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Japan and Mekong nations to push 150 Southeast Asia projects
As for the ODA projects, dubbed “Tokyo Strategy 2018,” they will focus on three main areas — effective connectivity, people-centered societies as well as environment and disaster management.”
Vice president says country needs National Land Law
Among the main challenges the government faces today in relation to land use are land disputes, the inability of the government to give permission to invest in vast land areas, outdated laws and procedures, no connection and compatibility between laws that are enacted in different sectors.
Phuket hotels unite to save ‘paradise island’ from plastic and overtourism
Almost 70 hotels on Phuket have pledged to reduce plastic use – the first in a raft of measures to conserve and preserve the Thai island
The train of opportunities as Laos builds rail link with China
However, a key question being asked by the public, scholars and policymakers is whether Laos will truly benefit from serving as a regional land bridge?
Japan pledges 900 mil. yen for Laos bomb removal
An estimated 80 million bombs dropped by the U.S. military in the 1960s and 1970s remain throughout the Southeast Asian country.
New US Agency Offers Asian Countries Development Finance Alternative to China: Experts
The US$60 billion, Washington-based Global Innovation Fund, is a U.S. effort “to more directly compete with China in these developing countries.”
Vietnam’s Assembly likely to approve CPTPP
Vietnam prepares to be 4th country to ratify the CPTPP – two more countries to go before implementation of the trade agreement can begin.
Sino-Japan rivalry intensifies in Asia’s growth region
While China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been in the news for a while, Japan is slowly funding the building of supplementary trade corridors in the Mekong region.
Japan and Mekong countries to boost economic cooperation
But what Mekong countries want seems to be cooperation, not confrontation or competition, between Tokyo and Beijing.