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#southeastasia

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R. Scott Pert

China's Xi Says There Are 'No Winners' in a Tariff War As He Visits Southeast Asia

> HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping started a week of diplomacy in #SoutheastAsia with a visit to #Vietnam on Monday, signaling #China’s commitment to global trade, just after U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global economy with his latest #tariffs moves.

> Although Trump has paused some tariffs, China was the outlier, as he has kept in place 145% tariffs
khaosodenglish.com/news/asean/

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, speaks with Vietnam's President Luong Cuong on his arrival at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday, April 14, 2025. (Athit Perawongmetha/Pool Photo via AP)... อ่านข่าวต้นฉบับได้ที่ : https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/asean/2025/04/14/chinas-xi-says-there-are-no-winners-in-a-tariff-war-as-he-visits-southeast-asia/
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The Japan Times

Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival, which typically celebrates the new year, in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/ #asiapacific #myanmar #southeastasia #earthquakes

The Japan Times · Myanmar quake victims mark new year camped in ruinsBy Lynn Myat
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R. Scott Pert

Myanmar marks new year festival mourning quake losses

> Thousands marked the start of #Myanmar's water festival on Sunday (Apr 13) in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor

> The Thingyan festival typically celebrates Myanmar's new year with water-splashing rituals symbolising cleansing and renewal, but the central cities of #Mandalay and #Sagaing lie devastated from the 7.7-m quake channelnewsasia.com/asia/myanm #SouthEastAsia

 damaged building is pictured following a strong earthquake in Amarapura township, Myanmar, on Apr 4, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Stringer)
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R. Scott Pert

Xi to visit Southeast Asia amid China's grievous export crisis

> China has vowed to “seek common ground and shelve differences” with Asian neighbours after the United States imposed a 145% tariff on all Chinese goods on April 9. Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to three Southeast Asian countries – Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia – from April 14 to 18, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. asiatimes.com/2025/04/xi-to-vi #SouthEastAsia #China

Image: Times of In the image shows two ships in a stormy sea one ship a cargo ship with an American flag on it and another ship by Chinese flagship with a lot of cargo containers in the stormy seadia
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Richard

Lao Socialism with Buddhist Characteristics

monthlyreview.org/2025/04/01/l

Through the doctrine of karma, it encourages a prudent approach to natural resource use and discourages greed and overexploitation. This ecological ethic has shaped Lao environmental policies and practices, fostering the integration of 'green growth' principles into national development strategies.

View of the Nam Ou from the Pha Daeng Peak Viewpoint
Monthly Review · Monthly Review | Lao Socialism with Buddhist CharacteristicsThis article will be released in full online April 14, 2025. Yumeng Liu takes a deep dive into the history of Laos, the only socialist nation among the Theravāda Buddhist countries of Southeast Asia…
#Ideology#Marxism#Movements
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Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

So I rented an Airbnb at a gorgeous location by the sea but I want to bail out early. The location is perfect and there's even a supermarket downstairs, but the apartment is pretty horrid!

It's my fault, really, I didn't read the reviews carefully and only realised the problems too late. I hoped for the best, hoping it won't be that bad. But it was lol.
Like the reviews said, the security refused to let me in, and if not for a kind old gentleman, I would've been stuck outside for goodness knows how long.

The mattress has already sunk in to the point that I can feel the springs dig into my back, so I ended up sleeping in the extra bed in the hall, but the mattress was hard too. My fussy neck hated the pillows, the travel pillow I bought was too hard ... the list goes on. And then, the final straw. Yesterday, all electrical sockets in the kitchen stopped working. The owner (or whatever company doing this) at least responded and told me to access the fuse box. Ugh.

But the most annoying thing was that there's no proper writing desk in the apartment, and this was supposed to be a vacation where I read, wrote and just did a lot of walking to think.

It's all due to my carelessness really, I didn't read the reviews carefully and was in a rush. AirBnbs are always a mixed bag, which is why I've moved on to booking hotels these days because I didn't want to bother with the inconsistent quality. But I took a chance because I wanted a cheaper vacation. Regret lol

Anyway I'm thinking of checking out early from this dump although there are two more days left to my stay. I had looked forward to this holiday and I'm super annoyed I can't write my heart out, read and enjoy the scenery in comfort.

What do you think? Leave or just salvage the situation?

A beautiful quay
#Travel#Malaysia#Penang
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