The Development Research Forum in Cambodia Scoping Study: Research Capacities of Cambodia’s Universities Team Members: KWOK Kian-Woon‚ CHAN Sopheap‚ HENG Chinda‚ KIM Sedara‚ NETH Baromey and THON Vimealea Research Assistants: Kelvin CHIA‚ CHHOENG Sotheavan and NHEM Sochea Scoping Study: Research Capacities of Cambodia’s Universities* Special Report Team Members: KWOK Kian-Woon‚ CHAN Sopheap‚ HENG Chinda‚ KIM Sedara‚ NETH Baromey and THON Vimealea Research Assistants: Kelvin CHIA‚ CHHOENG
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Cambodia. For example‚ Khmer people bow their heads and bring their hands together at chest level to greet eachother. This is the traditional way of greeting which is called Satu. In addition‚ Khmer famous food is known as Kari‚ Ka tieu‚ Nom Banh Chiao‚ Prahok and Kapi. They are tasty. In conclusion‚ Cambodia is really a great place to visit. People can see beautiful scenery and many interesting places‚ meet and learn about the friendly people‚ also know more about Khmer culture and traditional
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socially advance themselves. Following independence from China in the 10th century AD‚ Vietnam began a southward expansion that saw the annexation of territories formerly belonging to the Champa civilization (now Central Vietnam) and parts of the Khmer empire (today South Vietnam) which resulted in minor regional variances in Vietnam’s culture due to exposure to these different groups. During French colonial period‚ Vietnamese culture received marcant influences from the Europeans‚ including the
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urbanization. According to Phnom Penh then and Now in “in 1989 […] restoring private ownership of property [led to] a massive influx of new inhabitants.” Cambodia’s ever changing capital has been through several urban shifting paths‚ bearing in mind the Khmer Rouge regime as well as foreign influences‚ making it the city it is today. This in-depth study of Phnom Penh’s urbanization will look at the extent to which the capital fits the urban structure models. These models include the Burgess model (1924)
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Inyoung Irene Lee Professor Azuma Introduction to Asian-American History 26 April 2010 Professor Azuma’s Stories Come Alive with an Interview As an international student at University of Pennsylvania‚ I have an opportunity to experience lots of moments and incidents that I would not have had if I just went to a college in my home country. Although I have spent a total of almost seven years in the United States as a student‚ I am amazed at how much I am unfamiliar to many cultural aspects of
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Vietnam Did you know that the narrowest part of Vietnam is only 50 miles long? That’s about the same distance from Union City to Santa Cruz! 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
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Asian art Asian art can refer to art amongst many cultures in Asia. Azerbaijani art Folk arts in Azerbaijan have a long and interesting history. Works of art made from metal extracted from Nakhichevan‚ Migachevir‚ Gadanay‚ Gandja and other places are approximately 5000 years old. Crockery‚ weapons and adornments found here are not historical facts alone‚ but valuable sources which testify the skills of the master. Different pictures‚ scraped on housing implements made from copper‚ bronze‚ gold
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way were able to offset somewhat the shortages of manpower‚ draft animals‚ and farm implements. In 1986‚ more than 97 percent of the rural population belonged to the country’s more than 100‚000 solidarity groups. Unlike the large communes of the Khmer Rouge‚ the solidarity groups were relatively small. They consisted initially of between twenty and fifty families and were later reduced to between seven and fifteen families. The groups were a form of "peasants’ labor
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Poverty and income distribution in Asian countries Almost half of the world‚ that is‚ three billion people lives on less than $2.50 a day and at least half of the humanity lives in countries where income disparities are present.[Anup Shah‚ Poverty facts and stats] If we perceive things in a materialistic manner‚ then poverty is the lack of basic necessities such as food‚ clothing and shelter. However‚ in economic terms‚ many social scientists believe that poverty can be measured in terms of income
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the countries on opposing sides of the war Anti-Communists forces | Communists | * South Vietnam * United States * South Korea * Australia * Philippines * New Zealand * Thailand * Khmer Republic * Kingdom of Laos * Spain * Taiwan | * North Vietnam * Vietnam * Khmer Rouge * Pathet Lao * Soviet Union * China * North Korea * Czechoslovakia * Cuba * Bulgaria | The U.S. government justified their involvement in the war as a way to prevent the spread of communism
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