Mar 08 Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 239 missing at sea By Kayla Ruble Rescue crews from multiple countries were still searching on Sunday for a Malaysia Airlines plane missing off the southern coast of Vietnam -- more than 20 hours after the Boeing 777-200 aircraft carrying 239 people vanished early Saturday morning. Continue reading
Oct 11 How Singapore uses incentives: Leaders paid $1.3M Singapore is such a wealthy, clean and peaceful city-state, in part, because of government incentives and disincentives to encourage and discourage certain behaviors. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Peter Garnhum via Creative Commons. Continue reading
Oct 11 How Singapore Uses Incentives: Leaders Get $1.3M, Cars Go for $100K By Lew Mandell Singapore is such a wealthy, clean and peaceful city-state, in part, because of government incentives and disincentives to encourage and discourage certain behaviors. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Peter Garnhum via Creative Commons. Paul Solman: Financial education… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch Singapore Looks Skyward to Take Farming in New Directions Singapore's skyline is not just a point of pride for residents, it can also be a source of fresh produce. As part of the NewsHour's series "Food for 9 Billion," special correspondent Sam Eaton reports on Singapore's vertical solution to… Continue watching
Jun 12 In Singapore, When You Can’t Grow Out, You Grow Up By Larisa Epatko Singapore's skyline is composed mostly of skyscrapers, so it's no wonder residents are looking up when they're considering places to grow fruits and vegetables in this high-density Asian island. Continue reading
Jun 12 Singapore’s Vegetable Towers By Larisa Epatko In order to grow fresh produce on limited land, Singapore has constructed towers where seedlings grow into eatable plants. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch News Wrap: Jobless Claims Boost Confidence on Wall Street In other news Friday, positive unemployment numbers from Labor Department helped Wall Street rally, and General Motors announced it will reinstate 600 dealerships it had planned to close. Continue watching
Nov 13 Obama Seeks to Reinforce Key Alliances on Asian Tour By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama arrived in Japan on Friday at the start of his weeklong tour of key allied Asian nations. His visit is aimed at strengthening allegiances and tackling climate change, Afghanistan and the global economy. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Myanmar Takes Careful Steps Following Protest Crackdown The military rulers of Myanmar, the country also known as Burma, released 50 pro-democracy activists as its representatives met with movement leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Human rights advocates assess conditions since last month's crackdown on the protests. Continue watching