Friday 9 April
With India’s – mostly male – MPs embroiled in a prolonged debate in Parliament over the pros and cons of a bill that would set aside a third of seats for women, the spotlight is firmly on the role of the fairer sex in…
Sunday 12 September
Back from August holidays, residents of Milan’s posh Brera neighbourhood have discovered some unwelcome squatters in their midst: a rat colony.
Wednesday 16 September
It’s perhaps fitting that I’m filing this first Monocolumn from seat 1A on a JAL777 from Haneda to Osaka’s Itami airport just as the airline has announced it will be letting around 7,000 staff go over the next three years…
Wednesday 24 August
Just weeks after Apple leapfrogged Exxon Mobil to become the world’s most valuable company – for a few moments, anyhow – the man who orchestrated its stratospheric ascent is stepping down.
Wednesday 30 June
At the recent conference where Apple debuted the new version of the iPhone, Steve Jobs devoted a few minutes of his speech to the workings of the App Store.
Monday 7 June
Steve Jobs is a showman. Instead of verbose PowerPoint slides – industry standard in the tech world – his presentations are known for screens with so few words on them that they’re almost terse.
Monday 27 September
South African president Jacob Zuma was reportedly so worried about a rumoured challenge to his leadership at his party’s National General Council that he opted to spend last week with 4,000 party delegates on Durban’s so…
The mayor of Colombia’s second city is forging ahead with plans to fight inequality and cut the murder rate. His success may hinge on the creation of new jobs and an influx of foreign business.
With bleak job prospects facing its population, the Philippines has turned the search for work into an export success story by encouraging its most valuable resource -its people - to train abroad.
Friday 4 March
One of the sparks for the political unrest that has erupted across North Africa was frustration over the lack of jobs and the rising price of food
A magazine for the German armed forces, ‘Y’ holds the line when it comes to maintaining its independence while publishing a product that meets the remit of a military publication. With a staff of civilians and soldiers,…
After the demise of its cod-fishing industry, Fogo Island looked to be in trouble. The tide is turning on its fortunes today thanks to a lifeline of cultural projects, a new hotel and jobs.
Why more Europeans are looking to Moscow for job opportunities and we stop by the Financial Times Business of Luxury conference in Marrakesh.
A look at Paypal’s plans for a 1,000 new jobs in Ireland and mathematician David Orrell discusses his new book Economyths.
Tuesday 21 August
Wars have often turned jobbing journalists into household names and given them a heroic lustre in the process.
Tuesday 31 July
Buone vacanze emails have started coming thick and fast from Italian friends and contacts, the lucky ones with jobs.
Wednesday 7 April
When Dan Robrish was interviewed for a reporting job at the Associated Press in 1998, he was asked about his professional ambitions.
Analysis of how overseas aid work became one of the most dangerous jobs, we discuss the APEC summit, and learn a little about Korean pop.
Saturday 15 January
Being a Swedish ambassador used to be an enviable job, something that politicians or officials were awarded with after years of loyal service, with any luck in some warm but important capital.
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