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Released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the paper said China's luxury goods market had risen to US$9.4 ...
China will be the world's biggest market for luxury goods in five years, according to a blue paper on the country's commercial development from 2009 to 2010 released in Beijing yesterday.
Researchers Call For 'Social Offset' To Tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases
Public health and international development experts at the University of British Columbia are calling for a "social offset" mechanism to set aside a portion of research funding slated for neglected tropical diseases (NTD) to address broader social determinants of disease.Their comments are published today alongside other perspectives in the Debate section of the online journal PLoS Medicine.More ...
PubCon Search and Social Media Training Program in Austin, Texas on July 21, 2010
PubCon, the premier search and social media conference and expo, has announced that it will hold an expert-led training program on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 in Austin, Texas at the downtown Radisson Hotel and Suites, a day-long two-track slate of intensive educational search and social media programs and workshops. (PRWeb May 19, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com ...
Have we met? Research finds 'missing social knowledge'
(PhysOrg.com) -- The face looks familiar but... Just as humans don't always know their neighbors, new research at the University of Michigan shows even the most social of animals don't always recognize individuals they regularly encounter, the first known evidence of "missing social knowledge" in non-human primates.
China to be largest consumer of luxury goods in five years
In the next five years, China is expected to spend 14.6 billion U.S. dollars on luxury goods, surpassing Japan as the world's largest luxury goods consumer market, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on May 19. The authors said that considering China's huge population and economic growth, it seems logical for China to become a paradise of luxury goods. As of ...
Mumbai prof for G8 University Summit
Dr Narayana Jayarama, of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, will represent India and be one the keynote speakers at the G8 University Summit in Vancouver next month.
Magic Bus 3-day workshop to highlight sports as medium for social change
In an attempt to promote and drive forward sport-led social change, Magic Bus, a non-profit organisation for children and youth in India, is hosting a three-day Maidan Summit-Sport for Development National Meet. The event will commence with a conference to be held at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences Convention Center in Mumbai on May 19. This will be followed by a two-day workshop at the ...
New College of Arts and Sciences dean appointed
Leonidas Bachas, a distinguished analytical and biological chemist, will join the College of Arts and Sciences as dean of the largest of UMs 12 schools and colleges.
PubCon Search and Social Media Training Program in Austin, Texas on July 21, 2010
PubCon, the premier search and social media conference and expo, has announced that it will hold an expert-led training program on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 in Austin, Texas at the downtown Radisson Hotel and Suites, a day-long two-track slate of intensive educational search and social media programs and workshops.
Professor Sentenced in China Orgy Case
Professor sentenced to 3 1/2 years for organizing swinger club orgies in China. China - Asia - Maps and Views - Swinging - Social Sciences