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]]> false Radio Free Asia info+656a1ff734b8d300121a6aa5@mg-eu.acast.com 656a1ff734b8d300121a6aa5 beareast serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/656a1ff734b8d300121a6aa5/1701465835877-6e3615f0a8f1386bfa1633437d973c80.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/bear-east Bear East Vietnam: ‘Special relationship’ with Russia under strain Vietnam: ‘Special relationship’ with Russia under strain Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:51:08 GMT 9:05 656a22617f441e00125f94f5 false https://en.rfa.org/BearEast 656a22617f441e00125f94f5 656a1ff734b8d300121a6aa5 vietnam-special-relationship-with-russia-under-strain full 1 4 RFA’s Luna Pham visits Hanoi and finds that communist Vietnam’s ‘special relationship’ with Russia lives on – even in memories of a Russian toy once coveted in Vietnam.


Russia’s ties with East and Southeast Asia go back decades, and while those connections weakened with the end of the Cold War, they never disappeared. Now, with Russia’s increasing isolation following its invasion of Ukraine, the relationships have taken on greater significance.


In Bear East, RFA examines, country-by-country, how those links have evolved in terms of the defense trade, as well as government, business and people-to-people ties. Read the complete series at https://en.rfa.org/BearEast.

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]]> RFA’s Luna Pham visits Hanoi and finds that communist Vietnam’s ‘special relationship’ with Russia lives on – even in memories of a Russian toy once coveted in Vietnam.


Russia’s ties with East and Southeast Asia go back decades, and while those connections weakened with the end of the Cold War, they never disappeared. Now, with Russia’s increasing isolation following its invasion of Ukraine, the relationships have taken on greater significance.


In Bear East, RFA examines, country-by-country, how those links have evolved in terms of the defense trade, as well as government, business and people-to-people ties. Read the complete series at https://en.rfa.org/BearEast.

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]]> Laos: Bound to Russia by Soviet-era school ties Laos: Bound to Russia by Soviet-era school ties Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:45:29 GMT 10:43 656a21dd0c4b410012f31ad6 false https://en.rfa.org/BearEast 656a21dd0c4b410012f31ad6 656a1ff734b8d300121a6aa5 laos-bound-to-russia-by-soviet-era-school-ties full 1 3 RFA’s Luna Pham visits a restaurant in Vientiane where Laotians can rekindle memories of Russia where many studied in their youth when Laos was a major recipient of Soviet aid.


Russia’s ties with East and Southeast Asia go back decades, and while those connections weakened with the end of the Cold War, they never disappeared. Now, with Russia’s increasing isolation following its invasion of Ukraine, the relationships have taken on greater significance.


In Bear East, RFA examines, country-by-country, how those links have evolved in terms of the defense trade, as well as government, business and people-to-people ties. Read the complete series at https://en.rfa.org/BearEast.

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]]> RFA’s Luna Pham visits a restaurant in Vientiane where Laotians can rekindle memories of Russia where many studied in their youth when Laos was a major recipient of Soviet aid.


Russia’s ties with East and Southeast Asia go back decades, and while those connections weakened with the end of the Cold War, they never disappeared. Now, with Russia’s increasing isolation following its invasion of Ukraine, the relationships have taken on greater significance.


In Bear East, RFA examines, country-by-country, how those links have evolved in terms of the defense trade, as well as government, business and people-to-people ties. Read the complete series at https://en.rfa.org/BearEast.

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]]> Thailand: A tourist haven for war-weary Russians Thailand: A tourist haven for war-weary Russians Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:10:00 GMT 6:52 656a20ef0c4b410012f2bc6b false https://en.rfa.org/BearEast 656a20ef0c4b410012f2bc6b 656a1ff734b8d300121a6aa5 thailand-2 full 1 2 RFA’s Luna Pham travels to Phuket to find out why the Thai resort island has become a popular destination for wealthy Russians, who are driving a recovery of the local real estate market. 


Russia’s ties with East and Southeast Asia go back decades, and while those connections weakened with the end of the Cold War, they never disappeared. Now, with Russia’s increasing isolation following its invasion of Ukraine, the relationships have taken on greater significance.


In Bear East, RFA examines, country-by-country, how those links have evolved in terms of the defense trade, as well as government, business and people-to-people ties. Read the complete series at https://en.rfa.org/BearEast.


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]]> RFA’s Luna Pham travels to Phuket to find out why the Thai resort island has become a popular destination for wealthy Russians, who are driving a recovery of the local real estate market. 


Russia’s ties with East and Southeast Asia go back decades, and while those connections weakened with the end of the Cold War, they never disappeared. Now, with Russia’s increasing isolation following its invasion of Ukraine, the relationships have taken on greater significance.


In Bear East, RFA examines, country-by-country, how those links have evolved in terms of the defense trade, as well as government, business and people-to-people ties. Read the complete series at https://en.rfa.org/BearEast.


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]]> Thailand: Russian Orthodox Church thrives in a Buddhist country Thailand: Russian Orthodox Church thrives in a Buddhist country Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:00:00 GMT 7:26 656a20c0b1d8b200120580ed false https://en.rfa.org/BearEast 656a20c0b1d8b200120580ed 656a1ff734b8d300121a6aa5 thailand-1 full 1 1 As the number of Russian visitors in Thailand has soared in recent years, the Russian Orthodox Church has expanded rapidly. RFA’s Luna Pham speaks with priests about practicing in the mostly Buddhist country.


Russia’s ties with East and Southeast Asia go back decades, and while those connections weakened with the end of the Cold War, they never disappeared. Now, with Russia’s increasing isolation following its invasion of Ukraine, the relationships have taken on greater significance.


In Bear East, RFA examines, country-by-country, how those links have evolved in terms of the defense trade, as well as government, business and people-to-people ties. Read the complete series at https://en.rfa.org/BearEast.

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]]> As the number of Russian visitors in Thailand has soared in recent years, the Russian Orthodox Church has expanded rapidly. RFA’s Luna Pham speaks with priests about practicing in the mostly Buddhist country.


Russia’s ties with East and Southeast Asia go back decades, and while those connections weakened with the end of the Cold War, they never disappeared. Now, with Russia’s increasing isolation following its invasion of Ukraine, the relationships have taken on greater significance.


In Bear East, RFA examines, country-by-country, how those links have evolved in terms of the defense trade, as well as government, business and people-to-people ties. Read the complete series at https://en.rfa.org/BearEast.

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