Conversations on Vietnam Development
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 2015by cogitASIA Staff • July 3, 2015
By Ernest Z. Bower & Phuong Nguyen
CSIS – The general-secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong on July 7 will meet with President Barack Obama as the two leaders strive to establish strategic trust, the requisite foundation for the relationship to move to the next level. The visit is unprecedented in the history of U.S.-Vietnam relations. Unlike his Chinese counterpart, who is both communist party chief and president, Trong does not hold an official position within the government. Yet he is the highest-ranking political leader in the Vietnamese system. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam Party Chief’s Historic Visit to Washington: Establishing Strategic Trust”
AMTI – In 2002, ASEAN and China signed the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) that promised to “enhance favourable conditions for a peaceful and durable solution of differences and disputes among countries concerned.” Unfortunately, thirteen years on, the claimant countries are no closer to a solution for any of the disputes, while coercive and other unilateral acts are steadily accumulating into serious tensions. What is needed now is a Code of Conduct (COC) that not only overcomes the DOC’s weaknesses but also addresses the new challenges that have arisen since 2002. Tiếp tục đọc “A fair and effective Code of Conduct for the South China Sea”
Một vấn đề lớn được đặt ra trước thời điểm Cộng đồng Kinh tế ASEAN hình thành: Làm thế nào để tăng cường sự hợp tác trong ASEAN như tăng cường sự phát triển bền vững, tăng khả năng cạnh tranh trong sản xuất nông nghiệp?
Doanhnhansaigon – Thách thức lớn đặt ra cho Việt Nam và các nước ASEAN là đáp ứng nhu cầu ngày càng tăng của thế giới về các mặt hàng sản xuất theo hướng bền vững như gạo, cà phê, chè và các mặt hàng nông sản quan trọng khác. Tiếp tục đọc “Vắng bóng DN tư nhân trong chính sách nông nghiệp của ASEAN”
July 2nd, 2015 by Smiti Mittal
Cleantechnica– Global interest in Japan’s renewable energy sector, specifically the solar power market, continues to strengthen with a major developer from Thailand looking to boost its footprint in the land of the rising sun.
Thai Solar Energy has announced that it will set up 300 MW worth of solar power capacity in Japan over the next 3 years. The company will start with the implementation of a 25 MW solar power plant, then expand the installed capacity to 100 MW by the end of 2016, which will eventually be increased to 300 MW.
Thai Solar Energy claims to be “the first company in Southeast Asia to have effectively applied solar energy commercially.” The company is moving into Japan as the government policies support development of renewable energy projects and a large number of solar power projects are already under construction. Tiếp tục đọc “Thai Solar Energy Plans 300 MW Solar PV Capacity In Japan”
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 new microsite exploring U.S.-New Zealand relations, blog coverage of new developments in the South China Sea, a discussion on the legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam, 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:
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