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...commitment is made before we pass the point of no return." Very true. Asia is subject, however, to not only regional environmental and climatic changes but also global ones. The global changes affect Asia and vice versa. The U.S., whose citizens consume 10 times more energy per capita than the Chinese, must also reduce its environmental impact. The U.S. government has been reluctant to work within international frameworks, such as the Kyoto agreement, which are needed to address the global environmental problem. The U.S. must join such international environmental efforts before it is too late. Katz Tomono Tokyo...
...wrench. "This year's a complete catastrophe." The contrasting fortunes of both men are two sides of the same story: a long-awaited - and long-overdue - shakeout in the cosseted world of French winemaking. France is the superpower of the wine world, the largest producer and, measured by per capita consumption, the heaviest drinker. But for more than a decade, it has been sleepwalking as globalization transformed the business, bringing with it new markets, new consumers and new competitors. Producers from Australia, New Zealand, California, South Africa, Chile and elsewhere have launched massive - and often brilliantly executed - campaigns to promote...
...wine is up to quality and they don't keep increasing production." On both counts, he says he has "some concerns" about Charles' output. Driving these changes is a new hard-nosed attitude among Bordeaux's main customers: French supermarkets. They're pushing for good deals because per capita wine consumption in France has halved since the 1960s; wine is no longer a staple with meals. Bordeaux made a huge strategic mistake by stepping up plantings in the late 1990s - a move that increased production and exacerbated the already growing pressure on prices. As a result, the balance of power...
Driving those changes is a new attitude among Bordeaux's main customers, French supermarkets. They're driving an increasingly hard bargain because per capita wine consumption in France has halved since the 1960s and wine is no longer a staple with meals, being supplanted by soda and water. It didn't help that Bordeaux made a huge strategic mistake by stepping up plantings in the late 1990s--a move that increased production and exacerbated the already growing pressure on prices. As a result, the balance of power has shifted. "Until 2001, the mentality of producers was to say, 'I make...
...also a chance, the officials agree, for Panama's ruling class to shed its notorious reputation for brazen malfeasance by managing the new canal wealth responsibly and finally doing right by the 40% of Panamanians living in poverty. The country's GDP per capita is $4,318, which still makes it No. 2 in Central America. Serious doubts about income redistribution are a big reason that only 22% of respondents to a recent poll said they thought the expansion would bring real economic benefits to Panama and its population of 3.2 million. Some 64% of Panamanians said they support...