCopenhagen Withdrawals?
52 minutes ago ago from Cornfields to Copenhagen
Looking for places, people, and countries to shift blame to in regards to the failed Copenhagen talks? Here's a short list: 1. OBAMA. Demonized by some of the international media as someone who could have done something, but didn't, Obama ultimately looks like he failed all of the world's people. Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, in one of his recently published articles, said that The president has wrecked the UN and he's wrecked the ...
Related contentRelated News
Conchita Sarnoff: THE DOMINO EFFECT: HUNGER, POVERTY AND CORRUPT POLTICS DESTROY SECURITY
11 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
In the spirit of Christmas and the beginning of a new year, not a new decade as I was recently informed {that will begin in 2011}, let me recap some of the most prevalent issues that are adversely shaping the United States. First, we need to resolve our educational challenges. No excuses. We must provide an equal playing field to all our children including: African-Americans, Asians, Caucasians and Hispanics who are completely ill-prepared ...
Related contentAP Interview: new US policy is engaging world
14 hours ago ago from U.S. News
AP Interview: new US policy is engaging world UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- From tough new sanctions against North Korea to a sweeping strategy aimed at eliminating nuclear weapons, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says President Barack Obama's promise to work with other countries is yielding results. Nearly a year after becoming the top U.S. diplomat to the global body, Susan Rice said in an interview this week with The Associated Press ...
Related content
