Laos: International Trade – Unlocking the Potential for Human Development
As developing countries like the Lao PDR play a growing role in the global economy, they must tread carefully to take advantage of the tremendous opportunity while avoiding the economic pitfalls that have plagued many countries around the world over the past few decades.
Philippines: Workers left hanging as Wal-Mart stalls
Three months after receiving reports of serious worker rights abuses and police violence against protesting workers at its Chong Won Fashion supply factory in the Philippines, Wal-Mart is still delaying taking the necessary steps to fix the problem.
Vietnam: Leaders recognise int'l assistance as economic dynamic
he Vietnamese Government leader has attributed the country's impressive economic growth and poverty reduction progress partially to international assistance.
Australia: A Global Assessment of 2007
In Australia we are only at the beginning of the sort of changes that have taken place in Latin America, in Africa and Asia. None-the-less, there are several issues gaining momentum in this country, and the impact they are making on society should not be underestimated.
Laos: National Assembly session focusses on poverty reduction
Members of the National Assembly, on the second day session of the 2nd National Assembly meeting (Sixth Legislature), yesterday continued to share their concerns on the implementation of the the government's poverty reduction plan.
Japan: Do not allow revision of laws that will turn us into a nation fighting wars abroad
The government and the ruling parties are rushing to pass through the House of Representatives a bill to revise the Self-Defense Forces Law to include overseas dispatch of the SDF in its primary duties and to revise the Defense Agency Act to upgrade the agency to a ministry that is capable of commanding overseas operations.
Australia: After November 30, prepare for the next round
Last week's massive demonstrations by the trade union movement, community organisations, and progressive political parties was a powerful message to the Federal Government despite the attendances being below those expected.
Possession of nuclear arms will isolate Japan in international community
Liberal Democratic Party Policy Research Council Chair Nakagawa Shoichi has repeatedly called for a debate on whether Japan should possess nuclear weapons in the wake of North Korea's nuclear test.
Vietnam determines to advance toward the path of socialism
This situation requires us to conduct scientific and sound evaluations in order to come up with appropriate and beneficiary solutions for each party, each country and the world's democratic and progressive movement as a whole.
Some Dangers And Prospects of the Regional and International Situations
The greater recourse to military pressures and to war by imperialism and its main surrogates have led to more acute sufferings in many parts of the world. Iraq continues to bleed from the sectarian strife stirred up by the US occupation.
