February 18, 2012(Vietnamica) — The number of Vietnamese businesses showing interest in Africa, South and West Asia markets has been increasing year-by-year, director of Africa-West-South Asia Markets Department Ly Quoc Hung said (Lanka Business, Feb. 18).
January 12, 2012 (Vietnamica) –There are periods when the international system undergoes radical shifts in a short time. The last such period was 1989-1991. During that time, the Soviet empire collapsed. The Japanese economic miracle ended. The Maastricht Treaty creating contemporary Europe was signed. Tiananmen Square defined China as a market economy dominated by an unchallenged Communist Party, and so on. Fundamental components of the international system shifted radically, changing the rules for the next 20 years.
November 11, 2011 (Vietnamica) — The U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, issued a warning Nov. 5 indicating it had received intelligence that the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram may have been planning to bomb several targets in the Nigerian capital during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, also known as Eid al-Kabir, celebrated Nov. 6-8. The warning specifically mentioned the Hilton, Nicon Luxury and Sheraton hotels as potential targets.
A Comparative Analysis of Industrialisation – the African Union vs. ASEANOct 11, 2011 (Africa Insight) — The Africa Insight research journal (published by the Africa Institute of South Africa) introduced a paper titled “A Comparative Analysis of Industrialisation: The Case of the African Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations” in Sept 2011.
September 7, 2011 (Vietnamica) – Famine is spreading in Africa. Tens of thousands of people in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti already have died of starvation. Yemen and Uganda are joining the list. The United Nations warns that the famine has not peaked, and more than 12 million people are in the need of humanitarian assistance, despite more than $1.5 billion in emergency aid efforts to date, the AP reported.
August 28, 2011 (Vietnamica) – Chinese officials have visited South Africa to investigate the possibility of buying corn from the biggest producer of the grain on the continent. China expects to import 2 million tons of yellow corn in the 2011-12 marketing year to meet rising demand. According to South China Grain Trade Centre, China’s corn imports may grow to more than 10 million tons annually in five years (Asian AgriBiz, Aug 24).
