@quintsimon

Public affairs consultant tweeting on politics and society across Asia-Pacific. Passions are tech, women's issues & sustainability. @apcoworldwide @Georgetown

 Abu Dhabi
Joined January 2011
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#Vietnam PM is first #ASEAN leader to visit Trump White House. Security co-op strong, but trade deficit problematic. www-bloomberg-com.cdn.amppro…
#APEC joint statement fails. #US gave up a lot of goodwill w/ key APEC members with #TPP scrapping... reuters.com/article/us-apec-…
Singapore now has more women scientists, engineers with PhDs str.sg/4hxY
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Dear @washingtonpost: saying westerners face danger in #Muslim world doesn't make calling cops on Arabs in U.S. OK. washingtonpost.com/news/worl…

UAE warns travelers not to wear traditional dress after Emirati visitor is arrested in Ohio

Police and officials in the Ohio town where the incident occurred later apologized.

washingtonpost.com
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Masdar
@Masdar26 Jun 2016
Today @DEWA_Official announced #Masdar to be the selected bidder for Dubai 800MW #PV plant at 2.99 US cents per kWh
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Britain: "the young are thwarted and most of the power is in the hands of irresponsible uncles and bedridden aunts.” George Orwell, 1941
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Apparently @SenSanders has said he will vote for @HillaryClinton. If true, small win for #unity on this sad day. #Brexit #ImWithHer
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Mike Chinoy@mikechinoy24 Jun 2016
Appalled that CNN, where I spent 24 years as a correspondent, would hire Cory Lewandowski, known for nastiness to reporters, as "analyst"
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#UK was key backer of #China within #EU framework. EU-China trade & relations could take big hit. #Brexit qz.com/715805 via @qz
#EU to lose bargaining power with loss of #UK market, says #Indonesia finance minister. #Brexit en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/0… via @tempo_english
Sources: China to release reserves of soothing platitudes to Britain, EU. "Our clichés can ensure win-win mutually beneficial outcome."
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Love it! Or perhaps #EWxit and #IStay to convey the disgust of leaving and the claim of I'm staying! xitter.cf/lonetreebeer/status/74…
David Shire@LoneTreeBeer24 Jun 2016
Maybe #WEEXIT and #ISSTAY ? #Brexit xitter.cf/quintsimon/status/7462…
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Can we stop saying #Brexit now? The Scots and Northern Irish spoke loud and clear. It's really just #WExit.
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Foreign companies banned from sponsoring @PinkDotSG. Will any #Singapore companies step up? #Singtel #OCBC #LGBTQ mha.gov.sg/Newsroom/press-re…
#China calls on #US to do more for #climatechange... through tech transfer & green financing. No surprise there! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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A case for #sincerity over #authenticity from @AdamMGrant. Strive to really be the person you claim to be. nyti.ms/22Fi3e0
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Milestones adding up! #UK: no #coal for 4 hrs. #Portugal: powered on #renewables for 4 days. #energy #cleantech theguardian.com/environment/…
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No surprise that this portrait of #Trump dealings with #women is contradictory, yet fundamentally creepy. @nytimes mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/1…
#COP21 pledges all well and good, but now companies' promises - #BP & #RioTinto - under microscope. #climatechange theguardian.com/business/201…

BP to face flak over green targets and pay at AGM

ShareAction says that BP has fallen well short of the environmental commitments it made at last year’s meeting

theguardian.com
Was incredibly impressed by Masdar City yesterday. A true "green print" for cities of the future.
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