This was an article contribution by Dr Ko Pei-Chun, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Asia Research Institute at NUS, in which she wrote about China’s experience in fostering active ageing among its senior citizens. Lianhe Zaobao, pg 31, 1 October 2017
A commentary by Professor Wei-Jun Jean Yeung, Research Cluster Leader at Asia Research Institute, and Director of the NUS Centre for Family and Population Research, on IKEA’s month-long paternity leave policy. She discussed the benefits of fathers taking time off to spend with their family and expressed hope that IKEA’s move will inspire other companies …
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This article contribution by Dr Hu Shu, ARI Research Fellow, is about the children who remain in rural areas in China when their parents go to work in the cities. Lianhe Zaobao Online, 3 September 2017
(八打灵再也6日讯) 新加坡大学亚洲研究机构亚洲城市化研究员科诺利博士指出，随着年轻人减少食用燕窝，他估计未来燕窝需求可能会降低… Nanyang Siang Pau Online, Malaysia, 6 July 2017
Prof Jean Yeung discussed the various factors affecting Asian fathers’ involvement as active caregivers. Lianhe Zaobao, 4 June 2017 Translation of the article by Dr Hu Shu, click here to view
Prof Kenneth Dean and Dr Hue Guan Thye from the Department of Chinese Studies at NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences have published two volumes called Chinese Epigraphy in Singapore, 1819–1911, which feature descriptions of Singapore’s temple iconography, art and cultural artefacts; explanations of rituals; and write-ups on their history. The Sunday Times, 20 November …
A team of researchers from the Asia Research Institute at NUS proposed a skills-based, tiered system of work pass for foreign maids who look after the elderly. The recommendation is a joint effort by Prof Brenda Yeoh, Research Leader at ARI’s Asian Migration Research Cluster and Dean of the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social …
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Professor Jean Yeung (Research Leader of NUS ARI Changing Family in Asia Cluster, Professor of Sociology Department & Director of the Centre for Family and Population Research), was interviewed on BBC’s Asia Business News on January 27th 2016 discussing the connection between economic growth and family planning policies in Indonesia. Prof Yeung noted that “there …
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Dr Nurfadzilah Yahaya from the Asia Research Institute at NUS, who was awarded the Alwehdah Arab Association of Singapore Dissertation Prize for best dissertation on Arabs in Southeast Asia, is working on a new book titled Fluid Jurisdictions of Arab Diaspora under Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia. Berita Harian, 19 September 2015, p6
Dr Lee Tsung-Ling, Postdoctoral Fellow at Asia Research Institute wrote about new China-led initiative for financing infrastructure projects from Myanmar to Russia may challenge the existing world financial order. Asia & The Pacific Policy Society Online, 28 May 2015
