The Chosun Ilbo has been doing a series on foreign tourism in South Korea, which has been growing. (Both Mr. & Mrs. Outlier have attended conferences there this year, and enjoyed a bit of tourism on the side.) Here are a few observations about the statistical preferences of tourists from different countries. On favorite souvenirs: The most popular souvenirs among Japanese visiting Korea are ...

The Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy Rey is asking companies to give priority in hiring to Swiss residents. She acknowledged that this was a radical change in tone from her, citing the economic crisis and rising unemployment. Last week, the head of the Labor Division at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) also urged companies to hire more workers from within Switzerland. He said ...

Foreign and Home Affairs Analysis with my Nanny My recently widowed Grandmother (a.k.a. "Nanny") called me last night around 11.00pm. I think she still gets confused by the time difference. Obviously I love her but she does offer loads of (unintentional) comic relief. She once sent me a letter addressed to "Scotchland" - which summed it up, really. - Hello? - Hi, Jennsy ( ...

Lawyer: 9/11 defendants want platform for views By KAREN MATTHEWS NEW YORK (AP) – The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday. Scott Fenstermaker, the lawyer for accused terrorist Ali Abd al-Aziz

... world, not ones from eachcountry, with European diplomats and a European foreign service. We will see Europe with a single voice in security ... delegations across the world. - EEAS would manage general foreign relations as well as EU security and defence projects ... disingenously claims that that all countries will retain their veto in foreign policy under the Lisbon Treaty. But this is simply not true ...

... Further details are to be released today. The first public discussion of a Foreign Trade Zone here was near Christmas 2006. At that time, ... whole region. According to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Foreign Trade Zones are created to “help level ... quota allocations.  Co-mingled product — A Foreign Trade Zone provides particular flexibility in instances where local ...