January 13, 2012
Joseph Wong presents on his new book Betting on Biotech: Innovation and the Limits of Asia’s Developmental State at the Boston University Center for the Study of Asia.
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We are announcing the award of the first Sylvia Ostry Doctoral Fellowship in International Policy. The winner is Alanna Krolikowski, who is completing her doctoral dissertation in Political Science. She is also affiliated with the Asian Institute.
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The Foundation announces the appointment of Dr. Joseph Wong as Senior Fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He joins eight other Senior Fellows in lending their expertise to the Foundation.
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In this new book, Tong Lam examines the emergence of the “culture of fact” in modern China, showing how elites and intellectuals sought to transform the dynastic empire into a nation-state to ensure its survival.
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The Asian Institute will grant travel awards to three (3) students to travel to Taipei, Taiwan to be observers of the Taiwan presidential and legislative elections on January 14, 2012.
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On October 14-15, the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies hosted the biennial conference of the CCSEAS. More than 120 people attended for a full two days of panels. Scholars from Asia, Europe and the
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Asian Institute affiliate Ryan Pyle and his brother Colin are in the Canadian edition of the Guinness Book of World Records for 2012, following their epic tour of China – a 10,091-mile (16,240-km) ride starting and finishing in Shanghai.
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This, Asian Institute sponsored, travelling exhibition explores issues of justice and accountability via the lens of the trials of five senior Khmer Rouge leaders currently taking place in Cambodia.
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In “Betting on Biotech” Joseph Wong examines the emerging biotechnology sector in Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore. These economies have invested billions of dollars in biotech industries since the 1990s, but commercial blockbusters and
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This book co-edited by Senator Vivienne Poy has been cited as “key reading for those hoping to bone up on the list of complex bilateral issues with China” by the weekly Embassy Newspaper (on their top 20 list of foreign policy books for 2011).
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