China’s role in Mekong energy and electricity development Kevin Yuk‐shing Li Overview........................................................................................................................2 “Go West” – The beginning of Lancang‐Mekong River development...................2 From “Go West” to “Go Global” – The consequences of geographical integration and market liberalization.......................................................................................4 Historical backg
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admire the beauty of the moonlit nights. I still remember a beautiful moonlit night night that I enjoyed in the October of last year. At that time ‚I was staying with my family and relatives in Chaung-Thar beach in Myanmar. That night was a moonlit night that people called "Thadingyut" full moon night. The moon was very large and shinning brightly and I could not help gazing at the silvery moon with a feeling of great pleasure.The moon bathed the countryside in a silvery
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Olivia Ince “The impact of tropical storms Katrina and Nargis were beyond the scope of government to manage effectively” Discuss. Tropical storms have different names depending on their location i.e.‚ in North America and the Caribbean they are known as hurricanes whereas in India and Bangladesh they are known as cyclones. There are various factors which need to be in place for a tropical storm to occur including sea temperatures to be over 27ºC to provide a source of energy‚ warm water extending
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Title - Service Sector Insight Business opportunities for services sector under the AEC Contributors Dr. Sutapa Amornvivat Vithan Charoenphon Dr. Chinnawut Techanuvat Tubkwan Homchampa Teerin Ratanapinyowong Pranida Syamananda Dr. Sivalai Vararuth Witchuda Chummee Business opportunities for services sector under the AEC Progress towards the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) thus far has been rather slow with few tangible results‚ which may have helped explain a correspondingly slow adjustment
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A natural disaster can occurs due to our carelessness. Global Warming is one of the natural disasters that we are facing today. Its effect is due to our carbon emissions (greenhouse gases) from industries. These greenhouse gases are trapped in the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases trapped heat from the sun radiation as well as from the earth. Atmosphere protects the earth to maintain a constant temperature by trapping the heat from the sun. However‚ due to the greenhouse effects‚ it traps heat more than
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The Association of the Southeast Asian Nations consists of ten countries namely‚ Brunei Darussalam‚ Cambodia‚ Indonesia‚ Lao PDR‚ Malaysia‚ Myanmar‚ Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Thailand and Vietnam. It is a community which is found in one of the most dynamic regions in the world and is made up of more than 600 million people. Over the past ten decades‚ ASEAN’s share of world GDP and world trade has sharply increased. Its regional integration agenda was meaningfully deepened in the year 2003 when its
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China’s armed forces The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is seen by many as an economic powerhouse with the world’s largest standing military that has the potential to translate economic power into the military sphere. As one of the elements of power‚ a nation’s military potential is based not only on its capability to defeat an adversary‚ but also its ability to coerce and exercise influence. China’s standing armed force of some 2.8 million active soldiers in uniform is the largest military
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INTRODUCTION TO AIR DEFENCE ARTILLERY (ADA) INTRODUCTION 1. In the modern battlefield‚ air power is considered as a significant component of warfare. In modern war the first phase of air battle starts with the massive air attack to gain air superiority and the subsequent phase of attack will commence against the manoeuvre forces and their supporting elements. The aim of the second phase of attack would be to shape the battle field by isolating and reducing the ability of manoeuvre forces for
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In 2007‚ Patrick Kane was the 1st overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft. The Chicago Blackhawks‚ the team that he still plays for‚ drafted him. He was drafted number 1 due to his tremendous skills‚ which he showed off when playing minor and junior hockey. He is currently one of the top ten players in the NHL according to expert analysis. His NHL career‚ international play‚ and personal life have been very exciting to keep a track of to many fans. Patrick Kane’s NHL career began on July 25‚ 2007 when
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This essay will briefly discuss and explain how ancient Ghana cultures‚religions‚ and also evolved it over time. Ancient Ghana was a Kingdom in Africa that lasted from the 6th to 13th century. The kingdom of ghana was located south of the sahara desert. The people who formed the Kingdom were soninke they were a group of the mande speaking people. Mande and soninke was the language the ghana people spoke. In addition muslim also contributed to the way they write their written language‚ business
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