People

Interview with Prof. Michael Merson, Director of the Global Health Institute at Duke University

Between 1978 and 1995, Dr. Merson served consecutively as Director of three international health programs in the World Health Organization dealing with diarrheal diseases, acute respiratory infections, and HIV/AIDS.

Education

• ¡¤Myanmar, Egypt to cooperate in education, technology
• ¡¤China to build library honoring "father of space technology"
• ¡¤Int'l students nowhere to study as private colleges collapse in Australia
• ¡¤Training for women journalists ends in Nepal
• ¡¤Australian schools to set up trade training centers
• ¡¤Australian academic vows to return to Fiji
• ¡¤Indonesian higher education expected to contribute to national competitiveness

Sci/Tech

• ¡¤Footprints discovered in New Zealand may be dinosaur: scientists
• ¡¤Sybase set to ride mainland 3G wave
• ¡¤China says farewell to "father of space technology"
• ¡¤Cisco's quarterly profit, sales plunge but beat estimates
• ¡¤Apple's App Store boasts over 100,000 applications
• ¡¤Space hotel to open in 2012 at $4.4 mln 3-night rate
• ¡¤Verizon sued by AT&T over ads dispute

Health

• ¡¤A/H1N1 vaccination program extends to all Beijingers
• ¡¤Bulgaria declares national flu epidemic
• ¡¤A/H1N1 influenza death toll rises over 6,000, says WHO
• ¡¤Chinese mainland reports 4 new deaths from A/H1N1 flu
• ¡¤Mongolia to import H1N1 vaccine from China
• ¡¤Dominican Republic intensifies campaign against dengue
• ¡¤Spain registers big rise in A/H1N1 cases

Culture

• ¡¤Chinese Cultural Festival in Moscow
• ¡¤Miao people perform traditional group dance
• ¡¤Acheulian human remains found in Morocco
• ¡¤Shaolin martial arts staged at UNESCO HQs
• ¡¤Ceremony Held to Honor the Divine Farmer
• ¡¤ART HK 09 Hong Kong International Art Fair
• ¡¤New ancient pharaonic temples discovered in Egypt