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By Christopher Cottrell/Images: The Ocean Cleanup Dutch millennial entrepreneur and engineer Boyan Slat’s astounding plastic cleanup plan for the world’s oceans is exactly the sort of hopeful news people have been hungry for. Particularly the peoples of the Pacific who recoil in horror with the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—a field of plastic …

By Christopher Cottrell/ Images: Courtesy of Nick Durrer Retired Chef Nick Durrer is a long time cooking legend from Jakarta to Zhuhai. Now, he’s turning his kitchen knives for painting—literally cutting edge art. From 1972 to 2014, Nick carved out his name in kitchens across Southeast Asia and China. During …

By Peace Post Staff/ Images: Courtesy Natalya Bronzova The Himalayan spirit is strong with Russian artist and intellectual Natalya Bronzova. Especially with her latest solo painting exhibition in Manila titled “Rainbow of My Soul.” Running from June 1 to 30, 2017 at the Rockwell Club, the focus of the exhibit …

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 Peace Post Staff/ Image: UNESCO The 6th International Jazz Day is taking place on April 30, 2017 in Havana, Cuba. Hosted with world jazz ambassador Herbie Hancock, the Havana concert takes place at the Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture of …

Photo of downtown Manila By Dr. Billy Chan Happy Easter from the Peace Post family!