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Affairs which may erode trust in the mass media have recently happened one after another. They were not management or sales scandals, but ones casting a doubt on the manner of gathering and reporting news, which are the core operation of the mass media. Many of them were caused by publishing companies and TV stations.

Read more of the article entitled 'Publishing Companies and TV stations: The Structure of Problematic News Reporting'

The following quotation is part of the explanation about the new trial process that a judge gave to people who had been selected as citizen judges in a mock court simulating a trial by citizen judges in which I was involved:

Read more of the article entitled 'Public Involvement in Judiciary: “Citizen Judges” Play the Leading Part'

Before the Japanese economy rapidly grew, there was an obvious difference between urban (e.g., cities and towns) and rural areas in Japan. When the modern municipality system was established in Japan in 1889, even districts which were regarded not as cities, but as towns had small but condensed urban areas.

Read more of the article entitled 'Polar Opposite Values: Considering Depopulated Areas '

The School of Design of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University launches the "Masters of Mask" Exhibition today (23 June) on campus to showcase a collection of innovative facemasks designed by its students on a master programme. The designs tackle issues of Asian size and fit, material technology, branding strategy and public health policy

Read more of the article entitled 'Press Release - PolyU design students showcase creative facemasks for Asian population'

The "Youreable" Fashion Design 2009 event, organized by the Troels H. Povlsen Care Apparel Centre under the Institute of Textiles and Clothing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has come to a fruitful close. The event provides the elderly and the disabled with an opportunity to unleash their talents in fashion design and apparel making.

Read more of the article entitled 'Press Release - PolyU honours awardees of the "Youreable" Fashion Design'