Your smartphone is bad for your kids, how blockchain could transform supply chains, and other top stories of the week

A woman uses her smartphone before the Chanel Cruise Collection 2015/16 fashion show at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, May 4, 2015. French fashion house Chanel looked to traditional South Korean dress for its 2015/2016 cruise collection, unveiling a colourful inter-seasonal line at a catwalk show in Seoul on Monday.   REUTERS/Thomas Peter - GF10000083696

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Adrian Monck

Where teens (and their parents) are happiest. How the Dutch do it.

Western revival, multi-polar world, or meltdown? The geopolitics of the near future.

For the sake of your children, don’t use your smartphone so much.

Move over G7. Global challenges require more global inclusion.

History tells us we’ve got GDP wrong. Here’s why.

Fleeing violence, not poverty. The new profile of Latin American emigrants.

No more blood diamonds. How blockchain could transform supply chains.

Non-change change. The world has bungled the post-crisis recovery.

Cotton vs. the patriarchy in medieval China. The effects are still felt today.

The new AI diagnostic tool: a sense of smell.

Greater importance = more vulnerability? Bitcoin & blockchain may have an inherent limit.

The real Adam Smith, critic of laissez-faire capitalism.

Meet the 2018 WEF Technology Pioneers. (Modern Diplomacy)

A new course in China teaches feminine virtue. Cites decline in Gender Gap Index. (Washington Post)

Vietnam to host World Economic Forum on ASEAN. (Xinhua)

Robo-taxis could make traffic worse. Cites Forum study on autonomous vehicles. (Bloomberg)

Forum Founder Professor Klaus Schwab addresses conference in Pretoria. (BizNis Africa)

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