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Agence France-Press, 16 September 2010 The Singapore government on Wednesday confessed to underestimating the operating costs at last month's inaugural Youth Olympics, but insisted the benefits it reaped were worth the costs. In a parliamentary address, minister for community development, youth and sports Vivian Balakrishnan... 

Even as most of Asia cheer the return this year of robust growth, the region and the rest of the world, continue to keep their eyes peeled on America - where the economic indicators streaming out each week have been less than sparkling. The US, meanwhile, is looking beyond GDP (gross domestic product) as the defining yardstick... 

STORY HIGHLIGHTS  * Man lives in a box near a graveyard, police say  * Man stole bike to give to daughter (Taiwan) -- Police officers in central Taiwan arrested a man for stealing a bicycle this week and originally planned to lock him up for theft charges. However, the police later discovered that the man was so poor that...