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26 Jul 2009
Looking back on Japanese history, we notice the extreme significance of the samurai, the warrior class in old Japan. However, it is actually not well understood when and how the samurai was born. In this article, Associate Professor Akio Kawajiri introduces his studies on it.
26 Jul 2009
This focus on the coal industry, a symbol of capitalist heavy industry, is important in studying the development process of modern capitalism in Japan.
26 Jul 2009
Shanghai was once known as the “devil’s city”. This image is represented by the modern architecture which exists along the banks of the Huangpu River in the area known as the Bund (Wai Tan), and by Nanking Road, which bustles with people.
26 Jul 2009
Works from many different fields are exhibited in this gallery including two illustrations based on Hokke-Kyo sutras (Muromachi Period), kohitsugire, as well as calligraphic works and paintings of Zen Buddhist monks such as Shunpo Soki and Ousen Keisan of the Muromachi Period, and Hakuin Ekaku and Sengai Gibon of the Edo Period.
26 Jul 2009
The history of archaeology at Waseda University began long ago. In 1882 (the 15th year of the Meiji Era), archaeologist E.S. Morse was invited by Shigenobu Okuma to speak at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Senmon Gakko, which was the precursor of Waseda University.
Professor Tong in San Francisco
24 Jul 2009
Professor Timothy W Tong, President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has recently made a trip to North America to meet with overseas alumni and community leaders...
17 Jul 2009
Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation Sdn. Bhd. had organised a visit for a delegation comprising 25 entrepreneurs and scientists from Korea led by the Korean Research Institute in Biotechnology and Biosciences (KRIBB) to the Forest Research Institute Malaysia on 8 July 2009
17 Jul 2009
A delegation of seven from the Forest Research Institute Nigeria (FRIN) paid a two-day visit to the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) in Kepong on 7 July 2009
Professor George Woo
16 Jul 2009
Professor George Woo, internationally renowned Optometry expert and Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has recently taken the helm of the World Council of Optometry for a term of two years.
Changing Borders
14 Jul 2009
"Changing Borders" contains the work produced by 16 journalists from Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam as part of their fellowship under the sixth cycle of the Imaging Our Mekong media programme (2007-08).
13 Jul 2009
Professor Timothy W. Tong, President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has recently led a delegation to visit Hangzhou, the city of Zhejiang Province.
10 Jul 2009
RIKEN has implemented significant changes since the previous external evaluation in 2006 by the RIKEN Advisory Council (RAC). At the seventh meeting, held in April 2009, the RAC made several new recommendations. RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori and RAC Chair Zach Hall discuss RIKEN’s progress and future directions.
09 Jul 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia recently hosted two programmes on national television, the Gen Y TV1 Programme on Green Technology for a Sustainable World and a Forum on Islamic Issues on the topics 9 Doors to Good Fortune and Sustainable Environment, Sustainable Ummah.
06 Jul 2009
It may be a poor choice of words, but I have always lived by going with the flow. I have written what I wanted to at my own pace, and all of the sudden I became known as an author. However, I never even once felt the desire to become an author, and I have never promoted myself or taken actions to become an author.
06 Jul 2009
The situation encompassing Japanese returning from China has changed greatly in the last 20 years. In the past, returning to Japan meant giving up the entire lifestyle built during many years of living in China.
30 Jun 2009
Before the Japanese economy rapidly grew, there was an obvious difference between urban (e.g., cities and towns) and rural areas in Japan. When the modern municipality system was established in Japan in 1889, even districts which were regarded not as cities, but as towns had small but condensed urban areas.
Dr Chris Wong
25 Jun 2009
The alumni of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, together with the University's Industrial Centre, have recently raised nearly HK$1.9 million for the establishment of a scholarship in memory of the late Dr YK Ching, the last Principal of the Hong Kong Technical College (predecessor of PolyU).
23 Jun 2009
The School of Design of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University launches the "Masters of Mask" Exhibition today (23 June) on campus to showcase a collection of innovative facemasks designed by its students on a master programme. The designs tackle issues of Asian size and fit, material technology, branding strategy and public health policy
23 Jun 2009
The "Youreable" Fashion Design 2009 event, organized by the Troels H. Povlsen Care Apparel Centre under the Institute of Textiles and Clothing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has come to a fruitful close. The event provides the elderly and the disabled with an opportunity to unleash their talents in fashion design and apparel making.
23 Jun 2009
IF there were doubts that Malaysia was not putting a premium on education, the 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (17CCEM) dismissed them.
23 Jun 2009
PENANG, 19 June: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is the first university in the country to adopt the ‘Green Building Index’ (GBI) as part of the training and teaching modules for its students.
18 Jun 2009
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29th– Graduate School of Management, (GSM) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) recently hosted a public lecture conducted by a renowned marketing guru, Prof. Dr. Philip Kotler.
18 Jun 2009
PUTRAJAYA, June 10 – The International Conference on Educational Research and Practise (ICERP) hosted by the Faculty of Educational Studies Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has recently attracted participation from 10 countries including the locals at Convention Hall Putrajaya Marriott Hotel.
18 Jun 2009
Asian societies are in a period of transition, as people are learn to live with new information and communication technologies (ICTs). Whether at work, at home, at school, or at large, ICTs are having an impact on day-to-day lives.
14 Jun 2009
Hundreds of people from all walks of life came to the Forest Research Institute Malaysia in Kepong on 7 June to join in the Green Fest celebration, co-organised by the institute and The Star in conjunction with the World Environment Day 2009.
11 Jun 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University today received a donation of RMB1 million from Mr Ye Xuefeng of WuXi Innovatech Company Limited, a mainland enterprise in Jiangsu Province, in support of the future development of its Industrial Centre.
05 Jun 2009
The first ever Asia Consciousness Festival was opened today (5 June) by Mr James Tien, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board; and Ms Florence Hui, Undersecretary for Home Affairs at a ceremony held in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
05 Jun 2009
The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICTD) in Asia Pacific. This fourth edition (2009–2010) features 30 economies and four subregional groupings.
05 Jun 2009
Penang, Malaysia, June 5, 2009 – No one argues about the impact of ICTs on Asia. India leveraged ICTs to drive its economy and lift millions out of dire poverty. However, rural Asians, remain among this planet’s poorest and the most underserved by health, education, and economic programs.
05 Jun 2009
Penang, 5 June 2009: The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICTD) in Asia Pacific, and will be launched on June 11th.

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Giants in history

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.
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.
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.
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.
Ali
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.
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).
Rajeshwari Chatterjee (24 January 1922 – 3 September 2010) was the first female engineer from Karnataka in India.