Southeast Asia Bruce Vaughn‚ Coordinator Specialist in Asian Affairs Emma Chanlett-Avery Specialist in Asian Affairs Ben Dolven Section Research Manager Mark E. Manyin Specialist in Asian Affairs Michael F. Martin Analyst in Asian Trade and Finance Larry A. Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs October 16‚ 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RL34194 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Terrorism in Southeast Asia Summary
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SOLVING CONTAGION IN ASIA Prior to the onset of the Asian financial crisis‚ several Asian countries had been trying to attract short-term capital money from abroad to finance their growing domestic credit demand. Asian governments were reluctant to devalue their currencies in the fear that investors would lose confidence in their financial institutions. As a result‚ their financial system was highly vulnerable‚ and there was a massive outflow of short-term capital once speculators attacked.
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College from 1977 to 1983 and graduated from the London School of Economics in 1987. He worked very briefly with Virgin Atlantic as an auditor‚ subsequently becoming the financial controller for Richard Branson’s Virgin Records in London from 1987 to 1989.[4] Tony was admitted as Associate Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in 1991 and became Fellow Member in 1996. He is currently a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Upon his return
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1. Summary (1-3 sentences) The board of directors of a Swiss-based chemical company has a dilemma of choosing the suitable person for regional marketing manager in Asia. 2. Problem (what the company has to do - affirmative sentence) To select the most suitable person for the regional marketing manager in Asia. 3. Cast of characters (people and/or companies) Manfred Englemann (managing director); Jean-Claude Longaud (personnel director); Pieter Junker (technical director); Johann Straub (potential
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Air pollution in India is a serious issue with the major sources being fuelwood and biomass burning‚ fuel adulteration‚ vehicle emission and traffic congestion.[1][2] India has a low per capita emissions of greenhouse gases but the country as a whole is the third largest after China and the United States.[3] A 2013 study on non-smokers has found that Indians have 30% lower lung function compared to Europeans.[4] The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was passed in 1981 to regulate air
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ECONOMIC LIFE OF ASIA The economy of Asia comprises more than 4 billion people (60% of the world population) living in 46 different states. Six further states lie partly in Asia‚ but are considered to belong to another region economically and politically. As in all world regions‚ the wealth of Asia differs widely between‚ and within‚ states. This is due to its vast size‚ meaning a huge range of differing cultures‚ environments‚ historical ties and government systems. The largest
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poverty‚ after all promises of selling herself told of riches. Now imagine this girl is your own. These are not pretty thoughts‚ but these actions are commonplace in Asia. In the February 1995 issue of World & I‚ Christopher P. Baker discusses his findings in the article‚ Kiddy Sex-Luring the Tourist for Love Beneath the Palms. In Asia more than half of the working prostitutes are under the age of 16‚ many of those are under the age of ten. Most people who hear the staggering statistics‚ just like
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"kaen" and "khen"; Lao: ແຄນ; Thai: แคน‚ RTGS: khaen‚ pronounced [kʰɛ̄ːn]; Vietnamese: khèn; Khmer: គែន) is a mouth organ of Lao origin whose pipes‚ which are usually made of bamboo‚ are connected with a small‚ hollowed-out hardwood reservoir into which air is blown‚ creating a sound similar to that of the violin. This is classified as Aerophone. 2.[pic] The đàn bầu (pronounced [ɗǎn ɓə̌w]; ") also đàn độc huyền (or độc huyền cầm) is a Vietnamese monochord‚ or one-string guitar.[1][2]. This is classified
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My Path to The United States Air Force I always wanted to go into the military as a little kid. Now‚ actually being at the age of what I need to decide on what I’m going to do for my future is a little harder than I thought it was going to be. I have chose to do my project on The United States Air Force. It has always intrigued me to join the military because of my grandfather. He was in the Air Force and always told me stories about when he was in the service. I really wasn’t sure about what
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Air Transport - Passenger Sujan Bharati (student # ) University of Ballarat Professor 05/01/2013 Air Transport - Passenger In the early 1900’s‚ Wilbur and Orville Wright brothers had a vision to fly one day and dream of building a full size flying machine. On December 17‚ 1903 they reached their goal and flew for the first time in Kitty Hawk sand dunes of North Carolina. This was not the first time they tested their invention though‚ they had several attempts before-hand. Their obsession
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