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Nuclear power: No consensus in Asia or the West

The Fukushima disaster put nuclear power under the microscope throughout the world. But in the aftermath of the worst nuclear incident in 25 years, countries acted differently. Some stopped to reconsider their nuclear programs, while others pushed on with vigor. A few nations reacted sharply against nuclear, especially Japan, where the disaster occurred. As of...

Discover the Yin & Yang at EBS

I have lived in Germany for almost 20 years now and I have favourite places that I visit every year.  One of them is the hilly wine-growing area of Rheingau, along the Middle Rhine (river) where the EBS Business School lies smack in the middle of it all. Five kilometres from the EBS, i.e. the...

Settling into Malaysian life

Hotel Gal sees the world

Selamat siang (good afternoon) from Kuala Lumpur! A lot has happened since my last post; for starters, I got a job … and an apartment!

Just to give you an idea of what I do...

After settling into KL life, Kim and I both had a few interviews lined up. I scored on my third interview with a hotel close to the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) – letʼs call it Hotel Bintang*. Youʼre ʻlookingʼ at their new Housekeeping Attendant! Itʼs a pretty swanky business hotel and I just have to clean the guest rooms. Itʼs...

Hello Everyone,

This is Yaoming He. I came from Tongji University in Shanghai, and I joined the international business study (IBS) program last January for this double degree program of finance and general management in EBS Business School in Germany. The university is situated besides one of the biggest and longest rivers in Europe, the Rhein, and...

Thai delegation examines alternatives to nuclear power in Germany

By Saksith Saiyasombut  Note: This article was originally published in German on February 9, 2012 and written for the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, the political foundation affiliated to German Green Party. The Fukushima nuclear disaster of March 2011 has raised doubts over the security and reliability of nuclear power once again and showed that even in a...