Focus: Shanghai forum 2007 economic globalization and the choice of asia -- Interview : a michael spence, 2001 nobel memorial prize in economics, senior fellow at the hoover institution; Philip H. Knight professor emeritus of management -- Interview: Winston peters, minister of foreign affairs -- Interview: John P. Holdren -- ARC News: Peking university celebrates its 109th anniversary -- Plans to support twenty-two research projects, five publications, and one conference in 2007 -- Renmin university of china visited by premier of china -- The 5th asia communication & media forum to focus on olympics and sports communication -- 2007 fudan-beida forum on asian studies : welcoming the new era of asian development -- How dissemination of buddhism has affected the northeast asian culture -- Research proposals on soil bioremediation and coral restoration -- National conference on corrosion and metal protection with economic integration -- Study on Khmer traditional medicine in preach vinegar and mondolkiri provinces -- Research projects including study to find out about indigeous ethnic group in northern laos.