Director General of the World Trade Organization Roberto Azevedo

The WTO is under threat, will they step up?

A new report by the Bertelsmann Foundation says that the credibility of the WTO is under threat, and the organisation could face closure if more countries vacate its Appellate body. Jul 18, 2018
An Adidas sign

Adidas goes green; to use only recycled plastic by 2024

After IKEA, Starbucks and McDonald's, Adidas is the latest corporate to wean off plastic, as it announced that it would use only recycled plastic in all its products by 2024. The project will start this year and is estimated to save 40 tonnes of plastic annually. Jul 17, 2018
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

No second chance: Trump further tightens H-1B visa rules

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a revised policy on Friday, July 13, in which it states that officials can now outrightly reject visas if the required "initial evidence" isn't submitted or isn't enough to prove one's eligibility for the visa. Jul 16, 2018