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Tag Archives: Southeast Asia
U.S. May Risk Conflict With China Over South China Sea
The Wall Street Journal reports on the potential for conflict between the US and China over China’s actions to assert its sovereignty in the South China Sea: After repeated and unheeded warnings to China to halt its massive reclamation works … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Indonesia, Japan, ocean territory, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Spratly Islands, territorial dispute, the People's Republic of China, the Phillipines, the United States, US, Vietnam
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Get ready for future crisis in food production in Southeast Asia
This article on the Jakarta Post website discusses the factors threatening food production in Southeast Asia: Apart from the recent storms and typhoons that have ravaged Southeast Asian agriculture and food production since Cyclone Nargis in 2008, it is hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Burma, cyclones, floods, Hagupit, loss of food production, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nargis, rice, Southeast Asia, Thailand, typhoons, Vietnam
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Mudslides, flash floods kill at least 53 in Philippines
Reuters reports on the situation in the Phillipines as the widespread phenomenon of rains and flooding that has affected many parts of the world this winter takes its toll on the South-East of Asia: Flash floods and mudslides have killed … Continue reading
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Tagged Bohol, Cebu, flash floods, Jangmi, Phillipines, rains, Southeast Asia, Surigao del Sur, tropical storm, Typhoon
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