Asia Education
Best U.S. universities for international students
By Asian Correspondent Fri, May 25, 2012 7:38PM UTCThough the economic news coming out of the United States lately paints a grim picture of the country, the opportunities for international students who choose to study there are still vast. The U.S. university system includes thousands of institutions, both public and private, that put forth some of the most
Indian student gets 30 days in US webcam case
By AP News Tue, May 22, 2012 10:04AM UTCNEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (AP) — A former university student from India who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was sentenced Monday to just 30 days in jail — in a case that focused attention on anti-gay bullying, teen suicide and hate-crime laws in the fast-changing Internet
Asia’s young debaters gather to discuss Migration in Asia
By Kirsten Han Sat, May 19, 2012 5:33PM UTCIt’s a collection of nations at the Thammasat University Learning Resort Centre in Pattaya, and everyone is arguing. Fortunately, none of it is hostile; we’re not witnessing the breakdown of diplomacy, but the first ever Asia Youth Forum organised by the International Debate Education Association (IDEA). The IDEA Asia Youth
Teacher’s Day 2012 celebrated in Korea
By Nathan Schwartzman Thu, May 17, 2012 11:28AM UTCYesterday South Korea celebrated Teacher’s Day, and the Chosun Ilbo put up a gallery of one particular teacher’s party.
The Ambedkar cartoon saga – the tragedy beyond the farce
By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Wed, May 16, 2012 2:53AM UTCIn the wake of the government decision to remove the contentious 1949 cartoon – drawn by Shankar – from NCERT’s political science textbook for Class IX and the subsequent declaration by Human Resource Development minister, Kapil Sibal, that all cartoons used in NCERT will be reviewed and taken out if
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Teacher’s Day 2012 celebrated in Korea
Thu, May 17, 2012Japan’s job hunting graduates feel the strain
Tue, May 15, 2012SKorea: Teacher survey reveals discontent
Mon, May 14, 2012Opinion: The red herring in Malaysian post-rally protests
Sat, May 26, 2012Jackie Chan, the soon-to-be former action star
Sat, May 26, 2012Little change 10 years after fatal U.S. military crash in South Korea
Sat, May 26, 2012China plans to exploit power-shortage protests in Burma
Sat, May 26, 2012Singapore Democratic Party appeals dismissed
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