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References and interviews are key to scholarship selection

He would have been considered for his grades and co-curricular activities. He would have written a personal statement, undergone psychometric screenings and an interview, backed by references. But disciplinary records are not listed under the requirements in the Education Ministry's scholarship page online, similar for other...

Unchecked immigration would see Singapore’s population swell

Singapore, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia would see their populations triple if everyone who wants to move there were allowed to, a poll released Friday by Gallup shows. At the opposite end of the scale, the populations of Sierra Leone, Haiti and Zimbabwe would fall by more than half if migrants were allowed to leave at will,...

China’s GDP may overtake the US in 2012

China may overtake the US in 2012 in terms of the size of its economy, based on a comparison between the real purchasing power of the two countries' currencies, the Wall Street Journal said Wednesday, citing a report released by a New York-based research association. In its annual Global Economic Outlook report, the Conference...