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Asia Who's Who Directory 2021: Profiles, Lives and Achievements of Tens of Thousands of the Most Distinguished Men and Women - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, June 4, 2021

The "Who's Who in Asia 2021" directory has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Who's Who in Asia 2021" directory has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The new edition of Who's Who in Asia profiles the lives and achievements of tens of thousands of the most distinguished men and women from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Who's Who in Asia will be of special interest to public and academic libraries, international organisations, embassies, businesses, the media, scientific and professional bodies and anyone with an interest in Asia.
  • Who's Who in Asia includes up-to-date:
    Biographies of the most influential men and women in Asia.

World Elephant Day: Inspur Develops Technology to Protect 300 Wild Asian Elephants and Drive Ecological Harmony

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Inspur and China Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve have joined hands to develop a world-leading system for the conservation of Asian elephants.

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  • Inspur and China Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve have joined hands to develop a world-leading system for the conservation of Asian elephants.
  • It also sets an example of how technology can be leveraged to protect endangered species, promote harmony between humans and nature, and drive sustainable development.
  • The Asian elephant, the largest mammal in Asia, is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List for its small population size.
  • To alleviate human-elephant conflict and enable more informed scientific research, Inspur has developed a system to protect wild Asian elephants.

IFAW: Conservation win for endangered Asian elephants as vital protection is awarded

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Friday, February 21, 2020

In addition, Asian elephants are regularly victims of retaliatory attacks due to human-elephant conflict and can be killed by contact with human infrastructure, such as collisions with trains.

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  • In addition, Asian elephants are regularly victims of retaliatory attacks due to human-elephant conflict and can be killed by contact with human infrastructure, such as collisions with trains.
  • Attending government representatives of the 130 member parties to CMS accepted by consensus a proposal by host country India to list the mainland Asian elephant on Appendix I affording it the highest protection possible.
  • India also announced its intention to work with other Asian elephant range states to form a regional agreement with collective actions to safeguard the iconic animal.
  • The Asian elephant the continent's largest terrestrial mammal - also suffers a gender imbalance due to historical poaching of males for their ivory, as only male Asian elephants have tusks.

HFPA and AWFF Announce New Snow Leopard Scholarship Program to Bring Diverse Short Films to Festival Audiences

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

There will be no submission process as AWFF will curate the twelve films from a select number of short film festivals and programs across Asia throughout the year.

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  • There will be no submission process as AWFF will curate the twelve films from a select number of short film festivals and programs across Asia throughout the year.
  • A special Jury of HFPA members will decide on the winner, who will be presented with acheck for $5,000and a bronze Snow Leopard trophy at a VIP Ceremony during the Festival.
  • AWFF is partnered with the Snow Leopard Trust to raise awareness for the endangered snow leopard and its ecosystem in the high mountains of Asia.
  • Up to twelve selected Asian short films, which must have been produced and/or directed by an Asian filmmaker, will be screened during the AWFF's short film programs.

3-Day Seminar: Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs in Asia (London, United Kingdom - April 24-26, 2019) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, February 22, 2019

The "Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs in Asia" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs in Asia" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This seminar will provide an overview of the key areas of pharmaceutical regulatory affairs in Asia including; China, Hong Kong SAR, Brunei, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Taiwan, Korea, Japan.
  • This seminar will provide an overview of the key areas of pharmaceutical regulatory affairs in Asia, including India, and will cover:
    This seminar will be of particular interest to all those who need to learn about successful marketing authorisation applications and in-market regulatory compliance.
  • You will find this seminar useful both as an introductory and/or a refresher course.

Undercover investigation: Shocking footage of pangolin poaching uncovered

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Monday, December 3, 2018

The footage was captured by an undercover researcher on their mobile phone, and shows a terrified pangolin hiding from hunters in a hollowed-out tree clinging for life, as its tail is tugged.

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  • The footage was captured by an undercover researcher on their mobile phone, and shows a terrified pangolin hiding from hunters in a hollowed-out tree clinging for life, as its tail is tugged.
  • Pangolins are often referred to as the world's most trafficked mammal, and this footage demonstrates the huge cruelty the animals endure when hunted.
  • "This footage shines a spotlight on how truly shocking the practice of hunting pangolins truly is.
  • 3 the Chinese pangolin, Indian pangolin, Sunda pangolin and Philippine pangolin, which inhabit Asia, and the tree pangolin, long-tailed pangolin, giant pangolin and Temminck's ground pangolin, which occur in Africa.