Jul 25, 2011 (Repub. by Vietnamica) — Remarks that were delivered by Madam Hillary Rodham Clinton – Secretary of State, the United States of America, at Shangri-La, Hong Kong.
Nguyen Sinh Hung: New Chairman of Vietnam’s National Assembly 2011-2015July 25, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) — On Saturday plenary session (Jul 23, 2011) of Vietnam’s new tenure of the National Assembly, Nguyen Sinh Hung was approved to become the successor of the preceding chairman Nguyen Phu Trong, who has become the Communist Party of Vietnam’s (CPV) General Secretary – the highest political rank in the nation. A sketch of his concise bibliography is provided below.
The Geopolitics of Brazil: An Emergent Power’s Struggle with Geography
July 20, 2011 (STRATFOR, repub. by Vietnamica) – South America is a geographically challenging land mass. The bulk of its territory is located in the equatorial zone, making nearly all of the northern two-thirds of its territory tropical. Jungle territory is the most difficult sort of biome to adapt for human economic activity. Clearing the land alone carries onerous costs. Soils are poor. Diseases run rampant. The climate is often too humid to allow grains to ripen. Even where rivers are navigable, often their banks are too muddy for construction, as with the Amazon.
Vietnam’s Power Paradox: China Buys Power from Vietnamese Firms, Sells to VN Government; Monopolist EVN Insists on Raising PricesJuly 14, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) — Here comes a paradox: Vietnamese power plants which cost billions of US dollars have been left idle, while government is pushing for more investment in power projects and the state-run Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) insists on raising the sale prices (Vietnamica; June 20, 2011).
July 14, 2011 (Vietnamica.net | Dow Jones-NASDAQ) — The World Bank has agreed to lend Vietnam$710 million to fund three local development projects, the State Bank of Vietnam said Thursday.
Thailand’s Post-Election Outlook Remains UncertainJuly 11, 2011 (IHS Global Insight, repub. by Vietnamica.net) – The question now facing Thais and foreign investors is what the victorious Puea Thai party, led by deposed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s sister Yingluck, proposes to do with its mandate and whether and how the “establishment”, shorthand for the aristocracy, the professional class and the armed forces, will respond to what they are certain to view as an existential threat to their influence and privileges.
