Asia houses 60 percents of the earth's population.
Growing pain of cloud computing.
The Economist's article on "There is no alternative(medicine)" draws 3 published letters with opposite opinions. The research done to assess the effectiveness of alternative medicine may be biased by the drive for profit.
The reason why I like reading Die Zeit is that it has a strong philosophical component to its news reporting.
British banks make big money from petty penalty charges on their customers. Beware of your bank taking advantage of your inertia to switch banks.
Today I learnt this Russian song from guitar teacher. He said that it was a song composed during the soviet era. The title of the song was used to named a missile fired at Berlin during World War 2.
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Singapore does not ban vegetables import from EU like Russia does.
Instead of being united behind reconstruction effort, Japanese politicians are fighting their own agenda. There are two major political parties in Japan, LDP and DPJ.
EHEC(enterohaemorrhagic E. coli) is a kind of bacteria that is known to reside in the intestine of some cattle.
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A kind of bacteria named EHEC causes cases of death in Germany. The bacteria produces toxin and can cause diarrhea and in more serious cases kidney damage leading to eventual death. When the kidney stops functioning, it causes anemia and red blood cells become fewer and fewer.
Using realtime data and historical data from twitter, the writer set upon a 24 hour trip around Hong Kong with a S$100 budget. He encouraged his supporter to leave a tweet directly in his twitter or create tweets beginning with #hongkong or #hktwitrip.
China's manufacturers suffered sluggish growth in orders in May as widespread power shortages and inflation-fighting curbs on credit dampened demand, surveys showed Wednesday.
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A 13 year-old boy adopted a dog and then sold it for a profit online during an adoption trial period. The dog owner called up police, but the boy denied having any dog at all.
While Germany is pushing ahead with nuclear-free energy plan, her neighbour, Poland, heads in the opposite direction to embrace nuclear energy. There is protest against Poland's nuclear policy in Germany -- but not in Poland.
Tim Ferris may teach you how to run a business remotely. When it comes to politics, Thaksin demonstrates how one can run for an election without being physically there. While relaxing in Dubai, he is betting on his sister heading his party to win the upcoming election.
The newly elected National Development Minister of Singapore takes concrete measure to address the rising demand for government built residential building. More housing projects will be launched in both developed parts and developing parts of Singapore.
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