Innholdsfortegnelse for 5/8-5/15/2020 i Newsweek International

2003  Newsweek reported that a coronavirus disease was spreading—one that “begins with fever and dry cough and can end in death” and was first detected in China. But this was severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), not COVID-19. “As this strange new virus continues its spree, killing hundreds and infecting thousands more, scientists are working overtime, trying to keep people from harm,” said Newsweek. This was the “first new deadly disease in years that can easily pass from person to person.” By the end of the year, SARS had infected 8,437 people in 30 countries. 1975 Star Russian dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov joined the American Ballet Theatre, which “spotlighted the tremendous growth of dance in the US,” wrote Newsweek. In the previous decade, the American ballet audience had grown from one million…

With the emergence of technologies such as AI, the Internet of Things and next-gen robotics, the world has entered a new era hailed as the fourth industrial revolution (or ‘Industry 4.0’), while at the same time, major advancements being made in the fields of healthcare and renewable energy will potentially lead to a cleaner world and healthier and longer-living populations. Simultaneously, Japan is undergoing a period of economic revitalization that is underpinned by technology and innovation. The consumer electronics and automobile industries played a major role in turning Japan into a global economic powerhouse in the 1970s and 80s, before the onset of the so-called “lost decades.” But The Land of the Rising Sun is ready to rise again, leveraging on its technological pedigree to put itself at the forefront…

This healthy macroeconomic environment has supported the growth of the construction industry, even at a time of growing international headwinds. In 2019, total construction demand hit a five-year high of $23.9bn, up 9.5% on 2018, according to the government’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA). Both private and public sector projects have driven growth. In 2017, the government launched the Construction Industry Transformation Map (ITM), which seeks to upgrade the industry and strengthen areas such as green buildings and design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA), which focuses on ease of manufacture and efficiency of assembly of construction components. This combination of growth together with a new emphasis on sustainability, use of precast elements and DfMA stands Singaporean real estate group Soilbuild Group Holdings in good stead. The group started investing heavily…

WITH UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS BALLOONING TO 22 million people, the coronavirus lockdown took an uncomfortable turn for state governors in mid-April. Workers and small business owners clogged the streets of Lansing, Michigan, near the capitol, blaring car and truck horns, and waved signs calling on Governor Gretchen Whitmer to allow businesses to open up. Smaller protests took place in Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina and Utah. The angry outburst came just as the nation teetered on what the computer models say is the “peak” of the Covid-19 outbreak. According to most calculations, the death toll, after rising with terrifying steepness for several weeks, should be flattening out and soon starting to drop. “The worst is over,” said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Will reality cooperate? New Jersey, supposedly on a downward…

“It’s hard not having the support system I had. It’s a scary time.”NATASHA NIELSEN, 22 University of Michigan THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD know about Natasha Nielsen is that she lives in a house with 11 other 20-something women. Not a sorority house—though the 21-year-old University of Michigan senior did pledge Alpha Gamma Delta freshman year, and quickly got accustomed to having a bunch of people around when she needed help with homework (she’s a public policy major) or a cheap beer down at Good Time Charley’s ($2.50 drafts on “Mug Club Mondays”). So when the coronavirus pandemic started tearing through the U.S., her little corner of the world got pretty lonely. U. of M.’s classes are all online now, and the Ann Arbor campus is deserted. Nielsen’s graduation ceremony…

Ranking second in the world on the World Bank’s ease of doing business index, Singapore has a long-held reputation for being one of the world’s most open and investment-friendly economies. Building on its long history as a trading entrepot between East Asia and the world, the city-state has been one of the top three countries in the Bank’s index since its launch in 2004. As well as its business-friendly legislation, Singapore boasts an efficient and independent legal system, political stability, a highly-skilled workforce, and an enviable location surrounded by some of the world’s largest emerging markets. These competitive advantages, together with a robust regulatory environment, have cemented Singapore’s position as one of the world’s leading financial centres, alongside London, New York, and Hong Kong. The financial sector grew by 6.1%…

“I feel like I’ve been hearing the phrase ‘Now more than ever…’, now more than ever.”—CHANCE THE RAPPER “I THINK I WILL FEEL MORE ISOLATED ON EARTH THAN HERE.”—INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ASTRONAUT JESSICA MEIR “While my new lawyers are excellent, and our legal options are many, the next act in my career will be guided by Jesus Christ, and I have placed full faith in Him.”—ROGER STONE “I’m starting to think these characters who support Trump might be suicidal. They seem to fight hardest for the things that will kill them.”—jimmy kimmel “NOBODY WAKES UP AND SAYS, ‘OH, I’M GOING TO BE A REFUGEE TODAY.’ IT DOESN’T HAPPEN LIKE THAT.”—Model Adut Akech “Every judge must learn to live with the fact he or she will make some mistakes; it comes…

“We are a company moving forward with a self-contained business, from the cultivation of medical plants through to the extraction of active components”Osamu Ushimaru, President, Alps Pharmaceutical The spectacular mountain range in Japan’s Hida region, known as the Northern Alps, has long been valued for its rich abundance of native plants and herbs. And it is there where the roots of one of Japan’s leading API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) manufacturers can be traced. Established in 1947 and borrowing its name from those same mountains where it began extracting herbs over seven decades ago, Alps Pharmaceutical combines its expertise in traditional medicine and prowess in modern science and innovation to turn nature’s bounty into a vast range of pharmaceutical, food, supplements and cosmetic products. “Hence, it is our know-how that truly…

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. WHO BETTER to offer advice to today’s newly-minted B.A.s than career coaches and financial advisors who graduated during the last economic meltdown and emerged with strong careers, solid salaries and their sanity intact? Here are practical tips from five experts, who lived through and survived graduating into chaos. This is hard. Take care of yourself. When Lauren McGoodwin graduated in 2009, the U.S. was in the midst of shedding 8.7 million jobs within two years. “I graduated with zero prospects and had to move back home,” says the founder and CEO of Career Contessa. “I felt this extreme expectation hangover, like I’ve checked all the right boxes, done all the right things, but I wasn’t getting what I felt I was promised at the end. I…

Investor sentiment remains strong despite challenging external headwinds, helping developers like Tuan Sing Holdings make their mark both domestically and abroad. Founded in 1969, Tuan Sing Holdings is a diversified, fast-rising regional investment holding company active in property development and investment, as well as hotel ownership. The group has built its portfolio over the decades to include strategically located real estate assets in Singapore and beyond, with a focus on Indonesia, China, and Australia. The Group’s international expansion has helped it build a solid track record of successful projects, including some of the first high-end luxury residential developments in Shanghai, China, with Tuan Sing Holdings being the first foreign company to enter the property market there. “We have accumulated a lot of experience over the past few decades. Our knowledge…

1889 Andrew Carnegie, who funded 3,000 libraries, publishes an essay “The Gospel of Wealth.” In 1911 he establishes the Carnegie Corporation of New York with a mandate “to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.” 1913 John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller Jr. create the Rockefeller Foundation focused on global health, including the development of the vaccine to prevent yellow fever. 1917 Julius Rosenwald Fund is launched to support public schools, universities and museums. The former Sears Roebuck president worked with Booker T. Washington to create 5,000 Rosenwald Schools for African American children. 1924–1930 Sebastian Kresge, Charles Stewart Mott and Will Keith Kellogg form foundations. 1936 Edsel and Henry Ford launch the Ford Foundation to “advance human well-being.” “Money alone cannot build character or transform evil into…

HOLLYWOOD, LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD, HAS BEEN DRAMATICALLY impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. If there’s one area of entertainment perhaps best suited to tackle a global crisis, it’s comedy talk shows like Hasan Minhaj’s Patriot Act on Netflix. “People are trying to find new places to get information to figure out what’s going on. I think comedians have been able to do that in a meaningful way.” Finding meaning during a never-ending news cycle while remaining funny may seem impossible, but Minhaj, who rose to fame originally as a senior correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, thinks late-night shows are uniquely up to the challenge. “Late-night comedy has always been very urgent and immediate and able to pivot.” Even though a release date for the sixth season…