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11 Apr 2012
Asia Research News
Albukhary Foundation is pleased to announce its 2012/2013 scholarships for disadvantaged, underprivileged and marginalised applicants for admission into AiU, in Kedah, Malaysia.
10 Apr 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) will make further contribution to China's High-Speed Rail through its Shenzhen Base.
03 Apr 2012
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Panels always seem to damage during the installation of kitchen cabinets in Malaysian kitchens. The damages are in the form of split holes, loose holes and delamination. Hence Falah Abu and Mansur Ahmad of UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia studied the quality of particleboard panels in 28 Malaysian kitchens.
02 Apr 2012
Asia Research News
3 to 6-month paid internships available May 2012 onwards. Positions available: Research Communicator AND Advertising/Marketing Coordinator
30 Mar 2012
Waseda University
Japan was stricken by a triple crisis of mega earthquakes, monster tsunami, and nuclear meltdown at Fukushima.
30 Mar 2012
Waseda University
The Great East Japan Earthquake has dramatically altered the way the Japanese economy is seen. For example, the way that housing and real estate values are seen in Japan has changed since 3.11. Location value is what determines the values of homes and real estate.
30 Mar 2012
Waseda University
The accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant caused by the East Japan Great Earthquake Disaster has made it necessary to fundamentally revise the existing nuclear-centric energy policy.
23 Mar 2012
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Vice Chancellor Prof. Dato 'Omar Osman says that universities must be able to generate and translate knowledge from research so that it can help inform specific programs that provide direct benefits to the community.
19 Mar 2012
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
This paper studies the impact of institutional shareholdings on earnings management activities of their portfolio firms.
19 Mar 2012
Toyohashi University of Technology
The Research Center for Agrotechnology and Biotechnology at Toyohashi University of Technology have made the university's original Japanese Sake (rice wine) again this year.
13 Mar 2012
Asia Research News
Applications are invited for Postdoctoral Fellowships at the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS). We are particularly looking for researchers focusing on the three clusters: ‘Asian Cities', ‘Asian Heritages' and ‘Global Asia'
12 Mar 2012
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Six students of the University Putra Malaysia (UPM) won the first place cash prize of RM10, 000 in the Business Simulation Competition run by the Institute of Higher Learning (IPTA). Additionally, a UPM student gained second place in essay contest Accenture Asia Pacific Oil & Gas
02 Mar 2012
Toyohashi University of Technology
On February 14, the Venture Business Laboratory (VBL) at Toyohashi University of Technology hosted the 8th Toyohashi tech Industry-Government-Academia Interchange Forum 2012, featuring "the next generation integrated optic devices - Optoelectronic Integration/Nano-photonics area".
01 Mar 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
A total of twelve winners of the 2012 Bauhinia Cup Outstanding Entrepreneur Awards were presented with the coveted prizes at a gala dinner held on 28 February 2012. This event is a major activity of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) 75th anniversary celebrations.
24 Feb 2012
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) provides RM2 million for University Innovation Fund (Innovation Seed Fund) to enable researchers to continue research programs with potential for commercialization.
22 Feb 2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
In a bid to promote the understanding and adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR), the Department of Management and Marketing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) have jointly compiled the Hong Kong SME Business Sustainability Index.
21 Feb 2012
Asia Research News
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) yesterday officially became the first university in Malaysia to sell COOP 1Malaysia products.
20 Feb 2012
Waseda University
Daisuke Ishida from Waseda University, Japan, discuss the influence that information technology such as the Internet has had on consumer behavior, from the three perspectives of engaging information, searching for information and transmitting information.
15 Feb 2012
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Sarawak has the potential to be Malaysia's top contributor of furniture for export because it is a major producer of tropical timber and timber products.
09 Feb 2012
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
New research holds promise for applications ranging from high-precision optical components to tooth fillings.
09 Feb 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore, 9th February 2012 – The Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), is collaborating with Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR), a world leader in wireless technologies, connectivity and location solutions to enable CSR to develop and market the next-generation standard-compliant as well as proprietary video coding solutions.
08 Feb 2012
Waseda University
Megumi Suto, a Professor at Waseda University, delves into the relationship between the economy and society.
07 Feb 2012
University of the Philippines Diliman
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPH) represented by its director general, Atty. Ricardo R. Blancaflor, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with UP Diliman through Chancellor Caesar A. Saloma on February 1 for the creation of an Innovative and Technology Support Office (ITSO).
06 Feb 2012
Swinburne University of Technology
Sarawak, being the largest state in Malaysia, is a major producer of tropical timber and timber products in the world. However, despite being blessed with abundant timber resources, it has a relatively small wooden furniture manufacturing industry, with insignificant exports compared with other timber-exporting countries.
06 Feb 2012
Waseda University
Japanese workers are said to be hard working. One of the reasons is the long working hours. So-called full-time employees work some 2,000 hours per year, which is 400 hours longer than their counterparts in Germany or France.
25 Jan 2012
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore SME secures commercial contracts with adaptive video coding technology from A*STAR
16 Dec 2011
Asia Research News
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) is on track with its agenda to pursue scholarships and academic excellence at international level through proposed collaborations with its long-time American partner, Ohio University (OU).
15 Dec 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Tax cuts and a streamlined registration process are just some of the measures that reflect a new attitude toward small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt. Support from IDRC and the Canadian International Development Agency have helped Egypt’s Ministry of Finance pave the way for these improvements.
05 Dec 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
In a bid to promote the best practices of knowledge management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has introduced through its Knowledge Management Research Centre (KMRC) the Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) Award to the Chinese mainland.
30 Nov 2011
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Sarawak has proposed a study to look into reducing infrastructure cost due to the peat soil in the areas under the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score).
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Giants in history
U Hla Myint (1920 – 2017) was a celebrated economist from Myanmar. Considered a prodigy, he was admitted to Rangoon University to study economics when he was just 14 years old. He went on to earn a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Rapee Sagarik (4 December 1922 – 17 February 2018) was Thailand’s renowned expert on orchids.
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (25 June 1936 – 11 September 2019) was an Indonesian engineer who was President of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999.
Physicist Narinder Singh Kapany (31 October 1926 – 4 December 2020) pioneered the use of optical fibres to transmit images, and founded several optical technology companies. Born in Punjab, India, he worked at a local optical instruments factory before moving to London for PhD studies at Imperial College. There, he devised a flexible fibrescope to convey images along bundles of glass fibres.