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24 Jan 2014
Asia Research News
NEW YORK (January 23, 2014) — The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today the arrest of a wildlife trader in Indonesia who specialized in smuggling live animals including baby primates and komodo dragons.
24 Jan 2014
National University of Singapore
Is charity altruistic or egoistically motivated? Are there ethical and unethical religious giving? Is there anything specifically ‘Asian’ about particular conceptions of ethical giving? What are our alternatives to thinking through such issues beyond simple dichotomies?
21 Jan 2014
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
This study is to determine the relationship between anxiety, attitude and motivation of tertiary students in learning English as a second language
17 Jan 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Held at the Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter, it showcased 12 final collections of six outfits designed by students from PolyU’s Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC), majoring in intimate apparel.
13 Jan 2014
National University of Singapore
This workshop calls for fresh empirical research on a variety of spaces of exception in Asia to shed light on new ways capitalism works socially and culturally under contemporary globalisation.
08 Jan 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is now inviting applications for its 2014/15 taught postgraduate programmes.
02 Jan 2014
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The study showed that prompted voiding is an effective measure for managing the problem of urinary incontinence and a behavioural strategy that can be implemented in nursing homes, both to deal with the problem and to change the attitudes of elderly residents and caregivers towards urinary incontinence.
02 Jan 2014
Waseda University
New research by Professor Emmanuel Manalo of Waseda University and Assistant Professor Yuri Uesaka of University of Tokyo has found that mnemonic images and explicit sound contrasting help Japanese children learn more effectively the sounds of the English alphabet.
20 Dec 2013
Organization of Frontier Science and Innovation, Kanazawa University
(Kanazawa, Japan, 20 December 2013) Kanazawa University researchers report on a study of the personal profiles and motivations behind the ‘message board surrogacy’ observed in Thailand, where potential surrogates and infertile couples connect through online forums.
16 Dec 2013
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
This study investigates two aspects: How do English Language lecturers feel about their chosen profession? Are they generally satisfied with their job or are they silently suffering from job stress and burnout?
05 Dec 2013
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Professor Pai Hsien-yung is a world-renowned contemporary novelist, critic, playwright and an essayist whose literary creations have earned him great critical acclaim. His published works have been translated into different languages and adapted for the stage, television and the cinema.
29 Nov 2013
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The results indicated that completion of the HOPE-20 programme generated significant improvement in the children’s mastery of preschool concepts and language skills, reduced the children’s behaviour problems, lowered the stress of their parents, and fostered the parents’ sense of competence.
26 Nov 2013
Waseda University
"Why do we need a new secrecy law now? What are the reasons to justify this legislation?" Prof. Asaho Mizushima of Waseda University explains more.
26 Nov 2013
Waseda University
Opinion article on Japan's labor deregulation in the new strategic economic zones by Prof. Yutaka Harada of Waseda University
26 Nov 2013
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
A Signing Ceremony was held on October 29 at University of Rennes 1(UR1). This Agreement is aimed to pursue collaboration on exchanging students and researchers.
20 Nov 2013
Asia Research News
New York/Manila, 18 Nov 2013—As the international community continues to transport and distribute aid to the victims of typhoon Haiyan under extremely challenging circumstances, the UNDP has pledged US$5 million to help kick start the removal of some of the millions of tonnes of debris left over from the storm.
14 Nov 2013
University of Toronto
There are many stories of medicine and supplies not getting to those who need them, of bodies lying on the street days later. Why is it so difficult to deliver aid in this situation? Dr. Brian Schwartz of Emergency Preparedness for Public Health Ontario and professor at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health explains
14 Nov 2013
Asia Research News
”If Malaysia is to join the top flight of international financial centres, it must leverage its status as an established Islamic finance hub. And it must address the challenges associated with the supply of high quality human capital.” - Opinion article from Prof. Christine Ennew
12 Nov 2013
University of the Philippines Diliman
A method for the production of oral vaccine for fish has won the National Prize of the 2013 Ambassador Alfredo M. Yao Intellectual Property Awards (A.M.Y. IP Awards).
12 Nov 2013
University of the Philippines Diliman
Dr. Marco Nemesio E. Montaño, a professor at the UP-MSI, was recognized for his extensive work on seaweed and sea grass utilization, which has benefited not only the scientific community but also the seaweed industry.
11 Nov 2013
University of the Philippines Jorge B. Vargas Museum & Filipiniana Research Center
The UP Vargas Museum opens Life’s Arcade: QUIAPO, a photography exhibit by Rick Rocamora on November 12, Tuesday, 4PM at the 3F galleries of the museum.
29 Oct 2013
Waseda University
The Tale of the Heike was reinvented as a national epic at the end of the Meiji period to gratify national pride. Opinion article by Prof. Yuichi Otsu of Waseda University.
24 Oct 2013
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Three reports published today provide policymakers with concrete proposals to reduce the diverse threats that climate change poses to different communities in urban areas of Vietnam.
17 Oct 2013
Asia Research News
About 12 million people in 23 East Asian cities are at risk from rising sea levels, severe storms, and more intense drought caused by climate change that could jeopardize $864 billion in assets, a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warns.
17 Oct 2013
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
As the world observed World Food Day on October 16, IDRC asked researchers: What can be done to help small-scale farmers become more productive, resilient, and profitable?
04 Oct 2013
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The School of Nursing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Christian Family Service Centre (CFSC) have jointly conducted a large-scale study on the family life, physical and emotional health of high school students.
01 Oct 2013
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
TWAS’s Regional Offices have awarded their Regional Prizes this year to five researchers from different regions of the developing world who have worked creatively to popularize science. This year’s winners are from Argentina, Bangladesh, the Philippines, South Africa and Egypt.
25 Sep 2013
Toyohashi University of Technology
“The main source of this pollution today is small-scale gold mining,” says Prof. Inoue, who has been studying mercury poisoning in Indonesia for over 10 years. “Gold mining is easy to learn and simple to operate, so for people living on the poverty line, it offers hope for the future.”
16 Sep 2013
Asia Research News
The Southeast Asian Macroeconomic Network, which is expected to formally launch in 2014, is the first of its kind in the region. It will include participants from Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and possibly Laos, Indonesia, Mongolia, and China's Hunan Province.
12 Sep 2013
Asia Research News
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Larvae-eating guppy fish can help combat the spread of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness giving rise to hundreds of thousands of severe cases including 20,000 deaths worldwide every year.
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Giants in history
Vietnamese surgeon Tôn Thất Tùng (10 May 1912 – 7 May 1982) developed a pioneering technique that reduced the risks and mortality rate of liver operations.
Michiaki Takahashi (17 February 1928 – 16 December 2013) was a Japanese virologist who developed the first chickenpox vaccine.
Maggie Lim (5 January 1913 – November 1995) was a Singaporean physician who promoted family planning and expanded the access to clinics to improve the quality of life for mothers and children in Singapore’s early days.
The founder of the Adyar Cancer Institute in India, Muthulakshmi Reddy (30 July 1886 – 22 July 1968), fought to uplift women and girls from impoverished situations.
Through her iconic stories featuring fictional scenes from the history of the Philippines, language teacher and academic Genoveva Matute (3 January 1915 – 21 March 2009) helped strengthen the Filipino identity.
Rajeshwari Chatterjee (24 January 1922 – 3 September 2010) was the first female engineer from Karnataka in India.
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).
Little is known about Ali, a teenager from Sarawak, Malaysia, who was chief assistant to the famous naturalist Alfred Wallace. Most of what is known comes from Wallace’s writings. Ali accompanied Wallace on expeditions throughout the Malay Archipelago from December 1855 to February 1862.
Indian scientist and physician Upendranath Brahmachari (19 December 1873–6 February 1946) is best known for creating a drug called Urea Stibamine, used to safely and reliably treat visceral leishmaniasis (or Kala-azar), a severe infection caused by the Leishmania parasite.
Sir Mokshagundam Srinivasa Shastry Vishveshwarayya (15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962) is widely regarded as India’s most outstanding engineer. In a career that spanned almost his entire life, Vishveshwarayya played a pivotal role in several engineering projects, including designing the Krishnarajasagara dam that is still the source of irrigation and drinking water for parts of Karnataka today.
Tsuneko (7 June 1933) and Reiji Okazaki (8 October 1930 – 1 August 1975) were a Japanese couple who discovered Okazaki fragments – short sequences of DNA that are synthesized during DNA replication and linked together to form a continuous strand.