May 31, 2013
Spotlight on Da Nang City in Central VietnamLarge-scale industrial park development speeds influx of Japanese firms
Hirotaka Yamakawa
Guest Researcher
Jiji Research Institute
News Department
JIJI Press
Vietnam's Da Nang City is the eastern end of the East-West Economic Corridor which runs from Vietnam through to Myanmar. As the construction of large-scale industrial parks and other infrastructure progresses, Da Nang has ....
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Early Reconstruction of Miyagi Prefecture's Industry andRealization of a Prosperous Miyagi
Akira Inukai
Director-General
Commerce, Industry and Tourism Department
Miyagi Prefectural Government
In order to achieve an early industrial recovery and to realize a prosperous Miyagi, the prefectural government is systematically deploying policies that reflect the current status of local industries.
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Series: Central Asia and and Japan: Part 2Uzbekistan’s Geopolitical Importance and Self-Chosen Transition Strategy
Manabu Shimizu
Executive Director
Eurasian Consultant Ltd.
Visiting Professor, Teikyo University
Uzbekistan is an influential state which became independent on 31 August 1991. Its population was estimated at around 29 million as at 2012, representing almost half the total population of the former Soviet republics of ...
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