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To see who China fears and tortures, visit Tibet 4 Jul 2009 19:30 GMT
... contributes to military and ecological instability in Asia and beyond. China’s policies now threaten neighbouring ... troop deployment in Tibet has pressed into South Asia since the 1962 war. Beijing has aggressively ... of Arunachal Pradesh. China rudely pressured the Asian Development Bank to cancel a grant to India ...
Aliance formed to fight coal plant in Iloilo 4 Jul 2009 18:20 GMT
... said. Environmental group Greenpeace has criticized the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for continuing to finance ... finance the use of fossil fuel in Asia. In a statement, the group said the ... not mean anything,� said Amalie Obusan, Greenpeace Southeast Asia climate and energy campaigner. She added that ...
Ho Chi Minh's green campus wins global competition 4 Jul 2009 11:11 GMT
... wins global competition By Jofelle P. Tesorio Asia News Network Ho Chi Minh - A ... correlation between a learning institution and its environment. The design aims to blend the 40ha ... land and also emulates traditions of Southeast Asian agricultural civilizations. The design considers the sensitivity of ...
Russian Scientist Helps Eliminate Toxic Legacy in Former Soviet Union 4 Jul 2009 07:32 GMT
... Olga Speranskaya's initiation into the environmental movement came after she wrote an acclaimed ... country," Speranskaya said. Throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia there are poor agricultural communities, where dilapidated and ...
Carbon tariffs proposal is causing unease in the global community 4 Jul 2009 07:22 GMT
... attempt to bring trade and competitiveness into environmental negotiations," a top Indian climate negotiator said ... of domestic carbon pricing being introduced in Asia potentially increases," said Simon Smiles, Asian thematic analyst for UBS in Hong Kong, who ...
Japan students rush for English-language education 4 Jul 2009 06:31 GMT
... where he expects a more pro-active learning environment than in Japan, one that stresses lively ... graders,” he said. While many families across Asia who could afford it have long sent ... Japanese universities to attract smart students from Asian countries such as China and India. Japan should ...
Why China is stockpiling gold & base metals 4 Jul 2009 05:32 GMT
... period as a buying opportunity. Parts of Asia were hit hard by the slowdown, but ... greater economic force. TER: What is the Asian perspective on the importance of emerging markets to ... in the transition to a cleaner energy environment will be the technological enhancements that will ...
Why China is stockpiling gold and base metals 4 Jul 2009 04:31 GMT
... period as a buying opportunity. Parts of Asia were hit hard by the slowdown, but ... greater economic force. TER: What is the Asian perspective on the importance of emerging markets to ... in the transition to a cleaner energy environment will be the technological enhancements that will ...
UK Only 74th, but Costa Rica Tops 'Happy Planet Index' 4 Jul 2009 04:30 GMT
... like those in Latin America and South East Asia tend to be the closest to achieving sustainable ... - Governments to measure people's well-being and environmental impact consistently and regularly, and to develop ...
Old army maps find peacetime role 4 Jul 2009 00:50 GMT
... SENDAI (Kyodo) Environmental research and disaster-prevention are among peaceful goals ... peruse thousands of topographic maps of the Asia-Pacific region produced secretly by the Imperial Japanese ...
Infrastructure Development: Remedy for Pakistan's economic demise. By By Farzana Shah 4 Jul 2009 00:10 GMT
... connecting Pakistan with landlocked countries of Central Asia though motorway was initiated but later it ... Food Crisis in Asia Asia and South East Asia in particular is facing a severe deficit ... of enabling infrastructure. On 24th June 2009 Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda clearly ...
The Forgotten South Caucasus: Where Oil and Water Mix 3 Jul 2009 23:43 GMT
... Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia converge — a proposal to clean up and ... aimed to be more than a classic environmental initiative. Instead, NATO and OSCE focused on ...
Floating future 3 Jul 2009 23:10 GMT
... every Bangladeshi," says a representative of the environmental services firm, Veolia. "Climate change has meant ... this essential project. (26 Jun 09 | South Asia ) (25 Jun 09 | South Asia ) (30 ...
Eye on Indian, global security scenarios 3 Jul 2009 19:30 GMT
... of the important events in India’s security environment during 2007 and a part of 2008. ... China, Japan, Pakistan and the rest of South Asia. The idea of each section is to analyse ...
GE, Asklepios Hospital Group Collaborate 3 Jul 2009 16:10 GMT
... project in German healthcare to comprehensively address environmental issues. The renovation and expansion of one ... in other parts of Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the Middle East to deploy environmental ...