Via East Asia Forum, commentary on North Korea’s economy: In 2023, North Korea intensified its political and economic development. Pyongyang is going back to its historical roots, dedicating economic resources to the heavy industries where it has a comparative advantage. Although Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un pays lip-service to the idea of raising living standards, the […]
Read more »Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at how China – to expand its geopolitical influence around the globe – has embarked on multiple projects to shape the landscape of satellites and space infrastructure to its own benefit and become a more influential player in space exploration. These projects include launching its own satellites, building an alternative […]
Read more »Via EcoBusiness, a look at how floating photovoltaic systems can play a key role in Philippines’ renewable energy quest: Image: www.dantw.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Flickr. In a growing number of developing nations, the push towards clean energy is ultimately a struggle over land use. Utility-scale solar and wind farms need at least 10 times more land per unit of power […]
Read more »Via Conde Nest Traveler, a report on how Saudi Arabia is reviving the historic city of Diriyah to become the Kingdom’s new cultural capital thanks to a government investment of $62.2 billion to develop the area into a leading regional and global hub for lifestyle, tourism, entertainment and culture: Around three hundred years ago from […]
Read more »Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on the Maldives, an island nation into which Asia’s two giants are crowding with building projects, tossing its newborn democracy to and fro: Between a few flecks of coral in the Indian Ocean, a ribbon of highway more than a mile long swoops up from the blue. […]
Read more »Via the STAT Trade Times, a report on a new Chinese-built e-commerce logistics hub in Ethiopia that Ethiopian Airlines hopes will position Addis Ababa to be the cross-border e-commerce logistics hub for Africa and beyond: Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s biggest airline, inaugurated a state-of-the-art modern e-commerce logistics facility. The first-of-its-kind facility in Africa has been constructed […]
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