JAPAN – WORK ETHIC

8 years ago

Japan’s habits of overwork are hard to change Aug 2nd 2018 ECONOMIST  Yoshishisa Aono could be a model for Japanese…

DIVERSIFICATION

8 years ago

STOCKS OR BONDS - IT DEPENDS ON YOUR BUSINESS  ECONOMIST  Aug 23rd 2018 IMAGINE two college friends whose careers have…

UAE – NO INCOME TAX

8 years ago

How the United Arab Emirates became an oasis for tax evaders - Set up a company, shield your income from prying…

FISHING – MONITORING

8 years ago

CONSERVING FISH STOCKS - The Fight Against Illicit Fishing of the Oceans is Moving into Space. Infra-red and radar are…

AROWANAS

8 years ago

Why Asia is Obsessed with Arowanas? The pricey ornamental fish is thought to resemble a dragon and bring good luck ATLANTIC …

SWEDEN – CENTRAL & EAST

8 years ago

Sweden September 12-18, 2018 Day 5 I returned to Sweden from Norway on September 12 hoping to be on the…

VAPING

8 years ago

Vaping        E-cigarettes are almost certainly better than smoking But “better than smoking” is not necessarily the same as…

FRENCH in the SAHEL

8 years ago

Sahel or high water France may take the lead in fighting jihadists But they risk propping up authoritarian regimes ATLANTIC…

MALDIVES – 2018

8 years ago

For many Asian leaders, elections are too pivotal to be left to voters The president of the Maldives is one…

NORWAY – THE SOUTH

8 years ago

Tonsberg. A NM “small town”, this is supposedly Norway’s oldest town dating to 1200 when fishing was the main occupation.…