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Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia, housed in @gwusigurcenter at @ElliottSchoolGW seeks sustainable solutions to global concerns Tweets≠Endorse

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Vietnam has introduced a new cybersecurity law which forces internet providers to give authorities' user data when requested: https://t.co/n23Us3jMVS

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A new eco-tourism camp keeps a remote forest same from poaching and offers a relaxing stay. Read more here: https://t.co/o6MAmDfQiv

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More than a third of Ho Chi Minh's historic buildings have been destroyed over the last 20 years. Read more about how the city is erasing its heritage: https://t.co/P6FCX4782k

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Of the more than 8 billion Tetra Paks sold every year in Vietnam, only a few percent are recycled. This is having a catastrophic effect on the environment, as cartons pile up on beaches and landfills across the country. https://t.co/V3rklZ4g9v

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Facebook has admitted failings over incitement to violence in Myanmar after a report concluded that posts on the platform have been linked to offline violence. https://t.co/JYjpcuQgmF

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Bangladesh admits that it will be unable to voluntarily repatriate Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar as planned because it cannot find anyone willing to go back. Read more here: https://t.co/roMvMOvwbV

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Addressing climate change in the Korean peninsula could help bring North and South Korea closer. https://t.co/jt54i4q0fX

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As home to Cambodia’s only deep-water port, Sihanoukville has become a focal point for Chinese investment. However, the sheer speed of development has divided locals. https://t.co/atynYMFM1O

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Growing anti-Vietnamese sentiment behind a five-day protest highlights increasing hostility towards Vietnam and the ethnic Vietnamese living in Cambodia.
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Largely due to climate change, heatwaves and drought have devastated crops in rural Cambodia. Many farmers have been forced to abandon their fields and work in the country’s growing brick industry, where they become trapped in debt bondage. Learn more: https://t.co/RLK2bbBx3a

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Vietnamese activist Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, popularly known by her pen name Mother Mushroom, has arrived in the US after her surprise release from prison. She has vowed to never keep silent in her fight for democracy in Vietnam. https://t.co/J3iriZUsQJ

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South Korea foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha has said economic sanctions against North Korea are being reviewed. President Trump is angry after South Korea signals it may ease North Korea sanctions. https://t.co/eL4lofRMgt

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Kim Jong-un has agreed to shut down one of the country's main missile testing and launch sites https://t.co/UXWdwLepJA

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@Independent What is the "worst-case senario" for #climatechange? How is it calculated? And what is the likeliness of it becoming reality? https://t.co/HncwufQaMf

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China’s northern plain will become uninhabitable in places if climate change is not curbed. The north China plain is home to 400 million people and vital to China’s food production. Read more on the potential crisis here: https://t.co/ZK6psy2lb9

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The Rohingya continue to suffer as social media is slow to react to the genocide in Myanmar. Read more about the genocide here: https://t.co/sjASSAqRgl

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Myanmar is a land now marked by segregation and brutal clashes between buddhists and muslims. Since August of last year, more than 700,000 Rohingya have fled ethnic cleansing in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Read more here: https://t.co/qiNBqayIsQ

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Special Economic Zones are still attractive to Vietnam's government despite proven shortcomings. Read more here: https://t.co/Kgt2eW4Jm1

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Interested in science diplomacy and North Korea? Then join us for a discussion TODAY with Richard Stone on promoting science diplomacy with North Korea! https://t.co/gMb2J4Nwb3

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@Independent What is the "worst-case senario" for #climatechange? How is it calculated? And what is the likeliness of it becoming reality? https://t.co/HncwufQaMf