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In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we asked members of MoFo’s Technology Transactions Group (TTG) from across our offices to share their thoughts on the month-long celebration, their advice for the next generation of law students, and why they feel diversity is crucial to providing innovative solutions for our clients. Established in 1883, MoFo’s San …

How can old traditional crafts be promoted among the young, technology-driven generation? In this week’s Futuris, Euronews spoke with Xenophon Zabulis, a computer scientist at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas in Greece, to find out about the innovative ideas they have come up with to engage today’s youth with some past traditions. Some of …

Chung-Ang University’s Prof. Rhee Boa and her students Kim Kyung-joong, Park Ji-soo, Bae Soo-hyun and Lee Young-joo presented a media showcase “From Tangible to Intangible: A Media Showcase of Kisa chin p’yori chinch’an uigwe” at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in London, the UK, making valuable contributions to promoting Korea’s cultural heritage. The …

Image copyright Beth Timmins Image caption Bolortsetseg Minjin is on a mission to protect and celebrate the Gobi’s fossil treasures Eighty million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period, Mongolia’s Gobi Desert was a dinosaur’s paradise of vast valleys, freshwater lakes and a humid climate. Mammal-eating velociraptors, lizard-hipped sauropods and spike-armoured ankylosaurs could have been spotted …

Image copyright EPA Image caption Shuri Castle was previously destroyed during World War Two A fire has ripped through Shuri Castle, a World Heritage Site in Okinawa, Japan, destroying the main building. Firefighters have been battling the flames since early on Thursday. No injuries have been reported so far. The castle, built about 500 years …

click to enlarge Photo courtesy Big Bounce America Jump up, jump up and get down. (Ask your parents about that reference, millennials). You don’t have to be a kid to participate in one of the biggest …

Image copyright Forestry Commission Image caption Bellever Woods, Devon Tiffany Francis-Baker sits on a mossy tree trunk in the soft golden light of a woodland glade, discussing the role of forests in the British psyche. “The woods are a scary place often in old fairytale literature,” says the writer-in-residence at the Forestry Commission. “You didn’t …

Image copyright Loop Images Image caption The Lovell Telescope forms the centrepiece of the Jodrell Bank site Jodrell Bank Observatory has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. It has been at the forefront of astronomical research since its inception in 1945 and tracked US and Russian craft during the space race. The site in …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe ancient city has undergone major restoration work over the past decade, in order to undo some of the damage done by Saddam Hussein and, later, US troops The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Iraq has been lobbying since …

EUROPE Porto Taste Porto’s tours are rooted in fundamental beliefs about the gastronomic scene in Portugal’s second city. First, Portuenses like to keep things simple: so, no fusion experiments. Second, it’s as much about the people behind the food, as the food itself. “Food is an expression of culture,” says US-born Carly Petracco, who founded …