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By Christopher Cottrell// Image: American Chamber of Commerce for South China Guangzhou based Dr. Harley Seyedin, president of the American Chamber of Commerce for South China, is a legend in the region. As an entrepreneur and philanthropist, he has been a pillar of Guangzhou and South China for well over …

By Peace Post Staff/ Images: UNICEF HK The “Little Artists Big Dreams” drawing contest by UNICEF HK this past weekend raised over HK$1 million. Over 1,000 children and their parents came out for the event to create pictures in advance of Mother’s Day. With a single donation of HK$800,000 from title …

By Peace Post Staff/ Image: Christopher Cottrell The Sino-Luso International Medical Forum Series 37 is bringing a strong healthcare delegation to Beijing and Macau. Doctors and health officials from Brazil, Portugal, Cape Verde, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Macau will hold symposiums and workshops in Beijing from May 18th -20th, …

By Peace Post Staff/ Image: UNICEF Whether by direct war or standoffs, more than 25 million children worldwide are missing school because of armed conflict. According to UNICEF Chief of Education Josephine Bourne, “At no time is education more important than in time of war. Without education, how will children …

By Peace Post Staff/ Image: University of Hong Kong Researchers at the University of Hong Kong have devised a revolutionary laser—with far reaching applications from disease diagnosis to basic scientific research. Pioneered by Dr. Kevin Tsia, Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong, …

By Christopher Cottrell/ Images: Peace Post “We don’t have anything like this back in Portugal,” says Prof. Madalena Patricio, Director of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Lisbon and former president of Association of Medical Education of Europe (AMEE). Before her are several medical simulation training machines—from sonograms to …

By Christopher Cottrell and Ralph Novotney/ Images: Peace Post The thirty-sixth Sino-Luso International Medical Forum opened last night with the signing of major medical MOUs. These MOUs entail cooperation with high skills medical education, simulation training, and faculty and student exchanges between Macau, Portugal, and Australia. And, like the past …

PRESS RELEASE: The 36th Sino-Luso International Medical Forum in Macau from March 30 – April 2 2017 is titled, “Best Practice in Medical Education and Surgical Skills.” President of the Forum Prof. Manson Fok comments, “It is my pleasure to welcome international and local healthcare providers to this special medical …

By Christopher Cottrell /Photo Credits: Sino Luso International Medical Forum Doctors from Macau, Hong Kong, and Taipei joined together in Macau to address poison treatment, including auto accidents where drug driving was involved. Over 120 Macau medical frontline providers were organized by the the Sino Luso International Medical Forum led …

High tech medicine and training called for by 2030 By Christopher Cottrell / Photo Credits: Christopher Cottrell The time for a new era of advanced global medical training is now. That was the message at the 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion in Shanghai held in late November. Indeed, according …