REVISTA DE IMPRENSA ASITICA

Por uma perspetiva oriental da imprensa internacional

Editora: Catarina Severino Assistentes de edio: Madalena Lage e Joo Terrenas

TAILNDIA Government critics cried foul over Prime Minister and Defence Minister Yingluck's plan last month to purchase four aircraft worth around Bt10 billion under the Prime Minister's Office budget for transporting important people, including the prime minister and Cabinet members.
Ler mais: Prime minister takes after her brother, orders a plane (The Nation, 13 de agosto de 2013).

PAQUISTO - NDIA The National Assembly on Thursday adopted a unanimous resolution condemning the Indian aggression along the Line of Control (LoC).
Ler mais: NA adopts unanimous resolution to denounce Indian aggression (Dawn, 14 de agosto de 2013).

CAMBOJA The ruling Cambodian Peoples Party (CPP) and the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) are the only two political parties that had won seats in parliament in last month's general election, according to the National Election Committee's (NEC) preliminary official election results.
Ler mais: Breakdown of Cambodia's election results (The Cambodia Herald, 12 de agosto de 2013).

NDIA India on Saturday took a major leap towards completing its nuclear triad the ability to launch strategic weapons from land, air and sea with the miniature reactor on board the countrys first indigenous nuclear powered submarine attaining criticality. It means the reactor is in stable configuration producing constant power.
Ler mais: India's nuke sub INS Arihant's reactor activated (Hindustan Times, 10 de agosto de 2013).

FILIPINAS Our region needs to know that we are steadfastly for peace but that we stand ready to tap every resource, to call on every alliance [and] to do what is necessary to defend what is ours, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Monday. Del Rosario made the statement on the eve of the formal negotiations between the United States and the Philippines to increase rotational presence of American forces in the country, widely

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viewed as a deterrent to Chinas territorial aggression in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
Ler mais: Talks begin on bigger US access (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 de agosto de 2013).

Asian region and the world. With Seouls growing contributions to the international community, the alliance has become a crucial driver of global campaigns to tackle nuclear proliferation, piracy, terrorism and nonmilitary challenges such as climate change.
Ler mais: Alliance seeks bigger role in regional, global peace (The Korea Herald, 13 de agosto de 2013).

FILIPINAS TAIWAN A large number of Filipinos applied for work visas at the Taiwan representative office in the Philippines yesterday, the first day that the office was open since Taiwan's sanctions against the Philippines were lifted over the weekend.
Ler mais: Filipinos line up as work sanction lifted (The China Post, 13 de agosto de 2013).

JAPO Japan is attempting to lift its self-imposed ban on the right to exercise collective self-defense with its military allies, while nudging its purely defensive forces toward a full-fledged military through extensive joint exercises, observers have warned.
Ler mais: Japan aims to carry out collective self-defense (China Daily, 12 de agosto de 2013). 2

TAIWAN President Ma Ying-jeou was heckled by protesters when checking into a hotel in New York on Sunday during a transit stop en route to a diplomatic tour of Paraguay and Taiwan's four Caribbean allies.
Ler mais: Protesters greet President Ma in New York (The China Post, 13 de agosto de 2013).

NOVA ZELNDIA - LAOS President Choummaly welcomed the state visit by Sir Jerry Matepare and his delegation, which he said was the first by such a high ranking official from New Zealand and a significant historical event, and contributed to strengthening the friendly relationship and cooperation between the two countries.
Ler mais: New Zealand, Laos tighten cooperation (Vientiane Times, 13 de agosto de 2013).

COREIA DO SUL Through ups and downs over the last six decades, the South Korea-U.S. alliance has evolved into a multifaceted partnership that deals not only with peninsular defense, but also broader challenges facing the Northeast
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