--: April 2014

How does one rank countries by economy? GDP (gross domestic product) springs to mind, but GDP doesn't account for the differences in lifestyle between countries. Food, real estate, luxuries, all these cost and weigh differently in different countries, and

Asia Ethics Summit Revisit

Asia, Company, Ethics

Stanley Ng

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'Ethics in business is important.' This was essentially the conclusion drawn from the first Asia Ethics Summit held last year in Hong Kong. Considering the setting, this result is somewhat unsurprising, but the panel has since gone on to

Irish Scientists Make Graphene Production Breakthrough... Using a Blender

Chemistry, Industry, Science

Stanley Ng

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Image: nanocarbon.cz Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made a leap forward in the race for mass production of graphene, using water, soap, and a blender that reportedly cost €39.95. In 2010, Andre Geim and Konstantin

Does General Mills' New 'Binding Arbitration' Policy Go Too Far?

Ethics, Legal

Stanley Ng

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Image: General Mills Just a couple of weeks ago, General Mills added a small grey banner to the top of their website notifying visitors of an update to their privacy policy and legal terms, also noting that 'all

France Introduces New Worker Laws for e-mails After 6pm

Ethics, France, Stress, Worker's Rights

Stanley Ng

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Image: Insomniac Arts Following in the footsteps of Germany, Unions in France have passed acts that discourage the use of mobile phones for work after 6pm. The new labor agreements state that employers will not

HFT Explained With a Brief Taxicab Analogy

Ethics, HFT, Stocks

Stanley Ng

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Image: seatactaxi.com High Frequency Trading has been the source of much debate and confusion, particularly after this heated debate on CNBC between IEX Exchange CEO Brad Katsuyama and BATS Global Markets President William O'Brien. For those of us

Australia Considers Outlawing Environmental Boycotts

Australia, Environment, Ethics, Non-Market

Stanley Ng

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Image: Anatoly Kabanets In light of protests against furniture retailer Harvey Norman, members of the Australian parliament are looking to make boycotts against companies based on environmental claims illegal. Australia already has laws in place that ban secondary

Germany's Labor Ministry Introduces New Stress Reducing Laws

Ethics, Germany, Stress, Worker's Rights

Stanley Ng

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Will Germany's new laws help reduce worker stress? Image: Shutterstock Germany has introduced a new law, stating that employees cannot be punished for failing to respond to messages from managers after working hours. This move is clearly aimed