Tuesday 11th September

Communist Leader’s Absence Sets Off Rumor Mills in China
{http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/world/asia/xi-jinping-chinas-presumptive-new-leader-mysteriously-absent.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all}

The myths and reality of Chinese stimulus

{http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2012/09/the-myths-and-reality-of-chinese-stimulus/}

The Ten Grave Problems Facing China
{http://www.thechinastory.org/2012/09/the-ten-grave-problems-facing-china/}

New cradles to graves
The welfare state is flowering in Asia. Will it free the continent from squalor? Or sink it in debt?
{http://www.economist.com/node/21562210}

Is US economic growth over? Faltering innovation confronts the six {http://www.voxeu.org/article/us-economic-growth-over}

East Asia’s Nationalist Fantasy Islands
{http://www.straitstimes.com/microsites/global-perspectives/story/ian-buruma-east-asia%E2%80%99s-nationalist-fantasy-islands-20120910}

If the Mars rover finds water, it could be H2 ... uh oh!
{http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mars-contaminate-20120910,0,365701.story}

Difference Engine: The PC all over again?
{http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/09/3d-printing}
AND
How technology is killing the Asian growth miracle
{http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2012/09/10/1152171/how-technology-is-killing-the-asian-growth-miracle/}

Hooters CEO Thinks Dark Wood Paneling Is The Reason You Don’t Bring Your Wife, Female Colleagues, HR Around
{http://dealbreaker.com/2012/09/hooters-ceo-thinks-dark-wood-paneling-is-the-reason-you-dont-bring-your-wife-female-colleagues-around/}