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China’s Territorial Disputes

This short video prepared by The Economist is a must see should you wish to understand the geo-political tensions arising in the region following China’s territorial claims.

I personally don’t get why their claims extend so far. Taiwan is a touchy subject – I get it, and will leave it aside. But as their influence in [...]

Top Migration Destinations

Gallup recently surveyed more than 260,000 people to know the worldwide migration trend. They asked two simple question: If given the possibility, would you like to move permanently to another country, and if so, which country would you like to move to? The following graph shows where migrants are most likely to be found:

The following [...]

Choice Is King – SodaPopStop

I just came across this video and loved it. Its message is simple, and resonate strongly with me: the simplicity of choice and passion makes a business possible.

The reason it moves me is that this is what I’d like to achieve – i.e. find many trusted partners, each with their differences, so we can offer [...]

150,000$ Question

In an article on the healthcare reforms in the US, Greg Mankiw ask the following question:
“Imagine that someone invented a pill even better than the one I take. Let’s call it the Dorian Gray pill, after the Oscar Wilde character. Every day that you take the Dorian Gray, you will not die, get sick, or [...]

Life is Expensive – A state of the US Healthcare System

A MIDDLE-AGED man felt chest pains. As an executive at IBM, an information-technology firm, he had excellent health insurance, so he went straight to a specialist. His cardiologist put him through a bunch of tests, including a computerised tomography scan. A radiologist noticed something odd in his neck, so he went to a neck surgeon, [...]