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• China’s Influence Grows in Ashes of Trans-Pacific Trade Pact
• LKY School’s Kishore Mahbubani urges young S’poreans “to think big” and be “less kiasu” about their careers
• The latest ranking of top countries in math, reading, and science is out and the US didn't crack the top 10
• The poorest 10% of Vietnamese students performed better on an international exam than the average American teen
• 5 things to know about China’s approach to free trade
• Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines ‘the bright spots of ASEAN’
• The Global Economy's Shifting Centre of Gravity - Danny Quah
• Outlook 2017 East Asia: China's uneasy path ahead
• Japanese company replaces office workers with artificial intelligence
• An out-of-touch elite; angry working class led to Trump victory: Singapore-based election watchers
• Only half of 30 year-old Americans earn more than their parents
• The Geopolitics of Populism
• 4 takeaways for Singapore from Trump win
• Why Asia Doesn’t Have a Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders
• Netanyahu tells New Zealand that backing UN vote 'will be declaration of war': Report
• The 10 foreign economies that send the most students to American colleges
• International students are now ‘subsidizing' public American universities to the tune of $9 billion a year
• Nobel economist Angus Deaton on a year of political earthquakes
• NOBEL ECONOMIST: 'I don’t think globalisation is anywhere near the threat that robots are'
• The Challenges Ahead - Europe and the World: A Conversation with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine
• Political upsets of Brexit, Trump stem from long-term changes: DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam
• Asia, Europe must not give into protectionism: Former Italian PM Letta
• The Challenges Ahead - Europe and the World: A Conversation with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine
• Lazy Nationalist Populism: Globalisation and Inequality on the Transatlantic Axis
• To tackle social and political issues, return to ‘honest politics’: DPM Tharman
• To tackle social and political issues, return to ‘honest politics’: DPM Tharman
• The biggest threat to democracy? Your social media feed
• The Global Challenge of Mental Health
• When it comes to inequality, it’s not just about the economy
• No longer in thrall to Western democracy, Asia turns to technocrats for answers
• Globalization and the US election: we need to take the voices of the discontented more seriously
• 5 charts which show what is happening to the middle class around the world
• The new CIA... China, India and America
• Has The Game Changed?
• Angus Deaton | Getting past the fear of globalization
• Can Singaporeans read?
• WID.world : nouvelles données sur les inégalités et l’effondrement des bas revenus
• President Xi Jinping defends economic globalization at Davos.
• Top 5 stories from the first day of Davos
• President Xi's speech to Davos in full
• Poorer than their parents. What's gone wrong for this generation?
• Could populism spell the end of the EU?
• Jack Ma: America has wasted its wealth
• The global economy is broken. Inclusive capitalism can fix it
• The US should get rid of cash and move to a digital currency, says this Nobel Laureate economist
• Globalization has left people behind. This is what we should do about it
• What’s really keeping Europeans up at night? These 4 charts shed some light
• Yes, this is the Asian Century. But there’s still cause for Western optimism
• Our national leaders have failed us. It’s time to hand over power to global institutions
• Poorer than their parents? A new perspective on income inequality
• America’s dominance is over. By 2030, we'll have a handful of global powers
• Farewell oil, hello tech: the world’s 5 most valuable companies in 2006 and 2016
• President Xi's speech to davos in full
• Spotlight Switzerland tour throws limelight on Xi's global vision and charisma
• Donald the Unready
• Donald Trump's inauguration: what they had to say at Davos
• Which countries are best at converting economic growth into well-being?
• The way we work is terrible for our brains. 5 ways to fight back
• Which countries are on the right track, according to their citizens?
• Will tourists pay nearly double to enter Angkor Wat?
• There’s still time to make globalization work for all. Let’s start by fixing wage inequality
• Beyond the headlines: quantifying the economic contributions of migrants
• Marine Le Pen Centers Presidential Run on Getting France Out of Eurozone
• ASEAN is 50, and it’s come a long way. Here’s why you should care
• Lee Foundation's Huang Says Xi Taking Risk to Meet Trump
• The US is falling behind academically. This is why
• Some Colleges Have More Students From the Top 1 Percent Than the Bottom 60. Find Yours.
• This new trade agreement will add $1 trillion to the world economy
• Dialogue with PM Lee Hsien Loong at Camp Sequoia
• This is what 'America first' could mean for Brexit
• Why an ageing population might be good news for the economy
• How out is out? Understanding Brexit.
• Prospects for 2017 with Kishore Mahbubani
• France_s new president promises openness and reform from the centre
• Emmanuel Macron_s quest to reform France
• Beyond aid: what other countries can learn from China
• I have a message for you guys.
• Five reasons why Macron won the French election
• Royaume-Uni : l’UE « s’unit contre nous » sur le Brexit, accuse Theresa May
• Why Asean deserves a Nobel Peace Prize
• http://asianreviewofbooks.com/content/asean-has-succeeded-against-all-odds/
• Why China and the US cannot afford to ignore Asean
• Singapore’s lesson: Managing immigration to create a win-win situation
• 'One country, two systems' and HK's next 30 years
• Minister Shanmugam, diplomats Bilahari and Ong Keng Yong say Prof Mahbubani's view on Singapore's foreign policy 'flawed'
• Paris climate deal: PM May tells Trump of 'disappointment'
• Singapore reaffirms commitment to Paris climate agreement after US pullout
• IMF urges boost to tax system
• Japanese scholar wins ‘Asia’s Nobel’ for Angkor Wat restoration work
• EGG Special Feature: Can China and India Collaborate in Global Governance?
• Should we do away with GDP?
• ASEAN at 50
• What Makes a Great Leader? - KISHORE and KLAUS
• PM sets up economic council Vietnam
• The day I lectured on Marx to Goh Keng Swee
• វិបត្តិ រ៉ូហ៊ីងយ៉ា៖ វិញ្ញាសា នយោបាយ ដ៏ លំបាក សម្រាប់ លោកស្រី អ៊ុងសាន ស៊ូជី
• ASEAN As A Living, Breathing Modern Miracle
• The spotlight shifts from Germany to France
• What an all-powerful Xi Jinping means for the rest of the world
• Seven Pillars of Western Wisdom - Kishore Mahbubani
• ចិន៖ មហាសន្និបាត បាន ចារ ឈ្មោះ និង លទ្ធិ របស់ លោក ស៊ី ជីនពីង ទៅ ក្នុង ធម្មនុញ្ញ របស់ គណបក្ស កុម្មុយនិស្ត
• 19th Party Congress: Xi Jinping's name written into Chinese Communist Party charter
• Le président chinois, Xi Jinping, affiche une volonté d’ouverture économique
• សមាជបក្សកុម្មុយនិស្តលើកទី ១៩ ៖ ឱកាសពង្រឹងអំណាចរបស់លោក ស៊ី ជីនពីង ?
• សមាជលើកទី ១៩ ៖លោកស៊ីជិនពីង បង្ហាញ ឆន្ទៈ បើក ចំហ ចិន ទៅ រក ពិភពលោក
• Twin solutions to Asia’s demographic problems
• A Nobel Prize-winning economist thinks we’re asking all the wrong questions about inequality
• 'More Opposition in Mao's Time.' Why China's Xi Jinping May Have to Rule for Life
• The moral choices behind our Budget allocation speak volumes about who we are as a society
• Raising Revenue Five country cases illustrate how best to improve tax collection
• The 10 year recovery, and lessons from Iceland How human-centred policy helped Iceland overcome the Great Financial Crisis
• Southeast Asia Seeks New Partners in the Era of “America First
• Bertrand Blancheton : « Le libre-échange n’a plus le vent en poupe »
• World Happiness Report 2018
• Here's Why Finland Is Considered the Happiest Country on Earth
• សភា បោះឆ្នោតបើក ផ្លូវ ឲ្យ លោកស៊ី ជីនពីង ក្លាយ ជា ប្រធានាធិបតី ចិន ដោយ គ្មាន កាលកំណត់
• Are we in Singapore accustomed to always assigning the flute in a particular way? I can imagine that a pragmatic society like ours would give the flute to Child A. We would be compelled by utilitarian logic to match the flute (“resources”) to the flautist (“talent”). We might even go further to justify this on the grounds of efficiency, and by saying that social welfare is maximised because everyone, including Children B and C, gets to enjoy the music."
• On Twitter, falsehood spreads faster than truth
• China's Xi allowed to remain 'president for life' as term limits removed
• Can this ancient Chinese philosophy save us from global chaos?
• Trump Is Driving Xi Into Modi’s Arms – Foreign Policy
• Opinion _ How to Understand What’s Happening in North Korea - The New York Times
• American economist Joseph Stiglitz wins 2018 Sydney Peace Prize
• Nobel laureate economist declares war against 'know-nothing' Trump
• Will America and China go to war?
• Over 2000 years of economic history, in one chart
• Liu He, the man in charge of China’s economy
• Opinion today: China’s Liu He braces for a trade war
• China’s long-term strategy for becoming the world’s number one power
• California is now the world’s sixth largest economy
• Trade talks expose a chasm between China and America - Jaw-jaw, for now
• China braced for surprises in US trade talks
• Over 2000 years of economic history, in one chart _ World Economic Forum

Marx 200th birthday

• The Forgotten Vision of Market Socialism
• Remember Marx for How Much He Got Wrong
• No regrets: Xi says Marxism still 'totally correct' for China
• Karl Marx 200th anniversary: The world is finally ready for Marxism as capitalism reaches the tipping point
• What is the legacy of Karl Marx, 200 years after his birth?
• Karl Marx: ten things to read if you want to understand him
• Two centuries on, Karl Marx feels more revolutionary than ever
• A letter to Karl Marx on his 200th birthda
• Rulers of the world: read Karl Marx!
• Karl Marx 200th anniversary: The world is finally ready for Marxism as capitalism reaches the tipping point
• No regrets: Xi says Marxism still 'totally correct' for China
• Why Workers Are Losing to Capitalists

Trump protectionism

• Here's How a Trade War Between the U.S. and China Could Play Out
• Trump hits allies with metal tariffs; Mexico, EU and Canada vow to retaliate
• China agrees to ‘substantially reduce trade deficit’ to avoid trade war with US, White House says _ The Independent
• U.S. and China Tout Trade Talks as Success, but Leave the Details for Later - The New York Times
• Trump says he doubts China trade negotiations will succeed
• Opinion _ Did China Just Bribe Trump to Undermine National Security_ - The New York Times
• China says it hasn't offered Trump a $200 billion trade surplus cut
• China Pledges $200 Billion in U.S. Purchases by Overhauling Trade Rules - The New York Times
• America’s Collision Course With China
• A Trade War the U.S. Is Actually Winning, for Now
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• Saving European Democracy Starts at Home – Foreign Policy
• Opinion _ College May Not Be Worth It Anymore - The New York Times
• 104-year-old Australian scientist to fly to Switzerland to end life
• Finland will end its basic income experiment in 2019
• Many results in microeconomics are shaky
• Population pyramids: Powerful predictors of the future
• A 400-year story of progress
• A Strong Economy Won’t Make You Popular These Days
• BUILDING HUMAN CAPITAL: A PROJECT FOR THE WORLD #INVESTINPEOPLE
• Where Countries Are Tinderboxes and Facebook Is a Match
• Foreign investment in Vietname (Japanese view) 1:05 mn
• In India, Facebook’s WhatsApp Plays Central Role in Elections
• China Has Decided Russia Is Too Risky an Investment
• Let’s ban PowerPoint in lectures – it makes students more stupid and professors more boring
• RIP the Trans-Atlantic Alliance, 1945-2018
• Migration and labour shortages in Asian countries
• Parasites, Security, and Conflict: The Origins of Individualism and Collectivism
• End the obsession with cognitive skills.
• បារាំង៖ ១ឆ្នាំ​នៃ​អាណត្តិ​របស់​លោក​ម៉ាក្រុង ​កំណែទម្រង់​ក៏ច្រើន ​ការ​តវ៉ា​ក៏ច្រើន
• These 5 simple habits could add years to your life
• Macron Is Too Weak to Lead the Free World
• Many countries suffer from shrinking working-age populations
• La Belgique? "Pas une nation, mais une création artificielle": Farage attaque, Verhofstadt défend notre pays
• DPM Tharman warns of social culture of decline
• Trump Has No Idea How Diplomatic Deals Work
• Asia's lonely hearts
• The Trump presidency is a win for China
• ASEAN: An Unexpected Success Story
• Have Europe's welfare states abandoned the young to pay the old?
• Young Chinese vs. old Americans during 2018 trade talks
• Salaries of Malaysian ministers to be cut by 10%: PM Mahathir
• WHY INDIA’S ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE MAY BE A BETTER MODEL FOR OTHERS THAN CHINA’S CAMPAIGN
• This is what Costa Rica can teach the world about democracy
• What Keeps Xi Jinping Awake at Night
• Xi Hits Back at Critics Who Call China’s Opening Up ‘a Joke’
• Angela Merkel has two weeks to keep Germany’s centre-right together
• Supporting Refugees and Internally Displaced Through Development
• Refugees now make up 1% of the world's population
• Trump and Kim can learn a lot from Singapore
• The World Wants You to Think Like a Realist
• Kim Jong-un impressed by 'clean and beautiful' S'pore, hopes he can learn from country
• Lee Kuan Yew university’s associate dean talks Trump-Kim summit
• លោក មហា​ធៀ ថា រៀន​តាម​ជប៉ុន ម៉ាឡេស៊ី​នឹង​ជោគជ័យ​
• The Economist asks: Has the West lost its touch?
• Merkel endorses Macron’s EU military plan
• Singapore the world’s best country for children to grow up in: NGO report
• What can the world learn about Japan's social care system?
• Government issues flattering report ahead of national election
• Has the West Lost It_ A Provocation, by Kishore Mahbubani _ Financial Times
• The thinking behind feminist economics
• A year in, Emmanuel Macron faces 'Le crunch' as honeymoon ends
• Too Many of America’s Smartest Waste Their Talents
• What is GDP? | CNBC Explains
• Global debt now worse than before financial crisis, says IMF
• Sir James Mirrlees, a Nobel-prizewinning economist, died on August 29th
• Living to 100: why we should plan for more sushi, chocolate and work
• Mahathir wants to strengthen Malaysia's "good relations" with Beijing, but wants any Chinese investment to refrain from denying his country any real benefits.
• EMPIRE OF DEBT China ‘colonising smaller countries by lending them massive amounts of money they can never repay in bid for world domination’
• China Promises Africa Debt Relief as Xi Counters Aid Criticism
• China koopt invloed in andere Aziatische landen, door middel van bussen en bruggen
• Friends with Benefits
• China eyes poverty reduction
• Finance Is Not the Economy
• Asian companies and consumers weighed down by sliding currencies
• China’s Debt-Trap Diplomacy
• មហា​ធៀ ហាម​ជនបរទេស​ទិញ​អចលនទ្រព្យ​ក្នុង​គម្រោង​ទីក្រុង​ថ្មី​នៅ​រដ្ឋ Johor
• AMK ត្រូវបាន ធនាគារមួយរបស់ចិន ទិញយកភាគហ៊ុន៨០% នៃ ភាគហ៊ុនសរុប
• Asians must wake up to the hidden costs of retirement
• China turns to Africa to mitigate impact of US trade war
• Education Without Learning?
• Abe says Japan wants to accept more foreign workers from April
• What Economists Still Don’t Get About the 2008 Crisis
• China’s Empire of Money Is Reshaping Global Trade
• យុទ្ធសាស្រ្តធំៗ៣ក្នុងការទន្ទ្រានទីផ្សារ និងពង្រីកឥទ្ធិពលបរទេសរបស់មហាយក្សចិន
• Immigration and Redistribution - NBER
• What’s next for rising Asia? Exclusive interview with Danny Quah, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
• Kofi Annan - The UN
• យល់ដឹងពីEQ នឹង IQ
• ចិន ពាសពេញពិភពលោក
• មេរៀនដ៏ជូរចត់ពីជំនួយអភិវឌ្ឍន៍របស់ប្រទេសចិនលើប្រទេសស្រីលង្កា
• ជនជាតិបារាំង Nicolas Regaud បណ្ឌិតវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ នយោបាយ
• Asians must wake up to the hidden costs of retirement - With rapid aging, countries cannot sustain today's pension systems and must cut a fast-growing bill
• Leaders Focus Too Much on Changing Policies, and Not Enough on Changing Minds
• Japan and China take first step toward joint infrastructure abroad - cooperation rather than competition then lose both sides
• #CobraEffect Sometimes a solution is not the solution.
• Trump's Asia Summit Snub Fuels Doubts About U.S. Commitment
• What an Ancient Historian Says About the U.S.-China Clash
• The 2018 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals: an all-new visual guide to data and development
• Commentary: Singapore, don’t let this World Cup lesson go to waste
• Now Even Swedes Are Questioning the Welfare State
• Nelson Mandela’s 1992 Davos addres
• Three scenarios for the future of geopolitics
• World cup & French talents - Barack Obama rend hommage à Nelson Mandela ( ជូនចំពោះ​អស់លោកអ្នក​ដែល​នាំគ្នា​និយាយថា ក្រុមបាល់ទាត់ជម្រើសជាតិបារាំង គឺ​ជា​ក្រុមជម្រើសជាតិអាហ្វ្រិក ដោយសារ​តែ​ពណ៌សម្បុរស្បែក​របស់​កីឡាករ... "They're French! They're French!" says Obama in his speech to mark 100 years since Nelson Mandela's birth).
• France's World Cup win is a victory for ethnic diversity and brotherhood
• លោកអូបាម៉ា លើក​ឧទាហរណ៍ ក្រុម​បាល់ទាត់​បារាំង ​ជា​គំរូ​នៃ​ការ​មិន​រើសអើង​ប្រកាន់​ពូជសាសន៍
• This is what happens when a country wins the World Cup
• Commentary: Humanities at the heart of a holistic education in a tech-driven world
• Can Xi Jinping make use of the power he has accumulated?
• Summer books of 2018_ Economics _ Financial Times
• Indonesian rupiah weakens to 26-year low against Singapore dollar
• Asian companies and consumers weighed down by sliding currencies
• How Singapore Solved Its Housing Problem
• ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings
• Chinese Money Is Driving One of Asia’s Fastest Property Booms
• Crazy rich Asia risks running into trouble
• China releases white paper on facts and its position on trade friction with U.S.
• China reveals its new party line: We're trying to save the world from the US
• Every US foreign intervention is a gift to China – ex-president of UNSC
• Trump’s Russia Policy Is Better Than Obama’s Was
• Scandinavian countries are copying Canada's approach to immigration
• China rising as ‘geoeconomic influencer’: four European case studies October 15, 2018
• 'There is no God,' says Stephen Hawking in final book October 17, 2018
• Living in Paris 🇲🇫️💪 Really ? October 9, 2018
• នៅ​ក្នុង​អាស៊ាន វៀតណាម​បញ្ជូន​និស្សិត​ទៅ​រៀន​នៅ​អាមេរិក​ច្រើន​ជាងគេ​បំផុត
• មកដឹងពីប្រវត្តិខ្លះៗ លោកយាយជប៉ុន ជួយសង់សាលារៀន៣៤៧ខ្នង នៅកម្ពុជា
• បារាំង៖ ប្រជាជន​រាប់ម៉ឺននាក់ ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស ដើម្បី​បរិស្ថាន​ធម្មជាតិ Oct. 13, 2018
• China vs Japan number of projects in Southeast Asia
• China brings investment to Africa while US brings war – RT’s Keiser Report Oct. 9, 2018
• នយោបាយមិនមែនសីលធម៌ Jean-François Tain
• តើ​ការ​សាង​សង់​បុរី និងខុនដូ គួរ​តម្រូវ​ឲ្យ​ផ្សារ​ភ្ជាប់​នឹង​និយាម​បរិស្ថាន​ឬ​យ៉ាង​ណា​?​
• Does ASEAN Matter? Marty Natalegawa, former ambassador and Foreign Minister of Indonesia
• Is Sweden Ungovernable? OCTOBER 10, 2018
• She who paved the way for China’s entry to WTO OCTOBER 9, 2018
• Reaching the Next Level For Southeast Asia, further progress calls for bold reforms
• Report books will not indicate students’ level and class positions from next year
• GDP Per Capita for ASEAN Countries 2018 Graphic
• Malaysian Leader Says Trump's Style Doesn't Work Well in Asia ”China has been there for 4,000 years," he said. "One has to learn to live with China."
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