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Showing posts with label development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label development. Show all posts
Monday, March 30, 2026

Bhutan turns tourism into 'Gross National Happiness'

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At the Takin Preserve: Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay with me and visitors from the United Kingdom and United States. Little more ...
Saturday, March 14, 2026

'Gen Z' favorite sweeps to victory in Nepal election

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Teens celebrate secondary-school graduation in Lalitpur. A youth movement toppled the Nepali government in September 2025. Kathmandu, Marc...
Thursday, March 5, 2026

Kathmandu quiets for watershed election day

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 A Savory Tort Photo Essay A usually busy intersection in the Thamel tourist district is nearly vacant. Rickshaws offer transport with most ...
Monday, September 29, 2025

Protestors burn transit stations in Madagascar capital; is American frustration so different?

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Protests over lack of water and electricity turned violent late last week in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, and the government res...
Monday, September 15, 2025

Conflict ebbs in West Africa; entrepreneurs ready to welcome tourism, spark economic development

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Conflict is ebbing in West Africa, and local businesses are hoping to spur tourism and economic development to restore ravaged communities. ...
Thursday, July 31, 2025

'The Shipbreakers' (2000) is classic Langewiesche; Hong Kong ship-breaking convention enters force

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William Langewiesche, 2007 Internaz via Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Journalist  William Langewiesche died at age 70 in June ( N.Y. Times ). I ca...
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Monday, May 12, 2025

Are we at the end of 'Bretton Woods'?: White House reconsiders post-WWII world financial system

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Omni Mount Washington, Bretton Woods RJ Peltz-Steele CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 "Bretton Woods," I said. "Are you sure it's still on...