scholarly journals Clinical application of traditional herbal medicine in five countries and regions: Japan; South Korea; Mainland China; Hong Kong, China; Taiwan, China

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liming Chen ◽  
Yanling Fu ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Sijia Zhao ◽  
Qing Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Clinical Application ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Traditional Herbal Medicine

scholarly journals Effective COVID-19 Control: A Comparative Analysis of the Stringency and Timeliness of Government Responses in Asia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8686
Author(s):  
Shu Chen ◽  
Lei Guo ◽  
Taghred Alghaith ◽  
Di Dong ◽  
Mohammed Alluhidan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Health System ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Initial Response ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
System Control ◽  
East And Southeast Asia ◽  
Study Sites

Aim: Many governments in East and Southeast Asia responded promptly and effectively at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Synthesizing and analyzing these responses is vital for disease control evidence-based policymaking. Methods: An extensive review of COVID-19 control measures was conducted in selected Asian countries and subregions, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Japan, and Vietnam from 1 January to 30 May 2020. Control measures were categorized into administrative, public health, and health system measures. To evaluate the stringency and timeliness of responses, we developed two indices: the Initial Response Index (IRI) and the Modified Stringency Index (MSI), which builds on the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT). Results: Comprehensive administrative, public health, and health system control measures were implemented at the onset of the outbreak. Despite variations in package components, the stringency of control measures across the study sites increased with the acceleration of the outbreak, with public health control measures implemented the most stringently. Variations in daily average MSI scores are observed, with Mainland China scoring the highest (74.2), followed by Singapore (67.4), Vietnam (66.8), Hong Kong (66.2), South Korea (62.3), Taiwan (52.1), and Japan (50.3). Variations in IRI scores depicting timeliness were higher: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Singapore acted faster (IRI > 50.0), while Japan (42.4) and Mainland China (4.2) followed. Conclusions: Timely setting of stringency of the control measures, especially public health measures, at dynamically high levels is key to optimally controlling outbreaks.

Dialectical Thinking and Attitudes toward Action/Inaction Beyond East Asia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ethan Zell ◽  
Rong Su ◽  
Dolores Albarracín
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
South Korea ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Previous Theory ◽  
Dialectical Thinking

Previous research has focused primarily on assessing dialectical thinking among respondents in representative East Asian and Western nations (e.g., China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States). This chapter examines how dialectical thinking varies across 19 nations/subnations spanning four continents. Consistent with previous theory, dialectical thinking was highest in East Asian societies, such as mainland China, Hong Kong, and Japan. Dialectical thinking was lowest in Guatemala, Turkey, and Italy. Further, both individual and nation-level dialecticism significantly predicted attitudes toward action and inaction. That is, both cultural groups and individuals high in dialectical thinking evidenced greater balance and moderation in attitudes toward action and inaction than cultural groups and individuals low in dialectical thinking. Given that dialectical thinking exists to some degree in a variety of cultures, factors that cultivate dialecticism in both East Asian and Western cultures are addressed. The chapter concludes with discussion of avenues for future research examining patterns of dialectical thinking across the globe.

scholarly journals A retrospective review of Chinese translated name of schizophrenia (in Chinese)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Saturn Chen
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Retrospective Review ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Name Change

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects a person’s ability to feel, think, and behave clearly. Since 1935, schizophrenia was translated into Chinese as Jing Shen Fen Lie Zheng, which literally explained as “mind splitting disease”. However, such a translation fails to reflect the truth of this mental disorder, and it has evident stigma. It is argued in this article that a new Chinese name is required for Schizophrenia in mainland China. In fact, in recent years, some countries and regions have already changed the translation name for schizophrenia. For instance, Japan has changed the name from “Seishin-Bunretsu-Byo” (Mind-split-disease) to “Togo-Shitcho-Sho” (Integration disorder); South Korea has changed the name from “Jeongshin-bunyeol-byung”(Mind-split-disorder) to “Johyun-byung” (attunement disorder). In Hong Kong and Taiwan, this name has been changed from “Jing Shen Fen Lie Zheng”to “Si Jue Shi Tiao Zheng” (dysfunction of thought and perception). Studies have demonstrated that such a change brought many benefits. It is suggested that the psychiatrists in the mainland China can learn from others’ experiences and promote the name change of schizophrenia. It is argued in this article that the name of “Si Jue Shi Tiao Zheng” is a proper option.

China and World Trade

2010 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. F25-F26
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
South Korea ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Domestic Demand ◽  
Sharp Rise ◽  
External Demand ◽  
Asian Economies ◽  
European Economies ◽  
Global Growth

The revival in global growth in the second quarter of last year can be traced to a sharp rise in domestic demand in mainland China, as well as Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. While GDP increased in Germany, France and Japan as well, growth in these economies relied on a rise in external demand, whereas domestic demand in these countries continued to decline. The rise in Asian domestic demand has been strongly supported by a series of fiscal packages. The scope of stimulus packages introduced in the larger Asian economies dwarfs the size of packages introduced in most European economies, averaging 4–5 per cent of GDP.

Trade Ties between Hong Kong and Mainland China

Asian Survey ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 820-839
Author(s):  
Patrick Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Mainland China

The Irresistible Rise of Asian Cinema 1

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Pratley
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Motion Pictures ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
New Wave ◽  
World Today ◽  
The World ◽  
Production Activity ◽  
Exciting Development ◽  
Asian Cinema

PRODUCTION ACTIVITY It was not so many years ago it seems when speaking of motion pictures from Asia meant Japanese films as represented by Akira Kurosawa and films from India made by Satyajit Ray. But suddenly time passes and now we are impressed and immersed in the flow of films from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, South Korea, the Philippines, with Japan a less significant player, and India and Pakistan more prolific than ever in making entertainment for the mass audience. No one has given it a name or described it as "New Wave," it is simply Asian Cinema -- the most exciting development in filmmaking taking place in the world today. In China everything is falling apart yet it manages to hold together, nothing works yet it keeps on going, nothing is ever finished or properly maintained, and yes, here time does wait for every man. But as far...

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