http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on south-east asia science & technology en http://rss.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/ Satellites can save lives from natural disasters but developing countries risk missing the opportunity through poor political support.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/spotlight-on-satellites-for-disaster-management-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:30:00 GMTDeveloping nations are building their own satellites despite freely available Western data. Do the gains outweigh the costs, asks Tatum Anderson.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/launching-your-own-satellite-the-pros-and-cons.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaWed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTClean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/clean-technology-as-a-public-good.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaThu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:18 GMTMRI scans could transform scientists' understanding of cerebral malaria but the technology is barely used, say researchershttp://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/malaria-impasse-could-be-overcome-with-brain-scans--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:31:45 GMTDeaths from diarrhoea in over-five-year-olds far exceed established estimates, according to a new study.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/diarrhoea-kills-over-a-million-over-fives-each-year.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaFri, 30 Oct 2009 02:07:24 GMTStrong intellectual property rights do not always ease the transfer of climate technologies and may even hinder it, claims a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/link-between-patent-law-and-tech-transfer-not-proven-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaThu, 29 Oct 2009 04:03:27 GMTThe most recent SciDev.Net user survey offers valuable insights into how well we are meeting your needs.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/scidev-net-survey-results-how-are-we-doing-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaFri, 23 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMTThe Thailand HIV vaccine trial reveals the human body's fighting response to the virus, a conference has heard, but many questions remain.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/thai-hiv-trial-shines-light-on-research-mystery-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaWed, 21 Oct 2009 03:41:36 GMTThe academy of sciences for the developing world unveiled ambitious funding hopes at its general meeting in South Africa.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/twas-aims-to-boost-its-science-fund.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaWed, 21 Oct 2009 02:50:58 GMTSouth-East Asia's mosquitoes bite at dusk so bednets are of limited use — but treated hammocks could be a useful addition.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/hammocks-could-be-added-to-malaria-control-arsenal.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaMon, 19 Oct 2009 03:41:52 GMTCGIAR reforms take research decisions too far away, says Hartmann, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/cgiar-reforms-make-research-decision-making-distant.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaTue, 06 Oct 2009 02:28:36 GMTResearchers have found a way to spin fabric from water hyacinth, turning the much-criticised weed into a potential windfall.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/water-weed-given-new-life-as-fabric.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaMon, 05 Oct 2009 01:17:48 GMTAn experimental HIV vaccine trialled in Thailand has reduced infection rates for the first time, by almost a third.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/breakthrough-hiv-vaccine-first-to-cut-infection-rates.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaFri, 25 Sep 2009 03:20:18 GMTWill UNESCO's likely new head have the vision to deliver much-needed change in the organisation — especially in its science programmes?http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/unesco-must-reclaim-science-leadership.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaFri, 25 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMTPriya Shetty explains the links between climate change and insect-borne disease, and outlines priorities for developing country policymakers.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/climate-change-and-insect-borne-disease-facts-and--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:30:00 GMTWe must prepare for climate change bringing more natural disasters that favour mosquito-borne disease, says Jai P. Narain from the WHO.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/climate-change-brings-natural-disasters-and-diseas.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:23:00 GMTResearchers hope that a newly-identified parasitic fly may one day help curb the high cost of termite damage in Southeast Asia.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/new-fly-offers-hope-for-termite-control-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaThu, 20 Aug 2009 01:38:46 GMTUnless old water systems are modernised, Asian countries will have to import "politically untenable" amounts of food.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/asian-irrigation-must-be-revitalised-warns-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaTue, 18 Aug 2009 03:36:54 GMTA study looking at malaria parasites' response to artemisinin-based antimalarial drugs confirms growing resistance in western Cambodia.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/new-study-confirms-growing-antimalarial-resistance.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaMon, 03 Aug 2009 02:07:58 GMTResearchers have called for government measures to cap the spread of an Ebola virus in pigs in the Philippines.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/scientists-warn-of-ebola-outbreak-in-pigs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaWed, 15 Jul 2009 12:41:03 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/