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05 Jan 2010
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
The six-country, five-project research initiative is made up of researchers, officials and practitioners from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao-PDR Thailand and Vietnam. On Friday 15 January, lead researchers from each of the research projects will present their work to the media. There will be opportunities for interviews.
04 Jan 2010
RIKEN
The RIKEN CDB seeks laboratory heads to lead laboratories under the following two Programs. Applicants can choose to apply for a specific position, or allow the search committee to assign them to an appropriate position during the course of the evaluation.
04 Jan 2010
RIKEN
The RIKEN CDB seeks laboratory heads to lead laboratories under the following two Programs. Applicants can choose to apply for a specific position, or allow the search committee to assign them to an appropriate position during the course of the evaluation.
04 Jan 2010
RIKEN
RIKEN invites applications for the position of Chief Scientist to lead a new laboratory working on The Advanced Science Institute (ASI).
04 Jan 2010
RIKEN
RIKEN invites applications for the position of Chief Scientist (Laboratory Director) to head a new laboratory in Innovative Light Sources Division of RIKEN SPring-8 Center (RSC).
04 Jan 2010
RIKEN
The 23rd Japan IBM Science Prize in Computer Science was presented to Dr. Hiroki R. Ueda for his work in systems biology based on large-scale biological information analysis. Dr. Ueda is a Project Leader in the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB). There were four projects and four prize recipients announced this year.
04 Jan 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will commence its Premier League challenge for the 2010 season through its match against Pos Malaysia FC scheduled for Monday, 11 January 2010, at 8.45 pm at USM Stadium, USM, Penang.
04 Jan 2010
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A 3rd year student from the Bachelor of Education (TESL) of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Amirrudin Abdul Rahman done the University proud by winning the Independence Oratory Championship of IPTA 2009 and what makes it even special was the fact that he bagged a title under the Bahasa Melayu category.
04 Jan 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The Islamic Centre of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) organized a Youth Solat Camp for the staffs’ children and it was aimed to nurture admirable personalities through the practice of solat (prayers).
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04 Jan 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Hebei University of China today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for academic cooperation, in line with the university's internationalization agenda.
30 Dec 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The study programmes at the School of Chemical Engineering (PPKK), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) have been accorded international recognition after being accredited by the United Kingdom-based Institute of Chemical Engineers (IchemE).
26 Dec 2009
RIKEN
On October 24, RIKEN Executive Director Kenji Takeda visited Zhejiang University in China to sign an important collaborative agreement between the two institutions.
23 Dec 2009
Tokyo University of Science
A one-week intensive course "Building Fire Protection & Safety" was held from December 14th to 18th at the Urban & Architectural Institute, National University of Civil Engineering in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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23 Dec 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
A new approach known as co-management of natural resources is an effective alternative in many circumstances for managing common resources sustainably and equitably.
21 Dec 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Kuala Lumpur – A team of researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) walked away with 2 Gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze medals at the BioMalaysia 2009 exhibition held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
18 Dec 2009
RIKEN
The joint symposium was held on November 12, 2009 at the RIKEN Wako campus and featured presentations by five visiting members of the UoL and five RIKEN researchers.
18 Dec 2009
RIKEN
Nihar Ranjan Jana writes to Nobuyuki Nukina, laboratory head of the Laboratory for Structural Neuropathology at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute
18 Dec 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
5 researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) proudly bagged a special award, 4 gold and 1 silver at the INNOVA ENERGY 2009 international exhibition held here recently.
18 Dec 2009
Keio University
On November 28, 2009, the First General Assembly of the Keio Federation of Mita-Kai (Alumni Association) in South East Asia that each Mita-Kai in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore, Saigon, Hanoi and Bangkok participated all together, was held at Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok with 207 participants.
16 Dec 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Knowledge and information will be enhanced if it is generated collaboratively, said the Minister of Higher Education, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
15 Dec 2009
Waseda University
Over the last dozen years, it has been apparent to all that journalism is facing imminent danger. Further, this was followed closely by the tumultuous wave of global financial instability resulting from the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September of last year.
15 Dec 2009
Waseda University
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.
Income vs growth rate
15 Dec 2009
Waseda University
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama stated in his address delivered to the United Nations Climate Change Summit in September that Japan would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% from the 1990 level by 2020 on the condition that the major emitters in the world establish a fair and effective international framework for greenhouse gas reduction.
13 Dec 2009
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Wayang, the first film produced by the Research Management Intitute (RMI), UiTM, won awards.
11 Dec 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A number of 200 seniors in their 50s have successfully completed their short term course (lifelong learning) at the Institute of Gerontology Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) here today.
07 Dec 2009
Keio University
Never Lose Fighting Spirit
04 Dec 2009
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
On 24 November 2009, 15 representatives from the Forest Science Sub-Institute of South Vietnam (FSSIV) paid a visit to Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
Pankaj Mishra
02 Dec 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Intellectuals in “newly influential” countries like India have “moral and intellectual” challenges in a post-9/11 world and following the economic crisis of 2008, said author Pankaj Mishra, during a public discussion at IDRC's head office in Ottawa on November 2, 2009.
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30 Nov 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
A team of researchers from the Institute for Research in Molocular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia have successfully developed a drug therapy called Methadone Therapy which is not only an effective method of treating drug addiction but which has the capacity to reduce the transmission of HIV among addicts who use needles.
30 Nov 2009
Waseda University
Robert D. Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs(USA), delivers a lecture at Waseda university.

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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.