Sino-Turkish relations in a globalising Asia-Pacific

A Comparative Appraisal of Roadway Accident for Asia-Pacific Countries

This paper describes an attempt to shed some light on road safety in Asia Pacific region by characterizing and assessing its road accidents. The relevant national road accident data were extracted from centralized data sources of international agencies. Due to data incompleteness and missing values, 21 Asia Pacific countries, presenting more than half of the world’s population, were selected fo...

Incorporation of Medical Research and Education in Asia Pacific Region

The goal of medicine is to prevent harm as Hippocrates pointed out; “primum non nocere; first do no harm”. Has this fact been taken into account in developing Medical Education curricula in Asia? Frequency of diseases in Asia is different from high income countries (1, 2) and funds for research are lacking.  It is therefore important to allocate available funds to the most applicable issues to...

Determinants Of Financial Integration In The East Asia- Pacific Region

ASIA-PACIFIC SECURITY AND CROSS-STRVXIT RELATIONS The Taiwanese Perspective

Writh the ctid of the Ĉ ôld War, security issues have rctnaiticd crucial for the survival and devL-lopmcnt of tbe Asia-Pacific region. Some structural changes in tbe sccurit)environment, sucb as globalization, miiitar\build-up, ;ind the rise of (^hitia, are threatening regional peace and stabilit)-. Moreover, crises such as global tctTorism, the North Korean nuclear standoff, and the SARS epide...

War and Peace in East Asia: Sino–Japanese Relations and National Stereotypes