Global exchange of ideas in Penang
* Commonwealth of World Chinatowns (CWC) Conference 2025 showcases five days of interactive dialogue * Features international speakers who share their research
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Launch of New Asia Currents
NEW ASIA CURRENTS (NAC), the media platform for the Commonwealth of World Chinatowns (CWC) was officially launched on Sept 6,
Breathing new life into Penang’s heritage godowns
The Courtyard@Beach Street is where history meets flavour in the heart of George Town’s UNESCO core zone * From
Penang bridges ancient voyages and future frontiers
Commonwealth of World Chinatowns (CWC) Conference 2025 serve as gateways to global conversations on scientific, cultural, and cosmic endeavours By
Tracing Zheng He's forgotten voyage to the Americas
* Revisiting the global map using cartographic evidence of early Chinese knowledge of the Americas * Archaeological and architectural traces of Chinese
Rediscovering Sundaland: A sunken world beneath Southeast Asia
Leading proponent of the Sundaland hypothesis, Dr Danny Hilman Natawidjaja shares why this submerged Ice Age continent could reshape our
Pioneers of exploration and innovation
* Zheng He and Leonardo da Vinci were two legendary figures whose achievements changed the world * Zheng He expanded China’s
Unlocking water’s secrets
* Prof Gerald Pollack’s Fourth Phase of Water (EZ Water) reveals a structured, negatively charged state of water that forms