Ellen Ochoa: How Dreams Come True
Going into space is the stuff of dreams, fiction, or fantasy. Plans for space tourism may materialise in the future, but currently astronauts are...
Grant Thornton Hong Kong: Mergers and Acquisitions – Cultural Alignment for...
Too often companies put together look great on paper but are fraught with management and structural problems that end up turning deals into busts....
Think Big: Economic Diversification Drive Meets Future
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the scene of undertakings on a massive scale – not quite appropriate for those accustomed to a more...
Prince Janek Zylinski: Pen or Sword? Your Choice, Mr Farage
“Are you up for it, Mr Farage,” demands an aging aristocrat of Polish descent brandishing his sword and demanding a duel to settle a...
Adele: Authentic, Original, and Hugely Successful
Saturday evening UK primetime television is dominated by competitions designed to find new singing sensations. The programmes follow the journey of wannabe stars as...
Eduardo Galeano: Remembering a Forgotten Continent
In the last days of his presidency, José Mujica visited the Casmu Hospital in Montevideo to pay his respects to Uruguay’s foremost historian and...
At Home Where Her Heart Is: Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji is used to being in the public eye. Her career took off at the age of eight when she appeared in Ripples,...
Kimberley Motley: Front Line Lawyer
Grit and glamour rarely go hand in hand, but in Afghanistan – known mostly for being poor, full of poppies, and home to the...
WEF: Setting Bright Minds to Work
As a concept, the idea of gathering together the world’s leading thinkers in a Swiss playground for a few days of eating, drinking, and...
Russia’s Aviation Industry: Ready for Take-Off
There were some impressive claims amid the recent hype surrounding the MC-21, Russia’s new medium-range passenger jet.
The Siberian-made airliner is said to weigh 15%...
