13 universities seek common ground
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The Assn of East Asian Research Universities was formed by 13 research institutes in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea, to boost research cooperation in the region. A task force will choose specific areas of research and bring faculty and students together via conferences.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
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Asian network seeks data sharing
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The Asian-Pacific Network (APN) for Global Change Research met in Tokyo, Japan, in Mar 1995 to plan a new network for sharing environmental data held by different Asian governments. The group must overcome governments' concerns about the affect of data sharing on national security.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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Yangtze seen as earliest rice site
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Archeologists have found evidence that the earliest cultivation of rice may have occurred along the middle Yangtze River in central China. They have also found the ruins of a walled city called Longmagucheng in the Yangtze region.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1997
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