Sorin Adam Matei
Analysis, research, maps, and essays from Sorin Adam Matei.
The two brothers allegedly responsible for the killing of 12 people in a deadly attack against the editorial team of the satyric magazine Charlie Hebdo are holed down and surrounded in a printing plant in Dammartin en Goelle, 25 miles north east…
The location of flight MH370 sinking is under dispute, but in the last few days of March 2014 the search focused around an area the size of Alaska about 1400 miles west of Perth, Australia. Yet, despite much debate and hypothesizing, the…
Australian rescue authorities boosted worldwide hopes that MH370 will be eventually found announcing that some debris was identified on FOUR DAYS OLD satellite pictures in an area off the west coast of Australia over Naturaliste Plateau, much further south to the last known…
The map below and the KMZ file of Lost Flight MH370 , summarize in real time the story of the search and hopefully eventual finding of lost flight MH370. Come back often or bookmark this page to get the latest geographic news. Or…
The disappearance of flight MH370 two hours into its journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014 continues to baffle the world. Objects spotted in the water by the Vietnamese navy at the closing of the day on March 9, could…
LATEST UPDATES ON MH370 DISAPPEARANCE KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – MARCH 09: Malaysian Air Force Chief Tan Ssri Rozali briefs the media about Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on March 9, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing…
The first 10 years of Chinese membership in WTO and of trade with the US at almost no import/export tarrifs: Chinese rural poverty rate declined from 10 to 3% US families could spend an extra $600 a year on cheaper goods US…
Ai Weiwei, whose artistic vision partially inspired the iconic “bird’s nest” stadium, which changed the image of Beijing from a cookie cutter apartment building factory to an emerging world metropolis , has also been known for his vocal opposition to official Chinese…
China announced in a semi-official way that it has two aircraft carriers under construction in Shanghai. This is a surprising piece of news since the two new ships seem to be in addition to the “Shi Lang,” which is under refitting in…
Via Scoop.it – Foreign Affairs Over 30 people died in a collision of two “high speed rail” trains in China. The incident was very sensitive. It highlighted that the recent extension of the Chinese fast train network might’ve not taken into account…