Captured in a tiger hunt: The demise of one of China’s most powerful men has as much to do with politics as with graft

March 31, 2014 8:05 pm

Captured in a tiger hunt

By Jamil Anderlini and Lucy Hornby

The demise of one of China’s most powerful men has as much to do with politics as with graft Read more of this post

MP shocked – S’porean faculty staff in tertiary institutions are minority

MP shocked – S’porean faculty staff in tertiary institutions are minority

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In Parliament earlier in March, Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC, Seah Kian Peng expressed shock at the number of foreigners who have staffed the faculties in Singapore’s tertiary institutions. Read more of this post

For Deal Makers, China Is a Drag; Major global mergers are being held up by several months because China’s antitrust authority has a relatively small staff and an unusually broad mandate

For Deal Makers, China Is a Drag

Major Mergers Are Being Held Up for Months

TOM FAIRLESS, BRENT KENDALL and CYNTHIA KOONS

March 31, 2014 4:47 p.m. ET

For deal makers, China has emerged as a great wall to vault. Read more of this post

A hepatitis C pill from Gilead Sciences that costs $1,000 a day is on track to notch among the biggest sales ever for the first year of a newly approved drug, showing how hard it is for insurers to curb usage

Sales Soar for Pricey Hepatitis Drug Sovaldi

Treatment Costs $1,000 a Day, Posing Threat to Insurers’ Bottom Line

JONATHAN D. ROCKOFF

March 31, 2014 8:16 p.m. ET

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A hepatitis C pill from Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD +3.37% that costs $1,000 a day is on track to notch among the biggest sales ever for the first year of a newly approved drug, showing just how hard it is for insurers to curb the use of pricey life-saving medicines. Read more of this post

Yahoo Is in Talks to Buy Online-Video Service NDN to Compete With Google’s YouTube

Yahoo Is in Talks to Buy Online-Video Service NDN — Sources

Deal Would Help Yahoo Compete With Google’s YouTube

DOUGLAS MACMILLAN

Updated March 31, 2014 5:44 p.m. ET

Yahoo Inc. YHOO 0.00% is in preliminary talks to acquire online-video service News Distribution Network Inc., a deal that would help Chief Executive Marissa Mayer compete with Google Inc. GOOG -0.50% ‘s YouTube for viewers and ad dollars. Read more of this post

The Chamber of Commerce Comes to Silicon Valley; Powerful Lobby Group Tries to Win Over Startups, VCs

The Chamber of Commerce Comes to Silicon Valley

Powerful Lobby Group Tries to Win Over Startups, VCs

JONATHAN KRIM

March 31, 2014 7:34 p.m. ET

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, among the most powerful business lobbying organizations in Washington, is planning a second outpost in Silicon Valley in an effort to broaden its membership and clout. Read more of this post

The necessity of failure: Gaming as a metaphor for learning and living

The necessity of failure: Gaming as a metaphor for learning and living

April 1, 2014 – 8:54AM

In a Slitherlink puzzle, the crosses indicate spaces where we know the line does not go. Knowing the wrong solution is as important as knowing the right one. Read more of this post