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PISA Test 2016: Singapore Tops International Education Rankings; East Asia dominates
| Frances Diana Roullo | | Dec 07, 2016 11:00 AM EST |
Teenagers from Singapore led the ranks of best-performing students in the Organization of Economic Cooperation Development's survey on international education, followed by Japan, Estonia, Finland and Canada.
China Plans to Outspend the US in Science R&D by 2020
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Aug 15, 2016 08:38 AM EDT |
The plan also aims to make China an innovation powerhouse by 2020.
US Productivity Falls in First Quarter of 2016, But Still Fares Better than Expected
| Rina S. | | May 05, 2016 09:11 PM EDT |
The U.S. witnessed a slide in its worker productivity in the first quarter of the year. In the non-farm business sector, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of productivity growth fell by one percent. However, in comparison to the same period in the previous year, the rate is marginally up by 0.6 percent. It also did better than expected as markets predicted the productivity rate to fall by 1.4 percent.
Global Trade in Fake Goods Worth Nearly Half a Trillion Dollars: OECD
| Charissa Echavez | | Apr 20, 2016 01:20 PM EDT |
Imports of counterfeited and pirated goods account for up to 2.5 percent (as much as $461 billion) of global trade, causing significant damage especially to French, Italian and US brands and state funds, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) revealed on Monday.
Shanghai has World's Most Qualified Teachers
| Charissa Echavez | | Feb 20, 2016 04:08 AM EST |
A recent survey conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) revealed that middle school teachers from Shanghai are the most qualified in the world.
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