Saturday, 4 August 2012
Thursday, 2 August 2012
Race on to build polar research vessel
New ice-breaker will be sent to Antarctic within three years to join Xuelong, and scientists have high hopes
Lack of combat an issue, helicopter pilot says
Elite aviation regiment has sophisticated arsenal, technology, and offensive tactics based on those of major countries’, except actual wartime experience
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Ming-style luxury on sale for a humble “¥500m
A luxury Chinese-style garden villa project in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, has been launched in Hong Kong, with the biggest unit going for a whopping 500 million yuan (HK$608 million).
Zhang Yimou admits making promo
Asian Americas still locked out of top jobs
Vishakha Desai says report on group’s ascent overlooks lack of representation in leadership
Australian leaders should show China more respect
Greg Barns says Canberra must think through its confused approach to ties with top trade partner
Saturday, 28 July 2012
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Does data centre operational efficiency really matter?
Investing in data centre technology can reap benefits for a business
Western fast food tied to heart risks in Asia
Even relatively clean-living Singaporeans who regularly eat burgers, fries and other staples of U.S.-style fast food are at a raised risk of diabetes and more likely than their peers to die of heart disease, according to an international study.
Elite English school in Malaysia’s Iskandar region to take in students next month
A little piece of England will open its doors next month in Johor. The Malaysian branch of the English public school Marlborough College takes in its first batch of students on Aug 27.
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Europe developers turn to feng shui for better sales
Homes designed according to 4,000-year-old Chinese system a move to draw cash-rich Far East buyers
Property investors rush to cash in on China’s new ‘mini-Hong Kong’
Investors are snapping up property near a proposed US$45 billion business zone in the Chinese boom town of Shenzhen, betting that the government’s plans to further open its capital markets with a “mini-Hong Kong” will spur real estate values.
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Property investors rush to cash in on China’s new ‘mini-Hong Kong’
Investors are snapping up property near a proposed US$45 billion business zone in the Chinese boom town of Shenzhen, betting that the government’s plans to further open its capital markets with a “mini-Hong Kong” will spur real estate values.
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Trapped to ‘get rich’
Mainlanders are flooding into Hong Kong to sign up for a multilevel marketing scheme that is banned in several countries. To many critics, it looks like pyramid selling
Scrapping the one-child policy won’t boost China’s birth rate
Mainland families started having fewer children even before the draconian restriction was imposed, and they won’t have more if Beijing removes it
China railroaded into fast-train technology trap
Fast-train firms paying heavily for technology transfer decisions
Bar raised for foreigners’ families keen to stay here
MOM’s move is the latest in a series of moves by various ministries to sharpen the privileges of being Singaporean and restrict the influx of foreigners which has strained the city’s infrastructure and caused locals considerable angst in the last few years
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