Conversations on Vietnam Development
Trung Quốc đầu tư sâu và rộng hệ thống giao thông tại 5 quốc gia GMS. Ảnh: EFR
A new opportunity for South Asia–Southeast Asia integration
Asiapathways – adbi – The time is ripe for enhancing economic integration between South Asia and Southeast Asia. The new “normal” era of slow growth in advanced industrial economies following the global financial crisis suggests that Asian economies will need to rely more on domestic and regional demand to secure inclusive growth. The recent slowdown in growth in the People’s Republic of China suggests further grounds for tapping growth opportunities between South Asia and Southeast Asia. The move toward an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 and beyond will provide for a large and more integrated market with notable purchasing power and scale economies. This will facilitate the deepening of foreign direct investment-driven production networks and strengthen the role of ASEAN as a conductor of Asian regional integration. Tiếp tục đọc “The case for connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia”
By Gregory Poling (@GregPoling), Fellow, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies (@SoutheastAsiaDC), CSIS
July 23, 2015
CSIS hosted its fifth annual South China Sea conference on July 21. The event garnered more interest and a considerably larger audience—both in CSIS’s at-capacity conference room and online—than its four predecessors. Interest in the conference reflected the wider discussion on the South China Sea among policy communities in Washington and around the Asia Pacific—discussions that have risen to the top of the strategic agenda in many capitals. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS: Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – July 23, 2015”
Thediplomat – For summer and fall 2015, The Diplomat presents “Southeast Asia: Refugees in Crisis,” a series of exclusive articles from scholars and practitioners tackling Southeast Asia’s ongoing refugee crisis. Launched with the help of former ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan and designed with the assistance of students from Harvard University and Oxford University, the series aims to give the readers a sense of the various dimensions of this complex issue.
In our first piece, former ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan and The Diplomat’s associate editor Prashanth Parameswaran launch the series with a framing article on the issue.
In May 2015, thousands of Rohingya refugees from the Rakhine State of Myanmar and economic migrants from Bangladesh were found stranded in the Strait of Malacca off the coast of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. This was the start of the latest round of Southeast Asia’s refugee crisis. The image of the overcrowded, shabby boats full of people – haunted and hungry, faced with dwindling supplies of food and water – seized the world’s attention. Tiếp tục đọc “Why Southeast Asia’s Refugee Crisis Matters”
July 15th, 2015 by Smiti Mittal
Cleantechnica – Prospective solar power project developers in the Philippines have again called upon the government to increase the capacity eligible for higher feed-in tariffs.
The Philippine Solar Power Alliance has urged the government to increase the capacity eligible for higher feed-in tariff from 500 MW to 2 GW.
The recommendation comes following the government’s announcement to increase renewable energy capacity addition targets. The government initially offered a higher target of P9.68/kWh (US¢21.41/kWh) for just 50 MW solar power capacity, though the cap was subsequently increased to 500 MW. Developers now want a second revision to the cap.
As the 500 MW cap has been achieved, the project developers are now eligible for a revised tariff of P8.69/kWh (US¢19.22/kWh). These tariffs will be applicable for a period of 20 years.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has also revised the original cap for wind energy sector from 200 MW to 400 MW. The original tariff offered to wind energy project developers was P8.53/kWh (US¢18.87/kWh) which is proposed to be revised to P7.93/kWh (US¢17.54/kWh). Tiếp tục đọc “Philippine Solar Power Developers Call For Extension Of Incentives”
cogitASIA • July 15, 2015
By Emily Chen
The CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies has prepared a timeline summarizing security developments in the South China Sea during the first half of 2015. The included chronology and infographic covers events through July 15, 2015 and provides a short assessment of present power projection capabilities among the relevant countries. Tiếp tục đọc “2015 South China Sea Developments: A Five Minute Guide”
The SIT-REP gives you links to all of CSIS Southeast Asia’s (@SoutheastAsiaDC) best updates and programs in a five minute read. This issue includes a guide to the political maelstrom taking place in Malaysia, a historic policy speech by Vietnam’s Communist Party general secretary, CSIS’s fifth annual South China Sea conference, and much more. Links will take you to the full publications, multimedia, or to registration for upcoming programs when available. To jump to a section, select one of the following: Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS: Southeast Asia SIT-REP – July 17, 2015”
What is 3E + S? It is neither a mathematics problem nor chemical equation. It is Japan’s latest long-term energy plan, which was released by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on June 1stf for review. The draft plan aims to establish an optimum energy mix by the year 2030.
The three Es stand for the first letters in Energy Security, Economic Efficiency and Environment and the letter S stands for Safety. Safety is crucial to the energy plan in the wake of the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl when the devastating tsunami and earthquake hit northeast Japan in 2011. Since the disasters, Japan’s electricity generation mix has drastically changed. Tiếp tục đọc “Japan’s Long-term Energy Plan Shoots for Ultimate Balance in Economics, Environment and Safety”
The need to provide food for the region is more pressing than ever as the population grows, the agricultural workforce contracts and natural resources shrink. Every player in the food value chain needs to work together to address this, says a new report by Forum for the Future and FrieslandCampina.
Eco-business: Food security is crucial for the region because more than 60 million people will join the middle class over the next five years, according to research consultancy Accenture. Globally, food calories will have to increase 50 per cent by 2030 (from 2010) if the global population is to be fed properly, US non-profit the Population Institute estimates. Image: Shutterstock
Phạm Sỹ Thành – Trương Minh Huy Vũ (*)Chủ Nhật, 31/5/2015, 20:57 (GMT+7)
Dự án “Một vành đai, một con đường”, bao gồm con đường tơ lụa trên bộ và trên biển của Trung Quốc. Ảnh: Internet
(TBKTSG) – Bên cạnh lợi ích, khi tham gia vào các dự án cơ sở hạ tầng (CSHT) khu vực do Trung Quốc dẫn dắt hoặc cấp vốn, Việt Nam cũng phải đối diện nhiều thách thức.
Trung Quốc trở thành nền kinh tế lớn thứ hai thế giới vào năm 2010 và năm 2014 trở thành quốc gia thứ hai sau Mỹ đứng vào hàng các quốc gia có GDP hơn 10.000 tỉ đô la Mỹ. Sự lớn mạnh về kinh tế góp phần quan trọng vào việc Trung Quốc điều chỉnh chính sách ngoại giao của mình. Tiếp tục đọc “Cẩn trọng với đòn bẩy cơ sở hạ tầng”
The EU Business Avenues 2015 trade mission brought 41 European cleantech, waste and water management, and pollution control companies to explore new opportunities in Singapore and Vietnam. Image: EU Business Avenues
Organised by the EU delegation to Singapore, the EU Business Avenues trade mission brought 41 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from Europe’s energy efficiency, pollution, waste and water technology sectors to explore opportunities in Southeast Asia. Tiếp tục đọc “Firmer ties between EU and ASEAN on clean technology”
By Phuong Nguyen (@PNguyen_DC), Research Associate, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies (@SoutheastAsiaDC), CSIS
July 9, 2015
Myanmar’s union parliament on June 25 voted to reject five of six major amendments to the 2008, military-drafted constitution, in a decision that has critical implications for Myanmar’s political landscape and puts U.S. policymakers in a delicate position. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS – Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – July 9, 2015”
Governments in Asia haven’t quite started on addressing the complex water issues in their countries. Indeed, the Asian Development Bank says that the issue is actually one of poor governance. Image: Shutterstock
Eco-business: According to the UN Environment Programme, more than US$270 billion was invested in green energy projects and infrastructure, mainly in solar and wind energy in 2014. Much more investment will be needed. Image: Shutterstock
A woman cooks on a wood cookstove in Vietnam. Asia needs to do more on providing access to clean, smoke-free cooking and improving energy efficiency. Image: LIETHUNG TRAN / Shutterstock.com
By Richard Welford Friday 26 June 2015
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