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The Yarlung Tsangpo Legend

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Prepared by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) The " Helsinki Rules, " adopted by the International Law Association (ILA) at its 1966 conference in Helsinki , Finland , are a set of highly authoritative but non-binding international guidelines. These rules govern the fair and reasonable use of transboundary rivers, laying the foundation of modern international water law. They emphasize equitable and reasonable utilization, cooperation and consultation, and the principle of no significant harm to other riparian states. The " 1997 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses " builds upon the main principles of the " Helsinki Rules ." It further clarifies the primacy of equitable and reasonable utilization and elaborates supporting mechanisms such as dispute resolution and information exchange. The Helsinki Rules’ core doctrine—that no riparian state shall cause substantial harm to another—was enshrined as a...

TES & APEC

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Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) “ TES ” (The eStore System, an original Electronic Commerce System) is a new tech-economic system invented based on universal concern. In addition to its long list of components such as contactless induction technology and cashless transaction systems, it also introduced visionary concepts and slogans such as " Innovative Industries to Solve Unemployment ," " Technologization of Traditional Industries and Intelligentization of High-Tech Industries ," " Working from Home to Earn Global Income ," and " Jobs for Everyone, Food for Every Household ." Looking back after 40 years, these once-distant dreams of social responsibility investment have truly come to fruition. During the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, severely affected countries included Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan— all member economies of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation). As these countries faced...