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Last Updated: Jun 25th, 2007 - 17:07:26 |
Country in Focus
Canada: The Quiet Rich Man Up North
Compared with its peers in the Group of Seven (G7) rich-country club, Canada has never struck the world as an exciting country that is worth much discussion. This is strange, yet understandable. Tong Yee Siong takes a closer look.
Feb 1, 2007, 09:26
Country in Focus
Brazil: The Comeback Kid of South America
For the longest time, Brazilians have tortured themselves with the question of why their country can't prosper like the United States?
Nov 1, 2006, 17:25
Country in Focus
Jordan: The Gateway to Global Trade in West Asia
Strategically situated at the crossroads of several trade routes, the ancient city of Petra, in the modern-day country of Jordan, came into prominence in the late first century through the success of the spice trade.
Sep 8, 2006, 16:54
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Future plans mulled as oil gusher slows
Brunei Darussalam conjures up different images and impressions whenever its name is mentioned. To Malaysians, it’s a partner of the larger federation that they wish they had in the 1960s.
Jul 27, 2006, 13:22
Country in Focus
Turkey: A Brave New World That Could Be
In December 2004, on the day after the European Union (EU) agreed to set a date for Turkey’s entry negotiations, a Turkish daily quoted Nazim Hikmet, an iconoclastic 20th-century poet: “Beautiful days beckon us, lads, sunny days beckon.”
Jul 18, 2006, 16:22
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