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16 Jan 2009
RIKEN
RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori went to Malaysia from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 on a trip to sign an agreement on a joint graduate school program between RIKEN and the University of Science, Malaysia (Universiti Sains Malaysia).
15 Jan 2009
Asia Research News
The title for this contest is "Since the world faces many challenges in 2009 including a global economic crisis, climate change, political upheavals and more, what are Asia’s main challenges in 2009 and how will you be affected?" Closing date is 31 March 2009.
15 Jan 2009
Asia Research News
Experts on President Obama's inauguration, The Global Economy, Provincial Elections in Iraq, 30th Anniversary Celebrations of The Islamic Revolution in Iran, Chinese New Year and The Year of the Ox and The International Year of Astronomy
15 Jan 2009
Waseda University
How will be the Obama administration influence the rest of the world? – What Burden-sharing will This Cool Realist Demand? –
09 Jan 2009
IPS Asia Pacific
Also in Asia Media Forum this week - Singapore Gov’t on Facebook – Reaching Out or More Control?, Outrage, Helplessness at Editor's Murder, Can Google Save the Print Media?, Al Jazeera English Beats Israel Ban on Gaza Coverage, China Purges Cyberspace of Porn and 41 Journalists Killed in 2008
06 Jan 2009
Waseda University
This was a send-off game held immediately before the mobilization of students to war, held under the feeling of “everything is coming to an end”. The game occupies a clear position in the historical process of the Asia-Pacific War, and in continuing to transmit the game to future generations.
06 Jan 2009
Waseda University
Published for the first time last year, the new Michelin Tokyo, 2009 was released on November 28, 2008. Prof. Ikuhiro Fukuda who has been using the original Michelin France for more than 20 years gives his opinion on Michelin Tokyo and points out major differences between European and Japanese food culture.
04 Jan 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The ex-Dean of Universiti Putra Malaysia’s (UPM) School of Graduate Studies, Prof. Datin Paduka Dr. Aini Ideris has been appointed by the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT) as the new Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic and International Affairs Division, UPM commencing December 1st 2008 and the terms is for a period of three years.
02 Jan 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), this country's first APEX University has been selected to host the Right Livelihood College, which brings together all the winners of the Right Livelihood Award, popularly known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize". The MoU will be signed on 8 January 2009.
02 Jan 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) begins a new era this year in welcoming Professor Timothy W. Tong as new President with effect from 1 January 2009.
27 Dec 2008
IPS Asia Pacific
Other news from the Asia Media Forum include: Thai Censors on the Prowl Again - Activists; Journalists Protest Maoist Attack via Blank Editorials; How Journalists Can Help Enhance Religious Tolerance; A Killing Puzzle: The Life and Death of a Radio Block-Timer
19 Dec 2008
IPS Asia Pacific
Also in the Asia Media Forum: Western Media Slip Up in Mumbai Attack Reportage; Iraqi Journo's Infamous Shoes Destroyed; China Blocks Websites Anew; Killing of Journalists Continue in the Philippines; 'Foreign Coverage of Thai Crisis Distorted'; No Beating Around the Bush for Iraqi Journalist
19 Dec 2008
RIKEN
RIKEN is offering five short-term research positions to graduate students from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and three each to graduate students from Sichuan University and Southwest Jiaotong University.
14 Dec 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
While current events may not mark the end of capitalism, its golden age is surely over. It is time to allow other systems to emerge and co-exist. Here, the Islamic option, as a whole or in part, must be seriously considered.
12 Dec 2008
IPS Asia Pacific
Highlights from the Asia Media Forum include Thailand Bans 'The Economist', LEBANON: New Provocative Magazine Defies Norms, INDIA/PAKISTAN: Hoax Call Hyped by Media - Get Hostilities to Brink, Corruption in the Eyes of a Young Journo and Media Complicity in Mumbai Terror
11 Dec 2008
Waseda University
Journalist and news anchor Tetsuya Chikushi lost his battle with lung cancer in November 2008. He was a lecturer in Waseda University. His colleague and fellow news anchor, Yasuhiro Tase remembers his legacy.
10 Dec 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Minister of Higher Education, Dato' Seri Khaled Nordin informed the media that the ministry has allocated grant worth of RM25mil to GSM-UPM with a budget of RM13.5mil for infrastructure and the other RM11.5mil is intended for developing human capital.
10 Dec 2008
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Decentralization has sometimes been presented as a magic bullet for both development and democracy. Is successful decentralization making government more accessible, accountable, and responsive to women.
09 Dec 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Vietnam aims to be a developed country by 2020. With foreign direct investments hitting the record level of more than US$60 billion this year the goal is most likely to be achieved. Still, Vietnam cannot totally ignore the many other challenges that accompany development
05 Dec 2008
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
This book will be an invaluable resource for researchers, facilitators and activists working with people to solve problems and support inclusive inquiry and decision-making.
05 Dec 2008
Waseda University
Professor Morikawa from Waseda University analyzes the love affairs of college students and the era of the “marriage hunting” that is expected to materialize in the near future.
02 Dec 2008
International Polar Year International Programme Office
On December 4th, 2008, the International Polar Year 2007-8 (IPY) will launch its seventh ‘International Polar Day’ focusing on research Above the Polar Regions, including meteorology, atmospheric science, astronomy, and the view of the polar regions from space.
26 Nov 2008
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
“The outcome of the research done by the Bangladeshi scholars will also improve the research discoveries of UPM in aid of their quest to become the best research university in the region.”
26 Nov 2008
Keio University
The agreement marks the first MBA double degree set up by Keio Business School with a school from another country at MBA level, as well as this is the first time that ESSEC has established such a partnership with a Japanese Business School.
21 Nov 2008
Waseda University
Some interest facts on Okinawa is how 4 different languages have developed in such a small geographical area. Okinawa is a perfect field in which to consider the question of "what is language?" There is also the tradition in which only women have spiritual vocations and perform Shinto rituals.
21 Nov 2008
Waseda University
Herbert von Karajan, who was called the "Caesar of the conductor' s podium" , was born in Salzburg in 1908. Beginning with his first trip to Japan in 1954, he visited Japan 11 times.
21 Nov 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
The study by the researcher at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak investigates the service quality provided in Bako National Park by evaluating tourist’s expectation relative to their actual experience while visiting the park. Complaints from tourists have been heard indicating that the services provided need attention from its management.
21 Nov 2008
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
This UNIMAS project investigates the feasibility of automatic real-time translation of text on a street sign and displaying it within the user’s field of view using a head-mounted display. The system has been developed for street and road signs, and can be expanded to constrained environments such as museums.
20 Nov 2008
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
IDRC’s regional office for Southeast and East Asia celebrated the power of photography this fall with its “Research and Development in Pictures” photo competition, and the results are in.
20 Nov 2008
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
This book addresses the growth of regional trade agreements (RTAs) which have mushroomed since the 1990s, and considers their potential as a tool for reducing inter- and intra-state conflict.

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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.