Environment

China: Time to tackle rising environment deficit

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-07/16/content_12914822.htm

Sustainable development vital to protect economies and environment – Ban

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39056&Cr=sustainable+development&Cr1

Business as usual is not an option in developing countries

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/blog/population-growth-developing-world-business-solutions

Environmental Group Determines Lamb as Worst Meat for Environment

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2011/07/18/environmental-group-determines-lamb-as-worst-meat-for-environment/

Arts

The arts add to economy and shape the nation, says PM Lee

http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110716-0000063/The-arts-add-to-economy-and-shape-the-nation,-says-PM-Lee

Poverty

Foreign Policy: The Price Is Right

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/20/138536566/foreign-polcy-the-price-is-right 

Economy

Asia Booming With Theme Park, Casino Construction

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=14133474 

China, rich with coal, seeks more next door in Mongolia to meet its energy needs

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/china-rich-with-coal-seeks-more-next-door-in-mongolia-to-meet-its-energy-needs/2011/07/01/gIQADIncII_story.html 

Technology

Google Acquires Facial Recognition Technology Company

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/07/22/google-acquires-facial-recognition-technology-company/? mod=google_news_blog 

Toyota Developing New Technology to Lessen Injuries, Damage in Accidents

http://www.techzone360.com/topics/techzone/articles/199795-toyota-developing-new-technology-lessen-injuries-damage-accidents.htm 

Technology/Media

New Law Requires Sites To Have 'Explicit Consent' Before Tracking

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/09/do-not-track_n_833523.html 

Globalisation

A New China: Playing by the Global Rules of Engagement

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-attias/a-new-china-playing-by-th_b_833486.html 

 

How a Revolution of Hope Is Changing the Way Americans Look at Islam

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-carroll/the-disappearance-of-the-_b_833654.html 

Economy

BRIC leads billionaire boom

http://www.todayonline.com/Business/EDC110310-0000456/BRIC-leads-billionaire-boom 

 

Brighter growth prospects seen in Singapore

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Business/Story/A1Story20110310-267356.html 

Poverty

Corruption risks, perceptions and prevention in humanitarian assistance

http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/download/2385.pdf

The Poverty Impacts of Climate Change

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTPREMNET/Resources/EP51_v4.pdf 

 

To Address Climate Change We Need to Measure Poverty Better

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/otaviano-canuto/to-address-climate-change-poverty_b_833529.html 

Wen Jiabao vows to eradicate Chinese poverty 

Wen Jiabao Addresses Global Imbalances And Vows To Eradicate Chinese Poverty By 2020

http://blogs.forbes.com/afontevecchia/2011/03/07/wen-jiabao-addresses-global-imbalances-and-vows-to-eradicate-chinese-poverty-by-2020/ 

Society

Gender discrimination must end for Singapore to flourish, says AWARE

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1115093/1/.html