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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 279 new coronavirus cases in the highest daily jump since early March, as fears grow about a massive outbreak in the greater capital region. The figures bring the national caseload to 15,318, including 305 deaths. |
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SEOUL, South Korea South Korea has reported 279 new coronavirus cases in the highest daily jump since early March, as fears grow about a massive outbreak in the greater capital region. The figures released by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sunday brought the national caseload to 15,318, including 305 deaths. |
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In a letter to veterans of the Second World War, he said that “those who are last to come home deserve particular recognition”. He wrote: “Across a vast region, you fought on until the final day of the Second World War exactly 75 years ago.” “When at last you returned, you sometimes found that your.... |
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Northeast Asia doesn't so much repeat history as drag it along like an anchor. The bombs stopped falling 75 years ago, but it is entirely possible - crucial even, some argue - to view the region's world-beating economies, its massive cultural and political reach and its bitter trade, territory and.... |
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WASHINGTON: The Joe Biden Administration will place a " high priority " on continuing to strengthen the US-India relationship, his campaign said on Saturday adding that if elected he will have "no tolerance" for cross-border terrorism in South Asia. Biden campaign on Saturday released a policy.... |
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August 15 1945 marked the end of the war after six years of conflict involving many countries from around the world. After the defeat of Nazi Germany in Europe, thousands of troops in East Asia fought on until Japan's surrender, with many not returning home until 1946. |
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking on the 75th anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, pledged never to repeat the tragedy of war and Emperor Naruhito expressed "deep remorse" over the wartime past, which still haunts East Asia. "Never to repeat the tragedy of war. |
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On August 8, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) commemorated its 53rd birthday. The association was established on August 8, 1967 in Bangkok by the five founding member countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. |
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Organised by South Asia Forum for Art & Creative Heritage, it presented a vibrant mix of film screenings, workshops and masterclasses with filmmakers, music concerts and an award ceremony. The IVIFF, pegged as south Asia’s first borderless digital film festival, presented an impressive line-up of.... |
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran national women's football team remained unchanged in the latest FIFA world rankings. - Sports news - The Iranian team sits 70th in the ranking with 1358 points. Australia remains Asia's top-ranked women's national team, followed by North Korea and Japan. |
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MUMBAI — US tech giant Amazon launched its first Indian online pharmacy service on Friday as it attempts to grab more of the country's burgeoning e-commerce market. Amazon is battling Walmart-backed Flipkart and JioMart, owned by Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, as well as local companies in the vast market of 1. |
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MUMBAI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart K. P. Sharma Oli spoke on Saturday for the first time since a diplomatic spat over a map and a disputed area of territory erupted earlier this year between the South Asian neighbours. |
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US tech giant Amazon launched its first Indian online pharmacy service on Friday as it attempts to grab more of the country's burgeoning e-commerce market. Amazon is battling Walmart-backed Flipkart and JioMart, owned by Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, as well as local companies in the vast market of 1. |
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Three months have passed since I asked you to join with me in an act of thanksgiving for the defeat of Germany. We then rejoiced that peace had returned to Europe, but we knew that a strong and relentless enemy still remained to be conquered in Asia. None could then tell how long or how heavy would prove the struggle that still awaited us. |
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It’s no secret that life is a terrible ordeal for most housemaids working in West Asia. The hardships they endure to send money home come at great cost. At the time of writing – 7.30 p.m. in Sri Lanka–it is possible that in Saudi Arabia, where it now is 2 a.m. |
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Asia Pacific markets traded mostly higher on Friday but investors remained cautious after US lawmakers seemed unable to move forward with a coronavirus stimulus bill. Australia’s ASX 200 rose 0.45% but the heavily-weighted financials subindex retreated 0.19%. |
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Richard Horsey is a Myanmar-based political and conflict analyst, and Jeremy Douglas is the regional representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. When the world was coming to terms with the coronavirus pandemic between February and April, Myanmar.... |
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Adapting new and traditional techniques, he oversaw New Westminster’s Longtail Kitchen in 2013 and Freebird Chicken Shack in 2015, which were both recognized for Best Pan-Asian in Vancouver Magazine’s awards. Cheung’s vision for Potluck Hawker Eatery is to serve innovative dishes that reflect the style of hawker markets throughout South East Asia. |
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Damascus, SANA -The students of the Syrian Scientific Olympiad participated in the Asia -Pacific Informatics Olympiad (AIPO) 2020 on Saturday, an event held online and hosted by Indonesia with the participation of students from 33 countries. Director of the Syrian Olympiad at the Distinction and.... |
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Asian markets drifted on Friday as investors grew increasingly concerned about the stalemate in Washington on a new stimulus for the world’s top economy. Hopes that Democrats and Republicans would cast aside their mutual animosity to stump up much-needed cash for struggling Americans have been key to supporting equities for weeks. |
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged never to "repeat the tragedy of war" as commemorations marking VJ Day — the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Asia — got underway Saturday. With many events muted this year due to the coronavirus pandemic , a somber Abe wore a face mask as he.... |
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged never to "repeat the tragedy of war" as commemorations marking VJ Day — the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Asia — got underway Saturday. With many events muted this year due to the coronavirus pandemic , a somber Abe wore a face mask as he.... |
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The 75th anniversary of VJ Day has been marked by a series of towering events with lone buglers honouring those who fought in east Asia. A lone piper played from the top of Great Yarmouth’s Norfolk Pillar at 6am on Saturday August 15, while another musician did the same at the bandstand in Gorleston. |
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The 75th anniversary of VJ Day – the victory over Japan which signalled the very end of the second world war – has been commemorated with a series of events honouring those who fought in east Asia. A televised remembrance service took place at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas,.... |
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TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking on the 75th anniversary of Japan’s World War Two surrender, pledged never to repeat the tragedy of war and Emperor Naruhito expressed “deep remorse” over the wartime past, which still haunts East Asia. “Never to repeat the tragedy of war. |
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