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Horizons ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-171
Author(s):  
Peter C. Phan
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Northeast Asia ◽  
Asian Region ◽  
Research Guide

English in Asia, Asian Englishes, and the issue of proficiency

English Today ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kingsley Bolton
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Outer Circle ◽  
Asian Region ◽  
The World ◽  
Basic Issue

ABSTRACTThe contemporary visibility and importance of English throughout the Asian region coupled with the emergence and development of distinct varieties of Asian Englishes have played an important part in the global story of English in recent years. Across Asia, the numbers of people having at least a functional command of the language have grown exponentially over the last four decades, and current changes in the sociolinguistic realities of the region are often so rapid that it is difficult for academic commentators to keep pace. One basic issue in the telling of this story is the question of what it is we mean by the term ‘Asia’, itself a word of contested etymology, whose geographical reference has ranged in application from the Middle East to Central Asia, and from the Indian sub-continent to Japan and Korea. In this article, my discussion will focus on the countries of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, as it is in these regions that we find not only the greatest concentration of ‘outer-circle’ English-using societies but also a number of the most populous English-learning and English-knowing nations in the world.

Law of the Sea and Asian States

2019 ◽  
pp. 204-236
Author(s):  
Robert Beckman
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Northeast Asia ◽  
Legal Order ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Western Pacific ◽  
The Unclos

This chapter describes Asia’s active participation in the law of the sea. The modern law of the sea is set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS), as modified by the Agreement relating to the Implementation of the Convention 1994. UNCLOS establishes a legal order for all use of the oceans, has been universally accepted, and has been described as a ‘constitution’ for the oceans. Indeed, one of the major achievements of UNCLOS was the establishment of a clear demarcation of rights and jurisdiction in the oceans. The chapter then looks at how Asian states have contributed to, participated in, and implemented the UNCLOS regime. The term Asian states is used rather loosely, but includes states in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and the western Pacific.

Distribution of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae DNA Modification Systems in Asia

1998 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 1663-1668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong Ho Choi ◽  
Casiana M. Vera Cruz ◽  
Jan E. Leach
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Gene Locus ◽  
Northeast Asia ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Xanthomonas Oryzae ◽  
Dna Modification ◽  
Clone Size ◽  
Modification System ◽  
Methyltransferase Gene

ABSTRACT The presence or absence of two DNA modification systems,XorI and XorII, in 195 strains ofXanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae collected from different major rice-growing countries of Asia was assessed. All four possible phenotypes (XorI+ XorII+, XorI+ XorII−, XorI− XorII+ and XorI− XorII−) were detected in the population at a ratio of approximately 1:2:2:2. The XorI+ XorII+ and XorI− XorII+ phenotypes were observed predominantly in strains from southeast Asia (Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia), whereas strains with the phenotypes XorI− XorII− and XorI+ XorII− were distributed in south Asia (India and Nepal) and northeast Asia (China, Korea, and Japan), respectively. Based on the prevalence and geographic distribution of theXorI and XorII systems, we suggest that theXorI modification system originated in northeast Asia and was later introduced to southeast Asia, while the XorII system originated in southeast Asia and moved to northeast Asia and south Asia. Genomic DNA from all tested strains of X. oryzae pv. oryzae that were resistant to digestion by endonuclease XorII or its isoschizomer PvuI also hybridized with a 7.0-kb clone that contained theXorII modification system, whereas strains that were digested by XorII or PvuI lacked DNA that hybridized with the clone. Size polymorphisms were observed in fragments that hybridized with the 7.0-kb clone. However, a single hybridization pattern generally was found inXorII+ strains within a country, indicating clonal maintenance of the XorII methyltransferase gene locus. The locus was monomorphic for X. oryzae pv. oryzae strains from the Philippines and all strains from Indonesia and Korea.

scholarly journals Development and Democracy in Asia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurel Croissant ◽  
Lars Pelke
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Causal Relationship ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Northeast Asia ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter examines the possible causal relationship between form of rule and economic development for 20 countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia. We approach the topic in four steps. Section 2 discusses the extant literature on the development-democracy nexus. Section 3 then presents our key concepts, data and method. In Section 4, we test the relationship between income and democracy in Asia-Pacific, as well as potential impacts of rule of law and state capacity. Section 5 presents our conclusions.

A new species of the montane lacewing genus Rapisma McLachlan (Neuroptera, Ithonidae) from northwestern Yunnan, China

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4763 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-443
Author(s):  
XINGYUE LIU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
East Asia ◽  
South Asia ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Northwestern Yunnan

The genus Rapisma McLachlan, 1866 (montane lacewings) is a rare and little known group of the family Ithonidae (Insecta: Neuroptera). There have been 21 described species of Rapisma, and all of them are distributed from East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Here I report a new species of Rapisma from northwestern Yunnan, China, namely Rapisma weixiense sp. nov. The new species belongs to a group of Rapisma species with very short antennae. 

scholarly journals Climate change, regulatory policies and regional cooperation in South Asia

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Habib Zafarullah ◽  
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Asia ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The South ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Regulatory Policies ◽  
Asian Region ◽  
South Asian Region

Purpose With climate change and environmental degradation being major issues in the world today, it is imperative for governments within a regional setting to collaborate on initiatives, harmonize their policies and develop strategies to counter threats. In South Asia, several attempts have been made to create a common framework for action in implementing synchronized policies. However, both political and technical deterrents have thwarted moves to accommodate priorities and interests of collaborating states. The purpose of this paper is to assess these issues and existing policies/strategies in selected South Asian countries and evaluate integrated plans of action based on collaborative partnerships. Design/methodology/approach Using a broad exploratory and interpretive approach, this paper evaluates how harmonization of environmental principles and synergies among countries can help reduce the effect of climate change and environmental hazards. Based on a review of ideas and concepts as well as both primary and secondary sources, including official records, legislation, inter-state and regional agreements, evaluation reports, impact studies (social, economic and ecological), and commentaries, it highlights several initiatives and processes geared to creating environmental protection standards and practices for the South Asian region. Findings Climate change has resulted in devastating impacts on people. It contributed to the proliferation of climate refugees and high incidence of poverty in South Asia. The region faces both political and technical obstacles in developing a sustainable approach to combat climate change. This is exacerbated by non-availability of information as well as reluctance to acknowledge the problem by key actors. The best strategy will be to integrate policies and regulations in the various countries of the region to develop strategic plans. The approach of prevention and protection should replace the existing emphasis on relief and rehabilitation. Originality/value The paper provides a critical overview of the climatic and environmental problems encountered in the South Asian region and provides pointers to resolving shared problems through the use of policy instruments for regulating the problems within the gamut of regional environmental governance. It attempts to identify solutions to offset regulatory and institutional barriers in achieving preferred results by emphasizing the need for redesigning regulatory structures and policy approaches for ecological well-being.

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