Are Asians just producing electronics, TV's, cell phones, computers,
microwaves, etc or are they getting to use them too? I know a few
years ago they did not make enough money for many to participate. |
Request for Question Clarification by
aht-ga
on
28 Feb 2004 23:17 PST
Can you clarify whether there is any specific region or location that
your question is focused on? In the subject of your question, for
example, you mention Siam, also known as Thailand. However, in your
question, you mention Asians, which refers to everyone in the entire
continent of Asia. So, is your question focused on Thailand only, or
are you referring to all of Asia (which includes Hong Kong, Singapore,
China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, etc....).
If you are focused on Thailand, are you interested in the entire
country, or are you thinking more of areas outside the urban areas? As
an example, please note that Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand,
already has 5 cellular telephony service providers competing for
business, a sure sign that the residents of that city are using modern
conveniences.
Please advise how you would like an Answer to be structured, so that
we can help you.
Regards,
aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher
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Clarification of Question by
theo44-ga
on
29 Feb 2004 15:00 PST
I thought Siam included all those countries including Vietnam, so, I
guess yes ,most of those countries. I know there is a difference in
the wages of the people, like Vietnamese now trade with USA and they
must make more money to buy new goods than say Thailand. Ireland
competes with Asia in the production of electronics but are also fully
involved in aquireing and useing the innovations of the modern age
like computers, TVs, palm pilots, ect. I am curious if the more
restrictive governments of say, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, not
Japan or S. Korea)are keeping people from using new innovations and
what kind are they allowed. Does it take a free market and democracy
to fully participate? Or are the Asian people way behind?
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Clarification of Question by
theo44-ga
on
01 Mar 2004 10:16 PST
I am wondering what innovations are being accepted in Siam area? If
they are communication related like computers and cell phones, I think
this will change the country or at least affect it in some way.
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Request for Question Clarification by
aht-ga
on
01 Mar 2004 17:21 PST
theo44-ga:
If you refer to:
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://www.google.com/search?q=define:+siam
"a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the
Isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula; "Thailand is the official name
of the former Siam" "
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn
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You will see that the name Siam only refers to Thailand. However, this
is just semantics.
Personally, I would not group Thailand with Cambodia and Laos, and
even Vietnam, as the political and social climate in Thailand has been
quite different from the others over the last 30 or so years. As a
result, the introduction of technology in Thailand has been on track
with other advanced developing nations in the world. Sure, there are
still large segments of the population who do not have any exposure to
technology beyond perhaps electricity and television sets, but there
are also large segments of the population that enjoy all of the modern
conveniences that North Americans and Europeans take for granted.
Bangkok is a thoroughly modern city, with all that entails including
traffic jams, smog, and technology-pollution.
Can you provide any criteria whatsoever within which it will be
possible for a Researcher to frame an appropriate Answer to your
question? For example, can you specify what, to you, would be proof
that innovations have been accepted? Otherwise, the straight-forward
answer to your question is "Yes, the citizens of the countries in
Southeast Asia have access to all of the modern technologies that are
produced in the factories of their nations". However, I suspect that
would not be an acceptable Answer to you. Perhaps if you can spell out
in greater detail what you are seeking, we can provide it to you.
Regards,
aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher
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Clarification of Question by
theo44-ga
on
01 Mar 2004 22:50 PST
Southeast Asia, the countries of the S. China Sea. I know that new
innovations are available, I found that Vietnam a few years ago with
almost 80 million people, only had just over a few million TVs. People
made $400.00 a year, I am thinking that went for food. They are in a
period of inflation now and are buying more. OK, lets just consider
Vietnam only. forget Siam and S.E.Asia. Today, how many people are
buying computers, TVs, cell phones? Is it happening at a faster rate
than it is in Europe? What kind of effect is it having in the country?
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Request for Question Clarification by
aht-ga
on
01 Mar 2004 23:26 PST
Information about society in Vietnam is still under government control
for the most part. Here is something that will help shed some light on
the situation:
http://www.worldpaper.com/2003/oct02/isi1.html
The 2003 Index ranks Vietnam at the very bottom of the list, according
to this article. However, as this Index only looks at 50 countries all
around the world, this only means that it is the least technologically
advanced of the 50 nations reviewed.
Please also take a look at the CIA World Fact Book's entry on Vietnam:
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/vm.html
Especially, scroll down to the Communications section which discusses
the fact that the telephone network has been modernized over the last
decade or so. Of course, since the vast majority of the citizens of
Vietnam do not have access to even the basics of electricity needed to
power the tools of technology, the nation has a long way to go before
it approaches the technology adoption rates of Europe.
Regards,
aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher
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