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Opinion

Dubai – where no mission is impossible


Doodling at Davos and how to save capitalism


Tokyo without tears: New impressions of Japan

On business etiquette, car-spotting in Ginza, heavy drinking, toilets and other sites.

Heroes and villains of 2011

Some of the key themes of the year – most notably the struggle of the many against the dictatorship of the few – converged in the past week.

Kim clan retains power in Nth Korea – for now


Getting a handle on the levers of growth

Now that Steven Joyce has his hands on all of the levers of the government’s growth agencies he might be able to tackle the huge waste of money and effort in tertiary education institutions.

Giving real change a chance

If the government plays its cards correctly, it may find the public has a greater stomach for change than many might think.
 

The euro: A paradox caught in a conundrum


Relief will be short-lived for post-election markets

The next God’s Own Country

It is time New Zealand’s long-held claim to be “God’s Own Country,” first made in 1890 by Thomas Bracken in one of his poems, should be handed over to its true holder, Australia.