While times are good today, many Saudis realize that their country is locked in a race against time to create industries that produce more than just oil in order to keep a young and growing population employed
By Jad Mouawad
The alarm bell sounded the end of the lunch break here one November afternoon and suddenly thousands of workers -- on foot, on bicycles and in buses -- streamed in, seemingly from out of nowhere, and jolted this huge construction site to life.

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There is a world where oil costs US$100 a barrel, where motorists wince as they fill up the tank, and then there is Venezuela
By Rory Carroll
There is a world where oil costs US$100 a barrel, where motorists wince as they fill up the tank and where energy efficiency is a mantra.

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By Stephanie Wong
Elements, Hong Kong's latest colossal shopping mall and luxury goods temple, is a living illustration of the city's bid to lure a new generation of brand-mad spenders from the Chinese mainland.

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