Tag Archives : Vietnam

For those of you who have ever visited the South Asian countries of India, China and Vietnam, you would be well versed in the concept of a rickshaw. A 100% ecofriendly means of public transportation that is powered by pure kinetic energy. Now, taking the highly underrated kinetic energy into the equation, innovative designer, Jacek Holubowicz, has [...]

Although suffering a steady and growing censorship, more and more Chinese use the Internet to express their opinion using the great ease to write good articles, and at the same time circumvent government control. “The Chinese bloggers are the smartest in the world. In addition to writing a good and interesting article, they should think how to [...]

Aflatoxin is included in a class of organic compounds called polyketides. Polyketides provide the building blocks for both carcinogens and some of the most significant drugs. ‘The toxin wreaks havoc on a cancer-preventing gene in humans called p53. Without p53 protecting the body, aflatoxin can compromise immunity, interfere with metabolism, and [...]

The Vietnam War showed the world ‘the futility of Western powers using force in somebody else’s country.’ The US learned some hard lessons from the failure. Today, ‘Vietnam haunts Barack Obama as he decides what to do in Afghanistan’ which he calls the ‘war of necessity.’ The US counter-insurgency strategy, while ‘seeking to exorcise [...]