The secret to worker productivity, pollution and your brain, ASEAN's rising middle class and other top stories this week
Our ASEAN meeting will take place in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. Image: REUTERS/Desmond Boylan
The secret to worker productivity: shorter hours, more responsibility.
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Winning the fight against corruption. Six reasons for recent successes.
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Precision medicine in sub-Saharan Africa. Rwanda’s healthcare innovation.
What do the European Space Agency & Microsoft have in common? Rewiring water security.
A 24/7 bookstore with 500,000 titles. Signs of a rising Malaysian middle class.
Education, better IP laws, and trade deals. Sri Lanka’s plan to get rich.
Global power, based on technology. The 4IR is reshaping geopolitics.
ASEAN 2018: everything you need to know about our upcoming meeting in Viet Nam.
The fall of the American Empire. It could lead to a better life for Americans.
Land redistribution in South Africa. Forget the tweets, here are the facts.
Breathe dumber. Air pollution causes a huge reduction in intelligence.
Social media manipulation rising. Computational propaganda is big business.
Russian banking giant to be founding member of Forum Cybersecurity Centre. (Finextra)
Police in Rwanda more trusted than in the US. Cites Global Competitiveness Index. (New Times)
US water & air dirtier than in most rich countries. Based on Forum research. (Politifact)
NBA star makes equal pay for women a personal crusade. References Gender Gap Report. (MarketWatch)
Is your boring job worth your time? Quotes Forum executive chairman Professor Klaus Schwab. (Sydney Morning Herald)
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