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A total of 81 projects and business leaders across Asia were selected as recipients of the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREAs) 2020, including two Cambodian businesses picking up recognition in two categories. Widely regarded as the gold standard for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and.... |
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Researchers at Washington State University have predicted how and where the Asian giant hornet, an invasive newcomer to the Pacific Northwest, popularly dubbed the “murder hornet,” could spread and find ideal habitat, both in the United States and globally. |
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Lion City Sailors (LCS) Football Academy became the first in Singapore to be given a one-star rating by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) yesterday, an affirmation of their comprehensive youth development programme. The ranking, which is part of the Asian body's elite youth scheme, has a top grade of three stars. |
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The world’s largest hornet, the Asian giant hornet has been encountered in the Pacific Northwest. New research at Washington State University predicts where the hornet could find suitable habitat, both in the U.S. and globally, and how quickly it could spread, should it establish a foothold. Credit: WSDA. |
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Authors of a review of policies, based on the experiences of nine high-income countries and regions' easing of lockdown measures, published in The Lancet journal, are urging governments to consider five key factors in lockdown exit strategies. |
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As the centre of gravity of the global power play tilts towards its economic underlining, issues like trade, connectivity and infrastructure have come to warrant greater significance in foreign policies. This holds particularly true in Central Asia where the need for investment coupled with its.... |
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Will Carousell's backers reap even sweeter returns by its 12-year mark? The outcome is important to the tech ecosystem, as it may shape how investors feel about South-east Asian startups' exit potential. According to a filing by Carousell Pte Ltd, the startup will "use its reasonable best efforts to.... |
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Michael Pack is the chief executive of the US Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America and Radio Free Asia. Photo: US Senate.
US government media chief undermines Hong Kong protesters, say officials.
Members of both parties excoriate US Agency for Global Media chief Michael Pack.... |
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Asia US senators, citing Uighurs, urge Netflix to drop planned Chinese sci-fi series.
Workers ride past the perimeter fence of what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, on Sep 4, 2018. |
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A C-17 Globemaster III is prepared for departure at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia after transporting cargo between U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Central Command, Aug. 28, 2018. The U.K. wants to spend $400 million on maintenance for its C-17 fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. |
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Qatar has reiterated its support to the work of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), of which it became a member during the 2014 Shanghai Summit. Speaking at a virtual meeting of foreign ministers of the CICA member states, HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi said. |
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Hand Hygiene for All. Save the date as part of the lead up to Global Handwashing Day celebration 2020 with the theme Hand Hygiene for All. A virtual regional conference on hand hygiene in Asia Pacific, joined in to hear stories and updates from the Asia Pacific region around behaviour change,.... |
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Hermit Kingdom? Not quite. To pay close attention to North Korean diplomacy is to notice the many ways it upends the stereotype of the isolated, nuclear-armed wildcard of Northeast Asia. Yes, the country’s propaganda services are prone to rhetoric meant to convey a sense of towering fury, mostly for domestic consumption. |
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WASHINGTON, September 25, 2020 - The World Bank Treasury and the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)/Asia-Pacific Financial Forum co-organized a virtual workshop on catastrophe bonds for the APEC Regional Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Solutions Working Group, aimed at broadening the.... |
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The Myanmar military has said it is investigating “possible wider patterns of violations” before and during a 2017 crackdown in Rakhine state that the United Nations has said was executed with genocidal intent against Rohingya Muslims. More than 730,000 Rohingya fled to neighbouring Bangladesh that.... |
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ISLAMABAD, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday stressed the need for regional countries' cooperation to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Qureshi was addressing a meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Council of Ministers via video link. |
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Party Animal , a nickname he acquired after producing the hit, Party like an Animal , by Charly Black, Kurt became a frequent flyer after leaving his 16-year tenure at Fame Fm. Between producing and working remotely with New York-based radio station Irie Jam, Kurt has been missing trying new foods from his travels. |
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The bid to represent a sprawling congressional district in northern Utah is an open race for the first time in nearly two decades following the retirement of Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop who became well-known for his outspoken policies on public lands. |
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F.P. Report. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Junior Hockey Team will participate in Junior Asia Cup Hockey Tournament to be played in Bangladesh/Dhaka from 21st to 30th January 2021. Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL), the new and emerging power house of men’s hockey in Pakistan has made a major contribution.... |
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, the leading independent provider of analytics-driven, technology-enabled marketing and communications solutions to the healthcare sector, today announced it has acquired Elysia Group , a health economic and outcomes research (HEOR) consulting firm operating in the United States and Asia Pacific. |
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)--Swiss Medical Group (SMG) Holding Luxembourg S.A., leading the development of STARKS Age-Management in Europe and Asia, announced today the acquisition of CoreMedica Europe, to expand in Europe and the rest of the world. CoreMedica Europe recently made the headlines in Switzerland for combining a.... |
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Weathering rocks reduced carbon dioxide levels and cooled Earth over 15 million years, allowing ice sheets to cover much of North America and Europe |
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What kind of trends have informed North Atlantic, Inc.’s latest sustainability/conservation efforts? We at North Atlantic, Inc. (NAI) embarked on a mission to create sustainable supply chain/value chains from Southeast Asia in 2009. The development of the sustainability discussion globally and the.... |
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Al Hilal slammed the Asian Football Confederation after the reigning champions were kicked out of Asian Champions League as they could only muster 11 players for their final Group B fixture. The Saudi club, already qualified for the last 16, said they had been determined to defend their title.... |
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Indian stocks plunged by the most in four months on Thursday, as the fragile global economic recovery threatened to stall amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases and a new geopolitical flashpoint emerged in East Asia. Benchmark indexes slumped by 3%, led by financial stocks. The National Stock Exchange’s Nifty breached the psychological 11,000 mark. |
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