Asia

INTERVIEW asia : 'No concrete measures can be expected from the meeting'

'No concrete measures can be expected from the meeting'

Dr. Willem van der Geest, President of the European Institute for Asian Studies in Brussels, one of the most authoritative voices in the field, gives us the keys to understanding the ASEM meeting and the new season of EU-China Relations

by giovanni angioni // 05/09/06

asia, china, economy, europe, politics

asia : The leopard prowls the Silk Road

The leopard prowls the Silk Road

Kazakhstan holds a key position on the Asian highway network which criss-crosses 32 Asian states. At the used car market “Barys”, traders discuss the merging of Europe and Asia

by christian lindner // 05/09/06

asia, eu frontiers, space, transport, kyrgyzstan, multiculturalism, uzbekistan

ANALYSIS asia : ASEAN and the EU: singing from different hymnals

ASEAN and the EU: singing from different hymnals

As regional integration accelerates in Asia, ASEAN might one day resemble the former EEC. I talked to Ludo Cuyvers, professor of economics at the University of Antwerp, who says such comparisons are premature.

by kevin byrne // 05/09/06

asia, devolution, development, fair trade, foreign policy, international trade, globalisation

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Who we are: promoting journalism exchanges between Europe and Asia

The Asia-Europe Committee of Journalists is a non-profit organisation created in 2009 under the umbrella of the European Youth Press (EYP) that connects about 40, 000 young journalists across Europe, and the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), which similarly connects 1, 500 young journalists all over Asia. AECJ ...

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Curry, travels and flower power

Shiva, curry and flower garlands. Computers, Mumbai and Tata Motors. Hearing India, a lot of contradictory things will probably flash through your mind. Until twenty years ago, people were most likely to think of colourful saris, skinny monks, coconut trees and their crazy hippie aunt Margaret. Later, Bollywood and Shah ...

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