Myanmar has begun developing its natural gas production and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity to take advantage of its large natural gas reserves, but consequences are others…. Myanmar’s natural gas production surged 100 percent in 2000, reaching a peak of about 13.5 billion cubic meters in 2007. But even though Myanmar reportedly boasts the…
The war between China and US has already started. Top Oil and Gas Companies In The World (2021 Updated List)
The biggest sector in the world in terms of dollar value, the oil and gas sector is a global powerhouse using hundreds of thousands of workers worldwide and generating hundreds of billions of dollars globally each year. The below-listed oil and gas companies are so vital that they often contribute a significant amount towards national GDP….
Taliban and Turkmenistan are moving to revive TAPI gas pipeline (UPDATED).
TAPI has long been hailed as a monumentally important project – but it’s unclear whether it will ever be built.
That Signal Central Asia is at Regional Risk of War – Georges Friedman and Saleem Ali.
The entire US strategy for Afghanistan was each president keeping the war going so the next president had to bite the bullet. After 20 years, the bullet was bitten. The end looked the only way it could, chaos hard-wired into the system. We all believe we could have done better. – George Friedman
Meet the scientist couple driving an mRNA vaccine revolution
As COVID-19 spread, BioNTech cofounders Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci had one goal: to make a safe, effective vaccine faster than ever before. In this illuminating conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, the immunologists (and married couple) share the fascinating story of how their decades of mRNA research powered the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine — and…
Does the Afghan disaster originally from Trump’s administration? Facts…
• The U.S. envoy chosen by President Donald Trump, Zalmay Khalilzad, has publicly confirmed that he requested and secured the release of senior Taliban official Abdul Ghani Baradar from prison in Pakistan ahead of negotiations to end the war in Afghanistan. • Trump’s secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, was among the U.S. officials who met…
Asia GDP PPP 2021 Ranking: Largest Economies in Asia.
Economic growth in developing Asia remains robust but prospects have further dimmed and risks to the region’s economies are rising as trade and investment weaken, according to Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2019 Update, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) flagship economic publication. As of 2021, the United States and China would occupy the first two places in both methods’…
Kishore Mahbubani: The West and the rising Asia
I think China would be far happier to deal with a confident, secure United States of America, not the insecure and troubled America that you have today. For example, in the past, when Richard Nixon went to China in 1972, he could do so. At that time, by the way, China had been demonized in…
Amir Sufi – Equitable Growth
Amir Sufi is a member of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth’s Research Advisory Board. He is also the Bruce Lindsay Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He serves as an associate editor for the American…
Supasorn Suwajanakorn: Fake videos of real people — and how to spot them
Supasorn Suwajanakorn works on ways to reconstruct, preserve and reanimate anyone — just from their existing photos and videos. Why you should listen to him? Do you think you’re good at spotting fake videos, where famous people say things they’ve never said in real life? Can we create a digital avatar that looks, acts and talks…
Meet Sabiha: making career choices focused, simple and successful
Imagine facing one of life’s biggest challenges with certainty of what you want out of your future career and having the support and guidance from industry specialists to make this a reality. How amazing would that be? If you are struggling with career choices, join this event and seek the answers you need. About Future Made Simple…
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