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Pakistan-US Science Cooperation Renewed

Pakistan and the United States have renewed science collaboration in a range of sectors like agriculture, university education, water, and renewable energy.

Academia

OPINION: Crisis Of Identity Among Chinese University Students

Widespread controversy and doubt about the quality of higher education is plaguing the university system in China, writes Lili Liu of the Central Party School in Beijing.

Features

OPINION: Population & The Challenge Of Chinese Growth

30 years after the one-child policy was introduced in China, a shrinking labor supply may start to hurt the economy, writes Cai Fang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Health

Postnatal Depression: It Doesn’t Just Affect Women

An Australian study of over 3,000 fathers has found that approximately one in ten report high levels of distress in the first year after having a baby.

East Asia Expected To Be Polio Free By 2014: WHO

East Asia is set to be free from polio disease by early 2014, said Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, on Thursday.

Orangutan, Asian Rhino On Asian Endangered Species List

The Wildlife Conservation Society has released a list of endangered Asian species that call for immediate government action.

In the Lab

Larger Dinosaurs Feasted On Smaller, Flying Dinos

Researchers from the United States and China have found evidence that a feathered but flightless dinosaur was able to snag and consume small flying dinosaurs.

Academia

Asian Investments Into Education Have Outpaced The U.S., Experts Say

Propelled by superior education and family support policies, China and India are fast catching up with America in the global economic competition, says a new. U.S. report.

India To Explore Rare Earth Minerals In Its Waters

With China controlling most of valuable rare-earth mineral supplies, India has made a strategic move to back exploration off its own coast.

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