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I am a reporter for The Financial Times with an interest in journalism related to both international politics and economics.
Over the past several decades, China has made a remarkable effort to decrease its poverty rate. Consequently, the nation has seen an exponential decline. This marks a dramatic and obvious shift in the country's efforts to eradicate poverty. According to data from The World Bank, approximately 756 million people were living in poverty in China in the year 1990.
The Philippines has emerged as an equality leader among Asian countries, promoting female workers in the Philippines in recent decades. While many female workers in the Philippines still deal with the same struggles as other female workers worldwide, including unequal income and inequality, much more have entered the workforce than any other Asian countries.
On July 21 in Aspen, Colorado, Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, told a press conference audience that the United States will be blocking all American travel to North Korea to prevent Americans from supporting the North Korean economy or being detained.
The poverty rate in South Korea not only decreased in the past few decades, but it now also continues to decline. When examining the poverty rate in the country, however, there seems to be one apparent issue: the poverty rate among people who are 34 years old or younger and people who are 65 years old and older have both increased.
The youth unemployment rate in Greece has reached tremendously high levels and is resulting in the growth of poverty among young Greeks, in addition to stunting the development of the Greek economy. As of May 2017, the youth unemployment rate in Greece reached a staggering 46 percent.
In 2010 the poverty rate in Iraq was on the decline, showing a decrease from 23 percent to 19 percent in 2013, according to Iraq Ministry of Planning spokesperson Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi. However, the current war with the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) has caused a significant number of people to flee from the northern and western parts of the country.
The decrease in the poverty rate in Mongolia is a slowly developing story that is trending in the direction of success. As of 2015 - due to Mongolia not publishing reports detailing its poverty statistics on a regular basis - the country's poverty rate stood at 22 percent, which marks a decrease from its previous rate of 28 percent.
JAKARTA - When assessing the quality of life in a country, it is important to understand the cost of living and whether it will be difficult to live comfortably. Through an assessment of the cost of living in Indonesia, it can be observed that the relatively low cost of domestic goods can enable both native Indonesians and foreigners to live comfortably.
SEATTLE - Pollution in India is one of the most significant issues plaguing the country, and it is significantly impacting the country's poorest people. Issues related to air pollution, water pollution and overall sanitation have slowly been accumulating as India population and economy continue to grow.
SEATTLE - Over the past several decades, the poverty rate in Vietnam has dramatically declined, lifting millions of people above the international poverty line of $1.25 a day. Surveys conducted in 1992 and 1993 indicate that the poverty rate in Vietnam was approximately 60 percent, according to international standards.