early industrialization in some nations. This study examines the effects of growing manufacturing employment on infant … mortality across 274 Indonesian districts from 1985 to 1995, a time of rapid industrialization. Compared with cross …. At the same time, pollution from factories appears quite harmful to infants. The overall effect was slightly higher …

China’s growing demand for oil is significantly changing the international geopolitics of energy, especially in the … East Asian economies (China, Japan and South Korea) is also a possibility. This document first of all presents an overview … of China’s energy sector, emphasising the strong growth in its energy demand to date and its potential for future growth …

common market among ASEAN, China, South Korea, and Japan by establishing a free trade area covering the entire region. As the … two major countries in the region, in the arrangement, China and Japan would have centered roles in promoting economic … cooperation in East Asia. However, it is practically impossible to decide either China or Japan is capable of taking the …