by Spectrum Books | May 9, 2018 | International Affairs
A historic inter-Korean summit between the Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, and the President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, was held on 27 April 2018 on the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area that separates the divided Koreas. The summit saw the...
by Spectrum Books | Feb 6, 2018 | International Affairs
The Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies has decided to admit India as its new member—its 42nd participating state. This is expected to raise the country’s stature in the field of non-proliferation despite...
by Spectrum Books | Feb 6, 2018 | International Affairs
China successfully tested its first photovoltaic highway based on home-grown technology in Jinan city, the capital of Shandong province, in December 2017. China has now become the second country to construct a photovoltaic highway. France introduced the world’s first...
by Spectrum Books | Feb 6, 2018 | International Affairs
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, a vaccine company, has received pre-qualification from the World Health Organisation (WHO) for itsTypbarTyphoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) against typhoid fever, as per an announcement in January 2018. The WHO tag would allow the firm to...
