Who has upset the China vegetable market?
A commentary by Assistant Professor Forrest Zhang on the recent sharp rise in vegetable prices in Chinese cities that has not benefited China's…
Residents react differently to the National Development Ministry's 2nd Town Council Management Report
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan said: ?One group of residents will be disgruntled over the poor scores and wonder if it is time for a change in…
Achieving growth via knowledge hubs
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has identified knowledge as the most important resource in maintaining the region's competitiveness, given the rapid…
Whistle-blowing in the era of Wikileaks
Is the ongoing Wikileaks saga an example of responsible or irresponsible whistle-blowing? Assistant Professor Eugene Tan discusses how a whistle-…
So, do you know what you were searching for on Google?
According to Google's search engine's newly-released annual zeitgeist, ?city harvest? is Singapore's fastest-rising news-related search, followed by…
Western lending practices caused crisis: Mahathir
Speaking at an Islamic finance conference in Singapore yesterday, former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that Syariah-compliant…
SMU to get new dean of social sciences
James TH Tang, 53, will be dean of SMU's School of Social Sciences from Jan 1, 2011. His specialty is China's foreign policy and its impact on the…
Shooting for the stars at SMU
Having left a university with an 800-year history to join one that recently celebrated only its 10th birthday is a fact that's not lost on Arnoud De…
Visual Arts ? My Kampong, My Home
One of the country's most enduring artists, Lim Tze Peng's new exhibition evokes nostalgia for the Malay kampongs of the ?70s. Until Dec 17, 11am to…
Singapore Management University appoints Professor James Tang as Dean of the School of Social Sciences
Professor James Tang feels that China's greatest challenge is maintaining good relations with other nations and avoiding a situation of political…