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Today's Insight The Party Endures: China and the World in 2016 | Will Edwards, The Cipher Brief In 2016 China maintained its growing power and influence while fending off international and domestic crises. Government intervention narrowly averted a stock market crash while the yuan won recognition by the International Monetary Fund as a global reserve currency—a long-held goal of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Expert Commentary China's Supremo | Gordon Chang, Author, The Coming Collapse of China Xi has now identified his interests as the same as the Party’s and the Party’s as the same as China’s. Therefore, the People’s Republic of China will, in all likelihood, rise or fall with him. Cracks in the Chinese Powerhouse | Timothy Heath, Senior International Defense Research Analyst, RAND Corporation The mounting weaknesses in China’s economy come at an inauspicious time. Depressed global demand has left Beijing few options for overseas markets that could ease the pain of its economic transformation. Indeed, China until recently served as one of the bright spots in a slow growing global economy. Today's Column: Agenda Setter Back to Basics: Staying Ahead of China | Ambassador Richard Boucher, Former Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Compared to China, ISIS amounts to a nasty swarm of gnats.  Compared to China, Russia comes across as a cranky old man (with a shotgun). However, neither ISIS, nor Putin’s Russia, nor any other world power can rival or possibly displace the U.S. as the major power in the world: only China can. It’s time to take a clear-eyed look at China and how we deal with China’s rise.  Podcasts The Cipher Brief Daily Podcast Get a daily rundown of the top security stories and previews of the exclusive content available on The Cipher Brief. Listen now 15 Minutes 15 Minutes is a weekly interview podcast with the biggest names in security. This week, The Cipher Brief's Executive Editor Fionnuala Sweeney sits down with Suzanne Spaulding, Under-Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security. Fionnuala talks to Suzanne about the development and execution of cybersecurity policies in the federal government. Listen to 15 Minutes with Suzanne Spaulding Don't Miss On The Cipher Brief Xi's Policies: Squeezing Out Business | Will Heidlage, Research Director, Bower Group Asia International businesses rely on governments that are efficient, and as a result, there was hope that as Xi reformed to correct the trend of calcification, the commercial environment in China would improve. Instead, the environment for foreign companies has deteriorated rapidly. Dialing Up Controversy with China | Will Edwards, The Cipher Brief With a single congratulatory phone call, President-elect Donald Trump and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen have set off a wave of controversy over the future of cross-strait relations among Beijing, Taipei, and Washington. China's Economy: Great Power, Great Responsibility | Fritz Lodge, The Cipher Brief Driven by export-led growth and massive state investments in manufacturing and infrastructure, China had enjoyed a period of scorching GDP growth at an average of 10 percent a year. However, that growth has now stuttered to roughly seven percent and, as the country’s upward trajectory flattens, wide gaps have begun to emerge in the Chinese economic model. The Cipher Brief is hiring. The Cipher Brief is the go-to digital platform for the latest security news and high-level analysis. Help us stay on the cutting edge. Featured Job: Web Development Associate We’re looking for a Web Development Associate to create clean and sophisticated user experiences.  The ideal candidate should have an eye for artful design and possess superior user interface design skills. Find out more

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View it in your browser. December 27, 2016 Asia Blog’s Most Read Posts of 2016 People love photos, and they love China…and they especially love photos of China. That seems to be the takeaway, at least, from the Asia Blog posts that resonated most with readers over the past year. From the street vendors of early 1900s Beijing to David Bowie in Japan, these are our top ten most read posts of 2016. Read the article Nine Events That Shaped Asia in 2016 While 2016 is likely to be remembered for shocking events that rocked Western politics, the year was also an eventful one across Asia. From the Philippines to Syria, and Uzbekistan to China, political intrigue, diplomatic scuffles, and untimely deaths made headlines across the world's largest continent. In this post, we take a closer look at the major events that shaped Asia in 2016. Read the article Asia Society’s Year in Pictures 2016 marked another colorful year for Asia Society’s three pillars of policy, education, and arts across its 12 centers around the world. The institution celebrated key milestones including our 60th anniversary and launch of a brand new center in Zurich. As we look forward to 2017, we took a look back through the camera lens at our favorite photos from the past 12 months. Read the article Upcoming Events Hong Kong — Inside Chamber Music: Beethoven: String Quartet “Serioso”, 1/8 New York — Space-Time Continuum-Pro et Contra, Composed by Dai Bo, 1/9 Mumbai — A Tale of Two Countries, 1/10                  Asia Society 725 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 USA Copyright © 2016 Asia Society. All rights reserved.  asiasociety.org

Inje University announces partnership with Pfizer

Dec 31,2016

	Members of Pfizer’s CTI team and Professor Choi’s research team hold their kick-off meeting at the Center for Therapeutic Innovation in Boston in September. [INJE UNIVERSITY]

On Nov. 24th, the Advanced Research Center for Multiple Myeloma at Inje University announced that it has formed a research team with the Centers for Therapeutic Innovation at Pfizer in the USA. The first joint task will be conducted by the team of Professor Choi In-hak and the CTI team in New York.

“We plan to accelerate developing new medicine for patients by applying the innovative research by Inje University and the professional pharmaceutical technology by Pfizer,” said Professor Choi, “We have received support from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, National Cancer Center, and the city of Busan so far. Cooperation with Pfizer is a valuable opportunity to further expedite our research.”

Pfizer’s CTI collaborates with not only medical centers from all around the world but also numerous medical research centers, in order to apply research outcomes to the development of healing substances. Anthony Coyle, founding Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President of Pfizer’s CTI, said, “We are very glad to have Inje University to join our cooperative network.” He also said, “We are particularly keen on the cancer research conducted by Professor Choi’s team and its effect on the future cancer treatment.”

Cha InJune, President of Inje University, mentioned that “the cooperation with a global company is another example of our pursuit of strengthening science research and expanding collaboration with other networks, along with our PRIME program (Program for Industrial Needs-Matched Education) and LINC program (Leaders in Industry-University Cooperation).”


BY KIM KYU-EUN [kim.kyueun@joongang.co.kr]

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Fecha: 29 de diciembre de 2016, 7:15
Asunto: Simposio 2017 sobre Política China
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Ya tenemos en marcha la convocatoria del VIII Simposio Electrónico Internacional sobre Política China.

Tienes aquí toda la información:http://www.asiared.com/es/notices/2016/11/viii-simposio-electronico-internacional-sobre-politica-china-7491.php

VIII Simposio Electrónico Internacional sobre Política China www.asiared.com Llega a su octava edición el Simposio Electrónico Internacional sobre Política China, una iniciativa del Observatorio de la Política China que pretende abrir un ...

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