News tagged with economic cooperation
S. Korea, Peru announce defense technology deal
South Korea's Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan agreed Thursday to grant technology transfers to Peru to help strengthen the Latin American nation's navy and air force.
May 24, 2012 |
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Use less water, producing energy and fertilizer at the same time
Clean drinking water and basic sanitation are human rights. Yet almost 780 million of the world's population still have no access to drinking water and some 2.6 billion people live without sanitary facilities. ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Environmental crunch 'worse than thought': OECD
Pressures on Earth's ecosystem are now so great that future generations could be doomed to falling living standards, the OECD said on Thursday in a report looking to the mid-century.
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Mexico billionaires battle over telecoms sector
Battles between three Mexican billionaires over control of the lucrative telecoms sector heated up again this week, intensified by international criticism of monopolistic practices.
Feb 05, 2012 |
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Tough economy curbs clean energy investment: experts
A global economic slowdown and the eurozone debt crisis have curbed government investment in renewable energy, experts warned Tuesday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Hong Kong wants to slap tax on garbage disposal
Environmentalists Wednesday welcomed plans for Hong Kong to introduce a "pay-as-you-throw" tax on rubbish disposal as the city moves to tackle a growing waste problem.
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Raises and cuts in public sector salaries have a direct effect on the private sector
A joint study of the Bank of Spain and the Pablo de Olavide University (UPO) confirms that public salaries are clearly influential throughout the whole of Europe's economy. For the study, researchers chose ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 04, 2011 |
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OECD report shows dramatic decline in patent quality
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published its Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard for 2011 and one section shows that patent quality over the past 20 years has declined dr ...
Sep 23, 2011 |
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China's farm subsidies soar but OECD states' at record low
China's subsidies to farmers soared six-fold between 2008 and 2010 to $147 billion, making it the global leader, OECD data showed Wednesday, in what could complicate trade liberalisation talks.
Sep 22, 2011 |
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South Korea tops digital literacy rankings
Young South Koreans, and girls, learn the best from computers and the Internet according to a survey of 15 year-olds in 19 countries, the OECD said on Tuesday.
Jun 28, 2011 |
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OECD chief says nuclear energy still important
Nuclear power is still a viable source of global energy despite the crisis in Japan, the OECD chief said Monday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Japanese PM pledges 10 mn solar-powered homes
Japan will have ten million solar-powered homes, Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged Wednesday, as the country makes a major push in coming years towards renewable energy following its nuclear crisis. ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 25, 2011 |
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Total cooperation among people is not viable
A situation where a majority of people cooperate never happens. This is due to the fact that a significant number of individuals never cooperate and if they do it is in response to the decision of their neighbors ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Temporary employment reduces productivity of technology and energy companies
Two of the most important productive sectors in the Spanish economy, the energy and high technology intensity manufacturing sectors, experience a fall in productivity if they hire they employees on temporary ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Taiwan, China boost science collaboration
The top science bodies of China and Taiwan have agreed to meet once a year to promote exchanges and cooperation between researchers, officials said Thursday.
Jan 20, 2011 |
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