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Determinants and Value Relevance of Corporate Tax Planning: Malaysian Evidence [research]

Rohaya Md Noor, Faculty of Accountancy, Research Institute and Research Management Institute, University Teknologi MARA has provided new evidence on the pervasiveness of tax planning activities among the publicly-listed Malaysian firms. The study was completed last year.

PolyU School of Hotel & Tourism Management's World Leadership Position Strengthened [research]

The School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is ranked no. 2 in the world among academic institutions in hospitality and tourism...

International Higher education Forum [event]

The Public Role of Higher Education in a Changing Global Environment Multi-polar initiatives through Linkages and Dialogues

Democratic Party: Get Back to the Basics of Economic Policy [research]

The question is what to do in order to allay these public fears. I believe that the root of the economic policy problems that the LDP experienced was in their deviation from the fundamentals of economic policy, and this is why I urge the Democratic Party to get back to the basics of economic policy.

Time to get started! The new administration approaching uncharted territory... [research]

As a result of the general election, the administration has changed and many citizens have high hopes for the new administration that emerges. At the same time, the new administration, the new opposition party, and individual citizens are venturing into unknown territory. What awaits us all there?

Home-grown electric vehicle mycar makes its first journey in Hong Kong [research]

Press Release: 23 Oct, Hong Kong - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and EuAuto Technology Limited (EuAuto) today jointly announced the official launch of their home-grown electric vehicle mycar in Hong Kong.

UiTM student and junior lecture win top awards at British Invention Show [research]

UiTM student and junior lecture have won top awards at the British Invention Show in London, which just ended. The medals won were a Diamond, the Best Invention by Salon Archimedes (Russia), a gold and 6 silver medals.

FROM WASTE TO WEALTH [research]

Malaysian researchers have produced bio-solid compost, a fertilizer, developed from sewage sludge. The sewage sludge, collected from a residential area in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia was successfully used as a nitrogen source using landscape and agricultural crops biomass to produce compost

PolyU asserts leading position in hospitality and tourism research [research]

Press Release - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is proud to have the largest number of International Academy for the Study of Tourism (IAST) members in any university worldwide.

Asian Trade and the Hollowing Out of Japanese Industry [research]

World trade has been expanding and driving economic growth in many countries over the past several decades. The trade value of the world as a whole increased more than eight-fold from 1980 to 2007, to approximately 14 trillion dollars.

Energy, Environment and the Future of Security in Central Asia [event]

The workshop will explore the security implications of critical energy and environmental issues in Central Asia and will seek to generate strategic insights that will be useful for government and private-sector policy-makers around the world and in Central Asia itself.

Doing Business in Asia - Meet the Experts [event]

This is a pressing invitation from the Asia Task Force to register for a major series of events on Doing Business in Asia, to be held across the UK from 1-4 December in London, Edinburgh, Leeds and Birmingham.

Gene controlling plant cell growth discovered [research]

PRESS RELEASE - RIKEN Plant Science Center marks a major step forward in plant cell growth

POWER Bangladesh 2009 [event]

Bangladeshs’ premier International exhibition on Power Generation and Energy, which will bring together specialists engaging in the Power Engineering Industry, leading Manufacturers and Distributors/Representatives from all over the world in Bangladesh.

USM and Hanoi National University of Education (HNUE) in collaboration to promote next generation internet technologies [research]

The MoA will be signed on 1st September 2009 in Penang, Malaysia. Initially, USM will establish an IPv6 Certified Network Engineer (CNE6) Training Centre by at HNUE followed by joint training programmes, post graduate exchange, sharing and promotion of training information and other programs which may benefit the region.

UiTM Enters Entrepreneur Partnership [announcement]

The Research Management Institute (RMI) has helped UiTM secure research and business partnerships with four organizations, Messrs Perfect Triangle, Messrs Multi Cipta Engineering, Messrs Halalgel and Messrs Lintah Royal Park to market products researched by its academics.

UiTM enters entrepreneur partnership [announcement]

10 August 2009, UiTM signed a memorandum of agreement with four organizations. The signing was organized by the Research Management Institute of UiTM and witnessed by Dato’ Mukhriz Tun Mahathir, Deputy Minister of Ministry of International Trade and Industry and Tan Sri Prof Ibrahim Abu Shah, Vice Chancellor of UiTM.

The 10th Western China International Economy and Trade Fair (WCIETF) Thursday,October 01,2009 [event]

The 10th Western China International Economy & Trade Fair has been listed among the national key world-wide economic and technological expositions of 2009.

The 13th China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) 8th - 11th September 2009 [event]

CIFIT is poised to become the world's most prestigious international investment exposition, offering optimum opportunity for business people at home and abroad to get a bird's-eye-view on the investment climates in China and other countries.

University Sains Malaysia signs MoU with Eastern University of Management and Technology [announcement]

Penang, July 30, 2009 - Malaysia's USM will sign a MoU with Thailand's EUMT tomorrow.