Asia talks up super ambitions | News.com.au

Asia houses 60 percents of the earth's population.

Cloud computing's growing pains: Break-ins and breakdowns | The Economist?

Growing pain of cloud computing.

Letters: On alternative medicine, the special relationship, banks, China, Pakistan, India's cinemas, Nick Clegg, beer, DSK | The Economist

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.

Philosophy: The neoliberal perfectionism

The reason why I like reading Die Zeit is that it has a strong philosophical component to its news reporting.

High-street banking: Crouching banker, hidden charges | The Economist

British banks make big money from petty penalty charges on their customers. Beware of your bank taking advantage of your inertia to switch banks.

Kachusha - Soviet Folk Song on Guitar

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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TODAYonline | Hot News | MOH monitoring signs of E coli outbreak

Singapore does not ban vegetables import from EU like Russia does.

Japan's political crisis: No one wins | The Economist

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 and Cucumber

EHEC(enterohaemorrhagic E. coli) is a kind of bacteria that  is known to reside in the intestine of some cattle.

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ZDFheute | Nachrichten - Was für ein Darmkeim geht da eigentlich um?

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.

The Twitter traveller — The Straits Times Blogs

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 manufacturing slows in power, credit squeeze

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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Boy adopts pedigree dogs, then sells them

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. 

Polen: Atomkraft? Ja, bitte! | Wirtschaft | ZEIT ONLINE

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.  

Thailand's politics: Thaksin from a distance | The Economist

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.

More BTO flats planned for mature estates

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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