从“良知’’到“孔矩’’：论阳明后学三教合一 观之衍变 = From ‘Inner knowledge’ to ‘Confucian rules’ : evolution of 'three teaching in one' discourses among Yangming scholars by 魏月萍Ngoi, Guat Peng

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Islam and democracy: conflicts and congruence by Islam, Md Nazrul, Islam, Md Saidul

“…The publication of The Clash of Civilizations by American scholar Samuel Huntington, in which he presented a controversial argument about a cultural divide and clash between the Islamic world and the West, pushed the debate even further. …”
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从《英译离骚》看林文庆的翻译动机及手段 = On Lim Boon Keng's translation motive and approach : using "The Li Sao" as an example by 洪亿隽 Hong, Yijun

“…Lim Boon Keng is a well-known Singaporean scholar, educator and politician. However, as people focus on his contributions in education and politics, many have neglected his achievements in the field of translation. …”
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从荒域到V城：王韬和董启章的香港故事与男性建构 = Stories of Hong Kong : a masculinity perspective on Wang Tao and Dung Kai Cheung’s writings by 許维贤 Hee, Wai Siam

“…"Tell a more detailed story of Hong Kong people," the late Qing Dynasty scholar Wang Tao, and a hundred years later facing the reunification in 1997, Dung Kai Passing Flickers story between seemingly unrelated, in fact, these two generations are writing Hong Kong's text not only to provide Hong Kong from Wang Tao "shortage domain" development to today Dung Kai 's "V city" of the urban experience, also is sufficient to show Chinese men construct (Chinese Masculinity) in Hong Kong are undergone transformation from "a more male than female, mining yin yang" to go yang yin tonic trend change to a woman ".…”
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God Bless Singapore : Feng Shui masters' views on Singapore prosperity by Lee, Mandy

“…Through this paper, I aim to show that to Feng Shui masters and the Singapore’s population, Feng Shui theories can be an alternative argument for Singapore’s economic prosperity or at least fill in the gaps in which scholars cannot explain for. I argue that these Feng Shui theories help to ease the scepticism among citizens who felt that scholars and governmental explanations were simply insufficient to explain for Singapore’s prosperity.  …”
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Towards developmental world Englishes by Bolton, Kingsley, Graddol, David, Meierkord, Christiane

“…Over the last three decades scholars promoting the world Englishes paradigm (WE) have worked towards establishing a more positive attitude towards international varieties of English. …”
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广东自梳女 ：女性的独身现象及其辨析 = An analysis and study of Kwangtung Tzu-shu nü : the phenomenon of female celibacy by 蔡舒岚 Cai, Shulan

“…Tzu Shu Nü, the special female group in the early nineteenth to the early twentieth century of Canton Delta China, has been the concern of many scholars and researchers. Those discussions included the scholars from Western countries, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia such as Singapore. …”
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Citizen Participation in the Budget Process and Local Government Accountability: Case Studies of Organizational Learning from the United States and South Korea by Kim, Soojin, Schachter, Hindy Lauer

“…Although the analysis finds representativeness problems in both cases, scholars, administrators, and citizen advocates should have an interest in the narratives on how cities construct and refine processes that can improve citizen-administrator information exchange.…”
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Does Confucian ethics integrate care ethics and justice ethics? : the case of Mencius by Li, Chenyang

“…In recent years, scholars of Confucian ethics have debated on important issues such as whether Confucian ethics embraces, or should embrace, universal values and impartiality. …”
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A Psychoanalytical Interpretation of Ying-ying’s Contradiction by Qu, Jingyi, Tay, Qin Xuan

“…Poems composed based on their love affair also reveal the social role of scholars under the reality principle, the underlying basis for the desertion of Ying-ying. …”
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Strategic Public Management for Financial Condition: Focus on Fund Balances of School Districts by Kim, Soojin, Ryu, Sangyub

“…Scholars have emphasized the roles of strategic public management and the financial condition but little is known about the link between the two. …”
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How do Western exchange students in Thailand manage their farang predicament? by Tan, Melissa Hui Shan.

“…Though there exist scholarly research pointing to the conspicuity of farang racism in Thailand, little has been done to understand its actual impact on the lived experiences of white westerners there. …”
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World Englishes and linguistic landscapes by Bolton, Kingsley

“…The study of English and other languages in urban public signage has drawn the attention of anthropologists, cultural theorists, and various scholars in sociolinguistics, many of whom have contributed to a body of research on the topic of ‘linguistic landscapes’. …”
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A Singapore way of life : an investigation into kiasu-ism as a way of life. by Ooi, Jackie Jie Qi.

“…Therefore, despite kiasu-ism being associated with negative connotations, Singaporeans are still reluctant or unable to move away from it. Although many scholars have presented various analyses on the causes and effects of kiasu-ism, there has been a lack of focus on discovering the rationales behind such reluctance or inability. …”
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Turns and increments : a comparative perspective by Luke, Kang-Kwong., Thompson, Sandra A., Ono, Tsuyoshi.

“…Then, the article summarizes and reviews Schegloff's recent publications and presentations, which revisited this problem, as well as contributions on the same theme by scholars using data from a variety of languages and settings. …”
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A study on the poetry of Shen Quanqi and Song Zhiwen. by Kau, Kun Chui.

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The postponement of marriage from the perspectives of young educated women. by Cheong, Cai Ping.

“…While the government rolls out policies to address the increasing trend of delaying marriage and declining fertility, it has not been successful. Particularly, scholars postulated that attitudes of young adults towards marriage are key factors leading to such trend. …”
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论范晔《后汉书》群像列传之“论赞” = Study on Fan Ye’s “Lun” and “Zan” of selected collective biographies in history of Eastern Han by 关天辰 Guan, Tianchen, 曲景毅 Qu, Jingyi

“…This article focuses on “Lun” (comment) and “Zan” (compliment) of Biographies of Confucian Scholars儒林传, Biographies of Writers文苑传and Biographies of Partisan Prohibitions党锢传, to discuss Fan Ye's proposition on Confucianism, literature and historiography.…”
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Longevity, aging, and caloric restriction : Clive Maine McCay and the construction of a multidisciplinary research program by Park, Hyung Wook

“…It became a multidisciplinary research program that attracted scholars from a variety of scientific and medical disciplines. …”
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Review of doctoral research in English language education in the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia (2007–2010) by Rubdy, Rani., Tupas, T. Ruanni F., Villareal, Corazon D., David, Maya Khemlani., Dumanig, Francisco Perlas.

“…Thus, there is an urgent need for more nuanced attention to socio-cultural factors that impact on English language education in the three countries under review, which, in turn, can help scholars produce new knowledge that can contribute to academic conversations in the field.…”
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