(AFX UK Focus) 2007-06-15 05:54 GMT: Population growth crucial to ensuring Hong Kong's competitiveness - Tsang
(Interactive Investor: Fri, 15 Jun) HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Population growth is crucial to ensure Hong Kong's competitiveness as a global financial center, Chief Executive Donald Tsang said.

Aids fatalities on the rise
(Sunday Times: Sun, 17 Jun) HIV/Aids is South Africa’s tenth biggest natural killer. The number of deaths from Aids-related diseases increased by 3.3percent, which researchers at Statistics South Africa said might partly be attributable to improvements in death registration and population growth.

Minority Population In U.S. Peaks At 100 Million
(RedNova: Sun, 17 Jun) By Slagle, Dana According to a recent report released by the U.S. Census Bureau, America's minority population today has grown to 100 million, rapidly increasing from 98 million last year. This means that for the first time, one-third of the people living in the U.S.

South Africa: New Post for Annan
(New York Times: Fri, 15 Jun) Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary general, said he would serve as chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, a $150 million undertaking financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. Mr. Annan made the announcement while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town. The alliance?s aim is to increase the productivity of millions ...