Transatlantic talks are going on between Princeton University and the University of Oxford about increasing their cooperation in the sciences. Oxford officials said the discussions between the two...
Das geplante Freihandelsabkommen zwischen Europa und Japan sorgt derzeit für Optimismus. Dabei könnten noch die selben Probleme auftreten, wie bei TTIP und CETA. Die EU muss zeigen, dass sie es diesmal ernst meint.
Die Kommission bezweifelt, dass mit den USA unter Trump eine wirtschaftliche Annäherung möglich ist und will Freihandel mit anderen Ländern forcieren - derstandard.at/2000057194839/EU-setzt-auf-neue-Handelspakte-abseits-von-TTIP
Europe's claim to be the global champion of open trade and a counterweight to the threatened protectionism of U.S. President Donald Trump risks ringing hollow if it cannot sign a new Pacific free trade deal by the end of 2017.
In March of 2011, the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan rushed to Japan to help after the disastrous tsunami. Since then, many sailors from that ship have fallen ill, possibly as a result of exposure to radiation from the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. They will soon have their day in court.
"We hope China to dominate the denuclearization process of northeast Asia," Fujita said, referring to Beijing's historical friendly ties with Pyongyang. Since the DPJ came to power in September, ties between Tokyo and Washington have seen shaky ground. He
William Pentland, Forbes, Mar. 11 2011 - 7:23 pm Image by Hyougushi via Flickr The United States military and other nations are scrambling to support the government of Japan’s efforts to avoid a nuclear meltdown at a nuclear facility affected by the massi
"China, as all the major powers today, has a multifaceted foreign policy, engaging with all parts of the world. The question is what its priorities are. I believe that priority number one is its relations with Japan and the two Koreas. China is strong, yes, but would be immeasurably stronger if it were to be part of a northeast Asian confederation."
William Marsden, Postmedia News , August 14, 2013 "On June 7, 1942, the Chicago Tribune published an astonishing scoop that the Americans had known in advance the identity of the Japanese ships that were about to take part in what would become America’s most famous naval victory, the Battle of Midway.[...] Few would deny the serious threat that the Tribune story posed to the allied war effort. The story could have tipped the Japanese to the fact that the U.S. had cracked their codes. As recently released archives show, the government was eager to prosecute the reporter, newspaper and its owner Robert (The Colonel) McCormick. Yet it failed."
Laut ökonomischer Doktrin profitieren alle vom Freihandel. Doch die Verhandlungen zwischen Japan und Amerika gestalten sich zäh. Japan will vor allem seine Landwirtschaft schützen.
Reactor 4 contains 10 times more Cesium-137 than Chernobyl did. Scientists have warned that another nuclear disaster could be the beginning of an ultimate catastrophe for the planet. The mid-November fuel removal operation will be just the first step in a decommissioning process that is expected to take decades.