Uploaded October 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Despite fighting and flood, Myanmar vows to move forward with elections this upcoming November. China announces some changes to its storage facilities after the recent explosion and the battle for Lotte corporation heats up.
Myanmar says their November elections are go
Even after facing torrential rain and being plagued by fighting, Myanmar's election oversight body decided to proceed with a general election next month. “After reviewing statements from committee members about the pros and cons of postponement of election date, the Union Election Commission has decided to hold the general election on the previously scheduled date, November 8, without making any changes," said an announcer on the military-run Myawaddy television.
China to move hazardous storage to new location in Tianjin
By now, it should be no surprise that due to the number of explosions in Tianjin, number of questions have ben raised as to its safety oversight and management. The city has now approved a plan to move the hazardous materials out of the warehouse area that’s been making those big bangs to place them in the Nangang Industrial Zone about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the blast site and at least 10 kilometers from the nearest residential area.
The Lotte fight for control resumes and gets ugly
If you’re looking for a good soap opera to watch, you need not look further than the business pages in South Korea and Japan. Shin Kyuck-ho, a Korean who founded Lotte Corporation in Tokyo during the mid-twentieth century has two sons and they both desperately want to assume the reigns of the multi-national corporation.
It’s unclear where things will go from here, with changes in the governing and power structures, but if you’re interested in business, especially Chaebols (mega-conglomerates), their power structures, the roles of families, and succession, this is something not to be missed.
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Despite fighting and flood, Myanmar vows to move forward with elections this upcoming November. China announces some changes to its storage facilities after the recent explosion and the battle for Lotte corporation heats up.
Myanmar says their November elections are go
Even after facing torrential rain and being plagued by fighting, Myanmar's election oversight body decided to proceed with a general election next month. “After reviewing statements from committee members about the pros and cons of postponement of election date, the Union Election Commission has decided to hold the general election on the previously scheduled date, November 8, without making any changes," said an announcer on the military-run Myawaddy television.
China to move hazardous storage to new location in Tianjin
By now, it should be no surprise that due to the number of explosions in Tianjin, number of questions have ben raised as to its safety oversight and management. The city has now approved a plan to move the hazardous materials out of the warehouse area that’s been making those big bangs to place them in the Nangang Industrial Zone about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the blast site and at least 10 kilometers from the nearest residential area.
The Lotte fight for control resumes and gets ugly
If you’re looking for a good soap opera to watch, you need not look further than the business pages in South Korea and Japan. Shin Kyuck-ho, a Korean who founded Lotte Corporation in Tokyo during the mid-twentieth century has two sons and they both desperately want to assume the reigns of the multi-national corporation.
It’s unclear where things will go from here, with changes in the governing and power structures, but if you’re interested in business, especially Chaebols (mega-conglomerates), their power structures, the roles of families, and succession, this is something not to be missed.
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