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Chinese speak on Obama's visit
Nov 16th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
With US President Barack Obama making his first trip to China as part of a tour of East Asia, the BBC spoke to people in Beijing about what they expect from his visit.
I think he's quite open, which is alright with China...How Obama Can Shape Asia's Rise
Nov 15th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, President Barack Obama's Asia tour will conclude this week with a visit to South Korea-the world's last Cold War frontier...
Japanese PM says US has role to play in Asia's open regionalism
Nov 14th, 2009 - XinHua
SINGAPORE, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Saturday during a keynote speech at the APEC CEO Summit held here that the United States has a role to play in Asia's "open regionalism.
US envoy: Ties could improve if Myanmar makes progress
Nov 5th, 2009 - CNN
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- One of two U.S. officials who made a rare trip to Myanmar said Thursday that the United States was willing to improve relations if that nation's ruling military junta takes tangible steps towards democracy.
Scot Marciel...China 'boosts East Asian growth'
Nov 4th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Manufacturing accounts for about 40% of China's economy
The World Bank has upped its 2009 growth forecast for China from 7.2% to 8.4%, but says the nation needs to encourage more consumer spending.
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Smart kid (IPS) with the TORCH in East Asia Games 2009
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Over 1000 meters of descent - 45 to 60 minutes from top to bottom. Come play in our sandbox. By invite only.
7:42Tsunami Hits Thailand & South East Asia!
Dedicated to all 2004 December 26th Boxing Day Tsunami Victims, families,those injured, and those otherwise affected. The terrible devastation and the aftermath of this catastrophe caught on tape. The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami was ...
4:59East Asian Cultures' Surnames - Vietnam - Korea - China - Japan
Vietnamese, Korean & Chinese names generally consist of three parts: a family name, a middle name, and a given name, used in that order. This is in accordance to the East Asian system of personal names. Vietnamese, Korean & Chinese ...
East Asia from WikiPedia:
East Asia or Eastern Asia (the latter form preferred by the United Nations) is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. Geographically and geopolitically, it covers about 12,000,000 km2 (4,600,000 sq mi), or about 28 percent of the Asian continent, about 15 percent bigger than the area of Europe, though some categorize Tibet, Xinjiang, and Mongolia as Central Asia. In some contexts, Vietnam is considered part of East Asia because of the significant Chinese cultural influence it has experienced.[citation needed]
More than 1.5 billion people, about 38 percent of the population of Asia or 22 percent of all the people in the world, live in geographic East Asia, which is about twice the population of Europe. The region is one of the world's most populated places, with a population density of 131 inhabitants per square kilometre (340 /sq mi), being about three times the world average of 45 /km2 (120 /sq mi). Using the UN subregion definitions, it ranks second in population only to Southern Asia.
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