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Tsunami Hits Thailand & South East Asia! Dedicated to all 2004 December 26th Boxing Day Tsunami Victims, those injured, and those otherwise affected. The terrible devastation and the aftermath of this catastrophe cuaght on tape. Sri Lanka and Thailand were severely impacted by the tsunami on December 26, 2004. Tsunami Thailand 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Surprisingly, some islands right in the middle of the tsunami were not badly affected. It turns out their atolls, or coral reefs, absorbed much of the wave. The coral ridges protected them. In many regions of the Asian waters, there is a practice some fishermen use, of dynamiting the natural coral reefs to bring up fish. These barriers to the tsunami were no longer in place to deflect the water. The disaster promoted a global outpouring of sympathy, with governments, individuals and corporations pledging more than $13 billion in aid. According to UN database, nearly two years after donors pledged billions to help the victims only half the money had been spent. Of the half a million people left homeless by the disaster, only a third have been permanently rehoused. The public response to the tsunami was very untypical. A combination of events - the dramatic nature of the huge wave, its occurrence at Christmas, the size of the disaster, the fact that so many Westerners died, the availability of spectacular video footage and the extensive TV coverage that secured - meant that the global public gave far more than ever before. The money went to aid agencies that were too small to mastermind such a mammoth task. Oxfam has spent more than $280 million on disaster recovery work and is now more than three-quarters of the way through its response plan. Aid workers have helped more than 2.3 million people across seven countries to get back into their homes.Despite the outpouring of generosity from aid agencies and individuals, recipient countries say pledges by some governments have still not been honoured. The earthquake triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing more than 225,000 people in eleven countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters With a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3, it is the second largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph. This earthquake had the longest duration of faulting ever observed, between 8.3 and 10 minutes. It caused the entire planet to vibrate as much as 1 cm (0.5 inches) and triggered other earthquakes as far away as Alaska. The disaster is known by the scientific community as the Great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake,and is also known as the Asian Tsunami and the Boxing Day Tsunami. Thailand: 5,395 dead, 2,993 missing. Many of the missing are presumed dead. Maldives: 82 dead, 26 missing. The latest disater to hit Asia, Cyclone Nargis struck May 2008, bringing winds of up 120mph and flooding to the badly affected Irrawaddy Delta region, Burma Myanmar. The cyclone had left twice as many people vulnerable as the 2004 Asian tsunami. Tags: Tsunami Thailand Wave Destruction Video Footage South East Asia 海啸 Sri Lanka Christmas Boxing day |
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South East Asia Drought Greenpeace links rising global temperatures and climate change to the onset of one of the worst droughts to have struck Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia in recent memory. Severe water shortage and damage to agriculture has affected millions. Tags: greenpeace droughts climate change global warming |
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East Asia World Economic Forum 2007 - Innovation Mantra http://www.weforum.org 25.06.2007 The Innovation Mantra: The Key to Asian Competitiveness? Citing innovation as the key to global competitiveness has become a reflex in Asia. But is innovation understood, and applied, in the context of meeting the unmet needs of consumers and markets through insight and invention? Is an incremental, product-based approach the best for Asia? Which industries and companies have it right, and which have it wrong, in Asia? What has been the track record of governments so far to foster real innovation? Jim Goodnight, Chief Executive Officer, SAS, USA K. V. Kamath, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank, India Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Science Adviser to the Prime Minister, Cabinet Office of Japan Lim Siong-Guan, Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board, Singapore Liu Jiren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Neusoft, People's Republic of China Jignesh Shah, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Financial Technologies (FTIL), India; Young Global Leader Chaired by John K. Defterios, Group Vice-President, Content, and Anchor, United Kingdom, FBC Media, United Kingdom Tags: World Economic Forum East Asia WEF 2007 innovation Goodnight Kamath Kurokawa Siong-Guan Jiren Shah Defterios commentary analysis news |
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East Asia World Economic Forum 2008 - Food and Fuel http://www.weforum.org/eastasia2008 16.06.2008 Fears over Food and Fuel Food and fuel prices have reached historic highs across Asia - the price of rice, the staple food of 2.5 billion people in Asia, has more than tripled in Thailand since January, while diesel has risen over 36% in Vietnam. Given the region's dual dependencies on food subsidies and energy imports, how can Asian economies address the inflation challenge to ensure continued sustainable growth and avoid a domestic backlash? Ahn Ho-Young, Deputy Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Board, Nestlé, Switzerland Chen Zhangliang, Vice-Governor of Guangxi, People's Republic of China Musa Hitam, Chairman, Sime Darby, Malaysia Mari Pangestu, Minister of Trade of Indonesia Tags: wef World Economic Forum East Asia food fuel Ahn Ho-Young Peter Brabeck-Letmathe Mari Pangestu Musa Hitam commentary analysis news |
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History map of East Asia for 2000 years 東アジアの勢力図の変遷 Tags: zone territory world History map japan china mongolia tatar tibet korea |
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South East Asia 2006 Photo montage of my journey in South East Asia. Tags: south east asia thailand cambodia laos vietnam |
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South East Asia Backpacking Trip 2007 This place was "Utopia" , (a little inside joke). I wouldn't even know where to start or how to describe what a great place SE Asia was. We visited Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, but I made a little slide show here from some of the best/worst moments of our 4 week trip through SE Asia. I definetely had a good time, and I know the boys did too. Anyhow, I will let the pictures tell the rest of the story....enjoy! Tags: Burma Myanmar Vietnam Halong Bay Cambodia Siam Reap Angkor vacation slide show south east asia trip partying beach |
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East Asia World Economic Forum 2007 - Global Risks http://www.weforum.org 24.06.2008 Global Risks: Managing Threats to Asia's Prosperity Asian governments and corporations are frequently criticized by the West as being too passive in addressing global risks such as climate change, non-proliferation, pandemics, asset bubbles and energy security. Does this perception match with those of Asian leaders? Based on findings of the Global Risks 2007 report, which risks pose the greatest threat to Asia? And how should they be managed regionally by government and industry? E. Neville Isdell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, USA Masaharu Kohno, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Rajat M. Nag, Managing Director-General, Asian Development Bank, Manila James T. Riady, Chief Executive Officer, Lippo Group of Companies, Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education of Singapore; Member of the Board of Directors, Monetary Authority of Singapore Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Minister of Finance of Thailand Chaired by Nik Gowing, Main Presenter, BBC World, United Kingdom Tags: World Economic Forum East Asia WEF 2007 Risks Isdell Gowing Kohno Nag Riady Shanmugaratnam Sussangkarn commentary analysis news |
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East Asia World Economic Forum 2007 - Leadership http://www.weforum.org 24.06.2008 The Leadership Imperative for an Asian Century To meet future expectations about Asia, a number of challenges will require greater leadership from both businesses and government. This closing session will outline the major outcomes of the meeting as well as the top priorities for the region's leaders. Carlos Ghosn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Renault, France; President and Chief Executive Officer, Nissan, Japan Jim Goodnight, Chief Executive Officer, SAS, USA James T. Riady, Chief Executive Officer, Lippo Group of Companies, Singapore Heizo Takenaka, Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University, Japan; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum Special Guest Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister of Singapore and Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore Closing Remarks by Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Second Minister of Finance of Malaysia Chaired by Christopher J. Graves, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Hong Kong SAR Tags: World Economic Forum East Asia WEF 2007 Ghosn Goodnight Riady Takenaka Goh Chok Tong Nor Mohamed Yakcop Graves commentary analysis news |
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Jesus Youth South East Asia Conference Love Beyond Borders: A promotional video of South East Asian Conference to be held in Bangkok,Thailand from April 28th to May 1st 2007 organized by Jesus Youth:-A Missionary Movement at Service of the Church. Tags: JYSEA South East Asia Conference JY Jesus Youth |
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East Asia World Economic Forum 2007 - Gloria Arroyo http://www.weforum.org 24.06.2007 Where Is Leadership Needed the Most in Asia? Asia was seen as shifting the global power equation in Davos this year; yet, the same conventional wisdom is often sceptical about Asia's deeper integration and the strength of its institutions. In which key areas is there a leadership deficit regionally? Who should be responsible for taking the lead? And why? Carlos Ghosn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Renault, France; President and Chief Executive Officer, Nissan, Japan Kim Byong-Joon, Chairman, Presidential Commission on Policy Planning (PCPP), Republic of Korea Ong Keng-Yong, Secretary-General, ASEAN, Jakarta Mari Pangestu, Minister of Trade of Indonesia George Yeo Yong-Boon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Opening Remarks by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines Chaired by Martin Soong, Anchor, CNBC Asia, Singapore Tags: World Economic Forum East Asia WEF 2007 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Ghosn Byong-Joon Keng-Yong Pangestu Yong-Boon Soong commentary analysis news |
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Northeastern ISSI Fashion Show 2007 - East Asia The Seoul Connection... The Asian segment represents traditional and modern interpretations of garments from countries such as South Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines. A scintillating and colorful array of traditional Korean dresses called hanbok will be followed by enticing collections of the Japanese kimono, along with the elegant Vietnamese Áo Dài. Don't forget to take a look at the intricate detail and vivid colors of all the styles! A very special thank you to Kim's Fashion Design of Boston. Tags: NU Northeastern University Fashion Show ISSI East Asia |
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Kambodja of South East Asia ប្រទេសកម្ពុជានៅអាសីអាគ្នេយ៍ This video responses to Lands of Thailand video. Cambodia history video before year 802 will come out soon, please stay tuned.... 802 -- 1431 Cambodia is derived from Sanskrit Kambodja. Cambodia ruled over South East Asia where is Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and part of Myanmar modern day today. Historians and scholars called Cambodia as Khmer Empire because of its powerful. http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Khmer_Empire http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KhmerEmp.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Empire http://ecaimaps.berkeley.edu/animations/2003_03_khmer_animation.swf Beautiful Khmer Civilization of Cambodia had spread over South East Asia where Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar modern today and these countries had to adopt beautiful Khmer Civilization from dances, music, custom, martial arts, literature, language such as Khmer letter, Khmer vowels, Khmer numerals etc..... Cambodia & Thailand after the Mongol 1238 -- 1300 Thais were Tai people origin from Nanchao, China. Tai people escaped from the Mongol invasion China and they took refugee into Khmer Empire's land around 1238. The Khmer King Jayavarman VIII welcomed Tai refugees and helped teaching them of great Khmer civilization. In 1300, the Khmer King Jayavarman IX granted the Khmer Sokhotei City to his brother Preah Rung to help Tai refugees to found a state of "Muang Tai" in Sukhotei. In order for "Muang Tai" to become a state, Tai people must have alphabet and writing system. Preah Rung who believed was King Ramakamheing created a Tai alphabet and writing system by using the Khmer alphabet and the Khmer writing system to fit with the Tai speaking tonal. But Preah Rung kept the origin Khmer vowels and Khmer numerals to complete Tai language. The Khmer Sukhotei became a Tai Sukhotai officially in 1300. 1345 -- 1431 Muang Tai of Sukhotai declined when King Uthong, the founder of Ayuthaya took over Sukhotai. Sukhotai and Ayuthaya became a Siam Kingdom but still under the Cambodia rule. Khmers did not prepare for war over 200 years since the Khmer King Jayavarman VII brought peace to Cambodia from the Chams in 1200. In 1431, the Siam attacks on Angkor Thom without warning had killed many innocent Khmer people and Khmer priest were assassinated, Siamese army burned Khmer city and destroyed Khmer libraries and captured Khmer intellectuals and Khmer royal dancers to Ayuthaya and forced them to teach beautiful Khmer Civilization to Siamese. The Khmer royal family and some Khmer army still managed to escape alive and came back to Angkor Thom pushing Siamese army out of Angkor Thom in 1434. 1434 -- 1945 King Jayavarman XI, XII, XIII kept moving the capital from Angkor to Chatokmok City, to Basan, to Longvek, to Udong back and forth due to the Siamese army repeat aggression. In 1565 and in 1767, a massive Burmese army destroyed Ayuthaya and occupied Siam Kingdom. Every time the Burmese wiped out Ayutahya, the Siam King took refugee to Cambodia and begged the Khmer King for help. With the Khmer army assistance that drove the Burmese out of Ayuthaya. The Burmese recognise the Khmer bronze warrior statutes so powerful. "The statues of the warriors are reputed to have miraculous healing qualities" http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/1878/26107/f/126767-Khmer-bronze-statues-1.jpg http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/1878/26107/f/126768-Guardian-1.jpg http://www.sacredsites.com/asia/burma/mandalay.html http://www.terragalleria.com/pictures-subjects/burmese-people/picture.burmese-people.myan4748.html http://repostchainmail.blogspot.com/2008/03/sacred-hill-of-mandalay-burma-photos.html Siam Kingdom was changed to Thailand Kingdom in 1939. Thailand was allied with the Japanese during the WWII. The British won the Japanese in Thailand in 1945. Thailand was treated as a defeated country by the British and the French. Thailand was under the British administration in 1945. Thai guards, Thai King & Thai Queen had to dress in the British military uniform and wore the British Busby dedicated to the Queen of England. http://image.guim.co.uk/Guardian/world/gallery/2007/dec/05/1/GD5506487@Thai-soldiers-dressed-7784.jpg http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0foy3IB0vJ2xe/610x.jpg http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/04ZebBw2ET6lm/610x.jpg Preah Vihear Temple Cambodia vs. Thailand Judgement of June 15, 1962 Cambodia won http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index.php?sum=284&code=ct&p1=3&p2=3&case=45&k=46&p3=5 Tags: Khmer Empire Civilization Cambodia Kampuchea Cambodge Kambodja Kambodcha South East Asia Thailand Myanmar Burma Laos Vietnam Preah Vihear Temple International Cout of Justice UNESCO |
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Greater East Asia War 大東亜戦争 errors of subs 05:25 1941 06:34 February,25,1942 08:45 February,1942 Tags: Japan |
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East Asia World Economic Forum 2008 - Dividend for Asia http://www.weforum.org/eastasia2008 16.06.2008 Delivering a Governance Dividend for Asia What steps can be taken to improve national and industry competitiveness in an environment where local governance can often be weak and the potential for corruption high? Following the session, a special message by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan is broadcast to the participants of the World Economic Forum on East Asia. Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2004-2007) Jamshyd N. Godrej, Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce, India Huang Xingguo, Mayor of Tianjin, People's Republic of China Yoriko Kawaguchi, Member of the House of Councillors, Japan; Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (2002-2004) Lam Di Don, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, VinaCapital Group, Vietnam Tags: wef world economic forum east asia Fukuda Huang Xingguo Shaukat Aziz commentary analysis news |
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East Asia World Economic Forum 2008 - Ralph R. Peterson http://www.weforum.org/eastasia2008 02.06.2008 Ralph R. Peterson comments on the upcoming World Economic Forum on East Asia which held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 15-16 June 2008. Tags: World Economic Forum East Asia Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Ralph R. Peterson commentary analysis news |
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Overview of Monetary Policy in East Asia Overview of Monetary Policy in East Asia Tags: tepper school of business cmu carnegie mellon mba china trek |
User: doglife11 |
South East Asia - Singapore Football A short film about life and soccer. 'Fences' 7mins. Starring Ken and Raja. Made by Kelvin Ke Shot on Canon Tags: singapore soccer football boys asian kelvin ke samba films malay chinese local teenagers movies best short film trailer manga filmmaker reel art animation anime experimental documentary tutorial interview |
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Orient,East Asia(Japan,Korea,China)first name Orient,East Asia(Japan,Korea,China)first names. only girl's names Tags: Oriental name first korea japan asia asian china korean chinese japanese Christian |
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China vs North Korea East Asia football championship 2008 Consecutive ... of the play rough by not only the game with Japan but also the game with North Korea Tags: china vs north korea east asia football championship 2008 soccer |
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Linkin Park's South-East Asia tour video LP in South-East Asia. Tags: linkin park tour minutes to midnight video lplithuania mtm rock alternative South-East Asia new |
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Japanese VS China East Asia Football championship 2008 2/20 ... that this is too bad though I may be already sent Tags: football soccer championship 2008 Japanese VS china |
User: doglife11 |
South East Asia - The Soldier (Singapore) - (1 of 2) A short film set in World War 2 singapore. If only people around the world could see the similarities between us instead on focusing on the differences, maybe things can be better. It was made in 2002 with a group of student filmakers on a low budget. :) Directed by Kelvin Ke *Please watch Part 2... Tags: Singapore soldiers war kelvin ke 1942 japan asia battlefield lost how to chinese jungles survival people world fire arms advertising commercials entertainment news performing arts short film trailer tv video game web series |
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East Asia: Paths to Reconciliation Scholars from the United States, Japan, China, South Korea, and Norway gathered at UCSB for this three-day conference. Participants examined how historical memories are intertwined with the recent upsurge of nationalism in East Asia, and discussed specific paths to reconciliation between Japan and its neighbors. This conference was sponsored by the center for Cold War Studies and the Department of Political Science at UC Santa Barbara, and funded by the US-Japan Foundation and the UCSB Social Science Division Series: Voices [Show ID: 13188] Tags: Nationalism East Asia Japan South Korea China Norway USA |
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East Asia World Economic Forum 2008 - Economic Leadership http://www.weforum.org/eastasia2008 15.06.2008 Global Economic Leadership: Is Asia in the Driver's Seat As uncertainty looms over a US recession, there is growing belief that a decoupling scenario will see China, India and other Asian economies taking the driver's seat for global growth. With over 50% of the global economy still in the hands of G7 countries and the US dollar at historic lows, is confidence in the region's global economic leadership premature? Marcus Agius, Chairman, Barclays, United Kingdom Azman Mokhtar, Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia Takao Kusakari, Chairman, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Japan Yashwant Sinha, Member of Parliament; Minister of External Affairs (2002-2004) and Minister of Finance of India (1998-2002) Vu Van Ninh, Minister of Finance of Vietnam Yoshimi Watanabe, Minister of Financial Services and Administrative Reform of Japan Tags: wef World Economic Forum East Asia Marcus Agius Azman Mokhtar Yashwant Sinha |