We need to talk about tuition

SINGAPORE'S education rat race engenders a booming trade in outside-school learning, with the tuition sector now a billion dollar industry. The relentless urge to get ahead results in households spending up to thousands a month on private tuition, stressed children, and creeping inequality.

Are we paying attention? And are there lessons to be learnt from China's sweeping crackdown on the tuition mania? We take a hard look in Brunch, in The Business Times Weekend.

Our Raffles Conversation this weekend is with Charles Li, ex-chief of HKEX turned fintech entrepreneur. The founder of Micro Connect and Numa Group talks about the enduring allure of Hong Kong as a financial hub and its role as a super connector.

While it is always exciting from a business perspective to quickly launch the latest theme of the month or year, it is important to know whether ESG investing is as good as it sounds or whether we should instead look beyond return on investment and towards return on impact. Our Investing With Impact column takes an honest look at ESG investing.

In Sass & The City, our columnist finds that we're only starting to verbalise just how we've been "languishing". Purpose matters even more than before, and we need to find the words for why we do what we do.

How do you make one of the most entertaining cars out there even more fun to drive? You resort to roofless measures. The Steering Column gets the Mini Cooper S Convertible to open up.

In Fit To Lead, triathlete Elisa Mallis, managing director at Center for Creative Leadership, tells why staying at the top of your game is about finding the right balance that works for you.

And on our Health page, the heart facts: truths and myths in heart disease.

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