Getting ready for future competition from companies in China and other emerging markets is not an optional activity, say George F. Brown, Jr. and David G. Hartman. The day is coming when such organizations will change your business landscape.

The world’s finest hotels combine the very best in accommodation, food and service to offer their guests an unforgettable experience. Okura Hotels & Resorts certainly delivers on that front; and with the recent acquisition of JAL Hotels, the company looks set to bring the very best of Japanese hospitality to new markets, as Becky Done discovers.

Oman is on a mission to improve conditions for its citizens and provide meaningful employment opportunities, as Alan Swaby learns in discussion with Sohar Aluminium.

A service provider in the oil and gas sector, Century Energy Services Limited has carved a niche for its brand through quality service provision to the big players. Group CEO Ken Etete gives an insight into the business terrain during 2010, and the company’s plans for 2011.

MIDEX AIRLINES has grown rapidly to become the largest charter airline in the Middle East and Europe. Dr Issam Khairallah tells Ruari McCallion how it was done.

The year 2007 may have begun by looking like a good time to start an airline; but the emergence of the banking crisis and the global downturn in trade may have caused some air entrepreneurs to think that it could have been a better idea to have sat on their hands. But not Dr. Issam Khairallah, president of MIDEX AIRLINES.

As Just Refrigeration gears up to expand its marketplace across Africa and Australasia, general manager Chris Turner talks to Gay Sutton about setting the company on a firm corporate footing, and implementing strategies for quality, efficiency and innovation.

Chicken is a valuable and popular source of protein; but its production requires a well-oiled machine, as Alan Swaby discovers.

Let’s start with a guessing game: how many chickens do you think are consumed in your country every week? Whether your guess is accurate or not, the numbers will certainly be enormous and probably far greater than you imagined.

Newmont Ghana Gold Limited is determined to take the lead in both delivering shareholder value and implementing a far-reaching corporate social responsibility strategy. Adriaan van Kersen, group executive, operations for Africa, talks to Jayne Flannery.

Nuclear energy still has an important role to play in the United States’ energy portfolio, according to US Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

The news will go some way to reassuring uranium miners and energy corporations that the US is not about to do a U-turn on nuclear energy, but Chu, perhaps understandably, was rather cautious in his endorsement.

Gem Diamonds is planning major investments at two diamond mines, buoyed by increasing global demand for the precious stones.

The London-based company, which recently announced its 2010 results, is betting on the price of rough diamonds continuing to rise this year. The increase is partly driven by strong demand from Chinese consumers.