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02 Jun 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Based on personal interviews with Palestinian families, Oroub El-Abed examines the effects of displacement and the livelihood strategies that Palestinians have employed while living in Egypt.
02 Jun 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapidly urbanizing global South, the book examines the contribution of urban agriculture and city farming to livelihoods and food security.
02 Jun 2009
Waseda University
The economic crisis which began with the collapse of the American subprime loan market in 2007 and the Lehman Brothers shock of 2008 has led to a series of losses throughout the world and caused a global recession that has no end in sight.
29 May 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The creative flair and design talent of the graduating students from PolyU's Institute of Textiles and Clothing have won big rounds of applause from the industry at their Knitwear Fashion Show held today at The Mira Hong Kong.
29 May 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Themed "Innovative Cloths", the inspiring exhibition showcasing 26 pieces of the innovative textile works of Mr Junichi Arai, a renowned contemporary textile designer, is now staged at the Institute of Textiles & Clothing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
29 May 2009
Waseda University
In China, there is a major economic gap between family registration in farming villages and in cities. If women can become teachers, they can escape from the registration in farming villages and obtain registration in cities, thus obtaining a social status which enables them to receive a fixed income. This is a revolutionary change in their lives.
29 May 2009
Waseda University
While gloomy topics have been prevailing since last fall, there were also some events bearing a sign of optimism. One example is “toshikoshi haken-mura,” a camp for providing food and beds to unemployed temporary workers around the New Year’s Day.
29 May 2009
Waseda University
The 2nd World Baseball Classic excited everyone in Japan. The Japanese team, withstood the pressure of being the returning champions, and won the championship again. The article discusses the diplomatic role of baseball including being hosted by Major League Baseball, the idea of a baseball FIFA, The Japan-Korea matches and The Netherlands team.
29 May 2009
Waseda University
Sazae-san, a four-frame manga popular throughout Japan, originally started in the morning edition of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in 1951, and it continues today as a TV animation program.
21 May 2009
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) has received the prestigious Nikkei Asia Prize for Science, Technology and Innovation, in recognition of its contribution to environmental protection in the region.
14 May 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
When poor countries try to make their case in policy deliberations of global institutions, they often have trouble getting their message across. To help address this problem, IDRC began funding the research program of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (the G-24).
11 May 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Hangzhou, China, May 11, 2009: Zhejiang University today was witness to a unique China-India collaboration which will address the growing rural-urban inequality and ensure inclusive growth.
11 May 2009
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
Former Deputy Director-General of FRIM Dr Francis S. P. Ng received the esteemed David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration in recognition of his contributions to tropical botany and conservation over four decades exploring the forests of Southeast Asia.
06 May 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has joined forces with Peking University to establish the PolyU - Peking U Research Centre on Chinese Linguistics.
06 May 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
According to the latest research report on "Customer Perceived Value of Hong Kong's Retail Sector", Hong Kong retailers made an improvement in the CPV Index from 97.0 in the last survey to 98.4 in the latest survey...
27 Apr 2009
Keio University
Professor Atsushi Seike will be President of Keio University from 28 May 2009 until 27 May, 2013.
27 Apr 2009
Keio University
Views from Professor Ichiro Innami of the Faculty of Policy Management in Keio University - "Although we are well on the way to an extremely aging society never experienced throughout the world, health care system is not at all ready for that."
27 Apr 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Prof.Tan Sri Dato Dzulkifli said that with the participation of IPTs from Arab countries, it is hoped that GHEF 2009 will complete the process and the existing network of cooperation in developing countries especially in the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.
22 Apr 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Canada's International Development Research Centre has more than 100 staff experts available to speak to the media on some of the world's most pressing development challenges - from climate change, to food security, to global finance.
17 Apr 2009
RIKEN
The US-Japan Roundtable Discussion on Equal Participation in Science and Engineering was held from February 16 to 18 at Hokkaido University and was joined by RIKEN.
16 Apr 2009
Waseda University
In addition to these young people, members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other ministries and agencies of the Japanese government are also very interested in a career at the U.N. One of the major reasons for this is that the number of Japanese U.N. staff members is currently below the “desirable range.”
06 Apr 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Apr.- Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) joined the list of recipients of the prestigious BrandLaureate Award 2008/2009 at a ceremony held at the Shangri-la Hotel here recently.
02 Apr 2009
IPS Asia Pacific
IPS Asia-Pacific is looking for an editor to oversee editorial production for the region. Duty station: Bangkok, Thailand
27 Mar 2009
Waseda University
World Heritage Sites – Why is such focus now being placed on World Heritage Sites? What meaning does protecting World Heritage Sites for future generations have for the 21st century? The history of World Heritage Sites can be traced back more than 30 years ago.
27 Mar 2009
Waseda University
Waseda University plans to increase the number of international students from the current level, about 3000 students, to 8000 students in the medium term.
27 Mar 2009
Waseda University
Under the Abe administration in 2007, the then minister Watanabe hammered out the public service reform as an eye-catcher for an Upper House election. He advertised his enthusiasm for the reform by establishing two conferences related to the public service reform immediately before the election.
27 Mar 2009
Waseda University
Since the early 1990s, within my research in international developmental cooperation and international environmental cooperation, I have worked to establish a model for “the development of social capacity and institutional change”, a model that can become a new policy for international development.
18 Mar 2009
International Polar Year International Programme Office
During the last two weeks of March, 2009, polar oceanographers around the world will join students and teachers in local and broadcast events in Italy, Canada, Malaysia, Scotland, France, Germany, Brazil, USA, and Mexico.
18 Mar 2009
Asia Research News
The dream of a space to highlight the unique cultural heritage and contributions of Asian Canadians will soon make a dream a reality with the creation of the Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural Heritage (VMACCH). The first phase of the project will be launched in March 2009.
17 Mar 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
One of India's foremost economists, Dr. Isher Ahluwalia, will be in Ottawa on March 18 as part of The India Lectures organized by Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC). She will discuss India's prospects in light of the current international economic crisis.

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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.