The Asia Pacific Council For Study of The Aging Male (ACSAM)

The Asia Pacific Council for Study of the AgingMale was established on 1 March 2001. In the FoundingMeeting, the Council Functionaries, Mission and Objec-tives were fully discussed and passed.ChairmanTan Hui Meng (Malaysia)

SECURITY TRENDS IN ASIA PACIFIC

Tremendous changes visited upon the security environment in Asia Pacific in thewake of the end of the cold war. Such changes have offered the rationale foradjustments in the security strategies of all nations in the region. And these adjust-ments have, in their turn, brought about further changes in the regional securityenvironment.Proceeding from an analysis of the security strategies of major Asia-Pacific nations and Asean, this paper addresses the security trends in Asia Pacificsince beginning of the second half of the 1990s.

Making Cooperation in Space for Better Future Summary of the Keynote Speech at the Second Asia Pacific Conference on Multilateral Cooperation in Space Technology and Applications

Since the Asia Pacific Workshop on Multilateral Cooperation in Space Technology and Applications was held in Beijing in December, 1992, the preparatory committee for Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Mechanism and the Liaison Committee for AP-MC-STA have done many fruitful works. Thanks to the First Asia Pacific Conference on Multilateral Cooperation in Space Tech-

Control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia Pacific: implications for health information priorities

Poverty magnifies limitations posed by traditional biases and environmental risks.Any approach towards disease control needs to recognise that socially embedded vulnerabilities can be as powerful as externally imposed infections.Asia Pacific has a specific panorama of infectious diseases,which,in common with other endemic areas,have a tendency to emerge or re-emerge if not carefully monitored.Sustained control aiming at elimination requires strong emphasis on surveillance and response.Well-designed informatics platforms can improve support systems and strengthen control activities,as they rapidly locate high-risk areas and provide detailed,up-to-date information on the performance of ongoing control programmes.

The 5th Asia Pacific Laser Symposium (APLS 2006)

The 5th Asia Pacific Laser Symposium （APLS2006）, sponsored by Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, chaired by Professor Jianqiang Zhu, will be held on November 23—27, 2006 at Guilin, Guangxi Province, China, The purpose of APLS2006 is to provide a forum to review the most important developments in the field of laser and its applications, to exchange the update technical information in laser research, to promote laser applications in advanced science and industry, and to grasp the potential collaboration opportunities.

5th Asia Pacific ISSX Meeting Held on May 9-12, 2014, in Tianjin, China

The 5th Asia Pacific ISSX Meeting was organized by International Society for Study of Xenobiotics （ISSX） and Chinese Society for Study of Xenobiotics （CSSX） and co-organized by Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Committee of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Chinese Pharmaceutical Association （CPECPA）. Professor Changxiao Liu was a co-Chair of meeting organizing committee and Dr Duanyun Si was a member of meeting organizing committee. In the opening ceremony, Professor Liu representatives the host to welcome experts and scholars from around the world came to Tianjin to attend the meeting. The meeting provided the academic exchanges and learning opportunities for new and old friends, and wish the meeting more successful than the APISSX meeting in Shanghai six years ago, and wish the guests happy and impressed in Tianjin.

Aloft Hotels Makes Landmark Debut in Asia Pacific

starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., and its highly anticipated new lifestyle brand, Aloft Hotels, announced the grand opening of Aloft Beijing, Haidian

R3 ASIA PACIFIC

吴淑芬在广告界已有十来年的工作资历．曾在Ogilvy和M＆C Saatchi公司为可口可乐，宝马汽车，联合利华等著名品牌做过广告宣传。作为R3——胜三公司的首创者，她意识到广告主迫切需要通过双赢的合作关系从广告代理的工作成果中获取更多的投资回报。在过去三年中，她在本区域积极投入与VISA，强生及可口可乐公司的广告合作项目．专注于广告代理的审查，报酬支付，业绩表现的评估等课题。

Influence of the Asian-Pacific Oscillation on Spring Precipitation over Central Eastern China

The linkage between the Asian-Pacific oscillation （APO） and the precipitation over central eastern China in spring is preliminarily addressed by use of the observed data. Results show that they correlate very well, with the positive （negative） phase of APO tending to increase （decrease） the precipitation over central eastern China. Such a relationship can be explained by the atmospheric circulation changes over Asia and the North Pacific in association with the anomalous APO. A positive phase of APO, characterized by a positive anomaly over Asia and a negative anomaly over the North Pacific in the upper-tropospheric temperature, corresponds to decreased low-level geopotential height （H） and increased high-level H over Asia, and these effects are concurrent with increased low-level H and decreased high-level H over the North Pacific. Meanwhile, an anticyclonic circulation anomaly in the upper troposphere and a cyclonic circulation anomaly in the lower troposphere are introduced in East Asia, and the low-level southerly wind is strengthened over central eastern China. These changes provide advantageous conditions for enhanced precipitation over central eastern China. The situation is reversed in the negative phase of APO, leading to reduced precipitation in this region.

Climate change impacts and forest adaptation in the Asia–Pacific region: from regional experts' perspectives

Expert opinions have been used in a variety of fields to identify relevant issues and courses of action. This study surveys experts in forestry and climate change from the Asia–Pacific region to gauge their perspectives on the impacts of climate change and on the challenges faced by forest adaptation in the region, and explores recommendations and initiatives for adapting forests to climate change. There was consensus regarding the impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems and on economic sectors such as agriculture and forestry. Respondents also indicated a lack of public awareness and policy and legislation as challenges to addressing climate change. However, the results indicate differences in opinion between regions on the negative impacts of climate change and in satisfaction with actions taken to address climate change,highlighting the need for locally specific policies and research. The study presents specific recommendations to address issues of most concern, based on subregion and professional affiliation throughout the Asia–Pacific region.The results can be used to improve policy and forest management throughout the region. This research will also provide valuable suggestions on how to apply research findings and management recommendations outside of the AP region. The conclusions should be communicated relative to the level of the research and the target audience,ensuring that scientific findings and management recommendations are effectively communicated to ensure successful implementation of forest adaptation strategies.

Tropical Cyclones over the Western North Pacific Strengthen the East Asia–Pacific Pattern during Summer

The contribution of tropical cyclones(TCs)to the East Asia–Pacific(EAP)teleconnection pattern during summer was investigated using the best track data of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center and NCEP-2 reanalysis datasets from 1979 to2018.The results showed that the TCs over the western North Pacific(WNP)correspond to a strengthened EAP pattern:During the summers of strong convection over the tropical WNP,TC days correspond to a stronger cyclonic circulation anomaly over the WNP in the lower troposphere,an enhanced seesaw pattern of negative and positive geopotential height anomalies over the subtropical WNP and midlatitude East Asia in the middle troposphere,and a more northward shift of the East Asian westerly jet in the upper troposphere.Further analyses indicated that two types of TCs with distinctly different tracks,i.e.,westward-moving TCs and northward-moving TCs,both favor the EAP pattern.The present results imply that TCs over the WNP,as extreme weather,can contribute significantly to summer-mean climate anomalies over the WNP and East Asia.

Numerical Simulation of the Relationship between the Anomaly of Subtropical High over East Asia and the Convective Activities in the Western Tropical Pacific

In this paper, a close relationship between the intraseasonal variation of subtropical high over East Asia and the convective activities around the South China Sea and the Philippines is analysed from OLR data.This relationship is studied by using the theory of wave propagating in a slowly varying medium and by using a quasi-geoslrophic, linear, spherical model and the IAP-GCM, respectively. The results show that when the SST is warming around the western tropical Pacific or the Philippines, the convective activities are intensified around the Philippines. As a consequence, the subtropical high will be intensified over East Asia. The computed results also show that when the anomaly of convective activities are caused around the Philippines, a teleconnection pattern of circulation anomalies will be caused over South Asia, East Asia and North America.

Dow Announces New Pacific Leadership to Reinforce Business Growth in Asia Pacific

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) reinforcedits commitment to the Asia Pacific regionby announcing a new Pacific leadershipteam.Jim Mcllvenny has been named SeniorVice President,Performance Products;PatDawson will assume the role of Asia PacificPresident including India and Pakistan;andPeter Sykes will serve as President of GreaterChina.In Dow’s ongoing transformation and newbusiness portfolio,Asia Pacific is a majorgrowth engine to transform Dow into a spe-

CALL FOR PAPERS Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics (WISI’06) in conjunction with the Pacific Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD’06)

Important Dates Submission due November 15, 2005 Notification of acceptance December 30, 2005 Camera-ready copy due January 10, 2006 Workshop Scope Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) can be broadly defined as the study of the development and use of advanced information technologies and systems for national and international security-related applications. The First and Second Symposiums on ISI were held in Tucson,Arizona,in 2003 and 2004,respectively. In 2005,the IEEE International Conference on ISI was held in Atlanta,Georgia. These ISI conferences have brought together academic researchers,law enforcement and intelligence experts,information technology consultant and practitioners to discuss their research and practice related to various ISI topics including ISI data management,data and text mining for ISI applications,terrorism informatics,deception detection,terrorist and criminal social network analysis,crime analysis,monitoring and surveillance,policy studies and evaluation,information assurance,among others. We continue this stream of ISI conferences by organizing the Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics (WISI’06) in conjunction with the Pacific Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD’06). WISI’06 will provide a stimulating forum for ISI researchers in Pacific Asia and other regions of the world to exchange ideas and report research progress. The workshop also welcomes contributions dealing with ISI challenges specific to the Pacific Asian region.

Ethnic and Religious Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific

Backgrounds and Features According to recent annual reports by both Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and Londonbased International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), twenty to thirty armed conflicts and local wars in various forms take place every year in the world since the 1990s.

Predictors of Performance of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific （MAAP） in the OIC Navigational Watch Licensure Examination

Abstract： The study aimed to assess the predictors of performance administered by the Philippine Regulation Commission （PRC） in the licensure examination of Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific （MAAP） for Academic Year 2007-2011. Specifically, this also aimed to answer the following questions： demographic profile of the maritime graduates, the college related factors, administrative related factors, the level of scholastic achievement of the graduates, and the performance of the graduates in the licensure examination. A total of one hundred seventy three （173） graduates of MAAP from Class 2007-2011 were utilized as the respondents for the study. The study found out that the results of pre board examination and scholastic achievement of the graduates had significant effect on the performance of the graduates in O.I.C Navigational Watch Licensure Examination. Other variables found out to have no significant effect on the result of the licensure examination of the graduates. Therefore, the null hypotheses that the demographic profile of the graduates, college related factors, and administrative related factors has no significant effect on scholastic the achievement of the students were accepted. However, the null hypothesis that scholastic achievement of the students has no significant effect on the performance in maritime licensure examination was rejected. The same way, the null hypothesis that the demographic profile of the graduates, college related factors and the administrative related factors has no significant effect on the performance in Officer in Charge--Navigational Watch licensure Examination were accepted.

日本与北约合作的特点、动因及前景

2008年日本成为北约全球伙伴国,由此正式开启了日本北约合作进程。日本与北约合作呈现出合作走向机制化、突显价值观安全化、开展多领域实质性合作、注重加强互操作性的特点。日本北约合作的成因,从总体来看,双方合作存在共同战略利益,日本希望借助北约实现军事大国化目标,遏制中国;北约则要推动亚太化,拉拢日本应对所谓中国、朝鲜的挑战。

蒙古国与北约安全合作关系探析

蒙古国通过支持北约主导的涉外军事行动、参与“科学促进和平与安全”计划等方式,与北约建立了政治对话与合作的基本框架。蒙古国在“第三邻国”外交政策框架下,加入北约“和平伙伴关系”计划,实现了提升本国地缘战略地位、扩大国际影响力、获取军事援助、助推武装力量改革的目标。北约与蒙古国以共同价值观为纽带、以“互操作性平台”为依托,不断加强安全合作。美国在“印太战略”框架下,可能会通过北约将蒙古国纳入其“亚太化”进程,但蒙古国鉴于特殊的地缘政治环境和整体的对外战略,发展与北约的关系会较为慎重。