Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) nightlights are used to model damage caused by earthquakes, floods …, and typhoons in five Southeast Asian countries (Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam). The data are … and nonaffected cells based on (i) case studies of specific disasters, and (ii) fixed effect regression models akin to the …

is Taiwan’s immediacy to territorial and resource disputes between China and Japan. This article focuses on the … to the island’s geographic centrality and beneficial proximity to nearby and distant sea lanes. Of further importance …

-to compete in the 21st Century global economy? Countries including China, Korea, Japan and Singapore have begun to integrate … No Child Left Behind testing and budget cut-backs) to move away from that model. Developments in China (including Hong … Kong and Taiwan), Korea and Singapore are complemented with comparisons to trends in national policy and private sector …