How China’s Hottest Social Media App Turned Düsseldorf Into A Foodie Destination
October 2nd, 2023
Courtesy of Rest of World, an interesting look at how a Chinese social media app can impact purchasing decisions continents away, making the trendiest food city in Europe not Paris or London but Düsseldorf instead: Trips to Düsseldorf to satisfy cravings for regional Chinese food have become a recognizable trend on China’s popular social media […]
Read more »China’s Confucius Institutes Go South
October 2nd, 2023
Courtesy of The Wire, commentary on how – while Western governments are turning against Chinese cultural centers – developing countries are giving them a warmer welcome, with investment likely to follow: With cameras snapping away, nearly 300 scholars, businessmen and government officials gathered in a university hall earlier this month to celebrate the opening of a […]
Read more »West African Highway Construction Still Fraught with Interstate Obstacles and Financing Challenges
October 2nd, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the status of the grandiose highway project referred to as ‘Abidjan-Lagos Corridor’: After successfully launching the grandiose highway project referred to as ‘Abidjan-Lagos Corridor’ back in 2017, the five West African States – Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria – are still reviewing mechanisms for its implementation. Series […]
Read more »Renewable Energy Champion Kenya Plans Africa’s Biggest Wind Farm
October 2nd, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on Kenya’s plans to build Africa’s biggest wind farm: KenGen to dislodge Africa’s biggest farm with 1,000MW facility About 92% of Kenya’s generating capacity is from renewables Kenya Electricity Generating Co., the East African nation’s main power producer, plans a 1,000 megawatt wind farm that would be the continent’s biggest such […]
Read more »Philippine, Bangladesh Power Giants: Gas Needed in Green Transition
October 2nd, 2023
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on developing Asia’s massive electricity demand: Booming Asian countries like the Philippines and Bangladesh need natural gas to meet domestic energy demand as they shift to greener sources, according to their leading power providers. AboitizPower, the power generation arm of Philippine conglomerate Aboitiz Group, and Bangladesh’s largest power provider Summit Power International […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s $800 Billion Tourism Plan Starts To Take Shape
October 2nd, 2023
Via The Circuit, a look at Saudi Arabia’s $800 billion tourism plan which – with a target of 200 hotels at its mega-project Neom and a new hospitality school – is charting a path to 70 million visitors a year; Four years after opening up to international tourists for the first time, Saudi Arabia marked […]
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