http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on south-east asia & pacific and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/ Improving the education and health of women makes a country wealthier, delegates at the Women Deliver conference have heard.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/invest-in-women-to-improve-economy-conference-hears.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaThu, 13 Jun 2013 07:07:17 GMTAn aquaculture strategy in impoverished Timor-Leste could boost the country's economy.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/timor-leste-embarks-on-fish-farming-for-food-security.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaWed, 12 Jun 2013 01:05:20 GMTThe international convention on marine dumping may soon outlaw ocean fertilisation but genuine research will still be permitted.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/legally-binding-ban-proposed-on-ocean-fertilisation.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaTue, 11 Jun 2013 02:03:34 GMTGM crops in the Philippines have had a setback as a court rules out more fieldwork on pest-resistant Bt eggplant.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/philippine-court-calls-a-halt-to-gm-eggplant-trials.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaSat, 08 Jun 2013 04:31:28 GMTSmall island developing states need to increase their ocean science expertise to help protect oceans.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/small-island-states-told-to-build-wider-ocean-expertise-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaThu, 06 Jun 2013 11:00:21 GMTResearchers have developed a cheap and more accurate tool for measuring sea level rise and to protect vulnerable wetlands.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/cheap-tool-may-help-reveal-vulnerable-coastal-wetlands.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaWed, 05 Jun 2013 12:20:01 GMTChile is due to become the first developing nation to have a rapid tsunami early-warning system based on GPS technology.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/chile-set-on-gps-based-tsunami-warning-system.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaWed, 05 Jun 2013 12:04:28 GMTTo ensure South-East Asia's growing population has enough water to drink, we need to collect more rain, says Crispin Maslog.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/opinions/asia-pacific-analysis-rain-harvesting-can-avert-crisis.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaWed, 29 May 2013 12:34:37 GMTScientists have revealed the cause of a shrimp disease that has been decimating Asian shrimp yields since 2009, and perplexing experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/common-bacteria-pinned-down-as-cause-of-shrimp-die-off.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaWed, 22 May 2013 17:12:52 GMTA multitasking microchip that can test blood samples for diseases including malaria and sleeping sickness has been launched in Singapore.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/us-100-chip-may-ease-diagnosis-of-15-tropical-diseases.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaTue, 21 May 2013 01:00:03 GMTFeral goats and green iguanas introduced to small Pacific island states are destroying ecosystems and native wildlife, find studies.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/non-native-goats-and-iguanas-threaten-pacific-islands.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaMon, 20 May 2013 11:30:55 GMTSpace programmes can assist development work but are they taking cash better spent on ground-based efforts? Talent Ng'andwe investigates.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/features/is-asian-space-science-drive-harming-development--2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaThu, 16 May 2013 16:58:20 GMTA new Grand Challenges Canada project is funding cost-effective health innovations to the tune of more than US$10 million globally.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/canada-gives-us-10-million-to-health-innovations-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaFri, 10 May 2013 14:42:39 GMTIncreasing crop yields on existing farmland to curb deforestation may pay off in the short-term, but could lead to escalating costs in the future, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/agricultural-intensification-could-run-up-high-bills-in-the-long-run.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaFri, 03 May 2013 15:53:38 GMTMalaysia, Singapore and Thailand are the only South-East Asian representatives among the top 50 most innovative nations globally.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/global-ranking-reveals-innovation-gap-in-south-east-asia.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaFri, 03 May 2013 03:01:23 GMTGenome sequencing has revealed surprising new malaria parasites in Cambodia that are resistant to artemisinin, the frontline drug treatment.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/new-drug-resistant-malaria-strains-uncovered-in-cambodia.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaThu, 02 May 2013 14:21:13 GMTScience may be the only way to keep traffic moving in the region's huge cities as car numbers continue to rise, says Crispin Maslog.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/opinions/asia-pacific-analysis-easing-megacity-congestion.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaMon, 29 Apr 2013 10:57:29 GMTA how-to video published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments explains how to turn a mobile phone into a diagnostic device.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/cellphone-microscopes-a-how-to-guide.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaMon, 15 Apr 2013 14:33:44 GMTScience could lead the fightback by French Polynesian black pearl farms hit by overproduction and the economic downturn.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/pacific-research-aims-to-boost-pearl-farms-fortunes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaThu, 11 Apr 2013 14:00:13 GMTResearchers in Algeria and Malaysia have developed new bricks made of sand and waste materials, making them cheap and eco-friendly.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/researchers-make-bricks-from-waste-desert-sand.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_southeastasiaTue, 09 Apr 2013 15:31:49 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/