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16 Apr 2010
The stories presented in Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture reflect the unique nature of Asian aquaculture, providing first-time insight into how and why it has become so successful.
16 Apr 2010
For most of the 2,000 people who had to abandon their homes, fish farming turned misfortune into opportunity.
31 Mar 2010
Through “The Brand Laureate Awards 2009-1010”, the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation has once again acknowledged Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for its corporate branding.
10 Mar 2010
In southwestern Morocco, research to conserve and develop a valuable but threatened forest resource – argan trees – has helped to dramatically boost the income of Berber women.
10 Mar 2010
Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) has appointed the Co Curriculum Centre of Universiti Putra Malaysia (PKK UPM) as the Operational Management Office to carry out the Training of Trainers (TOT) for Co Curriculum courses with credit (KKB) made compulsory to all Public Institutions in the country.
10 Mar 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will work in partnership with the Malaysian Productivity Corporation (MPC) to enhance productivity, innovation and competitiveness through the implementation of the Case Study Writing Programme and the effective training programme.
03 Mar 2010
* Agreement to establish a Joint Center with the Max Planck Society (MPG)
* General agreement for cooperation with the Technical University of Munich (TUM)
27 Jan 2010
The world’s poorest people have frequently been blamed for mismanaging the natural resources on which their lives depend. But across the developing world, initiatives supported by IDRC have shown that there are ways to reduce poverty and protect a community’s resource base at the same time.
27 Jan 2010
SERDANG, 18 January – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has restructured the program module for Bachelor of Consumer Studies (BPG) as offered by the Faculty of Human Ecology (FEM) for the purpose of enhancing the its quality.
04 Jan 2010
A symposium was held recently by the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) aimed to provide extensive network in the field of polymer, rubber and composites.
23 Dec 2009
The Tokyo University of Science held the Fourth International Collaboration Workshop for three days from Tuesday, December 8 to Thursday, December 10 at the Hotel Metropolitan Edmont in Iidabashi, Tokyo.
15 Dec 2009
The media reported that Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama and United States President Obama agreed to “deepen” the U.S.-Japan alliance to conclude Obama’s first visit to Japan.
11 Dec 2009
On Sunday November 15, 2009, RIKEN and the Tokyo University of the Arts (TUA) held a joint symposium to commemorate an agreement, signed in April 2009, toward cooperation in research and education, with the aim of achieving broad-based advances benefitting all of society.
11 Dec 2009
Four Canadian organizations have launched a research initiative to explore how people in Canada and in developing countries can deal with the impacts of climate change.
09 Dec 2009
With the help of SDWorks, a unique business platform attached to the School of Design (SD) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), the award-winning LED Mirror Watch designed by a young promising talent has been launched in the market.
03 Dec 2009
Scientific American, the leading science magazine, today announces Mariette DiChristina as its new Editor-in-Chief. DiChristina becomes the eighth Editor-in-Chief in the 164-year history of the magazine, and the first woman to assume the role.
30 Nov 2009
A researcher examined the inter-organisational relationships between the Malaysian National Tourist Organisation (Tourism Malaysia) and tourist organisations (profit and non-profit organisation) to develop tourism marketing alliances .
25 Nov 2009
PENANG, 20 Nov – Two researchers from the School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) have successfully created an eco-friendly dental bib and a nanotechnology-based dental filling.
23 Nov 2009
Some 100 people attended the public forum where McDougall, IDRC President David Malone, and others fielded questions from the crowd and presented an overview of the Centre’s operations and contributions to the developing world.
23 Nov 2009
There is no longer any doubt that the Earth’s climate is changing. While industrialized nations debate action to stem greenhouse gas emissions, an urgent reality still gets too little attention. Billions of the world’s poorest people are already living on the edge, and will need help adapting to climate change.
23 Nov 2009
The mass media cover the issue of Japan Airlines (JAL) reconstruction nearly every day. It would be a mistake to regard this as simply an issue of management at one corporation. It is, in fact, a significant issue which involves airline administration and airport administration, and which also affects transportation policy as a whole.
20 Nov 2009
PENANG, 19 Nov. – Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) welcomes and supports the government’s initiative to enhance the country’s innovation through the setting up of the National Innovation Centre (MyNIC) which was announced by the Prime Minister, Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib Tun Abdul Razak at the BioMalaysia 2009 Exhibition last Tuesday.
09 Nov 2009
Press Release - IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced that it has expanded its Asia Pacific presence with new centers in both China and Australia.
04 Nov 2009
Rohaya Md Noor, Faculty of Accountancy, Research Institute and Research Management Institute, University Teknologi MARA has provided new evidence on the pervasiveness of tax planning activities among the publicly-listed Malaysian firms. The study was completed last year.
30 Oct 2009
The School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is ranked no. 2 in the world among academic institutions in hospitality and tourism...
26 Oct 2009
The question is what to do in order to allay these public fears. I believe that the root of the economic policy problems that the LDP experienced was in their deviation from the fundamentals of economic policy, and this is why I urge the Democratic Party to get back to the basics of economic policy.
26 Oct 2009
As a result of the general election, the administration has changed and many citizens have high hopes for the new administration that emerges. At the same time, the new administration, the new opposition party, and individual citizens are venturing into unknown territory. What awaits us all there?
23 Oct 2009
Press Release: 23 Oct, Hong Kong - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and EuAuto Technology Limited (EuAuto) today jointly announced the official launch of their home-grown electric vehicle mycar in Hong Kong.
21 Oct 2009
UiTM student and junior lecture have won top awards at the British Invention Show in London, which just ended. The medals won were a Diamond, the Best Invention by Salon Archimedes (Russia), a gold and 6 silver medals.
21 Oct 2009
Malaysian researchers have produced bio-solid compost, a fertilizer, developed from sewage sludge. The sewage sludge, collected from a residential area in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia was successfully used as a nitrogen source using landscape and agricultural crops biomass to produce compost
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Giants in history
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.
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (25 June 1936 – 11 September 2019) was an Indonesian engineer who was President of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999.
Rapee Sagarik (4 December 1922 – 17 February 2018) was Thailand’s renowned expert on orchids.
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).