Pakistan lies at the cross-roads of Central, West and South Asia, which makes it a meeting point of ancient civilizations and cultures. The region encompassed by modern day Pakistan is home to the oldest Asian civilization and one of the oldest civilizations in the world after Mesopotamia and Egypt ― the Indus Valley Civilization (B.C. 2500-B.C. 1500). Pakistan was a part of an epicenter of great

Defense R&D should come under National Science and Technology Council to expand scope of developmentThis is the 43rd in a series of articles introducing the Korean government’s R&D policies. Researchers at the Science & Technology Policy Institute will explain Korea’s R&D initiatives aimed at addressing major socioeconomic problems facing the nation. ― Ed. Hong Sung-bumIn 1990, the Clinton adminis

The International Military Sports Council (CISM) evaluation team arrived in Mungyeong on Wednesday for their inspection of the Korean city’s bid to host the CISM Military World Games 2015.Chief inspector Mesut Cerit of Turkey, who is CISM president for Europe, first arrived at Incheon International Airport on Feb. 28, and was greeted by Mungyeong Mayor Shin Hyun-kook, defense ministry officials an

This is the 42nd in a series of articles introducing the Korean government’s R&D policies. Researchers at the Science & Technology Policy Institute will explain Korea’s R&D initiatives aimed at addressing major socioeconomic problems facing the nation. ― Ed.To bring back and utilize human resources that have gone overseas has been a goal of companies and governments of developing countries for a l

Consilience and platforms act as foundation for knowledge connection and integrationThis is the 41st in a series of articles introducing the Korean government’s R&D policies. Researchers at the Science & Technology Policy Institute will explain Korea’s R&D initiatives aimed at addressing major socioeconomic problems facing the nation. ― Ed.As the knowledge-based economy intensifies, knowledge exch