Russia was right next to British India, and could easily spark a continental war. ... During both World Wars, the powers could not effectively defend their African territories, as the infrastructure was nonexistent and defenses were at a bare minimum, but India could defend itself from the enemies because of its railroad network and defensive capabilities. It would have been quite beneficial if Africa was built as India was, it could have been factored as the grain of rice to tip the scale during the World Wars. Because the French governed Southern Asia, the United States of America was ...

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According to Rod Eddington (British Airways' CEO); "the combination of SARS, the war in Iraq and a weak economic outlook mean that the global airline industry is facing its toughest crisis in living memory."" ... There is little reason to believe that Chinese consumers, or consumers in countries like South Korea, are reining in spending. ... McDonald's, an American fast-food chain has said that fear of SARS, and the Iraqi war, have dented sales in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. ... Sales of kimchi, (Korean dish of pickled cabbage and garlic) are rising because of rumors that ...

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These markets are owned by Hmong family, which is a group of immigrants from Southeast Asia and China after the war in Vietnam. ... In China, Korea, and Taiwan; these statues are normally placed in the entrance of temples. 3 Fascinatingly, most statues of Laughing Buddha in Asian restaurants and stores are not meant for the original function of religiosity, or for the folk thinking of bringing good fortune. ... In contrast to other Asian cultures, this Buddha is from East Asia; either from China, Korea or Japan, there is two exact replicated figures squatting and is placed side to side. ... Ea...

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Migration was prominent among Asian people around 1800, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Philippine, Vietnamese and other ethnic groups. ... After the civil war, the military group of people governed the country without the human rights. ...

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During that time, Asian economies had been following an economic model developed by the Japanese since World War II. ... Since 1960 the region's top performers---Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand---grew more than twice as fast as the rest of East Asia, three times as fast as Latin America and South Asia, and five times faster than sub-Saharan Africa. ... Earlier it was stated that the Asian economies were following a model developed by the Japanese in the years following World War II. ...

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