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Asia Research News 2010
30 May 2010
Asia Research News
Asia Research News highlights interesting research from selected institutions in Asia. Interesting articles in Agriculture, Aquaculture, Technology, Language, Environment, Society, Health and Medicine and Health Technology.
28 May 2010
RIKEN
On April 1, as part of efforts to reach a broader audience in Japan and across the world, RIKEN launched its first ever official channel on the video distribution website YouTube.
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24 May 2010
Keio University
On May 7, 2010, at the invitation of Yonsei University in Korea, President Seike attended the International Conference on Higher Education and Governance, held as part of the Yonsei University 125th Anniversary.
20 May 2010
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
FRIM Geoinformation Programme has conducted for the first time a new course on Forest Biomass and Carbon Stocks Inventory Using Remote Sensing Methods
19 May 2010
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
UPM was awarded Self Accreditation Status by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) in a Certificate Presentation Ceremony which was officiated by the Minister of Higher Education Malaysia, YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
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19 May 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
On May 13, 1970, the International Development Research Centre Act received royal assent, passing unanimously through Canada’s Parliament.
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19 May 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Institutions of Higher Learning in the country have been urged to focus on efforts to produce graduates who are not only independent and can face challenges, but more important, who are able to understand the meaning of life.
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19 May 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) grabbed seven Gold, 11 Silver and six Bronze medals at the International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2010 that was held in Kuala Lumpur recently.
17 May 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
This article first appeared on TheMarkNews.com, a daily online Canadian forum of news and commentary.
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17 May 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The National Advanced IPv6 Centre (NAv6), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has received global recognition as a centre of excellence that provides an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) curriculum that is not only holistic but systematic as well.
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14 May 2010
RIKEN
As Japan’s flagship research institute, one of RIKEN’s missions is to share its research findings with the general public to boost awareness and curiosity about science.
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10 May 2010
Prince of Songkla University
National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology under the Patronage of H.M. the King have awarded the 2009 NSTDA New Generation Technologist to Asst. Prof. Jesada Wannasin.
10 May 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Andy Knight wins Trailblazer award and Denis Desautels is appointed Chair of Accounting Council
10 May 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
IDRC is the Government of Canada’s lead for its new $225 million Development Innovation Fund, an initiative aimed at bringing together Canadian and developing-country scientists, and the private sector, to tackle persistent health challenges facing poor countries.
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10 May 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Early signs of a sustainable African green revolution
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10 May 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) recorded another overwhelming success when it was selected as the Most Trusted Brand for Universities 2010, based on Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Survey.
26 Apr 2010
Waseda University
Recently whaling has received renewed attention, as has tuna fishing—attention which stems from the relative sensitivity of nations to these global environmental issues.
26 Apr 2010
Waseda University
There is a difference between sumo and student baseball—the former is professional and the latter amateur. It would be safe to say, then, that these sports are completely different.
26 Apr 2010
Waseda University
In his policy speech in October, a month after the inauguration of the new government, Prime Minister Hatoyama announced a shift from post-war politics to a politics which “protects human life and the welfare of the people”.
26 Apr 2010
Waseda University
It is often said that the value shared in the age of globalization is competitiveness, which is the value of the strong. In order for Japan to be a winner in a cutthroat capitalist world, Japanese society must be made truly competitive, eliminating such inefficient factors as life-time employment.
26 Apr 2010
Waseda University
Bob Dylan is coming to Japan. This will be the fourth time I have seen him perform in Japan, following his performances in 1994, 1997, and 2001.
26 Apr 2010
Waseda University
A series of affairs related to Ichiro Ozawa, the secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, and his secretaries has highlighted again how difficult it is to establish rules about politics and money.
23 Apr 2010
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
Eight representatives from the Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA) of Indonesia attended the 5th FRIM-FORDA Bilateral Closed Door Meeting at FRIM on 8 April 2010.
19 Apr 2010
Keio University
The 2010 Keio University Entrance Ceremony was held on Friday, 2 April at the Hiyoshi Commemorative Hall. This year, 6,728 freshmen for 10 faculties enrolled.
19 Apr 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia’s (USM) efforts in maintaining the heritage of the Straits-born community (Peranakan) in Southeast Asia has been described as a good move to ensure that students in institutions of higher learning are given greater exposure to issues of diversity.
19 Apr 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) joined several other universities in the country to develop sports among undergraduates when it was selected as a Sports Excellence Centre (Swimming) by the Ministry of Higher Education.
19 Apr 2010
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
A delegation of seven from the International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (ICBR), the People’s Republic of China visited FRIM on 1 April 2010.
19 Apr 2010
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
FRIM received the APECP Excellent Child Contributor Award 2009/2010 for Child-Friendly Eco-Education Destination from the Association of Professional Early Childhood Providers Malaysia (APECP) on 31 March 2010.
16 Apr 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
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.
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16 Apr 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
For most of the 2,000 people who had to abandon their homes, fish farming turned misfortune into opportunity.

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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).
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.
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.