arc Spotlight on Research: EWC Fellows Discuss Asia’s Energy Future on Capitol Hill By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:45 +0000 Spotlight on Research: EWC Fellows Discuss Asia’s Energy Future on Capitol Hill As gas prices soar in the U.S., concerns about energy security take center stage in the international dialogue on economic development. Editors of “ Asia’s Energy Future: Regional Dynamics and Global Implications ,” EWC Senior Fellows Fereidun Fesharaki and Kang Wu, examined this issue in light of Asia’s sharply increasing energy demands, during an EWC briefing in late April on Capitol Hill. Full Article
arc Spotlight on Research: EWC’s Workshop on Combating Emerging Infectious Diseases Sparks New Ideas and Partnerships By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:51 +0000 Spotlight on Research: EWC’s Workshop on Combating Emerging Infectious Diseases Sparks New Ideas and Partnerships More than 80 representatives from government agencies, universities, and international, non-governmental and philanthropic organizations gathered in Hanoi from September 12-13 to participate in the East-West Center-sponsored workshop on combating emerging infectious diseases (EID). Full Article
arc Spotlight on the EWC Arts Program: EWC Exhibit Highlights Alumna Ann Dunham’s Pioneering Research in Indonesia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:55:47 +0000 Maya Soetoro-Ng, daughter of Ann Dunham, shares insights about her mother's handicraft collection.The mother of President Barack Obama, EWC alumna S. Ann Dunham (1942-1995), is recognized in her own right for her outstanding work in anthropology, which focused on the small craft industries in Indonesian villages. “This exhibit shows how much she really valued the labor of the people,” noted EWC Curator Michael Schuster. Full Article
arc EWC Researchers Brief Congress on Pacific Climate Change Impacts By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:18:55 +0000 EWC environment researchers Melissa Finucane and Victoria Keener gave a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill Sept. 17 on the findings of the recent Center-led Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment, which will be included as regional input to the federal government’s upcoming National Climate Assessment. Hawai‘i Sen. Brian Schatz, who co-hosted the briefing, said that “In Hawai‘i and throughout the Pacific, climate change is not an abstract concept –it is already having very real consequences.” Sen. Schatz speaks at the climate briefing. Among the major concerns for Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands that Finucane and Keener discussed are: Full Article
arc Lawbite: Searching for a solution By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-29 Commodity Solution services Limited and Charles Henry Sands v First Scottish Searching Services Limited [2018] SC DUNE 74 In Scotland, inhibitions are a method of debt recovery designed to prevent a debtor selling or disposing of heritable property ... Full Article
arc 'EWC Insights' on ThinkTech: Marcus Noland on North Korea By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:36:55 +0000 WebcastStart Date: May 12 2020 - 2:00pmEnd Date: May 12 2020 - 2:30pmTimezone: Hawaii timeDescription: Join EWC and ThinkTech Hawaii every other Tuesday for a new online interview program: East-West Center Insights Hosted by EWC Vice President Karena Lyons Live May 12, 2:00 – 2:30 pm: Featured guest: Dr. Marcus Noland EWC senior research fellow and Peterson Institute executive vice president and director of studies “Not Dead Yet: Instability and Resilience in North Korea” View live at: ThinkTechHawaii.com Or watch series replays at: EastWestCenter.org/Insights Location: ThinkTechHawaiiRelated Link: http://EastWestCenter.org/Insights Full Article
arc A search for the "Holy Grail" valuation graph continues By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-01-29 On 17th January 2018 the Court of Appeal dismissed a leaseholder’s appeal relating to the Upper Tribunal’s decision as to how one of the components of a valuation for a lease extension or collective freehold enfranchisement should be cal... Full Article
arc Graduate Students from 26 Nations to Gather in Honolulu for International Conference on Asia Pacific Research By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:04 +0000 Graduate Students from 26 Nations to Gather in Honolulu for International Conference on Asia Pacific Research HONOLULU (Feb. 11, 2011) -- More than 130 graduate students from 48 universities in 26 nations are set to gather next week at the Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center in Honolulu to present their research at the East-West Center’s 10th annual International Graduate Student Conference. The interdisciplinary gathering, planned and organized by EWC students, is the largest of its kind worldwide. All conference panel sessions are free and open to the public. Full Article
arc Early Registration for 2nd EWC International Media Conference Ends March 22 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:16 +0000 Early Registration for 2nd EWC International Media Conference Ends March 22 Conference on “Reporting New Realities in Asia and the Pacific” to be held in Hong Kong April 25-28 Shifting power dynamics and changing economic landscapes. China’s growing impact and Obama’s developing foreign policies. Challenges in security, climate and health . Emerging media models. Journalists today are faced with an astonishing range of new realities to report, and nowhere are these more evident than in the world’s most dynamic region -- the Asia Pacific. Full Article
arc Graduate Students from 27 Nations to Gather at International Conference on Asia Pacific Research By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:31 +0000 Graduate Students from 27 Nations to Gather at International Conference on Asia Pacific Research HONOLULU (Feb. 10) -- More than 175 graduate students from 63 universities in 27 nations are set to gather this week at the Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center in Honolulu to present their research at the East-West Center’s 8th annual International Graduate Student Conference. The interdisciplinary gathering, planned and organized by EWC students, is the largest of its kind worldwide. All conference sessions are free and open to the public, with the exception of meals and receptions. Full Article
arc Experts in Asia Security Issues, Risk Perception Join East-West Center Research Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:54 +0000 Experts in Asia Security Issues, Risk Perception Join East-West Center Research Program Dr. Denny Roy Dr. Melissa Finucane FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Derek Ferrar Media Relations Specialist East-West Center Phone: (808) 944-7204 Email: ferrard@EastWestCenter.org Full Article
arc EWC Research Director Nancy Lewis Elected President of the Pacific Science Association By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:46:15 +0000 HONOLULU (June 24, 2011) -- Dr. Nancy Lewis, Director of the East-West Center’s Research Program, has been named president of the Pacific Science Association. HONOLULU (June 24, 2011) -- HONOLULU (June 24, 2011) -- Dr. Nancy Lewis, Director of the East-West Center’s Research Program, has been named president of the Pacific Science Association. Lewis was elected at the organization’s 22nd Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week. “I am deeply honored to have been elected president of the Pacific Science Association as the PSA begins charting the course towards its hundredth anniversary in 2020,” Lewis said. Full Article
arc East-West Center Launches Cooperative India-Pakistan Research Project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:41:35 +0000 Funded by the U.S. State Dept., cross-border project focuses on ‘peri-urban’ development issues HONOLULU (Feb. 3, 2012) – East-West Center environmental researchers have launched a new cooperative project with specialists in India and Pakistan to collaborate on studying development issues in critical ‘peri-urban’ areas that lie between cities and the countryside. This project “offers a rare opportunity for Indian and Pakistani researchers to work together on a shared exploration of the challenges and impacts of an issue that deeply affects both nations,” said EWC research fellow Sumeet Saksena, the project’s principal investigator. Full Article
arc EWC Receives More Than $940,000 in Research Grants By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:29:23 +0000 HONOLULU (Aug. 28, 2013) -- The East-West Center has received a total of $941,440 in grants for research on environmental and economic issues affecting the Asia Pacific region. The awards include: Full Article
arc East-West Center Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant for Trade and Innovation Workshop Series By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Sep 2015 20:36:56 +0000 HONOLULU (Sept. 3, 2015) – The East-West Center has received a $45,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to launch a series of agenda-setting workshops focusing on the impact of Asia Pacific trade agreements on trade and innovation in the region. The East-West Center New Challenges for Trade and Innovation Workshop series, headed by EWC Senior Fellows Dieter Ernst and Michael Plummer, will bring together trade economists and experts on innovation, intellectual property rights, competition law, technical standards, and industrial development from the U.S., Asia and Europe. Full Article
arc EWC Begins Search for New President By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Mar 2016 02:59:29 +0000 Current President Charles E. Morrison set to retire this summer HONOLULU (February 29, 2016) – The East-West Center Board of Governors has begun an international search for a new president to succeed Dr. Charles E. Morrison, who has announced that he will be retiring this coming August after leading the Center since 1998. Exceptional candidates from across the Asia Pacific region and the U.S. will be considered, including residents of Hawai‘i, where the Center's headquarters are located. Established by the U.S. Congress in 1960, the East-West Center promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific through cooperative study, research, and dialogue. The Center serves as a resource for information and analysis through programs focusing on higher education, policy-relevant research and international professional exchange. Full Article
arc Officials, Educators Emphasize Importance of STEM Education and Research in Hawai‘i and Okinawa By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 00:27:48 +0000 HONOLULU (March 27, 2018) – Hawai‘i Governor David Ige and University of Hawai‘i President David Lassner, along with Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology President Peter Gruss, were among the speakers at a special panel discussion yesterday at the East-West Center focusing on the critical importance of cutting-edge science and technology research in both island communities. Full Article
arc EWC Researchers Contribute to New Study That Reveals the Increasing Threat from Cumulative Climate Hazards By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:21:10 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 19, 2018) -- East-West Center researchers Abby Frazier and Keith Bettinger are among the authors of a new study published today in Nature Climate Change that provides one of the most comprehensive assessments yet of how humanity is being impacted by the simultaneous occurrence of multiple climate hazards strengthened by increasing greenhouse gas emissions. This research reveals that society faces a much larger threat from climate change than previous studies have suggested. Full Article
arc UK labour law quarterly update March 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-13 Welcome to our March UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: News round-up Trade unions and Covid-19 Trade union blacklisting claims on the rise during employment disputes Recent labour case law Full Article
arc Eversheds Sutherland webinar offering guidance on working from home and mental health - 31 March 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 Do you have questions on health and safety whilst home and lone working during the pandemic?... Full Article
arc Eversheds Sutherland property column: March 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-30 The Ground Beneath Our Feet The reservations of mines and minerals in a real estate context can be a cause for concern, especially when considering purchasing a property for development. With an eye to an economic opportunity, the registratio... Full Article
arc High Court delivers reminder that search orders are intended to preserve documents and not (without specific provision) provide early disclosure By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-25 TBD (Owen Holland) Ltd v Simons & Ors [2020] EWHC 30 (Ch) Background A search order is one of the most draconian orders that the English courts can make, allowing an applicant where there is a real possibility that a respondent may destroy o... Full Article
arc Plastic and microplastic litter: A serious problem in the Arctic Ocean By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 21:02:07 +0000 By Sherry P. Broder HONOLULU (August 28, 2019)—Since the 1950s when plastics were first produced, more than 150 million tons of plastic debris have accumulated in the world’s oceans. Marine plastic litter includes large items, such as nets, floats, and other fishing debris, plus tiny microplastic particles that are pervasive and practically invisible to the naked eye—but equally harmful. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that more than 35 percent of all the primary plastics that end up in the oceans are microplastics and that most of these tiny particles originate from textiles. Ingestion of plastic particles by fish, bivalves, and other seafood is particularly concerning for humans, in part because little is known about the pesticides that are... This is a summary only. Click the title for the full article, or visit www.EastWestCenter.org/Research-Wire for more. Full Article
arc Quarterly labour law update - March 2009 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-03-27 This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News UK workers continue to protest over the use of foreign labour Possible increase in statutory redundancy pay Employees t... Full Article
arc Quarterly labour law update - March 2010 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-03-24 Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edit... Full Article
arc Eversheds' Quarterly Labour Law Update - March 2012 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2012-03-29 Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Strike days surged in 2011: a one-off or a new trend? Woolworths claim puts the spotlight on "establishment" for redundancy purposes Calls for collect... Full Article
arc UK Labour Law Update - March 2015 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-03-26 Welcome to our March UK labour law update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news BIS pushes ahead with new trade union membership assurance scheme. Unite contemplates acting outside the law. Bookings being taken for Ever... Full Article
arc March UK labour law quarterly update By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-03-27 Welcome to our March UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Trade Union Act changes to industrial action law: now in force Public sector facility time reporting in force from 1 April 2017 Pub... Full Article
arc UK labour law quarterly update - March 2019 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-03-29 Welcome to our March UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: Lessons learnt Chocks away: Despite the rarity of recent employer injunctions to stop strikes, one such injunction averted flight disruption over Chris... Full Article
arc Despite Covid-19, Customs in Port Harcourt declare improved N16Billion Qtr 1 revenue By www.vanguardngr.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:04:24 +0000 By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt Nigeria Customs Service, Area 1 Command, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has posted N16,180,827,894.00 revenue for the First Quarter of 2020 despite the negative impact of Coronavirus. Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Auwal Mohammed who disclosed this in an operational report said the revenue was N2,993,362,850.00 higher thanRead More The post Despite Covid-19, Customs in Port Harcourt declare improved N16Billion Qtr 1 revenue appeared first on Vanguard News. Full Article News Nigerian Customs Services revenue
arc Barca’s Samuel Umtiti suffers calf knock in second training session By www.vanguardngr.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:49:24 +0000 France defender Samuel Umtiti has picked up a calf injury in just the second session since Barcelona returned to training from the coronavirus quarantine, the Spanish champions announced on Saturday. Barca said that Umiti picked up an injury to his right calf during Saturday’s training session at the club’s Joan Gamper facility, but did notRead More The post Barca’s Samuel Umtiti suffers calf knock in second training session appeared first on Vanguard News. Full Article Sports Samuel Umtiti
arc COVID-19: Lagos govt searching for patients who escaped after tests By dailypost.ng Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:11:51 +0000 Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, has said they go in search of patients who go missing after their samples have been tested for COVID-19. Abayomi, speaking during a press briefing on Friday, said such patients flee their homes and cannot be reached on their mobile phone lines. According to him, this is one […] COVID-19: Lagos govt searching for patients who escaped after tests Full Article News Covid-19 lagos
arc PICS: 1km queue for food parcels in wealthy Geneva amid Covid-19 lockdown By www.iol.co.za Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:19:00 GMT More than 1 000 people queued to get free food parcels in Geneva, underscoring the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the working poor and undocumented immigrants even in wealthy Switzerland. Full Article
arc Corona: Why Researchers Fear a Second Wave By www.spiegel.de Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:58:39 +0200 Germany’s strict limitations on contact between people haven't conquered the virus - they have merely bought the country more time. Epidemiologists believe a second wave will come. Full Article
arc Eversheds Sutherland advises CEO and owner of Sarcus group on the sale to private equity investor Maxburg Capital Partners By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-21 Eversheds Sutherland has advised the CEO and owner of Saracus group on the sale of the group to an investment fund managed by private equity investor Maxburg Capital Partners. The parties agreed to keep the purchase price confidential. The client wi... Full Article
arc North Pacific Arctic Conference (NPAC) Fellowship By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 01:06:13 +0000 The North Pacific Arctic Conference (NPAC), co-organized by the East-West Center and the Korea Maritime Institute, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. This innovative conference provides a venue for off-the-record engagement among policymakers/practitioners and scientists/analysts regarding Arctic issues of mutual interest to leading North Pacific Arctic states (Canada, Russia, and the United States) and non-Arctic states (China, Japan, and South Korea). NPAC aims to provide early identification of key policy issues and improved understanding of major options for addressing these issues in the context of the Arctic Council and elsewhere. All six states are members of the G-20. Full Article
arc Coronavirus Commission issues competition framework for co-ordination of essential scarce products - Europe By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-09 Executive summary On 8 April 2020, the European Commission issued a Temporary Framework Communication enabling it to: issue “comfort letters” in respect of specific temporary competitor co-ordination projects; and explain the criteria it... Full Article
arc Triple-S Management Corporation (GTS) CEO Bobby Garcia on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:23:08 -0400 Full Article GTS SA Transcripts
arc Marcus & Millichap, Inc. 2020 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:23:01 -0400 Full Article MMI SA Transcripts
arc 'Architect of rock 'n' roll' Little Richard has died, aged 87 By article.wn.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:58 GMT Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n'... Full Article
arc Gender and COVID-19: Where Can Research Help? By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:03:17 +0000 As of April 8, there have been 1.5 million reported cases of coronavirus and over 83,000 deaths. Most of these deaths are of men. Italy, for example, has so far had 71 percent of all case deaths attributed to men while Spain, another major global hotspot, has seen 65 percent of all deaths being men. […] The post Gender and COVID-19: Where Can Research Help? appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Featured Gender Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus
arc $961M ‘hot money’ exits PH in March By www.manilatimes.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 04:34:56 +0000 A six-year high of $961.05-million foreign portfolio investments left the Philippines in March, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed. March’s net outflows of “hot money” — so called because of how easily these go in and out of the economy — was a turnaround from February’s $40.06-million net inflows. The latest amount was the […] Full Article Latest Stories Today's Breaking News hot money
arc Ex-POC chief cherry-picks Diaz, Marcial for Olympic goals By www.manilatimes.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:54:58 +0000 FORMER Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Ricky Vargas believes that 2016 Rio Olympics weightlifting silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz and 2015 Southeast Asian Games boxing welterweight gold medalist Eumir Felix Marcial have the strongest chances of winning the country’s first ever gold at the Olympics next year. Vargas, currently the president of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) and formerly the Philippine Basketball Association chairman, […] Full Article Latest Stories Today's Breaking News Olympic goals
arc In search of the pandemic-inspired innovation curve By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 04:15:06 +0900 The pandemic presents a golden opportunity for Japan to think outside the box and re-evaluate how to innovate to meet its changing needs. Full Article Opinion covid-19 Japanese coronavirus measures covid-19 in Japan
arc Philippines’ ABS-CBN shutdown: TV network ‘did not attack Duterte’, Lopez matriarch says By www.scmp.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:05:57 +0800 The Philippines’ largest broadcaster ABS-CBN was forced off the air on Tuesday, the same day Conchita Lopez Taylor turned 90.“We’re used to it,” she said in a phone interview from her home in California.“We” referred to the large Lopez clan who owns the company, which had been forced to shut once before.Taylor was a 42-year-old mother of seven when ABS-CBN’s facilities were seized in 1972 by the clan’s former political ally, then-President Ferdinand Marcos. Her husband, former ABS-CBN chairman… Full Article
arc Coronavirus: Singapore’s struggle to source nasal swabs shows why test kits are so scarce By www.scmp.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:00:12 +0800 In a back room of Singaporean dentist Teehee Dental Works, three orange-topped boxes hum with a sterile buzz.Over the next three hours, a thousand strands of liquid resin will form and harden to become plastic nasal swabs, ready to be used in Covid-19 test kits. Those 3D printers – normally making dentures and crowns – are a part of a local effort to re-tool some of Singapore’s industries to respond to a growing need for test kits amid the widening coronavirus pandemic.With one of Asia’s… Full Article
arc In Search of Prague: The Renaissance of Monastic Beer Brewing By praguemonitor.com Published On :: by Ileana Lobkowicz | Prague Daily Monitor There's no doubt that the Czech Republic has a long and proud history of beer, claiming the title of highest beer-consuming nation per capita. But what is perhaps less known is that beyond the country's drinking abilities lies a centuries-old tradition of brewing beer — and in the most unlikely of places: monasteries. read more Full Article
arc Million Moments group resumes protests: Prague March 1st By praguemonitor.com Published On :: Prague Daily Monitor Along with spring comes Million Moments next protests, scheduled for March 1st in Prague. The planned gathering place is Hradčanská, from which the movement will take a scenic walk to Staroměstské náměstí and begin the official protest. The planned protests are the result of Wednesday's election of Stanislav Křeček as Ombudsman. The movement will inform the public on February 16th about dates for protests in other main cities across the country. read more Full Article
arc France star suffers calf knock in second Barca training session By www.nation.co.ke Published On :: 2020-05-09T14:30:11Z The 26-year-old joined Barca from Lyon in 2016. Full Article
arc Coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers find three-drug combination suppresses virus nearly twice as fast as drug held up as major hope against pandemic By www.scmp.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:05:06 +0800 A combination of three drugs suppressed the coronavirus within seven days when used on patients in Hong Kong, nearly twice as fast as a single medicine did, in a result seen as a leading hope in the fight against the pandemic, a study has found.The findings of the research, led by University of Hong Kong academics and published in The Lancet on Saturday, could signal progress in the search for a standard form of therapy for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes the Covid-19 disease.It discovered… Full Article
