Zhe Vietnam’s Neighbors

How Mao Molded Communism to Create a New China – by Roderick MacFarquhar – NYT

October 24, 2017 / China, Fiction and Folklore

“Toward the end of his life, dying of Lou Gehrig’s disease, Mao Zedong claimed two achievements: leading the Communist revolution to victory and starting the Cultural Revolution. By pinpointing these episodes, he had underlined the lifelong contradiction in his attitudes toward revolution and state power. Mao molded Communism to fit his two personas. To use …

How Mao Molded Communism to Create a New China – by Roderick MacFarquhar – NYT Read More »

Fraud Scandals Sap China’s Dream of Becoming a Science Superpower – by Amy Qin – NYT

October 24, 2017 / China

“BEIJING — Having conquered world markets and challenged American political and military leadership, China has set its sights on becoming a global powerhouse in a different field: scientific research. It now has more laboratory scientists than any other country, outspends the entire European Union on research and development, and produces more scientific articles than any …

Fraud Scandals Sap China’s Dream of Becoming a Science Superpower – by Amy Qin – NYT Read More »

Xi Jinping Presses Military Overhaul- and Two Generals Disappear – The New York Times

October 24, 2017 / China

BEIJING — He was one of China’s most prominent commanders, with hopes of rising higher. So when Gen. Fang Fenghui disappeared from public view, it sent a clear warning to the top leaders of the People’s Liberation Army: President Xi Jinping was not done shaking up their once-unassailable ranks. General Fang, the chief of the …

Xi Jinping Presses Military Overhaul- and Two Generals Disappear – The New York Times Read More »

Japan to provide patrol ships to Vietnam amid maritime row with China | Thanh Nien Daily

October 24, 2017 / Japan, Vietnamese Foreign Policy

An aerial view shows Japan Coast Guard patrol ship, fishing boats from Taiwan and Taiwan’s Coast Guard vessel sailing side by side near the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan, Diaoyu in China and Tiaoyutai in Taiwan, in this photo taken by Kyodo in this file photo dated September …

Japan to provide patrol ships to Vietnam amid maritime row with China | Thanh Nien Daily Read More »

VN should strengthen migrant labor protections: World Bank – VietNam News

October 24, 2017 / Vietnam News and Current Events, Zhe Vietnam's Neighbors

Workers installing new rail lines. Construction is one of the sectors receiving the most migrant workers across ASEAN. – VNA/VNS Photo: Công PhongViet Nam News SINGAPORE – With labour migration on the rise across ASEAN, countries like Việt Nam, which sends a large number of workers abroad and relies on remittances for 7 per cent …

VN should strengthen migrant labor protections: World Bank – VietNam News Read More »

Cambodia’s Democracy Betrayed – The New York Times editorial

September 20, 2017 / Cambodia, Zhe Vietnam's Neighbors

“Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia has been in power for more than 30 years. On Wednesday, he vowed to stay in power. “After witnessing the treasonous acts of some Cambodians in recent days,” he said, “I have decided to continue my job for another 10 years.” Citizens might have thought it was up to …

Cambodia’s Democracy Betrayed – The New York Times editorial Read More »

It’s Not Too Late on North Korea – by Susan Rice – NYT | Inconvenient News Worldwide

September 20, 2017 / East Asia, Foreign Affairs and U.S.ForeignPolicy, Korea - North and South Korea

“We carefully studied this contingency. “Preventive war” would result in hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of casualties. Metropolitan Seoul’s 26 million people are only 35 miles from the border, within easy range of the North’s missiles and artillery. About 23,000 United States troops, plus their families, live between Seoul and the Demilitarized Zone; in …

It’s Not Too Late on North Korea – by Susan Rice – NYT | Inconvenient News Worldwide Read More »

The Workers Who Regret Trump’s Scrapping of a Trade Deal – by Neil Gough – NYT

March 1, 2017 / Globalization and Trade, Trade and Trade Policy, Vietnam Post 1975 War Problems

“HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Do Thi Minh Hanh, a labor activist, had grown accustomed to being beaten, hospitalized and jailed for her work in a country where independent trade unions are banned. So it gave her hope for a reprieve when Vietnam reached a trade deal with the United States and other countries …

The Workers Who Regret Trump’s Scrapping of a Trade Deal – by Neil Gough – NYT Read More »

What Is TPP? Behind the Trade Deal That Died – The New York Times

March 1, 2017 / Globalization and Trade, Trade and Trade Policy, Vietnam Post 1975 War Problems

“Today, the United States and most developed countries have few tariffs, but some remain. The United States, for example, protects the domestic sugar market from lower-priced global suppliers and imposes tariffs on imported shoes, while Japan has steep surcharges on agricultural products including rice, beef and dairy. The pact was an effort to create a …

What Is TPP? Behind the Trade Deal That Died – The New York Times Read More »