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25 Jul 2023
Illuminating the molecular ballet in living cells, Charting the voyage of marine plastics, A glimpse into the origins of life & Earliest human journeys to Asia. Plus Submissions open for Asia Research News 2024. Read all in the latest Editor's Choice.
24 Jul 2023
SUTD researchers delve into the bilingual experience and its impact on childrenā€™s context-sensitive perception of trust, offering insights into how language diversity can enrich and benefit childrenā€™s social-cognitive development.
24 Jul 2023
Lactate is a byproduct of exercise and metabolism, fueling our brain when oxygen is limited. More recently, scientists have become aware of the many roles it plays in developing our nervous system. Now, researchers from Tohoku University have unearthed the cellular mechanisms by which lactate helps our brains develop.
20 Jul 2023
Japanā€™s population may be on the decline, but it is the opposite for many wildlife species. This has increased the number of human-wildlife interactions. Controversially, lethal management is sometimes employed to manage this issue. But a holistic understanding of the publicā€™s attitude to this approach has been lacking. Now, researchers have surveyed the publicā€™s opinion on the topic, hoping to provide data that can direct future management practices.
20 Jul 2023
US$500,000 Gruber Genetics Prize awarded in Melbourne
14 Jul 2023
Asia Research News monitors the latest research news in Asia. Some highlights that caught our attention this week are sea sludge that documents human impact on the Earth, a cloak that could passively control temperatures, and an algorithm that can be used to help preserve a Philippine writing system.
11 Jul 2023
The physiological mechanisms underlying severe burns are not well understood. Researchers at Osaka University used mass spectrometry to identify key blood proteins associated with burn mortality. Ultimately, three proteins (HBA1, TTR, SERPINF2) were very highly correlated with morality rates. Further research into these proteins and their pathways may lead to better drugs to treat people with life-threatening burns.
03 Jul 2023
A group of researchers at Osaka University used a noninvasive method to evaluate Cerebrovascular Autoregulation (CVAR) in patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The mortality rate increased significantly with the duration of time that CVAR was undetectable. It has been suggested that CVAR, a function that is normally present in the normal state, may be impaired after cardiac resuscitation. However, the relationship between CVAR function and patient prognosis has been unclear. The research examined CVAR over time, using the moving Pearson correlation coefficient calculated from regional cerebral oxygen saturation and mean blood pressure data, and performed a survival analysis using the presence or absence of CVAR as a time-dependent covariate. The findings of this study may first be useful in predicting neuroprognosis after cardiac resumption and may help avoid early withdrawal of treatment in those who may recover. In addition, they suggest that treatment and management that maintains proper CVAR after cardiac resumption may improve patient prognosis, which may be applied to the management of post-cardiac arrest resuscitation based on cerebral circulation to optimize treatment for each individual patient.
Filipino geoarchaeologist Vito Hernandez (second from right, with camera)
28 Jun 2023
New findings from a cave in northern Laos add to a growing body of evidence that modern humans arrived in Southeast Asia over 80,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought.
28 Jun 2023
Researchers from Osaka University analyzed discussions on research governance of human genome editing in the Expert Panel on Bioethics in Japan and identified the positive roles played by related research communities, the government, and the general public in the policy-making process. It is expected to provide more effective and practical guidance for countries and organizations seeking to work with diverse stakeholders in the governance of emerging medical technologies.
23 Jun 2023
Asia Research News monitors the latest research news in Asia. Some highlights that caught our attention this week are how worms use electric fields to jump onto bumblebees, how humans moving water affects the Earthā€™s rotation, and rising sea levels causing the displacement of people over 20 000 years ago.
LU joins hands with RTHK Radio 5, New Territories West Elder Academies Cluster, and Wofoo Social Enterprises to organise O Camp 2.0 on LU campus.
20 Jun 2023
To promote the message of productive ageing, Lingnan University (LU) joined hands with RTHK Radio 5, New Territories West Elder Academies Cluster, and Wofoo Social Enterprises to organise O Camp 2.0 on LU campus on 17 June. The event, themed ā€˜Intergenerational Day Campā€™, aims to promote intergenerational harmony and offer LU students a platform to assist older people in experiencing university life. They also spared time to collaborate with secondary and primary school students to set a first leisure technology SDG World Record for enhancing elderlyā€™s interest in gerontechnologyā€™s application in a bid to improve their quality of life as well as build up Hong Kong into an age-friendly city.
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19 Jun 2023
A key protein for sperm maturation identified, Understanding gel formation, Urine test predicts organ diseases, A laser drills holes in a graphene film. Plus in our blog - The frogs of Borneo: more than just a race. Read all in the latest Editor's Choice.
12 Jun 2023
Tam PĆ  Ling, a cave in northern Laos, reveals new secrets about our earliest human journeys from Africa through to Australia.
Context dependence in intercultural communication
26 May 2023
Osaka Metropolitan University scientists found that Japanese and Chinese, who are considered to have high-context cultures with a high degree of reliance on information shared by the speaker and listener, are code-switching from high-context cultures to low-context cultures when communicating with people from each otherā€™s country. Furthermore, the scientists found that the Japanese do not engage in much code-switching with Chinese students in Japan.
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19 May 2023
Mushrooms šŸ„get chattier after rainfall šŸŒ§ļø, Two-organ chip answers fatty liver questions, History maps šŸ—ŗļøvs future simulations, Restoring vision in blindness. Plus in our blog: Myanmar: Through eyes of leadership. Read all in the latest Editor's Choice.
18 May 2023
Researchers have found the outcomes of depression and anxiety symptoms in Singaporeā€™s youth to be troubling.
11 May 2023
- Target of implementing a faster and more efficient interface between semiconductor chips. Expected application in high-performance computing systems - Plan to undertake task from June 2023 funded by the Samsung Future Technology Promotion Project
11 May 2023
- DGIST receives commendations from the President and the Minister of Science and ICT for expanding scientific research achievements, domesticating future technology, social contributions, and promoting and disseminating research outcomes.
11 May 2023
Researchers from Osaka University identified a new protein, NICOL, and described its crucial role in the maturation of sperm, which itself is necessary for male fertility. Mice who lacked this protein were sterile. Such a discovery may have implications for the development of male contraceptives.
05 May 2023
Scientists have found a lipid transporter crucial to regulating the cells that make myelin, the nerve-protecting sheath.
Red junglefowl, the species from which the chicken was domesticated (Photo: Masaki Eda).
20 Apr 2023
Conclusive evidence of chicken breeding in the Yayoi period of Japan has been discovered from the Karako-Kagi site.
17 Apr 2023
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14 Apr 2023
Research reveals a promising stem cell approach to correct photoreceptor cell degeneration, which underlies several forms of visual decline and blindness.
31 Mar 2023
Asia Research News monitors the latest research news in Asia. Some highlights that caught our attention this week are glowing worms named after ghosts, bacteria that can create plastic from thin air, and a water source on the moon.
31 Mar 2023
- Researcher startup MFR and student startup TIA have been selected among five innovative startups in the region - Startups will receive funds up to 100 million KRW for one year and the opportunity to collaborate with Samsung Electronics and its affiliates
31 Mar 2023
- DGIST student startups, CURE and TIA, proved the possibility of commercialization and investment attraction of their next-generation eco-friendly technology
31 Mar 2023
A total of 242 students (29 Ph.D., 87 masterā€™s, and 126 bachelorā€™s) graduated in science and technology fields
23 Mar 2023
Asia Research News monitors the latest research news in Asia. Some highlights that caught our attention this week are how we are losing tribal languages, how living next to a road raises your blood pressure, and a flower hiding in plain sight.
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20 Mar 2023
Scientists from Alliance University, Bangalore, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Inha University, Hanyang University, South Korea, and Newcastle University in Singapore have developed a new and straightforward approach to turn used COVID-19 facemasks into potential absorbent materials that can be employed for carbon capture from atmosphere.

Events

15 May 2015
Welcome to the Seventh International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD 2015) hosted at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, May 15 ā€“ 18 2015.
16 Oct 2014
The Global Community of Growth, Innovation and Leadership
15 Oct 2014
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) event and live webcast Dr Fraser Taylor, recipient of the 2014 Killam Prize in Social Sciences
26 Nov 2014
An opportunity has arisen to invite you to participate and present paper during the ICNWFP2014 to be held from Novemebr 26-28 at Royal Mulu Resort in Sarawak, Malaysia.
05 Jul 2015
ICAS 9 Adelaide, South Australia, will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 5-9 July 2015. We are looking forward to receiving your proposal for ICAS 9.
12 Jun 2014
GIL Global continues to bring together a global network of todayā€™s best thinkers, visionaries and thought leaders learning how to leverage innovation as a resource to address global challenges.
15 Jan 2015
For the inaugural and first biennial conference of the pan-African Association for Asian Studies in Africa (A-ASIA) we are inviting proposals for panels, roundtables, papers and book presentations in the fields of Asian-African interactions studies. In addition, the conference will feature a special A-ASIA/ICAS Africa-Asia Book Prize (AAIBP).
03 Jun 2014
The Department of Management and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS is organizing its inaugural International Conference on Leadership and Management (ICLM) from 3 - 5 June, 2014 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
15 May 2014
In this workshop, we bring into productive conversation how people live with diversity and the myriad ways in which this transform, constitute and spatialise class in Asiaā€™s dynamic and rapidly changing cities.
25 Nov 2013
Damage assessment reports and possible rehabilitation strategies for areas that have been damaged by the Bohol earthquake and super typhoon Yolanda will be presented by experts from the academe and the industry on Monday, Nov 25.
29 Jul 2013
UP Diliman Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development (OVCRD) is holding the Paliwanagan sa UP Diliman OVCRD Colloquiumand Fair on 29 July 2013, 8 AM - 5 PM, at the National Institute of Physics, National Science Complex, UP Diliman.
08 Jul 2013
The event will be held over three days, with presentations delivered by researchers from the international community, including presentations from keynote speakers and state-of-the-art lectures.
25 Jun 2013
The lecture will be held on 25 June 2013, Tuesday, 2:30-4:00 PM at the Third World Studies Center, Lower Ground Four, Palma Hall, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman.
06 Oct 2013
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) the host of the 12th Asian Presidents University Forum (AUPF), to be held 6th -9th October, 2013, Langkawi & Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
03 Jun 2013
The general theme of the 2013 conference is ā€œBeyond the Culture Industryā€. In the past two decades, the cultural sphere of rising Asian economies has increasingly shifted from being marked by the politics of authoritarianism and democratization to being pervaded by the market logic of deepening capitalism.
20 Sep 2012
Ottawa, Canada, September 18, 2012 ā€“ Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN Secretary General will be at Canadaā€™s IDRC on September 20, 2012. He will discuss Canada-ASEAN relations and speak about ASEAN priority issues in light of the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015.
19 Sep 2012
Ottawa, Canada, September 18, 2012 ā€“ Essayist, journalist and novelist Pankaj Mishra will be at Canadaā€™s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) September 19, 2012, to discuss his new book From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia.
06 Sep 2012
The Congress is the worldā€™s largest and most important conservation eventā€”bringing together top professionals from all regions and expertise to share knowledge on how our natural environment should be managed for the continued well-being of humanity and all life on Earth.
13 May 2013
This international workshop aims to combine the insights and findings from the two previous workshops on institutional voids and state re-scaling respectively. The goal is to look at the crisscrossing between these two frontiers of research so as to generate new research questions and scholarly agenda.
11 Oct 2012
DATE: 11-13 October 2012. VENUE: University Hall, National University of Singapore, Lee Kong Chian Wing, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077
22 May 2012
The lecture entitled "Dry Area Agriculture: A Challenge that can be Overcome" is given by Mahmoud Solh, Director General of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas. If you canā€™t join in person, there is a live webcast too (link below)
05 May 2012
The exhibition will show vivid images of post-quake Sichuan through photo stories by students of Yingxiu Primary School and a documentary of social workers serving the district.
09 May 2012
The Vargas Museum invites students to enroll to the summer workshop for Junior Museum Guides. Now on its eight year, this workshop welcomes participants ages 9 to 14 years old. The sessions will be held from Wednesday to Saturday, 9-12 and 16-19 May, from 1 to 5pm.
16 Jul 2012
Conference 16-18 July 2012 in Campus Universitas Udayana, Jalan PB Sudirman, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
24 Apr 2012
ā€œGen Y is an opportunity for businesses to put ourselves ahead in the game, provided we can navigate Gen Yā€™s unique abilities, which can sometimes also be their biggest aws. Figuring out how to make the most of their potential ā€“ now, that will be a leaderā€™s challenge.ā€ Datoā€™ Johan Raslan, Executive Chairman, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
28 Mar 2012
Lecture - 28/03/2012, IDRC, W. David Hopper Room, 150 Kent Street, 8th floor, Ottawa, ON, Global
13 Mar 2012
Ottawa, Canada - Carlos PĆ©rez del Castillo, chair of the CGIAR consortium board, will be at Canadaā€™s IDRC March 13 to discuss the importance of renewing Canada's commitment to agricultural research.
13 Mar 2012
The International Development Research Center (IDRC) is hosting a public lecture by Carlos PĆ©rez del Castillo, who will speak about the role of research in achieving food security.
23 Feb 2012
The Department of Chinese Culture of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University will host an international conference at Room M1603, Li Ka Shing Tower, 23-25 February 2012. The conference is open to members of the public.
14 Sep 2012
Kuo Pao Kun (1939-2002) was one of the most important dramatists, arts activists and public intellectuals of contemporary Singapore. At the tenth year of his passing, this international conference is organised to reflect on his works and ideology.

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Giants in history

Vietnamese surgeon TĆ“n Thįŗ„t TĆ¹ng (10 May 1912 ā€“ 7 May 1982) developed a pioneering technique that reduced the risks and mortality rate of liver operations.
Michiaki Takahashi (17 February 1928 ā€“ 16 December 2013) was a Japanese virologist who developed the first chickenpox vaccine.
Maggie Lim (5 January 1913 ā€“ 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 Singaporeā€™s early days.
The founder of the Adyar Cancer Institute in India, Muthulakshmi Reddy (30 July 1886 ā€“ 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 ā€“ 21 March 2009) helped strengthen the Filipino identity.
Tsuneko (7 June 1933) and Reiji Okazaki (8 October 1930 ā€“ 1 August 1975) were a Japanese couple who discovered Okazaki fragments ā€“ 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 ā€“ 14 April 1962) is widely regarded as Indiaā€™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 1873ā€“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 Wallaceā€™s writings. Ali accompanied Wallace on expeditions throughout the Malay Archipelago from December 1855 to February 1862.
U Hla Myint (1920 ā€“ 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 ā€“ 3 September 2010) was the first female engineer from Karnataka in India.