By Phillip Charlier The recent and ongoing dispute over the territorial sovereignty of the Diaoyu Tai/Senkaku islands is becoming one episode in a rapidly developing re-polarisation of the geo-politics of the Asia-Pacific region. Both the Republic of China (Taiwan) and People’s Republic of China agree that the islands, located 186
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What's That Pho? In Remembrance of Loan Words Past
Parlez-vous Francais? French ‘loan words’ in Vietnam hark back to old colonial days by Danielo [Le] Bloom- [icelli] (Also published in the New York Times travel section) Pho is a French word? Who knew? One of the most popular dishes from Vietnam to make it to restaurant tables around the
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