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  The Indo-Chinese enlargement of ASEAN: implications for regional economic integration

  Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, 2003

  The formal enlargement of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) with states from Indo-China has generated a lot of discussions as well as concerns in the region. The inclusion of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam has forced the ASEAN to consider the political, economic and strategic challenges it will now face.
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  China in the Mekong River Basin: the regional security implications of resource development on the Lancang Jiang

  Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, 2004

  Shared water resources epitomise the dilemmas surrounding common-pool resources, whose use by one party diminishes the potential benefits to others. The Mekong river is just such a critical shared resource between China and five Southeast Asian countries, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
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  Results of the OECD-DAC survey on harmonisation and alignment (first draft)

  Development Assistance Committee, OECD, 2004

  This report presents a draft overview of the results of an indicator based survey undertaken across the 14 countries by the OECD Development Assistance Committee’s (DAC) Task Team on Harmonisation and Alignment.While partner countries and donors are making real efforts to improve coordination and aid effectiveness, the study found that there are still areas for improvement:partner count
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  Migration in Vietnam: a review of information on current trends and patterns, and their policy implications

  Eldis Document Store, 2003

  Internal and international migration has significantly increased in Vietnam since the economic reforms of 1986.
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  Socioeconomic inequalities in child mortality: comparisons across nine developing countries

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2000

  This article, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, generates and analyses survey data on inequalities in child mortality in Brazil, Côte D’Ivoire, Ghana, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa and Viet Nam.
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  Helping older people who care for grandchildren orphaned and affected by AIDS

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  An estimated 13 million children under the age of 15 have already lost either one or both parents to HIV/AIDS. A further 40 million children will lose their parents within the next 10 years. As the HIV/AIDS epidemic hits families in Africa and Asia, large numbers of grandparents are assuming responsibility for the care of orphans and vulnerable children.
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  Mapping made easy: a guide to understanding and responding to HIV vulnerability

  UNDP South-East Asia HIV and Development Program, 2004

  This document is a step-by-step guide to identifying and understanding spatial links related to HIV vulnerability, aimed at those who work in HIV prevention and AIDS care. Looking at HIV vulnerability is important as it looks beyond responding to high risk behaviours and aims to address the broader issues of response, such as mobility and development.
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  Online video: PRSP and budget links seminar

  Eldis Poverty Resource Guide, 2004

  In October 2004 the World Bank held a seminar exploring "PRSPs and budget links: emerging evidence from case studies". More information about the seminar is available on the World Bank’s internet-based broadcasting service, BSPAN.
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  Reviews and resetting the EFA goals and targets in the broader framework of Dakar goals: Southeast Asia Region

  UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2004

  This report reviews the status and progress made by the countries of the Southeast Asian region towards achieving the six EFA goals since 2000. It presents data on core basic education indicators for 2000-2001.
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  Extortion at the gate: will Viet Nam join the WTO on pro-development terms?

  Oxfam, 2004

  In the context of ongoing accession negotiations of Viet Nam to the WTO, this Briefing Paper critically reviews the background as well as the content of the negotiations.By joining the WTO, Viet Nam hopes to expand its sales of agricultural products and textiles; and also hopes to have a say in shaping trading rules.

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