Our earth was supposed to have been a "Garden of Eden" and has
been made a "Lost Paradise" in the past one hundred years through
climate change, largely due to human economic activities.
Emeritus Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Behind the glitz of modern Shanghai, is an old alley life soaked
with tradition and color. There, in those narrow lanes, below masses of
tangled elect...
Photographer, artist, humanitarian
Alibaba puts China on par with the United States in the rapidly
increasing global competition for technological innovation and economic
transformation. The GSK case reminds me of a popular book "China Can Say
No," first published in China in 1996 and which signaled a new era for
growing Chinese nationalism.
Financial Editor of the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Committed to building a city that is safe from the threat of
power crises, self-sufficient in energy and responsible for its energy
use, we are exploring ways to generate energy in an eco-friendly and
sustainable way. For example, we are installing mini-photovoltaic power
stations on the rooftops of school buildings, apartments, and other
structures, taking the maximum advantage of our high population and
building density.
Mayor of Seoul, South Korea
While the U.S. economy is seeing significant growth, economies in
neighboring countries, Canada and Mexico, are doing also well. In
Canada, rising exports and consumer spending have translated into better
growth.
Chief Executive Officer, World Trade Center of New Orleans
Undoubtedly, America wants to get India's support for its Russian
sanctions. But it is very unlikely that America can get India to
abandon it's long term Russian ally.
Managing Director at Platinum Partners
Beating ISIS on the battleground could prove inconclusive, even
counterproductive, if its dogma is not de-legitimized. This cannot be
done by the gun but the law and a political system that offers an
alternative to the rule of might.
Former Bosnian foreign minister and ambassador to the United Nations
Rhetoric on the Korean peninsula is not the whole reality. For
over a decade, one project has shown how both Koreas can cooperate to
their mutual gain. The joint venture Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC), a
short drive from Seoul just across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), has
weathered many storms.
Chairman and CEO of the JoongAng Media Network
Looking above at recent temperature anomalies, much of the U.S.
is experiencing well above normal warmer temperatures; the eastern
Pacific warm spot continues to prevent much rain from reaching
California, sending it into further drought.
The aid response in the western Burmese state has been tricky
since two bouts of communal violence between Rakhine Buddhists and the
minority Rohingya Muslims in June and October 2012 resulted in more than
140,000 people -- mostly Rohingyas -- being forced to flee to camps.
From fire dancing to flesh piercing, there are some experiences
that seem extremely strange to the uninitiated. However, once you've
either seen it firsthand -- or taken part in it -- you'll never be quite
the same.
Tours and activities around the world
We need a can-do spirit going into next year. And we need leaders
that are prepared to be known as the ones that turned the corner on
climate change. History will look back favorably on leaders that rise to
the challenge and future generations will shower anger at those that
didn't.
Director of International Program, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
I'd like to believe that with time and distance from the
1996-2006 insurgency, this issue, and others, will be ironed out and
given the attentions -- and solutions -- it deserves.
Robert J. Rosenthal is a traveler, NGO
guy, social good expert, and technology aficionado who currently lives
in Kathmandu, Nepal, where he is writing a book about volunteering due
out in 2015 from Wiley & Sons.
The U.S. government believes that, as the inheritor of tsarist
Russia and Soviet Union, Russia has expansionist and hegemonic
traditions that China doesn't have. It believes Russia always has
policies that challenge and attempt to supplant the existing
international order while China doesn't. In many circumstances, China
sees itself as a beneficiary of the current international order.
Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing
By the time you read this, Scotland will have decided already
whether to secede from the United Kingdom and form its own independent
country. I can hazard an informed guess, though, and for that I have KFC
to thank.
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Travel photography can be difficult. It's hard to take photos in a foreign land and not have them look like ev...
Award-winning writer and photographer. Author of, "The Human Fragment" - a book of street photography that's different.
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