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South East Asia: Frictions in The South China Sea – Chinese Strategic Mistake.

An Analysis by Anis Bajrektarevic On the eastern, ascendant flank of Eurasian continent, the Chinese vertigo economy is overheated and too-well integrated in the petrodollar system. Beijing, presently, cannot contemplate or afford to allocate any resources in a search for an alternative. (The Sino economy is low-wage- and labor intensive- centered. Chinese revenues are heavily [...]

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Cambodia: Asia’s Architectural Treasures ‘Vanishing’.

The top 10 endangered sites in Asia, according to the Global Heritage Fund, are: 1. Ayutthaya in Thailand, a former Siamese capital known as the “Venice of the East.” 2. Fort Santiago in the Philippines. 3. Kashgar, one of the last preserved Silk Road cities in China. 4. Mahasthangarh, one of South Asia’s earliest archeological [...]

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ASEAN: Chinese influence runs deep in Cambodia.

Hu Jintao wants Cambodia help on China Sea dispute, pledges aid. Is China buying Cambodia’s silence? China’s influence runs deep in Cambodia as the government depends heavily on Chinese aid as well as economic and political cooperation. China’s President Hu Jintao (L) and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) sit for a witness during a [...]

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Cambodia under pressure in the South China Sea dispute.

—————————————————————— While Cambodia is preparing for the ASEAN meeting, there is a movement pushing Cambodia – which recently became the chair of ASEAN – to bring up the South China Sea dispute to the table for discussion and resolution. However, China, Cambodia’s “friend” and major donor, does not want the ASEAN to discuss this problem. [...]

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Cambodia: South China Sea a a glance.

As Cambodia chairs ASEAN, South China sea becomes a thorn in the eyes of the Southeast Asian country. It has to perform its role well as the ASEAN chair and at the same time to make sure China, its biggest donor will not be dissatisfied with it. What area does the South China Sea cover? [...]

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Cmbodia: Siem Reap to Cebu Flights from April 2012.

Cebu Pacific to use air rights to Cambodia starting April 19. Budget carrier Cebu Pacific will be mounting flights to Siem Reap, Cambodia by April 19. This makes it the first to do so after local airlines were granted rights to shuttle passengers into the Southeast Asian neighbor Cambodia.  Read more: http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&title=Cebu-Pacific-to-use-air-rights-to-Cambodia-starting-April&id=45726 http://alfredmeier.me/2011/12/28/cambodia-cheap-flights-to-the-philippines/

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Cambodia: Cheap Direct Flights to the Philippines?

Philippines to establish direct air link with Cambodia. Soon direct connections? The Philippine airlines will soon fly straight to destinations in Cambodia, one of the few members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that do not have direct air links with the Philippines. The Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) gave four airlines the [...]

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Asia: Ancient Portuguese Map from 1500.

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ASEAN: Wen Jiabao’s Statetement.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Friday delivered a statement at the China-ASEAN summit on Indonesia’s Bali island. Following some interesting text excerpts. Read the full text of the Statement by H.E. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, here. Statement by H.E. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of [...]

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Die Türken kommen.

Die Türkei spielt auf der weltpolitischen Ebene eine immer aktivere Rolle, nicht zuletzt wegen ihrer ausserordentlichen geopolitischen Lage an der Schnittstelle zu Europa, Afrika und Asien. Und so ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass parallel dazu, vor allem hier in Asien, auf türkische Kultur, sprich Filmkultur. aufmerksam gemacht wird. Neben Phnom Penh fand das viertägige Filmfestival [...]

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