Philanthropy
- Today’s New York Times Global Edition features an article about education projects in India supported by the Azim Premji Foundation.
- Blue Ocean Network’s latest half-hour episode of Chinalogue is about “Charities Operating in China.”
- The January/ February issue of Global Giving Matters profiles prominent Turkish businesswoman and philanthropist Güler Sabancı, who heads her family’s Sabancı Foundation. In addition to an interview with Sabancı, the article also includes general information about family foundations and philanthropy in Turkey:
“The growth of the Sabancı Foundation could be viewed as part of a larger trend in philanthropy in Turkey, with businesses and wealthy families using a mixture of grantmaking and institution-building to focus on particular issues.”
Business
- “The Indian startup ecosystem is very different from that of the US,” noted one expert in a recent Times of India article about current venture capital activities in India.
- Western demand for access to Asian markets was a major force behind this week’s announced merger of NYSE Euronext and Deutche Boerse, according to Malaysia’s The Star.
Art
- The “world’s most expensive sunflower seeds” – as displayed in a work of art by Ai Weiwei – recently fetched £349,250 on auction in London, according to Jingdaily.com. The site’s auction coverage included this observation:
“The influence of increased Asian bidding continues to have a significant impact on the contemporary art world.”