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Southeast Asia Globe
• Oct 12, 2012
Exposed and vulnerable: Southeast Asia is vulnerable to climate change for three main reasons. Firstly, most of the population and economic activity is along the coastline, which is more vulnerable to physical impacts such as storms and rising sea levels. Secondly, the economy is closely linked to natural resources, such as…
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Southeast Asia Globe
• Oct 12, 2012
While rice consumption in Asia is declining rapidly as a consequence of the region’s economic growth, rising disposable income, lifestyle changes and massive rural-to-urban labour migration, the staple remains Asia’s most important crop. It continues to be the single largest source of calories for the majority of consumers who are…
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Southeast Asia Globe
• Oct 12, 2012
The creation of the Asean Economic Community will likely be postponed by a year, said secretary general Surin Pitsuwan. The implementation of the AEC was scheduled for January 1, 2015, but it may be pushed back to December 31 of that year.
“I like to create multi layers of meaning in my paintings. it’s fun to play hide and seek”
Pham Huy Thong is an artist with a conscience. Raised in a politically aware family in his native Vietnam, he has gone on to create incredible works that deal with the often broken society he finds around him. Thong’s latest exhibition, Hands, is on display at the Craig Thomas Gallery in Ho Chi Minh City from October 18, 2012.
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Southeast Asia Globe
• Oct 11, 2012
Traditional beliefs surrounding birth abound in the Kingdom. While some seem amusing and harmless, others pose real health problems
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Frédéric Janssens
• Oct 11, 2012
Their faces marked with intricate tattoos, an older generation of Chin women embody a dying art of ritual in one of the country’s most isolated and persecuted states. Photographer Brent Lewin captures their story
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Brent Lewin
• Oct 11, 2012
Recent environmental crises have made Bangkok’s need for eco-construction clear, but only a few developers are thinking green
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Liam Aran Barnes
• Oct 11, 2012
