한식 Hansik: Food for Thought (Exhibit at Korea Corner)
| Date: | 15 July 2015 |
| Author: | Tjalling Halbertsma |
Plastic food replicas appear in the windows and display cases of restaurants and food stalls throughout Korea. Once made from wax, today they are usually made out of polyvinyl chloride plastic.
'One belt, one Road': de riskante weg?
| Date: | 07 May 2015 |
| Author: | Sanne Kamerling |
De traditionele Chinese filosofie van ‘De Weg’ (dào) krijgt in de Chinese hedendaagse context ineens een heel nieuwe betekenis. Het zeer omvangrijke implementatieplan van ‘One Belt, One Road’ (afgekort: OBOR) dat door Xi Jinping afgelopen maart op het Boao...
East Meets West: Asian and European Students Seeking 21st Century Solutions
| Date: | 01 April 2015 |
| Author: | Lise Weerden |
5440 Miles, 911 days, and a cultural difference apart from the third ASEM Rectors’ Conference (ARC3) host city, the ARC4 Students’ Forum took place in Hangzhou, China, on 23-24 March 2015. Hosted by Zhejiang University, ARC4 was co-organised by the...
Groningse campus in China: Er gaat niets boven Yantai
| Date: | 27 March 2015 |
| Author: | Tabitha Speelman |
Afgelopen woensdag ondertekende Mr. Sibrand Poppema, collegevoorzitter van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in aanwezigheid van premier Rutte een overeenkomst met de China Agricultural University uit Beijing en de Chinese stad Yantai. De RUG wil in Yantai...
EU-China Trade Disputes
| Date: | 19 February 2015 |
| Author: | Jochem de Kok |
In recent years there has been an increase in high-profile trade defense cases between the EU and China, relating to key export products like solar panels, wines, polysilicon (a raw material used by the solar panel industry) and mobile telecommunication...
CEASG - what's in a name..
| Date: | 16 December 2014 |
| Author: | Tjalling Halbertsma |
Launched in september 2013, the Centre for East Asian Studies Groningen abbreviates as CEASG. The G, for "Groningen" of course, was added to distinguish the centre from the many CEAS's already established at universities around the world.
Who wants to live forever: eating gold in Korea
| Date: | 08 December 2014 |
| Author: | Tjalling Halbertsma |
Food displays in Korea can be true works of art. Prospective diners are lured inside by life size dishes displayed at the restaurants shop window: fried noodles, bibimbap with a fried egg on top, fish soups, you name it, its all there. It looks so real...
Plastic-fantastic food: drill me a fried egg
| Date: | 08 December 2014 |
| Author: | Tjalling Halbertsma |
Having written here before about the plastic-fantastic food displays at restaurant windows, I decided to buy a set to display at the new Korea Corner of the Main Library.
Plastic-fantastic food: drill me a fried egg
| Date: | 08 December 2014 |
| Author: | Tjalling Halbertsma |
Plastic-fantastic food: drill me a fried egg please.
APEC Blue
| Date: | 27 November 2014 |
| Author: | Martin Uebele |
In the first week of November 2014 I visited Beijing to present and discuss my project proposal for an NWO VIDI career grant. It is titled "Risk and the Great Divergence: Growth and stability in historical economic development," and rests on close...