Rise of Anglo-Chinese
In this part of the world, it is commonplace to argue that English is important to the Chinese because of its usefulness in trade and finance. Anyone who is bilingual in Chinese and English can...
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Keys, codes and a cracking story
Enigma - The Emperor's Codes - Battle of Wits
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Civil servants' heavenly fall
Tokyo. SENIOR Japanese civil servants are sidestepping golden jobs in the business world when they retire to take lecturing posts with leading universities. Yoshimasa Nishimura, former director...
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Volga river city weathers slide of the rouble
There is an independent air about Saratov, capital of one of Russia's leading reformist regions. The Volga river city, 500 miles south-east of Moscow, is proud of its 400-year history as a trading...
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Women join the training net from Canada to Tuvalu
É«ºÐÖ±²¥ first electronic network to be set up for women working in technical and vocational education and training in the Asia Pacific region has attracted interest from more than 20 countries. The...
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Of famine, genocide and slicing up brains
A century of lost lives has changed a nation, writes Adam Hochschild. When my family and I were living in Moscow some ten years ago, the only foreigners in a sombre, fortress-like apartment block, a...
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State grip too tight for comfort
FROM É«ºÐÖ±²¥ hothouse universities of the tiger economies of the Far East to Africa's riot-torn and constantly closed campuses, there is a wealth of anecdotal evidence to suggest growing state...
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Advice for the age of e-verything
Global Electronic Commerce - e-Enterprise - The Business of e-Commerce
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Appointments
University of Buckingham Robert Taylor, pro-director at the School of Oriental and African Studies, will succeed Richard Luce in January 1997 as vice chancellor. University of Kent at Canterbury...
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First-class degrees on wane
É«ºÐÖ±²¥ NUMBER of students gaining top honours is falling, according to statistics published today. But the male/female divide remains, with 7.7 per cent of male students who achieved degrees in 1995/96...
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Wellcome pioneers
In some regions, a little funding can make a big difference. Julia Hinde reports on two units in Asia doing ground-breaking work The Wellcome Trust may be Britain's largest and most influential...
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Silence about a destructive power
Environmental Practice
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City sights in traditional Islamic garb
Islamic Urban Studies, Historical Review and Perspectives - Dictionary of Islamic Architecture
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Whispers of ancient times speak volumes for history
The Cambridge History of China, Volume Eight - The Cambridge History of Ancient China
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Student intake up in Siberia
Something is stirring in one remote region of Russia. Nick Holdsworth investigates the post-perestroika search for skills. Studying is back in style in Siberia where applications to universities are...