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26th September 2013 Singapore
Kick starting collaboration with Indonesia
Eating tempeh, a fermented soybean cake, could reduce the risk of developing dementia. I learnt this and other interesting facts at the UK-Indonesia Science and Innovation Conference in Jakarta last week. In addition to changing my own diet, this event provided a valuable guide to future directions for UK-Indonesia research collaboration, served to clarify the […]
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25th September 2013 Sana’a, Yemen
أصدقاء اليمن على المستوى الدولي
هناك حدثان مهمان لليمن هذا الأسبوع خارج حدود هذا البلد. كلاهما يجري في نيويورك. الأول هو مؤتمر أصدقاء اليمن يوم الأربعاء 25 سبتمبر، والثاني مداولة بشأن اليمن في مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة (مجلس الأمن الدولي) يوم الجمعة 27 سبتمبر. كلاهما فرصة ممتازة لليمن ليُظهر للعالم مما هو مصنوع. إنها فرصة للسياسيين في اليمن ليثبتوا […]
25th September 2013
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UK Life Science Goes On Tour
For the fifth consecutive year the UKTI team in Sweden organised a R&D Drug Development tour which brought together 16 UK research companies with players from the Swedish life science sector. This year, the tour moved away from Stockholm and emphasised other life science clusters such as the newly formed Medicon Village in Lund and […]
24th September 2013 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 16-22 September 2013
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24th September 2013 Sana’a, Yemen
Yemen’s International Friends
There are two significant events for Yemen this week outside the borders of this country. Both take place in New York. The first is the Friends of Yemen conference on Wednesday 25 September; the second a discussion on Yemen in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday 27September. Both are excellent opportunities for Yemen […]
23rd September 2013 Beirut, Lebanon
Why this UNGA matters for Lebanon (and all of us)
Every year, New York hosts the diplomatic equivalent of the World Cup. As with the football, there is usually some unruly behaviour, although with Messrs Chavez, Gadhafi and Ahmadinejad no longer on the pitch, this now looks less likely. Some showboating is guaranteed, as global leaders compete for attention – we once arranged a timely […]
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23rd September 2013
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Growth and trade on the agenda
Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills, arrives today for a 2-day programme. How to secure growth, trade and reform in Europe is on his agenda. The UK and Sweden are close European partners: like-minded on many issues, including a shared ambition to deepen and strengthen the Single Market and extend […]
23rd September 2013 Geneva, Switzerland
Potty Theory
I’ve often thought that subscribers to chaos theory would do well to spend a week or two watching meetings at the Human Rights Council. The principal idea is that a small random change at one point can result in major unexpected consequences later on. It would be fascinating to try to catalogue the seemingly minor […]
23rd September 2013
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Deputy National Security Adviser visits Canberra as new government settle in
It was a great week to take the pulse of Canberra, as Tony Abbot’s new Administration moved into office. Britain’s Deputy National Security Adviser, Hugh Powell, called on members of the PM’s staff and met senior officials across the spectrum of foreign and security policy last week. They told him they looked forward to working […]
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23rd September 2013 Vientiane, Laos
Laos through my eyes – Mark Jerome
I am a chartered accountant who has been working in South East Asia for 16 years. Currently, I am partner in-charge of KPMG in Laos, as well as being the Asia region representative on KPMG’s International Development Assistance Services Working Group.