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RFA’s Luna Pham reports about Russian influence in three Southeast Asian countries. In Thailand, Orthodox Churches are thriving and war-weary Russians are snapping up real estate. In neighboring Laos, former Soviet-bloc Laotian students have mixed memories of life in the USSR. And in Vietnam, Hanoi’s ‘special relationship’ with Moscow lives on but is under strain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Temporada 1

  1. EPISODIO 1

    Thailand: Russian Orthodox Church thrives in a Buddhist country

    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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min

  2. EPISODIO 2

    Thailand: A tourist haven for war-weary Russians

    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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min

  3. EPISODIO 3

    Laos: Bound to Russia by Soviet-era school ties

    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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 min

  4. EPISODIO 4

    Vietnam: ‘Special relationship’ with Russia under strain

    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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    9 min
  • 4 episodios

Información

RFA’s Luna Pham reports about Russian influence in three Southeast Asian countries. In Thailand, Orthodox Churches are thriving and war-weary Russians are snapping up real estate. In neighboring Laos, former Soviet-bloc Laotian students have mixed memories of life in the USSR. And in Vietnam, Hanoi’s ‘special relationship’ with Moscow lives on but is under strain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ficha técnica

  • Canal
    RFA
  • Creado por
    RFA
  • Episodios
    4
  • Temporadas
    1
  • Clasificación
    Apto
  • Derechos de autor
    © 2024 Radio Free Asia
  • Sitio web del podcast
    Bear East

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