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Competitive Advantages and Disadvantages of Trans-Siberian Railway Route -Case study of Korea and Japan-

  • Tsuji, Hisako
    • International Journal of Railway
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    • 제6권4호
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    • pp.139-147
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    • 2013
  • TSR (Trans-Siberian Railway) route is losing price competitiveness versus Deep Sea route in the transportation from East Asia to Europe, including Moscow. To further attracting the containers to the TSR route, it will be necessary (1) to keep competitive through rate, linked to fluctuating Deep Sea rate; (2) to strengthen speed advantage; (3) to enforce seamless transportation system, including simplified customs clearance procedures. In transportation to Central Asia from East Asia (Korea and Japan), TSR is competitive versus TCR (Trans-China Railway), depending on destinations. Korea has been the leader in revitalizing the TSR route since 2000. Key contributors were affluent export containers to Russia and Central Asia, port of Busan, efficient maritime transport network to Far East Russia, and Korean forwarders' persistent efforts for activating the market. Korea and Japan have a possibility of cooperation in using the TSR route efficiently, such as organizing a joint block train to a same destination.

Central Asian Carpets, Assyrian Stone Thresholds, and Greco-Roman Mosaics - Cultural Exchange and Integration on the Silk Road

  • He, ZHANG
    • Acta Via Serica
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.1-38
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    • 2022
  • Many knotted carpets from western China and Central Asia from 700 BCE to 700 CE demonstrate strong resemblances to the Assyrian-Persian stone reliefs and Hellenistic-Romanmosaics. Egypt reveals the earliest samples in plain linen fiber and carpets with colorful designs in the mural paintings. The Egyptian wall decoration in faience shows the motifs of waterlily in two variations in the design, both of which appear in the Assyrian floor thresholds designs. The same waterlily or four-petal design in the Egyptian and Assyrian stonework also appear in the Pazyryk knotted carpet in the same manner. The Assyrian thresholds show a composition with a central area and borders in a square or rectangular overall design, which again parallels the Pazyryk carpet. The ideas of composition and motifs commonly seen in the Hellenistic and Roman mosaics appear in the carpets of Central Asia and western China. The similarities between the stone mosaic works and carpets demonstrate clearly that the remote places and peoples in ancient times learned from, and exchanged with, each other the ideas and artistic styles, and integrated to create some local artistic traditions, thanks to the roles the easy-to-carry textiles played throughout the Silk Road. The carpets played their roles: as practical material for daily use, and as carrier of cultural information through their designs.

중앙아시아 지역안보체제의 국제정치학적 의미 (Security system in Central Asia: Significance for International Relations)

  • 김용환
    • 국제지역연구
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.129-154
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    • 2010
  • 본 논문의 목적은 소련해체 이후 중앙아시아 지역안보환경의 변화 양상과 중앙아시아 지역국가들이 참여하고 있는 다자간 협력기구들의 현황 및 특성을 고찰함으로써 중앙아시아 지역안보체제의 국제정치학적 의미를 규명하고, 중앙아시아 지역안보체제의 구축 전망을 제시하는데 있다. 중앙아시아는 일찍이 '유라시아의 발칸'으로 인식되었듯이 구(舊)체제에서 축적되고 독립 후 새로운 체제로 이행하는 과정에서 발생한 각국 내부의 다양한 갈등 요소들과 상호간 분쟁 요소들, 그리고 강대국들의 전략적 이해관계가 중첩되고 있는 안보불안정 지역이다. 현실의 중앙아시아 지역안보는 미국을 위시한 서방의 이익을 대변하는 나토, OSCE 체제와 러시아를 중심으로 하는 포스트소비에트국가 간의 다자 및 양자협력 체제, 중국, 인도, 터키 등 역외 주요행위자들이 참여하는 다자협력기구들의 활동과 궤를 같이 하고 있다. 그러나 중앙아시아 다자안보협력의 움직임들은 아직까지 어느 것도 범지역적 대표성을 획득하는 단계로까지 발전하지 못하고 있다. 중앙아시아 각국 내부의 문제와 이들 국가 간의 갈등요소를 근본적으로 해결하지 않고서는 이 지역의 안보는 담보될 수 없으며, 편협하고 맹목적인 현실주의는 불안정 지역의 확산을 가져오고 유라시아대륙의 상당부분을 분쟁의 영구적인 근원으로 만들 것이다. 이러한 관점에서 중앙아시아 지역에서 미국, 러시아, 중국, EU 등 주요 행위자들의 전략적 판단과 선택은 재고되어야 할 것이다.

Potentials for Organic Agriculture in Xinjang, China

  • Wang, Peiwu
    • 한국유기농업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국유기농업학회 2001년도 심포지엄
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    • pp.319-321
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    • 2001
  • In general, it is difficult to control weeds, diseases and insects with no chemical material in large scaled cultivation. Particularly, it is nearly impossible for a temperate country with a lot of rain such as Japan or Korea, to make organic agriculture on a large scale. Are there any possibilities to develop a large scaled organic agriculture in the world\ulcorner In Xinjang where is located in the central Asia, established Shihezi Agricultural and Environmental Institute for Arid Area of Central Asia three years ago in Shihezi, Xinjiang, China, for improving crop production in arid area. One of the main objectives is to establish organic agriculture in Xinjiang, with using suitable conditions for agriculture.

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Component Analysis of Esophageal Cancer Incidence in Kazakhstan

  • Igissinov, S.;Igissinov, N.;Moore, M.A.;Kozhakhmetov, S.;Igissinova, G.;Sarsenova, S.;Aldiyarova, G.;Bilyalova, Z.;Zhabagin, K.;Manambayeva, Z.
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제14권3호
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    • pp.1945-1949
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    • 2013
  • Esophageal cancer (EC) incidence rates in Kazakhstan were assessed by component analysis based on primary registered cases in 2001-2010. It was found that despite an apparent general decrease in the number of EC patients in Kazakhstan, a potential increase should be evaluated, due to changes in aging as well as the increase in population. Some problems of EC patients' registration were broached with an emphasis on the importance of the expected absolute number and reasons for undercounting in the country. Based on these, ways of improving the recording and registration of such patients in the country were suggested.

Epidemiology of Esophageal Cancer in Kazakhstan

  • Igissinov, Saginbek;Igissinov, Nurbek;Moore, Malcolm A.;Kalieva, Zhansaya;Kozhakhmetov, Saken
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제13권3호
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    • pp.833-836
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    • 2012
  • The incidence of esophageal cancer in Kazakhstan was analysed for the period of 1989-2010 years, with a focus on trends by age, gender and region. The highest rates of incidence were evident in the Western regions. The dynamics for cancer of the esophagus in the Republic demonstrated decrease, except in the Karaganda region, where a tendency for increase was noted. Considerable variation between regions pointed to differences in risk factor exposure which need to be targeted for future control efforts.

수정오차모형을 통한 중앙아시아 체제전환국들의 FDI 결정요인 분석 (Determinants of FDI in Transition Countries of Central Asia with VECM)

  • ;최창환
    • 통상정보연구
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    • 제18권1호
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    • pp.107-127
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구에서는 몽골, 카자흐스탄, 우즈베키스탄, 키르기스스탄, 타자가스탄, 투르크메니스탄 등 중앙아시아 의 FDI 결정적 요인들에 대해 실증분석을 통해 이를 확인하고자 한다. 1993년~2013년까지 자료를 사용하여, GDP, 총 자본형성, 임금, 노동인구, 무역개방도, 사회간접자본, 부존자원 등의 변수를 중심으로 실증분석을 실시한 결과 총 자본형성, 무역개방도, 정치안정성 변수들은 FDI 유입에 중요한 결정요인이며, 반면에 GDP, 임금, 노동인구, 사회간접자본, 부존자원 변수가 유의하지 않는 것을 확인하였다. 실증연구를 바탕으로 지속적인 경제성장을 위한 FDI 유입을 촉진하기 위해서는 먼저 정치적 안정성과 투명성을 확보해야 하며, 관련 인프라 구축에 정책의 우선순위를 두며, 기술학교 설립 등을 통한 고급인력 양성에 주력해야 할 것이다.

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Colossal Buddha Statues along the Silk Road

  • WONG, DOROTHY C.
    • Acta Via Serica
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.1-27
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    • 2019
  • Beginning in the northwestern region of India, and spreading through Central Asia and the rest of Asia along the Silk Road, the making of colossal Buddha statues has been a major theme in Buddhist art. The colossal Buddha statues predominantly feature Śākyamuni (the Historical Buddha), Maitreya (the Future Buddha), and Vairocana (the Transcendant Buddha), and they were fashioned out of religious devotion and frequently in conjunction with notions of Buddhist kingship. This paper examines the religious, social and political circumstances under which these colossal statues were made, focusing on examples from Central and East Asia made during the first millennium CE. Beginning in the 1990s, there was a revival of making colossal Buddha statues across China and elsewhere. The paper also briefly compares the current wave of building colossal Buddha statues with historical examples.

삼각협력을 활용한 중앙아시아 산림부문 협력 전략 (Cooperation Strategies Using Triangular Cooperation for Central Asia in the Forest Sector)

  • 최은호;임수정;김은희
    • 한국산림과학회지
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    • 제109권2호
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    • pp.223-230
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    • 2020
  • 우리나라의 ODA 사업 규모 확대와 다변화 전략에 따라 성장잠재력이 매우 큰 중앙아시아가 주목받고 있다. 또한 산림분야의 경우 우리나라의 성공적인 녹화경험에 관심을 표하며 협력을 요청하고 있다. 특히 중앙아시아가 직면한 환경이슈인 아랄해 고갈과 광범위한 황폐화의 해결은 지역협력이 전제되어야 하며 다자협력 체계 마련이 필요하다. 기존 양자협력의 한계, 특히 남남협력의 한계를 신흥 공여국이나 다자협력기구가 참여하여 보완하면서 삼각협력이 새롭게 주목받고 있는데, 삼각협력의 기본 개념을 적용하는 데 있어 중앙아시아는 매우 적합한 것으로 연구되었다. 우리나라는 신흥공여국인 카자흐스탄, 제2차 중점협력국인 우즈베키스탄과의 우호적인 파트너십을 활용하여 이들 국가와 함께 상호보완적인 지역협력이 가능하다. 기본적인 삼각협력의 개념을 재해석하여 중앙아시아 지역의 지역협력 전략을 다음 세 가지로 제시하였다. 첫째, 주민 정주권 보장을 위한 피복 및 방풍림 조성사업, 둘째, 주민소득 증진사업, 마지막으로 아랄해 황폐지 확대 방지를 위한 협력 사업이다.

Epidemiological Aspects of Morbidity and Mortality from Cervical Cancer in Kazakhstan

  • Igissinov, Nurbek;Nuralina, Indira;Igissinova, Gulnur;Kim, Sergei;Moore, Malcolm;Igissinov, Saginbek;Khassenova, Zauresh
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제13권5호
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    • pp.2345-2348
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    • 2012
  • Epidemiological studies of cancer incidence in Kazakhstan have revealed an uneven distribution for cervical cancer. Incidence and mortality rates were calculated for different regions of the republic, including the two major cities of Almaty and Astana, in 1999-2008. Defined levels for cartograms for incidence were low (up to 12.8/100,000), medium (12.8 to 15.9) and high (above 15.9) and for mortality were up to 7.1, 7.1 to 10.8 and more than 10.8, respectively. Basically high incidence rates were identified in the eastern, central and northern parts of the country and in Almaty. Such differences in cervical cancer data, and also variation in mortality/ incidence ratios, from a low of 0.4 in Almaty to a high of 0.71 in Zhambyl, point to variation in demographic and medical features which impact on risk and prognistic factors for cervical cancer in the country. Further research is necessary to highlight areas for emphasis in cancer control programs for this important cancer.