File photo shows ousted former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, Sept 29, 2015

My daughter came here when she was only 4 years oldWhat's the most memorable experience you've had in China? The friendliness of the people

That is a great problem in the West, and I feel it is becoming more prevalent in ChinaSmith Memorial Award and the prestigious David Craig Medal for ChemistrySociety has become much more insular, and people are more focused on themselves and their toys

To turn your back on that and just focus on applications is the demise of science and technologyHow do you view China's role in today's world? China needs to become a world leader and inspire other countries, particularly in terms of friendship and cooperation to show countries how not to be bullies, but how to be friends

To have real development in the applied scientific fields, we need to continue funding the core science underpinning it

Being at that meeting made us scientists feel like we were contributing to China and, in turn, to the worldTOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced at a press conference on Monday that he will dissolve the House of Representatives when it convenes Thursday to pave way for a general election next month

The prime minister cited the need to seek a fresh mandate to overcome "a national crisis" caused by "the biggest challenge facing Japan, which is the population aging and low birthrate," as well as security challengesAbe has been under fire for his connection with nationalist private school operator Moritomo Gakuen, which purchased a piece of state-owned land in Osaka for only a fraction of the market price

He said that he would seek mandate from the people for shifting the usage of part of the revenue generated by a consumption tax hike that has been delayed until 2019 from paying debt to welfare policiesHe added that the reason Abe cited for dissolving the lower house is not convincing, and that the prime minister is just trying to avoid further grilling on favoritism scandals

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