Dr Jonathan London, a core member of SEARC, was interviewed by Channel NewsAsia about US partially lifts an arms embargo on Vietnam.
Showing posts with label Vietnam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vietnam. Show all posts
Oct 9, 2014
Aug 28, 2014
Energy subsidies in Southeast Asia
There is a blog post in Asia Pathways which briefly discusses the policy issue of energy subsidies in Southeast Asia.
Jul 3, 2014
The health problem for policy makers in Vietnam, as the country is one of the most tobacco-friendly countries in the world
The Diplomat told us why Vietnam is being “one of the world’s most tobacco-friendly countries.” The policy makers in Vietnam have to tackle this health risk to the people.
Jun 18, 2014
Dilemma faced by Vietnamese state on South China Sea problem
William G. Frasure wrote about the dilemma faced by the government of Vietnam over the South China Sea problem.
Jun 8, 2014
Now, a look back on Virnam's anti-China protest
From Strait Times, David Ko shared his review of the mid-May anti-China's protests:
May 27, 2014
Philip Bowring, an associate member of SEARC, recent commented on South China Sea in SCMP
One of SEARC associate members, Philip Bowring, commented on South China Sea in SCMP: 
May 21, 2014
Check why Vietnamese government has to support the nationalist feeling against Chinese
In Straits Times, an analysis provides a vision why Vietnamese government has to support the nationalist feeling against Chinese:
Anti-China riots: Hanoi's tough juggling act
Nirmal Ghosh
The Straits Times
Publication Date : 20-05-2014
http://www.stasiareport.com/the-big-story/asia-report/china/story/anti-china-riots-hanois-tough-juggling-act-20140520
Full article: http://www.asianewsnet.net/news-60544.html
Quote:
In Vietnam, there appears to be an almost universal feeling, pumped up by state-controlled media, that China's action in the South China Sea amounts to an "incursion" and a challenge to Vietnamese sovereignty.
"If the government gives in to China, it means it is turning its back on the people," Hanoi-based anti-corruption activist Le Hien Duc, 82, told The Straits Times.
"But if the government stands up to China, the people will continue to support it. Otherwise, no one will trust the government anymore."
Accountant Pham Thu Hang, 32, said: "The Vietnamese people will never accept a government that gives in to China... The government will collapse."
May 18, 2014
Dr Jonathan London, SEARC core member commented on Vietnam Anti-Chinese Riots in RTHK "the Pulse"
Last Friday, Dr London, a core member of SEARC, commented on Vietnam's Anti-Chinese Riots in Hong Kong local media, RTHK.
Source: snapshot of online playback from RTHK (http://rthk.hk/)
If you have missed the show on TV, please visit RTHK's website to watch the playback. The link is:
The Pulse: Vietnam Anti-Chinese Riots; Refugee Occupy Central
http://programme.rthk.hk/rthk/tv/programme.php?name=tv%2Fthepulse&d=2014-05-16&p=2862&e=260348&m=episodeor
Summary of the show:
Factories owned by ethnic Chinese have become the targets of protest in one of the largest anti-China protests seen in Vietnam in a long time. Rioters, many on motorcycles, have circled factories and started mass attacks, destroying or setting fire to at least 15 foreign-owned establishments. The protest started at industrial parks in the southern province of Binh Duong on Tuesday. They disruption soon spread to Ha Tinh and Dong Nai provinces. The protests erupted in response to Beijing placing an oil rig in the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. The islands' sovereignty is contested by the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and Vietnam.With us in the studio are Vietnam specialist Jonathan London of the City University of Hong Kong and legislator Felix Chung Kwok-pan, who represents the Textiles and Garment Functional Constituency.
Feb 23, 2014
Do you remember it? the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979. the authority in Beijing wanted you to forget via
. @Rachel_TLN on the 35th anniversary of the Sino-Vietnamese war that China would rather you forgot about: http://t.co/hFfzu8OFFH
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) February 20, 2014
China's Little Secret:
Beijing wants people to forget the Sino-Vietnamese War.
Recent articles on Vietnam in People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece that essentially declared war on its southern neighbor with an editorial on Feb. 16, 1979, lacked any mention of the conflict. A Jan. 21 People's Daily article about anti-Chinese feelings in Vietnam avoided mention of any armed tussle between the two countries in the late 20th century, instead blaming the negative sentiment on Vietnamese's "sour" and "contradictory" attitude toward historical Chinese cultural influences and current economic dominance.
Not only China, even in Hanoi
Vietnam also suppresses memories of the war. On Feb. 17, the Vietnamese government deployed aerobic dancers to break up anti-Chinese protests in the capital city of Hanoi, while on Feb. 12 U.S. outlet Voice of America quoted an anonymous senior Vietnamese editor as saying the country's watchdog issued "confidential instructions" to restrict coverage of the 35th anniversary of the war.
Also, these people also were forgotten:
According to a blog post written by a self-identified Beijing reporter and posted on Sina, a few dozen veterans gathered in front of a government building in central Hunan province on Feb. 17, complaining that they had been "abandoned" and shortchanged in veterans benefits. The blog post also shows a banner, with sadly ironic text. "The martyrs who gave their life defending their sacred territory," it reads, "will never be forgotten."
Feb 10, 2014
CALL FOR PAPERS notice: Democracy and Human Rights in Southeast Asia @ Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
For people who are interested:
Feb 3, 2014
From Thailand recent political saga to worries about the effects of regional populism
Just read a article in BloombergView about the rise SEA populism.
Thailand Is Only the Tip of Asia’s Iceberg @BloombergView
By William Pesek Jan 24, 2014
http://bloom.bg/19R4Mb0
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-23/thailand-is-only-the-tip-of-asia-s-iceberg.html
Similar examples of populism trumping progress can be found in such places as Vietnam, Brunei and Myanmar. Even the most first-world of Southeast Asian economies -- Singapore -- has some worried. Case in point: a Jan. 13 Forbes article alleging that the city is headed for an “Iceland-style meltdown.”
The common denominator in all these countries is weak leadership, and it’s appearing at the worst possible moment. The rapid growth Asia has enjoyed since the 2008 global crisis had more to do with Ben Bernanke than we like to admit. All that hot money pumped up gross domestic product, boosted asset prices and pushed yields lower to make government debt loads appear manageable.
The Fed chairman’s largesse made growth too easy. It bred hubris. Officials in Bangkok, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur were too busy cutting ribbons, toasting flashy new skyscrapers, applauding splashing initial public offerings, and basking in headlines about Asia having decoupled from the West to do their jobs properly.
Jan 22, 2014
Check SEARC core member's, Dr. London, has to say about Vietnam's PM
In the early of this year, one of our core member, Dr. Jonathan London has written an post about the current Vietnam PM and the politics about his career as a PM.
For people who interested about Vietanme plx check:
Dec 8, 2013
What does Southeast Asia look in OECD’s latest PISA survey? (Updated)
Yesterday, news talked about the PISA result. There were five ASEAN countries participated in PISA 2012. They were Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Most SE Asian PISA-related news was only appeared in their local news headline but not in international news. This post summarized the PISA result of SEA participants and the local commentary about the result.
