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World Economic Forum

Type: Organization

Name: World Economic Forum

Nationality: Switzerland

Web Address: http://www.weforum.org/

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First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 39 mins ago - 1 Documents

Nguyen Tan Dung

PM to attend World Economic Forum on East Asia

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012 in Bangkok on May 31.According to the Foreign Ministry, PM Dung was invited by Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra and chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab. ... [ Published 16 hours ago by Bao Moi.com ]

Entities: World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, Nguyen Tan Dung

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 2 Documents

Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi to make first foreign trip since 1988

Myanmar pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Bangkok next week on her first trip overseas in more than two decades.A spokesman for her National League for Democracy party said she will attend the World Economic Forum in Thailand which is ... [ Published May 24 2012 by XinMsn ]

Entities: Aung San Suu Kyi, National League for Democracy (Myanmar), International Labour Organization

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 1 Documents

Jang Geum

TV host Park Jung-sook ties the knot

Talk show host and newly minted Saenuri Party lawmaker Lee Jae-young got married on Saturday, with 50 of their friends and relatives attending the ceremony.The two originally planned to hold their wedding in late May or June but moved up the date to accommodate ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Korea Joongang Daily ]

Entities: Park Jung-sook, Jang Geum, World Economic Forum

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Olafur Eliasson

Solar art and power: Olafur Eliasson introduces PV-powered light "Little Sun" at the World Economic Forum

On May 11th, 2012, Danish artist Olafur Eliasson (Berlin, Germany) announced that he has introduced the small solar-powered light "Little Sun" at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The light's durable, versatile sun-like design utilizes ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Solarserver ]

Entities: Olafur Eliasson, World Economic Forum, London, Addis Abeba, Photovoltaic

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

Jonathan: Any lessons from the Horn?

by Tunji Ajibade Leave a CommentPresident Goodluck Jonathan missed something in Davos, Switzerland, earlier in the year. Now he has made up for it by going to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. That was Jonathan’s second trip in four months to that Horn of Africa ... [ Published May 14 2012 by Nigeria Punch ]

Entities: Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Addis Abeba, Nigeria

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Africa: Building a Pan-African Literary Agency for Children

The World Economic Forum is travelling to Ethiopia this week to bring together the voices of Africa and help transform the region. 32 Global Shapers from across the continent will be attending the event. This blog post is part of the One Year One Change ... [ Published May 10 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]

Entities: Ghana, Adansonia, World Economic Forum, Nancy Drew

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

World Economic Forum

Shaping Africa's transformation

The 2012 World Economic Forum on Africa is in session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme Shaping Africa’s Transformation .• Top WEF award for SA singer ... [ Published May 10 2012 by MediaClubSouthAfrica.com ]

Entities: World Economic Forum, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

First Reported Apr 11 2012 - Updated Apr 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Sweden’s New Gender-Neutral Pronoun: Hen

By most people’s standards, Sweden is a paradise for liberated women. It has the highest proportion of working women in the world, and women earn about two-thirds of all degrees. Standard parental leave runs at 480 days, and 60 of those days are reserved ... [ Published Apr 11 2012 by Slate Magazine - Dilettante, The ]

Entities: Sweden, World Economic Forum

First Reported Jan 30 2012 - Updated Jan 30 2012 - 1 Documents

Naked Ukrainian Protester Group Strikes In Davos

Femen is a Ukrainian group of activists that has become popular in Europe for staging small, half-naked protests. Some of their members were arrested over the weekend after trying to break into an invitation-only gathering of international CEOs and ... [ Published Jan 30 2012 by 2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the ... ]

Entities: World Economic Forum, Conviction, Crisis

First Reported Jan 25 2012 - Updated Jan 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Mick Jagger Pulls Out of Davos World Economic Forum Appearance

Mimi Turner The Rolling Stone frontman said he didn’t want to be used as a “political football” by British Prime Minister David Cameron. read more ... [ Published Jan 25 2012 by Hollywood Reporter - Music ]

Entities: Mick Jagger, World Economic Forum, Rolling Stone

Quotes

"’Little Sun’ is a small work of art with a large reach. It brings the different strands of my work together in a new, meaningful context. One part of the artwork is the lamp itself and the activities enabled by its light; the other is the successful integration of ‘Little Sun’ into off-grid communities - its journey from production to usage" Olafur Eliasson said

Solar art and power: Olafur Eliasson introduces PV-powered light "Little Sun" at the World Econom ... [Solarserver - May 16 2012]

"A 45-second conversation'The idea for what has been called a "deconstructed Eiffel Tower" was formulated in 2009, when Johnson and steel magnate Laksmi Mittal discussed creating something dramatic for the Olympics while attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland."

Now towering over London: 'Godzilla of public art' [MSNBC - May 14 2012]

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Viola Davis and More Honored at Trinity Rep's P... [ Published May 21 2012 by Broadway World ]
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Now towering over London: 'Godzilla of public art' [ Published May 14 2012 by MSNBC ]
Jonathan: Any lessons from the Horn? [ Published May 14 2012 by Nigeria Punch ]
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Shaping Africa's transformation [ Published May 10 2012 by MediaClubSouthAfrica.com ]
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Blogs

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IDC To Divest R15 Billion Over Next Five Years [ Published May 09 2012 by 2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the ... ] South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation, and state-owned lender, has a plan to sell about 15 billion rand’s worth of investments it currently holds over the next five years. The initiative is part of its divestment plan, Chief Financial Officer ...
Ad Exec Hamish McLennan Will Oversee News Corp ... [ Published Feb 15 2012 by Deadline.com ] The naming of the high-profile Australian ad man to this new job is the latest of several changes in the company’s management ranks. Last year McLennan told BusinessWeek that he stepped down as CEO of Young & Rubicam so he could spend more time with ...
Royal Post: Queen Elizabeth and Princess Anne P... [ Published Feb 04 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ] Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne plant a tree in Diamond Jubilee Wood on the Sandringham Estate to mark her Diamond Jubilee (60 years reign in the monarchy). Prince Harry out with David Beckham and Katerine Jenkins and a few other ...
US High School Students Demonstrate Their Wonde... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by 2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the ... ] The US, the most powerful nation in the world both in terms of their economy and military seem to be lacking in one crucial area; education. A recent short study done by a high school student portrays the average American student as not knowing all too ...
Naked Ukrainian Protester Group Strikes In Davos [ Published Jan 30 2012 by 2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the ... ] Femen is a Ukrainian group of activists that has become popular in Europe for staging small, half-naked protests. Some of their members were arrested over the weekend after trying to break into an invitation-only gathering of international CEOs and ...

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George Osborne: Eurozone crisis 'has not been d... [ Published Jan 28 2012 by Telegraph TV - YouTube ]
Feminist group take topless protest to World Ec... [ Published Jan 28 2012 by Telegraph TV - YouTube ]
Reuters Breakingviews: Commentary on Today's News [ Published Jan 27 2012 by Reuters - YouTube ]
Act boldly, Cameron urges eurozone leaders [ Published Jan 27 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
Cameron: Europe Can Recover, Must Be 'Bold' [ Published Jan 26 2012 by Associated Press - YouTube ]