Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand 
why the old poets of China went so far
and high 
into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

News @ UP Asian Center

The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman, is looking for one (1) Senior Office Aide. The deadline for applications is 12 May 2026. This is open to the public. Requirements must be submitted to the UP Asian Center Administrative Office.

The UP Asian Center will be holding a seminar-workshop, Professional and Business English: Email Etiquette and Workplace Communication Standards, on 13 and 14 May 2026, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center. The event is exclusively for the Asian Center Staff.

The UP Asian Center in partnership with the UP Center for International Studies and the UP Department of Euoropean Languages will be holding the Public Lecture, "The ASEAN-European Union Dialogue Partnership Turning 50," on 6 May 2026, 10:30 to 12:30 AM (GMT+8), at the ASEAN and Japan Halls, Hall of Wisdom, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

The UP Asian Center in partnership with the UP Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, the UP Korea Research Center will be holding the Hybrid Special Lecture, " Science Diplomacy and the Future of Korea-Philippines Partnership," on 28 April 2026, 10:30 to 11:30 AM (GMT+8), at the ASEAN and Japan Halls, Hall of Wisdom, Asian Center, UP Diliman. The event is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.

The UP Asian Center will be holding the onsite lecture "Climb Your Everest: Leadership, Resilience, and Women’s Empowerment in a Changing Worldon 7 May 2026, 1:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register online.. The event is free and open to the public, but signing in to a (free) Zoom account is required.