TR EMERITUS

Great results at school open doors, but no one teaches you how to seize opportunities, academic high achievers say. When public exam results are released each year, attention naturally focuses on top scorers. A brave new world awaits these straight-A students: scholarships, offers from top universities and stellar careers in... 

Li Ka Shing BANGKOK -- China's government and Hong Kong's wealthiest man, the much-admired Li Ka-shing, have been waging an acidic spat -- one that increasingly looks like a bitter divorce being played out in tabloid newspapers. Indeed, Chinese media have lately been directing a relentless stream of vitriol at Li. His "crime"?... 

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently commented on the hepatitis C scandal, saying that “we also always have to be open and transparent with the public and with the patients about what has happened because we must maintain public confidence, and trust in the healthcare system.” Undoubtedly. Mr Lee, however, omitted that...