Word: asia
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...University of Tokyo student, they think of me as that, not just as a Chinese." Kuang then breaks into a Chinese-style, open-mouth guffaw - followed quickly with the head-bob of a discreet Japanese bow. At just 23, he's already the perfect embodiment of a new East Asia based not on rivalry but opportunity...
...dengue isn't going away. Across Southeast Asia, doctors and public-health officials are grappling with alarmingly high dengue-infection rates. Cambodia and Vietnam reported double the cases this year compared with last, and more than 400 deaths; Thailand and Burma each recorded roughly a third more cases in 2007. The World Health Organization (WHO) says this is the fourth consecutive year of unusually high rates in the region - and doctors are worried that global warming may be partially to blame...
...isolated spots such as Easter Island. Today, an estimated 2.5 billion people live in areas where dengue is endemic. The WHO expects millions more will be added in coming years. "Dengue is an evolving situation," says Dr. Jai Narain, director of communicable diseases for the WHO in Southeast Asia. "A lot of people say climate change will impact [the disease] somewhere down the line. But it already...
...Singapore government, bought Shin Corp., Thailand's major telecommunications company, for $3.8 billion from the family of Thaksin Shinawatra, who at the time was Thailand's Prime Minister. Public outrage in Thailand over the sale of what was considered an important national asset to a Southeast Asia rival contributed to Thaksin's ouster as Prime Minister in a military coup in September...
...Some SWF officials say they are adjusting their investment plans to match a world where protectionist sentiment is rising. Singapore's Temasek has already said it is becoming more cautious. "In every country, whether it is in Asia or Europe, there is an increasing tide of nationalism," Temasek chairman Suppiah Dhanabalan recently told Singapore's Straits Times newspaper. "We've got to take various factors into account, such as whether the company or the activity is iconic for that country, whether it will arouse all kinds of emotional sentiment...