JAKARTA, Indonesia (ViaNews) – Plastic straws are used everywhere, mostly in restaurants. Just imagine how many millions of straws are polluting the environment. People have, however, started reducing the use of plastic straws. According to data from Divers’ Clean Action, Indonesians use 93 million plastic straws every day, and if they aren’t recycled, they will…
The world woke up today to the news that chairman and chief executive officer of the alliance between Renault SA, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., Carlos Ghosn, has been arrested at Tokyo, Japan, over “significant acts of misconduct,”. The scandal involving the high-profile executive, echoed across the world, making Renault’s stock in Paris…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (ViaNews) – One of Indonesia’s vice presidential candidates, Sandiaga Uno, promised to give millennials ministerial posts if he becomes the winner on the upcoming presidential poll 2019. Uno, a prominent entrepreneur wants to give posts of Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Communication and Information, and Minister of Research and Technology to…
LISBON (ViaNews) – We met with Portugal’s Secretary of State for Internationalization, Eurico Brilhante Dias, for an interview at Web Summit, the largest technology event in Europe. Eurico Brilhante Dias holds a Ph.D. in Business Management and was Assistant Professor at ISCTE Business School. His management experience includes being Board Member of AICEP Portugal as…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (ViaNews) – Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo introduced a new term. “Genderuwo politician” is used to describe politicians who influence people by spreading the propaganda of fear and uncertainty. “Such politics is unethical; how can [the politicians] frighten their own people? This is called genderuwo politics, [because it] spreads fear,” the president said in…
LISBON (ViaNews) – Ewan Spence describes himself as a storyteller but he’s been doing a lot more than just telling stories. Besides writing for Forbes, he was a BAFTA nominated broadcaster and has been working for prominent organizations such as the BBC. He’s been conducting shows in various national and local stations. He was Scotland’s…
SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Republic) – Rafael Trujillo was a U.S. Marine in 1918 who reached the position of commander in chief of the National Army by 1927. General Rafael Trujillo became president of the Dominican Republic in 1930 and was successful in reducing foreign debt and nurturing economic prosperity. Trujillo was also known for his…
LISBON (VIANews) – Right at the heart of the Web Summit, we met with Mobbeel, a company who develops cutting-edge multibiometric authentication, digital onboarding, and biometric signature solutions for digital environments. “The Cybersecurity industry is becoming crucial, taking into account that new sectors are emerging every day increasingly demanding technological solutions” Mobbeel’s CEO & Co-Founder,…
LISBON (ViaNews) – The Portuguese Prime-Minister, António Costa, and Lisbon Mayor, Fernando Medina, said at the opening ceremony of the Web Summit technology summit that the Portuguese capital is once again the “capital of the world” by hosting the Web summit, Europe’s leading technology event. A few minutes before the Web summit kick-off, Medina offered…
ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – Only 33.6 percent of women in Turkey are in the labour pool. A recent report, conducted by Bahcesehir University Center for Economic and Social Research (BETAM), shows that women, once they have children, quit their jobs and become housewives. But in most cases, Turkish women are not in search of a…
