pan Japan Toughens Rules for Renewable Energy Incentive Payments By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-12-18T17:53:00Z Japan’s trade ministry is setting stricter rules for production and sales of renewable energy in what it says is a drive to speed up development of projects and ensure stable power supply. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
pan Japan Panel Considers 16 Percent Cut for Solar Feed-in Tariff By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-02-24T16:38:00Z Japan is considering reducing the incentives for developers of solar power projects by as much as 16 percent to reflect lower operating and maintenance costs. Full Article Wind Power Solar
pan Australian Clean Energy Deadlock Spurs Companies to Focus Abroad By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-04-14T12:42:00Z Political deadlock over Australia’s clean energy future is prompting companies such as Vestas Wind Systems A/S and Acciona SA to increasingly turn to rival markets for growth. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
pan Japan Anticipates Clean Energy Will Edge Out Nuclear Power By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-04-28T18:12:00Z Japan anticipates that by 2030 clean energy such as solar and hydro will generate slightly more of the nation’s electricity than nuclear power plants. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
pan Clean Energy Companies Beat the Stock Market By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-07-01T18:06:00Z Stocks of clean-energy companies are proving to be better investments than those of companies that produce most of the Western Hemisphere's power, and are outperforming the rest of the stock market as well. The evidence is found in the New York Stock Exchange Bloomberg Americas Clean Energy Index. Its 141 companies, all based in North and South America, returned 32.62 percent in the past two years. In contrast, the 40 conventional-energy companies in the Standard and Poor's 500 Energy Index returned 1.02 percent over the same period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Clean energy also is beating the rest of the stock market. The Clean Energy Index is up 6.02 percent so far this year. Lagging behind are both the S&P 500 and the Russell 3000 Index, which gained 3.12 percent and 3.86 percent respectively in 2015. Full Article Wind Power Solar Storage
pan Medical AI Startup Quickly Shifts Strategy to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic By blogs.nvidia.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:30:12 GMT The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world like few events before it. But for Shukun Technology, a response required “a minor change in our strategy,” according to its chief technology officer, Chao Zheng. That’s because Shukun, a startup founded by some of China’s brightest AI and medical minds, was busy refining its AI-powered platform to Read article > The post Medical AI Startup Quickly Shifts Strategy to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog. Full Article
pan Medical AI Startup Quickly Shifts Strategy to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:30:12 +0000 The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world like few events before it. But for Shukun Technology, a response required “a minor change in our strategy,” according to its chief technology officer, Chao Zheng. That’s because Shukun, a startup founded by some of China’s brightest AI and medical minds, was busy refining its AI-powered platform to Read article > The post Medical AI Startup Quickly Shifts Strategy to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog. Full Article Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence Medical Research and Healthcare NVIDIA Clara
pan Thinking Biblically About Social Justice (Panel Q&A) (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 00:00:00 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article
pan Thinking Biblically About the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interview with John MacArthur (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article
pan EWC President Morrison on the Crisis in Japan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:16 +0000 EWC President Morrison on the Crisis in Japan The East-West Center community expresses its sympathy and deep concern over the loss of life and on-going crisis in Japan resulting from the massive earthquake and tsunami. Our hearts go out to the family members of those who lost their lives and to the thousands who are still trying to locate family and friends, who lost property, or who have had to leave their homes. We salute those courageous workers and members of the military and other public services who are doing their utmost to contain the damage at the nuclear reactors and providing relief assistance to hundreds of thousands of Japanese. Please consider giving generously to the organizations involved in relief activities. Full Article
pan EWC 50 Spotlight: EWC Arts Program Introduces Diverse Audiences to Traditional Japanese Music By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:24 +0000 EWC 50 Spotlight: EWC Arts Program Introduces Diverse Audiences to Traditional Japanese Music photo by Eric Chang Full Article
pan EWC Installs Solar Panels to Further Reduce Carbon Footprint By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:03:52 +0000 EWC President Charles E. Morrison (center) and EWC Foundation VP Mangmang Brown with Island Pacific Energy President Joseph Saturnia and members of the EWC Sustainability Task Force. Full Article
pan Japanese Government Honors EWC Obuchi Project Specialist Robert Nakasone By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 08 May 2012 01:22:42 +0000 Japanese Government Honors EWC Obuchi Project Specialist Robert Nakasone Nakasone receives the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays for promoting friendly relations and understanding between Japan and U.S. EWC Obuchi Project Specialist Robert Nakasone On April 29, the Government of Japan conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays on EWC Adjunct Project Specialist Robert Toshio Nakasone in recognition of his contributions to the promotion of friendly relations and mutual understanding between Japan and the United States. EWC Obuchi Project Specialist Robert NakasoneNakasone founded the Hawaii Uchinanchu Business Group in 1993, and later went on to establish the Worldwide Uchinanchu Business Association in 1997, expanding the network to 22 chapters around the world. In doing so, he successfully brought together global entrepreneurs and small Okinawan-ancestry business owners, promoting not only U.S.-Japan exchanges but exchanges worldwide. Full Article
pan Participants Celebrate East-West Fest By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:31:54 +0000 The EWC Participants Association held its 2013 East-West Fest cultural fair April 13 on the Jefferson Hall lanai. Themed "Colors of the World," the celebration featured cultural booths and performances from a variety of participants' home countries. View a photo gallery. Full Article
pan EWC Emeritus Scholar Lee-Jay Cho Receives Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:54 +0000 EWC Emeritus Scholar Lee-Jay Cho has been awarded Japan’s prestigious Order of the Rising Sun (Gold Rays with Rosette), for his contributions to “the enhancement of economic relations between Asian countries, including Japan, and the U.S., and the promotion of research exchanges in the field of demography." With doctorate degrees in economics and demography from Japanese universities and a third Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago, Dr. Cho formerly served as director of EWC’s Population Institute, as well as executive vice president and president pro tem. In the 1960s and ‘70s, he was an advisor to the governments of Malaysia and the Republic of Korea on population, human resources and urban issues, and he has long served a Chairman of the Northeast Asia Economic Forum. Full Article
pan Pandemic fuels resurgence in cycling By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 00:04:00 +0800 Halfway through his 30-minute bike ride to work, police ordered Juan Pasamar to dismount, accusing him of breaking Spain’s coronavirus lockdown rules by exercising in public. Full Article World
pan Spaniards get a breath of fresh air as country heads for ‘new normal’ By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 00:04:00 +0800 JOGGERS and cyclists across Spain emerged from their homes early on Saturday, with adults allowed out for exercise for the first time in seven weeks as the government began easing coronavirus restrictions. Full Article World
pan Japan extends emergency amid fears of sudden spike By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 01:23:00 +0800 JAPAN’S Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday extended a state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of May, warning it was too soon to begin relaxing restrictions. Abe said a review of the situation Full Article World
pan Morocco - New opportunities for investments of companies based in Morocco By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-05-06 Morocco - New opportunities for investments of companies based in Morocco By Jawad Fassi-Fehri In Morocco, measures aiming to make Casa Finance City (CFC) a financial continental platform are progressing. After the announcement by the African Develo... Full Article
pan Changes in the customs regulation of Russia and the EAEU caused by COVID-19 pandemic By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 ... Full Article
pan East-West Center Awarded Nearly $95,000 for Japan-U.S. Journalists Exchange Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:27 +0000 East-West Center Awarded Nearly $95,000 for Japan-U.S. Journalists Exchange Program HONOLULU (June 10) – The East-West Center has received a two-year grant of $94,747 from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership to support the Japan-United States Journalist Exchange . This 12-day exchange program, co-sponsored by the East-West Center and Nihon Shinbun Kyokai (NSK), sends six to seven Japanese journalists to the United States and an equal number of U.S. journalists to Japan to broaden the journalists’ knowledge of the relationship and challenges faced between the two countries. Full Article
pan EWC Awarded $414,952 from National Institutes of Health to Study Family Change in Japan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:33 +0000 East-West Center Awarded $414,952 from National Institutes of Health to Study Family Change in Japan HONOLULU (Dec. 11, 2008) – The East-West Center (EWC) received a grant of $414,952 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development to support on-going research in Japan on family change. The multi-year study, “Innovations in Early Life Course Transitions,” focuses on the interplay of structural societal change, individual behavior and attitudes, and the emergence of an altered family institution in Japanese society. Full Article
pan Exhibition Notice: Mirror & Mirage: Japanese Noh and Kyogen Theatre By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:34 +0000 Exhibition Notice: Mirror & Mirage: Japanese Noh and Kyogen Theatre Jan. 18-March 22, 2009 East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu Opening reception: Sunday, Jan. 18, 2 p.m . Featured artist: Hideta Kitazawa, noh mask carver Full Article
pan Timor-Leste's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Participate in East-West Center Discussion Panel By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:46 +0000 Timor-Leste's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Participate in East-West Center Discussion Panel FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Derek Ferrar Media Relations Specialist East-West Center 808-944-7204 ferrard@eastwestcenter.org HONOLULU (April 30) -- Zacarias Albano da Costa, Foreign Affairs Minister of Timor-Leste (East Timor), will participate in a free public panel discussion at the East-West Center on the morning of Monday, May 5, along with U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Hans G. Klemm, and Constâncio C. Pinto, acting Chargé d'Affaires of Timor-Leste’s embassy in the U.S. Full Article
pan EWC Awarded $281,000 for New Japan Studies Fellowship Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:38:55 +0000 Applications Now Open for Research Fellowships in Washington, D.C. HONOLULU (Jan. 18, 2012) -- The East-West Center has received an initial grant of $93,858 from the Center for Global Partnership at the Japan Foundation – renewable over three years for a total of approximately $281,574 – to support the EWC’s new Japan Studies Fellowship Program. The program will provide three- or six-month research fellowships for scholars and analysts from the United States and Japan to conduct policy-relevant research on issues related to the U.S.-Japan partnership, including economic, diplomatic, politico-security, social, and international topics. Full Article
pan Participants from a Variety of Sectors Explore Desired Paths for Myanmar’s Development at Landmark Futures Workshop By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 10 May 2013 21:43:58 +0000 According to participants at a strategic forecasting workshop held recently in Yangon, ethnic relations are likely to be one of the key drivers of change in Myanmar over the next seven years, along with the development of human capital, democratic gridlock, and the power triangle between China, India and the United States. Full Article
pan EWC Welcomes First Participants to New Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 01:16:45 +0000 Young leaders from 10 Pacific nations participating in program supported by Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry HONOLULU (Sept. 10, 2013) -- The East-West Center has welcomed the first group of participants to the Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan, a new initiative designed to enhance leadership capacity in the Pacific islands region and build a network of young leaders who will contribute to lasting people-to-people relationships across the Pacific, Asia, and United States. Full Article
pan Youth Leadership Exchange Participants from Burma Awarded Funds for Mandalay Environment Project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:19:20 +0000 HONOLULU (Dec. 3, 2013) -- Five high school students and one teacher from Burma who were recent participants in the Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program at the East-West Center have won a grant of $7,000 in a project proposal competition sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, which funds the SEAYLP program. The EWC program alumni received their award for a proposal to educate the public in the city of Mandalay about environmental issues – with a special focus on outreach to adolescents – and to decrease the amount of litter in the community through clean-ups and placement of recycling bins. Full Article
pan East-West Center Announces 2014 Japan Studies Fellows By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 23 May 2014 20:12:28 +0000 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) May 23 -The East-West Center has announced the appointment of three 2014 Japan Studies Fellows at the East-West Center in Washington. The fellowship provides residence of three or six months to scholars and analysts who wish to undertake policy-relevant research and writing on key issues of relevance to the U.S.-Japan partnership, including in the diplomatic, politico-security, economic, social and international fields. Mary McCarthy is currently an Associate Professor at Drake University. She will conduct research on “Identity Through Historical Memory: The ‘Comfort Women’ Issue in U.S.-Japan Relations.” Full Article
pan EWC Welcomes 2014 Pacific Islands Leadership Program Participants By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 23:50:22 +0000 Young leaders from 13 Pacific nations participating in program supported by Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry HONOLULU (Sept. 9, 2013) -- The East-West Center has welcomed 26 participants from 13 island nations to the 2014 Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan. Full Article
pan East-West Center Awarded $267,000 Grant for U.S.-Japan Grassroots Exchange on Post-Disaster Community Building By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 00:35:31 +0000 Honolulu (Feb. 12, 2015) -- The East-West Center has been awarded a grant of $267,186 from the Japan Foundation’s Center for Global Partnership for a three-year dialogue and travel-exchange program focusing on community participation in long-term recovery after a major disaster. Participants from the cities of Kobe and Kesennuma in Japan, and New Orleans and Galveston in the United States, will share experiences, perspectives, and best practices for increasing citizen input on post-disaster policy and decision-making. Full Article
pan President Obama Meets With EWC Southeast Asian Leadership Participants By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Jun 2015 01:14:55 +0000 Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy Full Article
pan EWC Welcomes Leadership Program Participants from 10 Pacific Island Nations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 03:04:45 +0000 HONOLULU - (Aug 16, 2017) -- The East-West Center has welcomed 27 emerging leaders from 10 Pacific island nations to this year’s Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan, or PILP. The participants will spend close to two months in Honolulu, engaging in experiential learning exercises on such topics as applied leadership skills, future scenario planning, social entrepreneurship and risk analysis, climate change and environmental stewardship, international relations, and public health. Then they will travel to Taipei for a month of field study in at the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs. Full Article
pan Transfer of private drains and sewers to the water and sewerage companies By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-06-30 Regulations to effect the transfer of virtually all private sewers and lateral drains to the water and sewerage companies have now been made, and will take effect on 1 July 2011. For the majority of installations, the transfer is planned to take eff... Full Article
pan Eversheds Sutherland webinar offering guidance on how a virus is spread and what health and safety precautions to take during the pandemic - 15 April 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-15 Are you comfortable with latest government guidelines on working in a pandemic? Are you enforcing social distancing? In a sea of fake news do you understand how Coronavirus is actually spread and what is safe and unsafe?... Full Article
pan Eversheds Sutherland EHS and Employment clinic webinar - When does a pandemic crisis spell disaster? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 The world is in turmoil. Rumour, fake news and wild assertions form part of our daily information overload. How are good organisations communicating with their employees, suppliers and stakeholders? Reputations will be made and lost during this cris... Full Article
pan Essentials for academy clerks and company secretaries By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 Becoming an academy confers legal responsibilities under company and charity law which many schools and sponsors are unfamiliar with.... Full Article
pan Coronavirus - Compliance risks for companies under the Infection Protection Law - Germany By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 I. Introduction The Covid-19 pandemic poses new challenges to society as a whole and to each individual. The rapid spread of the virus is currently prompting political decision-makers to react just as quickly by developing and adopting new measures... Full Article
pan Protecting companies from Coronavirus crime and fraud By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-06 Protecting companies from Coronavirus crime and fraud Whilst our communities, including the business community, are pulling together like never before to protect the country and the National Health Service from the Coronavirus outbreak, fraudsters a... Full Article
pan How the coronavirus pandemic will affect the Serious Fraud Office By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-09 It is becoming abundantly clear that the world as we know it will never be the same after the global coronavirus pandemic given the impact it has already had upon our daily lives, families, communities and the global economy. People have been forced... Full Article
pan Lawbite: Trespassers can still be evicted possession proceedings during the Coronavirus pandemic By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-21 Practice Direction 51Z: Stay of possession proceedings, Coronavirus The Coronavirus pandemic is having an effect on all areas of our lives, including the property world. Following Government announcements last month Practice Direction (‘PD&rs... Full Article
pan So what now? Where low occupancy poses water-borne risks By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-24 The focus of most organisations during this coronavirus pandemic has rightly been on the health and safety of employees and the general public in tackling the spread of the virus. As the ‘new normal’settles in, and questions are asked a... Full Article
pan Procurement Briefing Issue 4 2006 - Awarding contracts to in-house companies By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2006-09-06 ... Full Article
pan Private Companies in South Africa: Practical and Legal Considerations Concerning Acquisitions and Disposals By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-29 Mergers and acquisitions (“M&As”) involving privately held companies in South Africa entail various legal, financial and other issues. Advanced preparation and an understanding of the fundamental practical and legal issues concerned ... Full Article
pan El Paso Electric Company 2020 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:36:05 -0400 Full Article EE SA Transcripts
pan Work in the time of Covid - an overview of potential EL liability in a pandemic By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-07 UK goes into ‘Lockdown’ The current lockdown arises as a result of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020. Broadly, this legislation restricts the movement of people to ‘essential journeys&rsqu... Full Article
pan Landlord had been entitled to refuse consent to a newly formed company By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-03-13 A landlord had acted reasonably in refusing consent to an assignment to a newly incorporated company, despite the landlord having the benefit of the previous tenant's covenant. Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Victoria Street (No 3) Ltd concerned a cov... Full Article
pan Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rights and obligations under lease agreements By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-23 Update | 23. 4. 2020: The Parliament passed the act on certain measures to mitigate the effects of the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic on tenants of business premises. The new act will be effective once signed by the President and published in the C... Full Article
pan Alliances Under Stress: South Korea, Japan, and the United States By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 21:58:28 +0000 By Marcus Noland HONOLULU (November 19, 2019)—Rising diplomatic tensions between South Korea and Japan are putting American security interests at risk. Yet the United States government appears detached, unable to facilitate a rapprochement between its two allies. This is a critical moment because a South Korea-Japan intelligence-sharing agreement, aimed at North Korea, is due to lapse on 22 November this year. This is a summary only. Click the title for the full article, or visit www.EastWestCenter.org/Research-Wire for more. Full Article
pan New Findings on Links between Urban Expansion and Viral Disease in Vietnam Offer Lessons for COVID-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:07:39 +0000 By James H. Spencer, Sumeet Saksena, and Jefferson Fox HONOLULU (1 April 2020)—The current COVID-19 pandemic, which started in Wuhan, China, underscores what the public health community has warned about for more than two decades—the risk of viral diseases capable of spreading from animal to human hosts. The first outbreaks of “bird flu” (highly pathogenic avian influenza―HPAI, subtype H5N1) raised similar concerns 20 years ago―concerns that have persisted with the outbreak of SARS in 2002–2004 and COVID-19 today. New outbreaks of avian influenza are also still occurring in poultry and humans, primarily in Asia but also in other parts of the world. This is a summary only. Click the title for the full article, or visit www.EastWestCenter.org/Research-Wire for more. Full Article
