Recently, August also accepted the invitation from the Hangzhou government to serve as a " culture consultant " for the city.

Recently though there has been a push from the city, and increasingly from government, to establish a light rail network, intended to be fast, efficient, and eco-friendly, along existing tracks in a North South corridor ; to help relieve the frequent jamming of traffic in Hobart CBD.

Recently, in March 2007, Poland and Nicaragua signed an agreement to write off $ 30. 6 million which was borrowed by the Nicaraguan government in the 1980s.

Recently, legislation was passed by government allowing all licensed telecommunications providers to build their own fixed line networks, resulting in a scramble by companies such as Vodacom, MTN South Africa and Neotel to construct their own country and city-wide fibre-optic networks.

Recently xinfang has been institutionalized to some extent with the central government mandating that every level of administration establish a xinfang office to handle petitions and report them up to high levels.

Recently, the Danish government was highly criticized when it did not hold a referendum regarding the controversial Lisbon treaty.

Recently, the Gujarat government has announced its plans to build a 182 m tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel near the main dam, which will be the world's tallest statue.

Recently, the school has been active in British government proposals to introduce compulsory ID cards, researching into the associated costs of the scheme, and shifting public and government opinion on the issue.

Recently, several political analysts and commentators have pointed to the fact that the government of Puerto Rico is subject to an unreasonable amount of legal claims and court judgments, including some from political harassment allegations and accusations and others from health reform disputes.

Recently the Federal government began buying land along the rivers for the new Waccamaw Wildlife Refuge, which is intended to protect such wild areas.

Recently there have been development efforts in freight EMU technology, but it is currently only utilized for an express freight service on the Tokaido Main Line between Tokyo and Osaka ; the government has been pushing for the adoption of freight EMU technology on energy efficiency grounds in the hopes that wide adoption could assist in meeting emissions targets.

Recently the government of Argentina has partly financed bilingual schools in the northern province of Misiones.

Recently Ridgefield has received attention for the conduct of the current and former city government officials.

Recently, Thomas has been working with War on Want in India and investigating and filming alleged human rights violations in Colombia ( by, amongst others, Coca-Cola ) where trade unions are targeted by militia allegedly controlled by the government.

Recently, Popular updated its web site to be more user-friendly, with services such as SMS warnings for account balances ( both from Popular and other banks ), online payments for their products, other companies, and the state government ( including credit cards with other banks, water utility bills, electricity bills, among others ), credit card forms, and more.

Recently the Brazilian government is pursuing the development of industries whose main focus will be the exporting of consumer goods.

Recently, queues at DMVs, colleges, restaurants, healthcare institutions, government offices and elsewhere have begun to be replaced by mobile queues or queue-ahead, whereby the person queueing uses his / her phone, the internet, a kiosk or another method to enter a virtual queue, optionally prior to arrival, is free to roam during the wait, and then gets paged at his / her mobile phone when his / her turn approaches.

Recently the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory ( ARHM ) initiated a systematic search for mass graves of people executed during Franco's regime, which has been supported since the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party's victory during the 2004 elections by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's government.

Recently in Florida, Texas, Arizona, Massachusetts, Iowa, and the Gulf Coast region, 2-1-1 centers were instrumental in coordinating with local government officials and providing information to communities before and after local disasters.

Recently, they produced the most-wanted Iraqi playing cards for the United States government.

Recently, the city has attracted world leading game developers and publishers studios such as Ubisoft, EA, Eidos Interactive, Artificial Mind and Movement, Bioware, and Strategy First, mainly because video games jobs have been heavily subsidized by the provincial government.

Recently the local government has tried to address the persistent economic and social problems of the local Roma community, including access to utilities and education.

Recently it joined big initiative called ProAlt against Czech right-wing government cuts, privatisation and other " reforms ".

Recently the Canadian government has been accused of " hiding the truth " of global warming and cutting much needed funds to research and development programs.

Recently, a trial where the segway would be classified as a bicycle has been announced running from 1 June 2010 to 1 April 2011.

Recently, it was announced that Tom Hardy is planned to star as Clark in a film version of Without Remorse to be based in the new Jack Ryan reboot universe, with Kevin Costner starring in both films.

Recently at least two distilleries in the traditionally brandy-producing Caucasus region announced their plans to enter the Russian domestic market with whiskies.

Recently Honda announced a new version for 2015.

Recently in 2009, it was announced that Mark Gitenstein,

Recently, the airport announced plans to extend the runway to 8, 500 feet to accommodate even larger aircraft.

Recently, plans have been announced to add as many as 20, 000 new homes to Vineyard.

Recently, Vincennes University announced plans to build an advanced manufacturing education facility just south of Fort Branch along U. S. 41 to provide such education to an area becoming more diverse in manufacturing methods.

Recently the State of New Jersey announced they were going to replace the bridge, using the fact that a loaded school bus represented more weight than the aging bridge could safely carry.

Recently East Carolina University Dental School announced a facility will be built on the Blue Ridge Regional Hospital campus to serve Western North Carolina residents in the Mayland area ( Mitchell, Avery and Yancey Counties ).

Recently, Ihsahn announced an Emperor Tablature Book based on their Scattered Ashes: A Decade of Emperial Wrath compilation album, containing thirteen Emperor tracks from their back catalogue.

Recently ( February 2012 ) Russian scientist announced they had regenerated a narrow leaf campion ( Silene stenophylla ) from a 32, 000 year old seed.

Recently the Community of the Pomaks of Xanthi, has announced its request to be treated equally and therefore to have the right of education in Greek schools without the obligation of learning the Turkish language.

Recently announced plans for the expansion of Highway 101 between the Halifax Regional Municipality and the eastern end of the Annapolis Valley have raised concerns about maintaining the Avon River causeway.

Recently, he has announced that he would like to get The Commodores back together soon, " or in the next 10 years no one will care.

Recently, Mark has announced that his signature Fender Mark Hoppus Jazz Bass has been picked up and is in production and will be available this spring.

Recently, in 2012, the band started a JustGiving page and announced their support to raise money for AAR JAPAN-a charity that is responding to the devastating impact of the 2011 Tsunami.

Recently, as a result of extensive state budget cuts, the Board of Education of the Springfield Public Schools announced its plan in 2010 to refuse to pay tuition for students attending several of the schools on the UCVTS campus, on the grounds that it has comparable programs in engineering, performing arts, and health-care training.

Recently, ING Direct Canada announced the closure of their bilingual ( French & English ) office located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,

Recently, Quiznos announced a new lease-to-own strategy to regrow the chain where aspiring restaurateurs can own the restaurant after two to five years.

Recently, however, Tilghman announced that she will be stepping down from her presidency in June of 2013.

Recently, however, several schools have announced plans to leave the conference in favor of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, which lost seven of its members at the end of the 2011-12 school year.

Recently, it was announced that the Wyoming Valley Mall will face major renovation and remodeling.

Recently announced cultural and archeological projects for preserving and popularising Sirmium sights haven't included any activity dealing with the arena, probably due to its size — the entire present town center might have to be excavated.