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ChillChat
The Most Important Exam in China?! Education and Examination Systems

ChillChat

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 24:44


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BFM :: The 6AM Stretch
Flexible Working Arrangements, Possible?

BFM :: The 6AM Stretch

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 26:47


We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.2:26 - Turning chairs into beds for students to nap8:22 - Flexible working arrangements, possible? 14:38 - International headlines19:47- Local headlinesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talking In Bits
059- Educating the masses ft. Stakamoto

Talking In Bits

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 83:33


In episode 59, we're back at it with our guest from Base 58, Stakamoto. We talk about: - His time in China - Education through games - Fiat programming - Houston meetups - Learning from the bitcoin community And more! If you enjoy the show, you can help support it by following, sharing, and subscribing to Talking in bits on your favorite platforms. Podcasting 2.0 value for value is the ONLY way to do this show and keep it ad-free. You can help keep that spirit alive by downloading your favorite lighting-powered podcast apps like Fountain and Breez and start streaming us some sats! If lighting is not your thing yet, no worries, you can still support the show via: Cash App: $DeFBeD or Strike. Please rate, share, and subscribe on Bitcoin TV and Podcast-Index supported apps. Thanks for all the love!

Marketplace All-in-One
China education crackdown sees private-tutoring firm sack 60,000 employees

Marketplace All-in-One

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 7:36


From the BBC World Service: That’s more than half of all employees at New Oriental, one of China’s biggest private-tutoring companies. It comes after Beijing implemented stricter rules on private education sector last summer as it tightens regulation in various industries. Plus, the Philippines is the latest Asian country to appeal to Indonesia to lift its ban on coal exports. And, people in rural Spain are campaigning for more investment and better infrastructure.

Marketplace Morning Report
China education crackdown sees private-tutoring firm sack 60,000 employees

Marketplace Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 7:36


From the BBC World Service: That’s more than half of all employees at New Oriental, one of China’s biggest private-tutoring companies. It comes after Beijing implemented stricter rules on private education sector last summer as it tightens regulation in various industries. Plus, the Philippines is the latest Asian country to appeal to Indonesia to lift its ban on coal exports. And, people in rural Spain are campaigning for more investment and better infrastructure.

On the Margin
The Roundup: JP Morgan Offers Crypto, China Education Clampdown, Evergrande Debt Reckoning

On the Margin

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2021 77:37


In this episode of On the Margin, Mike and Tyler discussed JP Morgan's new crypto stock offering, China's clampdown on education companies, and Evergrande's growing debt concerns and the potential connection to Tether. Special Note: This week we are debuting a NEW format. Give us your thoughts in the comments and let us know what you liked (or hated!) --- On the Margin is brought to you by Matrixport, Asia's fastest growing digital asset platform. With $10 billion in assets under management and custody, it provides one-stop crypto financial services with over $5 billion in average monthly trading volumes. The offerings include Cactus Custody™, spot OTC, fixed income, structured products, lending as well as asset management. Download the Matrixport App now to earn 30% APY on USDC. Learn more at https://onthemargin.link/matrixport --- Blockworks' upcoming conference Bretton Woods: The Realignment, is a 250 person exec only summit at the original Bretton Woods Hotel to discuss the future of the monetary system. Apply here to attend and learn more. https://blockworks.co/brettonwoods/margin --- If you like this episode be sure to subscribe to our newsletter at https://blockworks.co/newsletter On The Margin is brought to you by Blockworks, a financial media brand delivering breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors. For more content like On the Margin, visit http://blockworks.co/podcasts.

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AnjaTime #041 China Education in Corona-Zeiten

FrolleinFlow » AnjaTime

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020


Wie hat China sein Schulsystem von OFFLINE auf ONLINE umgestellt, als es von jetzt auf gleich in den Lockdown ging? Sehr konsequent auf jeden Fall. AnjaTime im Audio AnjaTime #041 Deine Optionen Höre es dir auf iTunes an.Streame die Folge, indem du hier klickst.Downloade die Audio-Datei, indem du hier mit der rechten Maustaste klickst und dann "Link speichern unter" wählst. AnjaTime in Farbe Weitere … Weiterlesen AnjaTime #041 China Education in Corona-Zeiten →

Global Politics
A Chinese Scholar on China

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 22:50


When talking about Chinese international politics, the loudest voices are often western ones, and the Chinese perspective is limited to official party lines. In a rare interview, Professor Zhu Feng gives his thoughts on the US/China trade war, the South China Sea, China relations with Australia, and China's activity in the South Pacific. Guest: Professor Zhu Feng (Executive Director, China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea, Nanjing University) Interviewer: Dr Euan Graham (Executive Director, La Trobe Asia) Producer: Matt Smith Recorded 23 June, 2019.

Global Politics
A Testing Friendship (Australia-China Relations #1)

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 19:03


For the most part, China has seen Australia as an especially agreeable and non-troubling partner, as a predictable American security ally but with a friendly twist. This is changing, and the pressure is intensifying for Australia to rebuild its standings with Beijing. Find out more about the La Trobe Asia Brief on Australia-China relations. https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/announcements/2019/australia-china-relations Guest: Rowan Callick (Journalist, author, advisory board member of La Trobe Asia) Follow La Trobe Asia on Twitter: www.twitter.com/latrobeasia Recorded 30 May, 2019.

Global Politics
Developing the Brahmaputra River

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 21:40


China and India share a 4000km long border, and it’s been a relationship that has had its tense moments. This situation is made all the more complicated by the Brahmaputra river - rivers recognise no borders, and its resources are always in high demand. Guest: Dr Ruth Gamble (David Myers Research Fellow, La Trobe University)

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Global Politics
Defection From North Korea

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 27:54


For most defectors the decision to leave North Korea is never an easy one, and there are major difficulties in addressing the refugee crisis. Those crossing into China risk arrest and deportation, and the safety of those left behind is often in question. Hyeonseo Lee defected from North Korea in 1997, and has since become an activist for human rights. Her memoir, The Girl with Seven Names, is a New York Times best seller. Guest: Hyeonseo Lee

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Global Politics
Ache Din

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 22:15


When Narendra Modi and the BJP won the 2014 election in India they did so under the slogan 'Achhe din aane waale hain' - Good days are coming. With an impending election, we give Modi's progress a report card. Have good days come to India? Guest: Emeritus Professor Robin Jeffrey (Politics, La Trobe University)

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Global Politics
A Land of Languages (India Rising #6)

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 30:51


There are 22 official languages in India, but more than 780 have been recognised. It can be a challenge to communicate across the country, and while the most common language is Hindi there’s communication of all sorts in a variety of dialects and scripts. Guest: Emeritus Professor Robin Jeffrey (Politics, La Trobe University) Dr Ian Woolford (Lecturer in Hindi, La Trobe University)

Global Politics
Religion and Caste (India Rising #5)

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 26:18


Religion and caste divides Indians in many ways - religion primarily between Hindu and Muslim, with Hindu further divided by a complex caste system which can influence how they work, how they live and even who they marry. While laws and social initiatives have tried to to counteract inequality and discrimination, it does still happen. Guest: Emeritus Professor Robin Jeffrey (Politics, La Trobe University)

Global Politics
Waste of a Nation (India Rising #4)

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 24:54


With a fast-growing population and aspirations to join the throwaway prosperity of the developed world, India generates vast quantities of waste, sewerage and pollution. How does it live with and deal with the problem? Guest: Emeritus Professor Robin Jeffrey (Politics, La Trobe University) Assoc. Professor Assa Doron (College of Asia and the Pacific. Australian National University)

Global Politics
Dynastic Leadership (India Rising #3)

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 15:47


The Indian National Congress party in India has mostly looked to the Nehru-Gandhi family for leadership, making them powerful figures in India’s political landscape. Four members of the family have been Prime Minister of the country, but does the current leader, Rahul Gandhi, have what it takes? Guest: Emeritus Professor Robin Jeffrey (Politics, La Trobe University).

Global Politics
Voting in the World’s Largest Democracy (India Rising #2)

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 24:12


India goes to the polls in 2019, and the popular incumbent Narendra Modi is currently favoured to retain his position. With close to a billion people eligible to vote elections in India promises to be a busy time and an organisational quagmire. Guest: Emeritus Professor Robin Jeffrey (Politics, La Trobe University).

Global Politics
A Post-Colonial Hangover (India Rising #1)

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2018 31:03


In 2017 India celebrated 70 years of independence from British rule. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the country, calling for the people to set aside their differences. "India is about peace, unity and goodwill," said Modi. "We have to take the country ahead with the determination of creating a new India." Can a new India emerge from the old? How has it been shaped by its years in the British Empire? Guest: Emeritus Professor Robin Jeffrey (Politics, La Trobe University).

Global Politics
India's Statue of Unity

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 19:14


India will soon be unveiling the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity. At 182m tall it towers over its nearest competitor by more than 50m. The statue in the Narmada district of Gujarat is of independence leader Vallabhbhai Patel. The project has been championed by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and is not without controversy. Guest: Dr Alexander Davis (New Generation Network Postdoctoral Fellow with La Trobe University and the Australian India Institute).

Global Politics
A Walk Along The Bund, Shanghai

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2018 27:09


The Bund, or Wai Tan in Chinese, is a waterfront strip in central Shanghai. It is within the former Shanghai International Settlement, and so all the buildings there have a grand colonial feeling, right across the river from the Pudong district, with some of the most modern and radical skyscrapers you’ll see. Guest: Associate Professor James Leibold (Department of Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University)

Global Politics
Is Asia on the Brink of War?

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 22:20


Asia is at a dangerous moment. China is rising fast, North Korea may be assembling more nuclear weapons, Japan is building up its military and The United States, for so long a stabilising presence in Asia, is behaving erratically. What can the world’s major powers can do to avoid an eruption of war? Guests: Associate Professor Brendan Taylor (Strategic Studies at the Australian National University, author of ‘The Four Flashpoints: How Asia Goes to War’)

Global Politics
Cooperation in Contested Asia

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2018 22:48


East Asia’s security environment is changing rapidly. China’s power and confidence is rising, the US is increasingly introspective and uncertainty abounds about its power and purpose.As a new equilibrium has yet to be established in the security order, how can middle ranking countries like Japan and Australia manage their interests? Guests: Professor Nick Bisley (Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University) Dr Rebecca Strating (Lecturer in Politics, La Trobe University)

Global Politics
Australia Needs More Asia, Less US

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018 28:14


For decades Australia’s security and economic policy has been developed based on an established regional order coming out of World War II, but we are now in turbulent times. Strong personalities and strained tensions means a change in the balance of power in the Asian region. Guest: Gareth Evans (Former politician and cabinet minister during the Hawke and Keating governments and foreign minister from 1988 to 1996. Chancellor of the Australian National University).

Global Politics
Recycling in India

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018 19:23


Waste in India is an important and visible issue, and the country is struggling to manage and process recycling. While a reported 60% of plastics are recycled the volume of garbage is immense, and much of the industry is informal. Guest: Assoc. Professor Assa Doron (College of Asia and the Pacific. Australian National University)

Global Politics
Japan's Greying Population

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 21:59


Japan is one of many countries faced with an ageing population, but the problem is quite pronounced. The world's lowest fertility rate combined with a high life expectancy gives it the oldest mean age in the world of 46.1. A third of Japanese are aged over 60, and the country's population is falling. Guest: Associate Professor Nobuhiro Aizawa (Center for Asia-Pacific Future Studies at Kyushu University).

Global Politics
Emperor Qin's Terracotta Army

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 16:22


The mausoleum of Emperor Qin is a national treasure of China, and is known throughout the world for the army of terracotta warriors that guard his final resting place. The army of terracotta warriors is vast, and we are still discovering how they are made,and how best to preserve them. Guest: Xiuzhen Li (Senior Archaeologist, Emperor Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum)

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Global Politics
When Trump Met Kim

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 13:43


On 12th June 2018 the world witnessed a peace summit between two long feuding leaders the United States president Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un. While the meeting was unprecedented but did it deliver anything worthwhile, or was it just a glorified photo-op? Guest: Dr Michael Cohen (Senior lecturer at the National Security College, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific). The author of 'When Proliferation causes Peace: The Psychology of Nuclear Crises' published by Goergetown University Press.

Global Politics
Chinese Philosophy

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2018 20:53


Chinese philosophy has a long history stretching back more than two thousand years and covers schools of thought such as Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, and Buddhism. It has had a deep influence on the cultural and political development of the nation and people of China. Guest: Professor John Makeham (Director of the China Studies Research Centre, La Trobe University).

Global Politics
Will China Have an Economic Slowdown?

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 21:55


China's economy has long been a story of success and growth, and being the second largest in the world has given it a position of power in the global economy. But could there be signs of an economic slowdown ahead of China? What steps would they have to take to safely navigate it? Guest: Professor Michael Pettis (Finance, Peking University).

Global Politics
Ageing Asia

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018 17:16


Asia’s elderly population is on track to reach a billion by 2050, and there are few governments prepared to meet this change, which will have wide social and economic consequences. Guest: Professor Thomas Klassen (Political Science at York University in Ontario, Canada).

Global Politics
China Under Surveillance

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 17:51


Any visitor to China will be acutely aware of the amount of security, and nowhere is this more visible than the nation’s capital, Beijing. Guards are frequent, Cameras are plentiful, and the electronic data mining is extensive. GUEST: Bill Birtles (China Correspondent, Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Theme music: Asian Wonders by Butterfly Tea

Global Politics
Educating China's Little Soldiers

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 20:28


The Chinese education system has had its criticisms, but many argue that it delivers, at least in the larger cities such as Shanghai and Hong Kong. Students are pushed to study, with many students attending after-school tutoring, and qualities such as respect and dedication are held to a higher standard than that of western education systems. GUEST: Lenora Chu (American journalist, author of Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve’) Theme music: Asian Wonders by Butterfly Tea

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Global Politics
Jakarta is Sinking (Asia and the Environment #4)

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 22:32


Indonesia is a sprawling nation of islands across south-east Asia, and two environmental concerns are significant – deforestation and rising sea levels. The deforestation rate is one of the highest in the world, and rising sea levels threaten much of their territory, including the capital, Jakarta. GUEST: Dr Dirk Tomsa (Senior Lecturer, Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University).

Global Politics
China's Green Leadership (Asia and the Environment #3)

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 22:55


China operates on a scale that outclasses every other country, and are taking climate change seriously. As the world’s biggest polluter many would say that this is the way it should be. But does this give China an advantage and a global platform in green leadership? And are they making the most of it? GUEST: Dr Benjamin Habib (Lecturer, Politics and International Relations, La Trobe University).

Global Politics
North Korea's Vulnerable Ecology (Asia and the Environment #2)

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 26:43


North Korea is a country that can little afford a close examination of ecological impact. The environment exists and is protected as long as it is useful as a resource to the authoritative state. Despite this it holds an important place in the mythology of the country, and retaining elements of it is useful, as long as they can be exploited. GUEST: Dr Robert Winstanley-Chesters (Research Fellow, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University) Follow Robert Winstanley-Chesters on Twitter: @rwinstanleyc Follow Benjamin Habib on Twitter: @drbenjaminhabib Follow La Trobe Asia on Twitter: @LaTrobeAsia

Global Politics
Pollution and Priorities in India (Asia and the Environment #1)

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 25:02


India struggles with environmental imperatives. Its cities have the worst air pollution in the world, its iconic rivers are, in some places, literally dead and human development pressures will often override concerns of the natural environment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made commitments to clean up India, but can he follow through with his promises? Are there more invested interests in pushing forward with industrial projects, and does India's environment have the time to be neglected? GUEST: Professor Amita Baviskar, (Sociologist, Economic Institute of Growth, Delhi). Follow La Trobe Asia on Twitter: @LaTrobeAsia

Global Politics
China Ascendant with Kevin Rudd

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 23:50


With China's emergence as a power of the first rank it has changed the Asian region and indeed the world. It has reordered established patterns of trade and investment, unsettled a longstanding balance of power in Asia, and brought old historical antagonisms to the surface. As President Xi Jinping consolidates his power, China increasingly presents a confident and at times assertive face to the wider world. But what does China want from its region? How much change would this represent? What options exist for Australia to influence how the People's Republic comports itself on the wider global stage? GUEST: The Hon. Kevin Rudd (Former Prime Minister of Australia, President of the Asia Society Policy Unit). Follow Kevin Rudd on Twitter: @krudd Follow Nick Bisley on Twitter: @NickBisley Follow La Trobe Asia on Twitter: @LaTrobeAsia

Global Politics
Rethinking Education in China

Global Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2017 24:10


Western countries are impressed by the performance of China's schools in international tests and search for the secrets of their success, but are we overlooking the punishing nature of elite schooling in China and its role in increasing inequality? Guest: Professor Edward Vickers (Comparative Education, Kyushu University), co-author of Education and Society in Post-Mao China (Routledge 2017).

Asia Rising
#83 Rethinking Education in China

Asia Rising

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2017 24:10


Western countries are impressed by the performance of China's schools in international tests and search for the secrets of their success, but are we overlooking the punishing nature of elite schooling in China and its role in increasing inequality? Guest: Professor Edward Vickers (Comparative Education, Kyushu University), co-author of Education and Society in Post-Mao China (Routledge 2017). Follow La Trobe Asia on Twitter: @LaTrobeAsia

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