answers about the disputed territories. 1. What is the South China Sea? It is a “semi-enclosed” body of water surrounded by Brunei‚ China‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Taiwan‚ and Vietnam. Connected to it are the Gulf of Tonkin and the Gulf of Thailand. Macclesfield Bank‚ the Paracels‚ Pratas Island‚ and the Spratlys also lie on the South China Sea. Various countries have “overlapping claims” to these bodies of land and water. It is “important” because of its location‚ with “oil
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1. Introduction of Cambodia The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in southeast Asia. The country is located on the Gulf of Thailand‚ between Thailand‚ Laos and Vietnam. The capital is called Phnom Penh and is located in the southern part of the country. The landscape is characterized by a central plain that is partly surrounded by mountains. In the part of the plain in western Cambodia‚ there is the Tonle Sap Lake. The Mekong flows through the east. It is one of the ten longest rivers in the world
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There are around 60 different groups of people called ethnic minorities. In Vietnam there are also a large number of tourist attractions. GEOGRAPHY Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia. It borders the gulf of Tonkin‚ the gulf of Thailand‚ and the South China sea. It is next to Laos‚ Cambodia‚ and China. The narrowest part of Vietnam is around 50 kilometers wide (31 miles). The whole length of Vietnam is 1‚650 kilometers (1‚025 miles). Vietnam has a very humid subtropical climate
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Thailand (/ˈtaɪlænd/ ty-land or /ˈtaɪlənd/ ty-lənd; Thai: ประเทศไทย‚RTGS: Prathet Thai)‚ officially the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย‚ RTGS: Ratcha Anachak Thai; IPA: [râːt.tɕʰā ʔāːnāːtɕàk tʰāj])‚ formerly known as Siam (Thai: สยาม; RTGS: Sayam)‚ is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos‚ to the east by Laos and Cambodia‚ to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia‚ and to the west by the Andaman
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one country in southeast Asia gave into communism more and more would start to follow suit‚ just like falling dominoes. Eisenhower said in his speech “This would lead to disintegration in Southeast Asia‚ with the "loss of Indochina‚ of Burma‚ of Thailand‚ of the Peninsula‚ and Indonesia following” (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-gives-famous-domino-theory-speech). This was then his excuse to send soldiers in to aid South Vietnam. Later during Nixon’s administration the North
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Compare & Contrast: Cambodians & Filipinos Within the Asian country lie many cultures‚ beliefs‚ religions and much more. For example‚ the Cambodians and the Filipinos. Cambodia is located in southeastern Asia‚ bordering the gulf of Thailand‚ between Thailand‚ Vietnam‚ and Laos. The Philippines is located in Southeastern Asia‚ archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea‚ east of Vietnam. Both countries have many differences and similarities. In the Cambodian culture there are many
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of 2013‚ it ranked eleventh in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s largest companies. Operations Upstream Chevron’s oil and gas exploration and production operations are primarily in the US‚ Australia‚ Nigeria‚ Angola‚ Kazakhstan‚ and the Gulf of Mexico. As of December 31‚ 2010‚ the company had 10.545 billion barrels (1.6765 billion cubic metres) of oil-equivalent net proved reserves. Daily production in 2010 was 2.763 million barrels per day (439.3 thousand cubic metres per day). In the
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not defeat them. In 1963‚ the US supported a military coup‚ which murdered Diem and put a military government in South Vietnam. In August 1964‚ sailors on the American warship USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin claimed they had been attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats. The US Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution‚ allowing the American President Lyndon B. Johnson to take direct military action in retaliation. In February 1965‚ the Vietcong attacked American air bases and killed American
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As the gulf between the world’s rich and poor becomes greater‚ study of the underlying causes of poverty and the constraints that prevent people moving out of poverty is more important than ever. My ambition is to contribute to the development of social justice and the reduction of poverty and inequality in under developed countries‚ especially those affected by war. At the moment I am unsure what field I want my contribution to be in. A degree in international studies will improve my understanding
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