International development agencies have been meeting with Middle East business interests and urban planners to map out an economic future for the territory.
Category: Politics and Government
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A Bill to Limit Canada’s Trade Negotiators on Farm Goods Edges Nearer to Law
The measure from a member of the Bloc Québécois would ban changes to the supply management system for dairy, poultry and eggs.
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Battle of the Beaches: Greece Has New Plan to Keep Its Coasts Pristine
The government has pledged to crack down on rapid development, and on seaside businesses seeking to take advantage of a tourist boom. But some residents and conservationists are unimpressed.
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TikTok Bill Is Bundled With Aid to Ukraine and Israel
A new House measure attempts to force the Senate’s hand on passing legislation to ban TikTok or mandate the app’s sale.
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Vietnamese Real Estate Tycoon Sentenced to Death in $12 Billion Fraud Case
Truong My Lan received the death penalty as Vietnam’s Communist Party cracks down on corruption in the fast-growing Southeast Asian economic hub.
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The Politics of a Steel Deal Hangs Over Biden’s Japan Summit
The president’s effort to court voters in crucial swing states is influencing economic and trade policy, and worrying longstanding allies.
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Trevor Griffiths, Marxist Writer for Stage and Screen, Dies at 88
For him, “art played a particular role in social change,” the director Mehmet Ergen said. “Everything was political.”
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How Japan Is Trying to Rebuild Its Chip Industry
Taiwan’s semiconductor giant, TSMC, is quickly remaking a farm town in Japan into Asia’s next hub of chip manufacturing with enormous government support.