Sector: Education Services

Yale announced a year ago that it was creating the “first new college to bear the Yale name in 300 years” at the National University of Singapore, and last week, after reviewing 2,500 applications, it sent out the first handful of faculty job offers for Yale-N.U.S. College, the NYT reports.

Chinese students are increasingly heading to western universities for both undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Do the reputations of Asian universities precede them? Last Thursday, the Times Higher Education released its second World Reputation Rankings in a report that said, “The West loses ground to the East in the global index of academic prestige,” the New York Times reports.

Millions of tourists come here every year to visit the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat, an influx that has helped transform what once resembled a small, laid-back village into a thriving and cosmopolitan town with thumping nightlife and more than 10,000 hotel rooms. The NYT reports.

Life may begin at 40, but job searches at that age can be discouraging, even though older workers bring experience and discipline to the table. CNBC.com spoke with experts in tech, human resources, and finance to determine which professions are best for workers over 40.