Dengue is one of the top ten threats to public health with Asia carrying 70% of the world’s dengue burden. A few weeks ago, the European Union granted market authorization to Takeda Pharmaceutical for their vaccine QDENGA®. Asia Research News spoke with Renata Campos, President of the Growth & Emerging Markets Business Unit about the significance of this approval for global dengue protection.

The country has been increasing research funding for decades, but its rigid, time-bound approach to research assessment is stifling basic science - Op-Ed by Prof. So Young Kim of KAIST's Global Strategy Institute.

Science communication has come a long way since our early days over 18 years ago. We are proud to continue raising awareness of innovation throughout Asia.

Frontier Myanmar remains committed to independent, in-depth journalism, overcoming the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing political crackdown by the Burmese military following the February 1 coup. Asia Research News spoke with a senior staff member at Frontier based in Yangon.

화장실을 이용하고 나면 가상화폐로 돈을 지급하고 배설물은 에너지와 퇴비로 전환되는 곳이 있다는 소식이 알려지자 32개국 언론사들이 앞다투어 250개의 기사를 내고, SNS에서는 800번 언급된 곳이 있습니다. 그렇다면 과연 이 프로젝트를 이끌어가고 있는 팀은 이러한 언론의 관심에 어떻게 대응하고 있을까요?

Images, video and podcasts are part of the storytelling we do in communications. We should make the most of them to draw in our audiences.

Working in research communications can be intense, with multiple demands coming from different directions in normal times. Is it possible to avoid overload?

When a story breaks and the full facts are not clear, what can researchers and communicators do to help media gather information? Should there be a range of voices or one clear message coordinated from the top?

A room full of media waiting to hear your news may seem intimidating, but a press conference is an efficient and effective way to communicate your research and an excellent opportunity to look behind the scenes at how news works.

The press release is written, approved and sent out. Researchers are prepared for media, and interviews are lined up. Then an embargo break happens... It is possible to make the best of a difficult situation.

Like them or loathe them, embargoes are a part of communicating new scientific research to the media.

As press officers we work hard to help research news reach broad audiences, but it’s easy to wonder “is my effort making any difference?”

Don't be afraid of using a variety of tools and strategies to spread the word.

Writing and preparing good quotes requires thought and preparation, but not as much time as you’d think. This month we look at the key to your quote being used.