* * * * * “Asia’s Challenge 2020” What is the most important challenge facing Asia over the next decade? Why? What should be done about it? Unhealthy development: a lack of values education and personal generosity CHIM Chamroeun Do we really have enough will to come together and cope with challenges? Let us have a look at this metaphor of our body which consists of trillions of cells. “A main purpose of a cell is to organize. Cells hold a variety of pieces and each cell has a different
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purpose of colonialism include economic exploitation of the colony¡¯s natural resources‚ creation of new markets for the colonizer‚ and extension of the colonizer¡¯s way of life beyond its national borders¡± ( ). This definition fails include creation economic development weaker nations. The meaning of Japanese colonialism is the development of an advanced economic structure in the inferior‚ underdeveloped country of Korea. In this essay‚ I will argue that during Japanese colonialism in Korea‚ Japan
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ACTIVE VOLCANOES IN ASIA Asia contains 60 percent of the world’s population and some of the most active volcanoes. The region has a varied geography from the jungles of Indonesia to the deserts of Saudi Arabia. Volcanoes of Afghanistan : Afghanistan has a complex geology and tectonic history. Active volcanoes are located in eastern afghanistan‚ in a region that marks the collision zone with the Indian plate. The country contains mostly rugged mountains‚ with plains in north and southwest
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The Geopolitics of South Asia From Early Empires to the Nuclear Age Graham P. Chapman Centre for Advanced Study‚ Oslo‚ Norway Professor Emeritus of Geography‚ Lancaster University‚ UK From Chapter 14 The Greater Game The New Security Agenda The United Nations Development Programme in 1997 outlined the seven areas of new security; economic‚ nutritional‚ health‚ environmental‚ personal‚ community and political. Since then the more crystallised term ‘New Security Agenda’ has been pushing
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Africa The countries of Mozambique‚ Mali‚ Eritrea‚ Ghana‚ Uganda‚ Benin‚ Botswana‚ Ethiopia‚ Ivory Coast‚ and Tanzania are trying to find new ways to stabilize the human and natural resources that are so important. They are trying to make models of development despite the crumbling of the other countries. With the hard work that these countries have put forth‚ they are building a nation based on the prosperity and the security that they are willing to work hard for‚ and building a nation based
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War II‚ women in Southeast Asia were having an average of more than five children each‚ and there was a widespread of a “population explosion” in the region. Similar to other parts of the world‚ the baby boom trend also existed in this region as Southeast Asia countries are also slowly recovering from the results of the war and momentum is gaining for independence and economic development. Today‚ however‚ birth rates are reversed‚ especially in developed countries in Asia such as Singapore‚ Taiwan
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Deforestation of South-East Asia The effects deforestation is having on south-east Asia are dizzying. Rapid development since the siege of Khe-Sanh in Vietnam (1968) and surrounding nations of the Mekong region has caused widespread destruction of their forests. Many of these areas are switching trees for coffee bushes‚ threatening the extraordinary biodiversity that holds around 1‚700 different species. These trees are cut down for the furniture export market. Also‚ forests are being wiped out
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caused and is going to continue cause a fall in FDI in Asian countries. In the following paragraphs‚ the role of FDI in the rise of Asia and the impact of global recession on future FDI in these Asian countries would be described in detail. And several examples such as Korea‚ Vietnam and China would be made to support the description. 1. Role of FDI in the rise of Asia: The past two decades have witness a significant economic growth in many Asian countries with a development of their foreign investment
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Introduction After world war II‚ Western Europe started to rebuild its economies. For this they need labour‚ which they drawn from less developed countries. Since then the volume of international migration has grown and change in characteristic. There are two phases‚ first phase was from 1945 to early 1970s and 2nd phase from 1970s to late twenty and early twenty first century (Castle and Miller‚ 2009 p.96). Neoclassical theory explain the causes of migration and its main focus is on economic
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Three general patterns of settlements can be commonly identified throughout the regions of Southeast Asia‚ depending on how well each country or area in the country are developed. The patterns of settlements show how buildings are arranged in the settlements. The three types of settlement patterns are: 1. Clustered Clustered settlements are formulated by buildings being grouped together in a compact area due to rural conditions that resources such as water and electricity can be shared Some countries
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