Word: asia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cambodian proverb says: If you are strong, make yourself feared; if you are weak, make yourself pitied. Cambodians are deeply insecure, aware that the proud temple-building empire of Angkor, which covered much of Southeast Asia in the 12th century, has shrunk to the small area of today's Cambodia. This insecurity has prompted much irrational aggression. In 1978 Pol Pot launched attacks on Vietnam, bragging that one Cambodian soldier could kill eight Vietnamese. It is a behavior pattern that is deeply rooted in the national psyche: to hold power one must show the utmost ferocity and single-mindedness...
...impossible not to be overwhelmed by awe at the vision of the harbor from the heights of Victoria Peak, the most notorious and by far most spectacular sight of Asia's most dynamic, ebullient and thriving metropolis. The city's tallest hill, Victoria Peak provides streams of round-the-clock tourists as well as locals in search of solace from the city's frenetic life, with unparalleled views of the land below, the handsome towers and Kai Tak's airport constantly blinking lights. Like a multitude of glimmering diamonds, the lights and shapes reflect on the harbor, creating a visual...
Come dawn, and the densely populated neighborhoods explode with vitality and never-ending energy: today Hong Kong is Asia's international business hub and the world's eighth largest trading economy, as well as China's premier asset. In 1996, the territory's entities channeled about $100 billion into mainland China, about 60 percent of all the capital injected into the country. The economic links with the mainland represent the most significant factor to shape the short-term future of the territory, which has acquired the new status of China's Special Administrative Region in the historic event...
...tour escort and accompany groups to Asia on a regular basis. I don't believe that people in Hong Kong wanted their island to be returned to China [ONE COUNTRY, MANY SYSTEMS, June 30]. Satisfaction with the handover was certainly not the feeling I heard expressed when I talked to Hong Kong residents shortly after the decision to return the island had been made. The Chinese know all too well what happens to dissidents. The closer it got to the deadline for the handover, the more people were afraid to express their true feelings to strangers and in front...
...cellular phone user's pamphlet, he finds himself dealing with a skeptical White House phone operator who responds, "Yeah. And I'm the First Lady." Equally amusing is a parachute scene in which a secretary who provides key assistance to Marshall descends, smiling, into the safety of...central Asia...