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TOP OF THE NEWSPoly, ITE reviewA REVIEW of polytechnics and Institutes of Technical Education to better prepare students for a more diversified economy was announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday.迷利倉'Enemies lapping up leaks'BRITAIN'S top spy chiefs defended the secrecy of their work in an unprecedented public hearing and warned that the Edward Snowden leaks were helping enemies and changing the way that they operate.WORLDXi's bid to preserve unityCHINESE President Xi Jinping's bid to portray himself as the successor to both Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping is being seen as a way to preserve party unity ahead of the Third Plenum, a key meeting to chart China's economic path for the next decade.Harbinger of violenceTHE naming of hardliner Mullah Fazlullah as the new head of the Pakistani Taleban is expected to usher in a new period of violence in the region. The group has declared revenge attacks against Pakistan's government.Groupthink in scandalGROUPTHINK is behind Japan's food mislabelling scandal, a widening web of shame that has grown to include a surprising array of brand-name hotels such as Imperial and Okura, and department stores such as Takashimaya, Isetan and Daimaru.China Cosco V-P probedCHINA'S campaign to root out corruption has now reached the shipping industry, after the country's largest bulk shipper, China Cosco Holdings, said the government was investigating one of its top executives, vice-president Xu Minjie.OPINIONNew direction in transport faresThe radicalism displayed by the public transport Fare Review Mechanism Committee reflects the need for new thinking to make Singapore more inclusive even as the economy changes gears.S'pore's soft powerSINGAPOREANS enjoy a dual identity of living in a city that is at once the most Asian and the most Westernised. That openness to different cultures is one of the seven pillars of Singapore's soft power, says Kishore Mahbubani in the By Invitation column.Essential engineersST ENGINEERING'S CEO Tan Pheng Hock says engineers are ubiquitous and essential in today's economy, and it's time to change the way people look at engineering.Aerial artists from Circus Swingapore (above) will perfor迷你倉 with gymnasts from CHIJ Kellock. -- PHOTO: DESMOND LUI FOR STSINGAPOREArtists in flight at MBSACROBATS, gymnasts, big voices and musicians are gearing up for the ninth annual ChildAid charity event, to be held at the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands on Dec 6 and 7. The 110-minute concert is jointly organised by The Business Times and The Straits Times.Medical leave 'too long'MORE than 10 companies have complained about their workers fooling hospital doctors into giving them extended medical leave for what the bosses believe are minor injuries. The hospitals, however, are standing by their doctors.MONEYHome net worth fallsA PEAK in home prices and growing debt levels have caused the total net worth of Singapore's households to fall as a percentage of gross domestic product in the second quarter of this year by the most since 2010, says a Citi report.Bryan Ng has finally found a job that does not take him away from the sport close to his heart. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE RUGBY UNIONSPORTTrue to his first loveBRYAN Ng, 26, had a bright future in the media world. But its irregular hours took him away from his first love - rugby. He quit his media agency job to become a physical education teacher and has no regrets about making the switch.SATURDAYMaking cells stop and goTHE Big Idea: Biochemist Edmond Fischer, 93, found that cells regulate their activities like a traffic light system, with one enzyme acting as a green light and another like a red light. His discovery has since been found to underpin most of the body's processes.American singer Kanye West is one of the 129 people photographed wearing the jacket. -- PHOTO: CHANELLIFE!Celebrating a jacketA PHOTO exhibition of Chanel's iconic black tweed jacket is running at the ArtScience Museum. Karl Lagerfeld, creative director of the French fashion house, shot 129 people - including South Korean actress Song Hye Kyo - wearing the jacket.Gig organiser winds upTHE organiser of the cancelled MBC Korean Music Wave concert, Fatfish Entertainment, announced yesterday that it would be closing down in order to refund ticket-buyers. The refunds for tickets bought from Fatfish will be managed by provisional liquidators.自存倉