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Responding to new trends in Japanese studies abroad
from The Japan Times (Mar 23th 2006)
The decline in the importance of area studies as opposed to interdisciplinary studies, new interests in the U.S. foreign relations, and the gap between the popular appreciation and some academic works on Japan call for new trends in Japanese studies in the U.S.

Chinese Economy Grows to 4th Largest in the World
from New York Times (Jan 25th 2006)
China becomes the world's fourth-largest economy, after the U.S., Japan and Germany and now requires balancing its growth by shifting away from investment towards consumption.

UK School Makes Mandarin Mandatory
from CNN.com (Jan 17th 2006)
As a response to China replacing Britain as the world's fourth largest economy this year, a school in England decides to make Mandarin Chinese a compulsory subject for all students.

Foreigners Flock to Learn Chinese
from BBC News (Jan 9th 2006)
Many coming to China to learn Chinese believe the country's economic boom will continue, creating the craze for Mandarin that is not likely to end any time soon.

Bush Push on 'Critical' Foreign Languages
from Inside Higher Ed (Jan 6th 2006)
Bush and the Department of State officials address a range of international education issues concerning target languages including Chinese taught K through military academies that are "critical to national security and cultural understanding."

Let There Be Wi-Fi
from Washington Monthly (Jan 1st 2006)
U.S., despite the profound economic ramifications, remains behind in the global broadband competition with its Asian counterparts that provide municipal wireless network while the high-priced U.S. industry lobbyists and their political allies move quickly to write their monopolies into law.

China Calls Clash Result of 'Chaotic' Mob Attack
from New York Times (Dec 11th 2005)
Months of tension over the construction of a coal-fired power plant at Dongzhou culminates in possibly the "greatest known use of force by the Chinese security forces against ordinary citizens since the Tiananmen massacre" in 1989.

China Grows As Study Hotspot for U.S. Students
from International Herald Tribune (Dec 7th 2005)
In prospect of better job market opportunities, the number of American students seeking higher education in China increased by 90 percent from 2002 to 2004 while Chinese students now make up 11 percent of foreign students in the U.S. as the second-largest group behind students from India.

Why the United States Should Look to Japan for Better Schools
from New York Times (Nov 21th 2005)
The apparent failure of The No Child Left Behind Act calls for a radical change in American education for which experts identify a successful model "in the Japanese teacher-development strategy in which teachers work cooperatively and intensively to improve their methods".

Bush, in Beijing, Faces a Partner Now on the Rise
from New York Times (Nov 20th 2005)
President Bush's recent visit with President Hu Jintao suggests further improvement in economic partnership with China despite the two presidents' clearly expressed and differing positions on Taiwanese independence and human rights issues.

"Next hot language to study: Chinese"
from The Christian Science Monitor (Nov 8th 2005)
K-12 educators across the country respond to the shortage of certified Chinese language instructors and recognize the critical importance of understanding and respecting Chinese culture as "half the battle won".

"Economic Ties Binding Japan to Rival China"
from New York Times (Oct 31st 2005)
Pragmatists welcome the increasingly stronger economic ties between China and Japan despite the rise of political and diplomatic tensions, heightened by growing nationalisms around the Yasukuni shrine visits.

"Red Hot China"
from Inside Higher Ed (Oct 28th 2005)
Higher education across the country is experiencing an unprecedented demand for Chinese language and cultural education in response to the increasingly significant role China is playing in the global economy and geopolitics.

"Survey:Japan, The Sun Also Rises"
from Economist.com (Oct 6th 2005)
Japan's growth and changes in employment and wages, in light of privatization of the market and neoliberal policies, suggest a gradual but promising economic recovery from the downfall of the late 1990s.

"To Strengthen Ties With China, Speak the Language First"
from The Christian Science Monitor (Sep 30th 2005)
The Senate introduces the U.S.-China Cultural Engagement Act to tackle shortage of Chinese language classes and facilitate exchange programs between U.S. and China.