To fuel the countrys economy and military. [sachs] typically, American Foreign policy like British Imperial Foreign Policy before it, paid a tremendous amount of attention to securing oil for the economy. That includes who we have befriended, but it has also included us launching wars; stationing military bases; engaging in coups and orienting a massive amount of our Foreign Policy around oil. [mcnally] by world war one, oil was transitioning to becoming the lifeblood of modern civilization. If electricity is literally the circuitry, without which modern life is impossible, oil is the lifeblood. [jacobs] its both vital to our economy and its vital to our military. And that became true once we switched to an oil based military. [narrator] in recent years, the us Energy Revolution has shifted the geopolitical balance. [gordon] this is a new state of affairs. This was not happening a decade ago, but today 80 percent of the oil in america is sourced from north america; from the continent.
But its a little known fact that singapore has been battling to deliver enough water to its population for a long time. Water channels can be found alongside almost every road. Precious rainwater is collected in catchments to ensure not a single drop is wasted. Processing plants have been constructed to turn seawater into Drinking Water. Currently two plants process around 25 of singapores water. Why has the country invested so much in securing its water resources. This is the strait of jahor which runs between singapore and malaysia. It is here we find the reason why singapore is striving to secure an independent water supply. In the 1960s, the country signed two agreements with malaysia to import the necessary volume of water through the pipes stretching across the strait. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our guest of honor. He was known as singapores founding father. For half a century after independence, he believed the countrys most pressing issue was water supply. A few years
Economic zone under chinas open door policy. Its now dubbed chinas sillicon valley. Recently it has come to be known as drone city as over 70 of the civilian use drones are used by company s companiies here. Its estimated to reach over 2700 billion dollars in 2020. Shenzh shenzhenbased company triggered the drone boom. Since commencing sales of highly functional drones for aerial filming in 2014, it became the drones top supplier. Drones were initially developed for military use. A component called the flight controller stable isiss the aerial vehicles by processing information related to speed and fight angles. The in addition to being remotely controlled, drones can also operate with remote assistance. Chinese corporations lead the worlds Drone Industry and continue engaging in intensive r and, d, searching for new uses and contemplating the future use for drones. Drones are being manufacturered at a stunning pace. Meanwhile, the lifestyle is also establishing itself. Droneress creat
The population is 1,050 u. S. Dollars. In addition because of this, they have a system based on where residents were born, these workers are now increasing night school. They have courses ranging from care giving, sewing and gain professional skills and certification that will help them survive in the city. This episode follows the efforts of Migrant Workers studying at night school. As the focus of Chinese Labor switches from low cost to quality work. Night School Classes begin at 6 00 p. M. Many of the roughly 1,500 night schools in shanghai offer courses in specific qualifications or skills. This school opened in the 1990s to instruct construction workers who had had poured in from rural villages. Now it offers night classes and teaches a variety of courses to train professions, such as accountants, house keepers and chefs. There are 10 classes just for chinese pastry chefs. Currently the most popular course is training as a pastry chef specializing in chinese cuisine. Chinese pastr
Ancient temples, the spotlight falls on a very different attraction. This circus troupe is young, highly trained and winning recognition around the world. But the crowd hasnt just come to see dynamic acrobatics. Theyve also come for the stories, real life drama from cambodias history and culture. This performance tells the story of children who suffered psychological damage in camb cambodias civil war. He created the storyline. He writes from experience having lived through 20 years of war and chaos. The violence forced his family to flee across the border to thailand. He spent much of his child hood in a refugee camp. In 1992, at the age of 20, he returned to cambodia. But by then his village was in a state of desilation. Translator when we came back from the refugee camp we were poor and life was difficult. We did not have any schools. So children were unable to study and there was nowhere for them to enjoy themselves. He teamed up with some friends he made in the refugee camp. Toget