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South-South cooperation has a long way to go

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INTERNATIONAL

Foreign development assistance from and to countries in the ‘Global South’ aims to disrupt not only the established direction of aid flows from the northern to the southern…

Right-wing coalition would test Austria’s stability

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AUSTRIA

Kurz has said he wants a coalition agreement by the end of the month -- probably with the far-right populist Freedom Party (FPOe).

E-commerce market will settle to steady growth

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INTERNATIONAL

The pandemic sped up the expansion of e-commerce worldwide. However, growth rates are now reverting from 26% in 2020 and 19% in 2021 towards rates closer to 10%. Shoppers still…

Myanmar civil society will complicate China relations

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CHINA/MYANMAR

The role of civil society in China-Myanmar relations.

Trump may reshape global corporate citizenship

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate social responsibility.

Deepening Saudi-Emirati cooperation may be divisive

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SAUDI ARABIA/UAE

Saudi-Emirati strategic partnership.

US partnership will strengthen Vietnam’s balancing act

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VIETNAM

The United States thereby joined the small list of countries -- which includes China -- to have this level of diplomatic relations with Vietnam. Hanoi and Washington announced…

Infrastructure is key to Colombian government goals

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COLOMBIA

Petro is uncomfortable with public-private partnerships, but appears willing to look beyond that in pursuit of broader development goals; improved infrastructure is considered…

Autocratic rulers try diverse controls on social media

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INTERNATIONAL

Social media controls in closed political systems.

New Zealand biculturalism to affect commerce and laws

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NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand is pushing into a new phase of its ‘bicultural’ experiment, of incorporating indigenous Maori culture. Over three decades, biculturalism has become a core element in…