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Sandy’s leadership lesson

Sandy’s leadership lesson

For some crazy moment on Monday when “Frankenstorm” Sandy was threatening to tear a hole in our roof and I was sure we would lose power, I remembered a funny cartoon from the summer when a freak “Derecho” storm did rob us of power for two days. It featured a series of text message balloons […]

Africa’s big boom

PARIS ― Africa is undergoing a period of unprecedented economic growth. According to the Economist, six of the 10 fastest-growing countries in 2011 were in Africa. Average external debt on the continent has fallen from 63 percent of GDP in 2000 to 22.2 percent this year, while average inflation now stands at 8 percent, down […]

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Perusahaan Penerbangan Korea Utara Membuka Layanan Internet

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Perusahaan Penerbangan Korea Utara Membuka Layanan Internet

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari Korea utara. Air Koryo, Angkutan Udara Nasional Korea Utara menarik perhatian setelah baru-baru ini membuka layanan pemesanan melalui internet, dalam signal terbaru Pyongyang yang tampak berusahan mengejar perkembangan dunia. Situs tersebut menyediakan layanan pemesanan dan pembelian tiket yang lebih mudah, cepat dan terpercaya, menurut situs […]

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Jumlah Ekspatriat di Seoul Meningkat 32 Kali Lipat

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Jumlah Ekspatriat di Seoul Meningkat 32 Kali Lipat

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita mengenai perkembangan Seoul menjadi kota global. Berdasarkan sebuah survey yang baru saja dilakukan, sekitar 280.000 warga Negara asing menetap di Seoul pada 2011, meningkat 32 kali lipat dari total jumlah 51 tahun yang lalu. Laporan Tahunan Statistik Kota Seoul menunjukkan bahwa 279,095 warga Negara asing terdaftar […]

[Indonesia Report] Indonesia will strengthen cooperation with Britain in energy resources

[Indonesia Report] Indonesia will strengthen cooperation with Britain in energy resources

Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s  visits to London last week will promote cooperation between Jakarta and London in the field of energy and resources. According toKompos.com,  Indonesian Minister of Natural and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik who accompanied the president said that Indonesian government asked for more investment from British Oil and Gas Companies. Development of Natural Resource was one of the major […]

India Farmers March Street Of New Delhi To Protest Against Alleged Anti-Farmer Policies

India Farmers March Street Of New Delhi To Protest Against Alleged Anti-Farmer Policies

Indian farmers affiliated to the Indian Farm Workers Union march during a protest against the alleged anti-farmer policies of the government in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Indian farmers affiliated to the Indian Farm Workers Union listen to a speaker, unseen, during a protest rally against the alleged anti-farmer policies of the government […]

Indonesian President Visiting UK Invited To Banquet Hosted By Mayor Of London

Indonesian President Visiting UK Invited To Banquet Hosted By Mayor Of London

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, poses for the photographers during a reception prior to a banquet given by the Lord Mayor and City of London Corporation at the Guildhall in central London, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Yudhoyono is in the UK on a 3-day state visit. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the […]

New Thai Canibet Lineup Poses For Group Shot Before Government House In Bangkok

New Thai Canibet Lineup Poses For Group Shot Before Government House In Bangkok

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (C, front) and her new cabinet pose for group photos in front of the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 1, 2012. It’s the second cabinet reshuffle since the female prime minister took office last August. <Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak>

Scene Of Wholesale Flower Market In Mumbai, India

Scene Of Wholesale Flower Market In Mumbai, India

An Indian vendor carries bunches of roses on her head at a wholesale flower market in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Vendors sell flowers at a wholesale flower market in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Impoverished women pick up marigold flowers from a pile of discarded flowers at a wholesale flower market in […]

A Worker Files Complaint Against Tokyo Electric Co. For Sending In Crews Into Fukushima Nuclear Plant Without Adequate Protection Or Warning

A Worker Files Complaint Against Tokyo Electric Co. For Sending In Crews Into Fukushima Nuclear Plant Without Adequate Protection Or Warning

A contract worker, right, of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) leaves after a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The 46-year-old worker, who refuses to get his face photographed, filed a legal complaint Tuesday that the operator TEPCO of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant that went into a tsunami-triggered meltdown knew the risks […]

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