July 30, 2023 The Daily Friend read the article The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) aspire to be a steering committee for emerging market economies. Despite China and India registering stunning success, the BRICS have a long road to travel. And the idle talk about displacing the dollar in trade and finance doesn’t help. Continue reading Idle Talk About BRICS and Demise of the Dollar
July 2, 2023 The Daily Friend read the article Amazon has opened its scaled back second headquarters in suburban Washington, DC, a project that is revitalizing the county and creating thousands of jobs. Continue reading The Message From Amazon HQ2: Encourage Business if You Seek Jobs
I’ve come to believe that without friends or acquaintances to open doors it’s almost impossible to achieve personal goals. Looking at my own career in education and journalism, I instantly identify four people without whose help I would have stood still or slid backwards. What follows are brief profiles of these men and the circumstances where I needed a lifeline. I. Ragnar Thaning In 1963 … Continue reading Life Lines–The Four Men Who Shaped My Career
Barry spent nearly a week in late May in Taiwan and on May 29th wandered about the capital recording elements of daily life. It’s a 1:30 video. Continue reading Taipei: A Day in the Life
The Daily Friend May 28, 2023 https://dailyfriend.co.za/2023/05/28/g7-and-china-cold-war-ii/ Continue reading G7 Hammers Russia and China–a New Cold War?
Barry D. Wood 