the populations which inhabited the country, or a geographical region which the country belonged, at the time of conquest or colonization or the establishment of present State boundaries and who, irrespective of their legal status, retained some or all of their socioeconomic, cultural, and political...
Continuity, change and the ever-increasing diversity of an already colourful region are examined in the context of economic transformation over the last several decades.Ronald HillAllen & UnwinHill, R.D. 2002. Southeast Asia: People, land and economy. Allen & Unwin, Crow's Nest, NSW....
YANGON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Aye Aye Win, a 51-year-old woman from a village in Myanmar's delta region of Ayeyawady, is joyfully doing good deeds at a family reunion during the Myanmar New Year holiday. She said that doing good things would bring good results and determine the qualit...
MANILA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 4.7 million people in Southeast Asia into extreme poverty in 2021, as 9.3 million jobs disappeared, compared with a baseline no-COVID scenario, said an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on Wednesday. According to the Manil...
Landmark commitment supports the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025 to build an AI-readytalentpoolin theregion Read this inThaiandBahasa Indonesia. Jakarta, April 30, 2024 –Today, Microsoft announced a commitment to equip 2.5 million people in member states of the Associat...
forest management in Asia are examined in 13 contributions: (1) underlying Causes of forest loss in the Asia-Pacific region; (2) timber trade policy to support sustainable forest management; (3) participatory forest management policy in South and Southeast Asia; (4) sustainable and participatory....
These caves were cut a cliff 25 kilometers southeast to Dunhuang, on a mount called Mingsha. Dunhuang Mogao Caves are regarded the biggest and the longest preserved Buddhist art treasures, with more than 46,000 square meters of frescoes in 735 caves. Dunhuang frescoes display Buddha's images ...
Up to 99% of the population in this region lives in areas above the WHO annual guideline value of 5 μg/m3 for PM2.5. According to the analysis“A state of Global Air special report: Trends in Air Quality and Health in SouthEast Europe”published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI...
Tourists enjoy the view on bamboo rafts along the Jiuqu Stream in Wuyi Mountain, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 1, 2023. People across the country enjoy themselves in various way on the first day of the National Day holiday. (Photo by Qiu Ruquan/Xinhua) ...
Following the establishment of ASEAN, China started dialogue relations with ASEAN in 1991, and in 2003, China officially joined the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, setting the precedent for other non-ASEAN nations. Over the past 30 years, the two sides have joined hands to ...