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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is reaching out to wary foreign leaders to frame alleged Iranian attacks in a Middle East oil shipping route as a problem for the world at large, especially for Asian countries vitally dependent on that oil. Pompeo, in a series of Sunday television interviews, emphasized the U. |
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AMMAN — Deputising for his Majesty King Abdullah, Jordan’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan Yousuf Abdul Ghani on Saturday participated in the fifth iteration of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), according to a Foreign Ministry statement. |
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E-commerce leaders Lazada, which ran a bid-for-a-boyfriend campaign (above) during Chinese New Year, and Shopee, which customises its websites for countries it operates in, have similar products and so count on marketing campaigns and loyalty programmes to draw shoppers. PHOTOS: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS, REUTERS. |
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Mi 9T has received a date for its Asian debut. Xiaomi Malaysia has revealed that it will be launching the new Mi 9T on June 20 in the country. While the Malaysia launch of the smartphone will likely focus only on the local availability, it is possible that we might hear about the phone's release in other Asian markets at the event. |
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It took one of the last animals of its kind passing away to bring together the two Asia Pacific countries where these critically endangered animals live, but this week, it appeared that the potential for cooperation may become a reality. This week in Malaysia, a rare gathering took place that conservationists have been hoping for. |
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TOKYO -- NEC Corp. has entered the competition to lead Malaysia’s digital identification project, as the government prepares to introduce biometric identities for all of its 32 million citizens. NEC Senior Executive Vice President Norihiko Ishiguro said the Japanese technology company has submitted.... |
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Recent statements by Malaysian leaders during international events must have exasperated even the most casual observers of Asian strategic affairs. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, speaking at the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo on May 30, stated that Malaysia.... |
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SINGAPORE: Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.’s private bank is set to expand into Malaysia following its deal to acquire an investment firm in the Southeast Asian nation. OCBC’s Bank of Singapore wealth unit agreed this week to buy Pacific Mutual Fund Bhd. for RM35.6mil (US$8.5mil). |
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Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) and Malaysia national team centre-back Dominic Tan has made a loan move to Thai League 1 outfit Trat FC from the Malaysia Super League champions. The youngster will spend the rest of the season in the Thai League where Trat are sixth in the league standings having won five.... |
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Islamophobia offers no solution for the problems of either Europe or Asia, the continents straddled by Turkey, said the Turkish presidential spokesperson on Saturday. "Islamophobia will solve neither Europe's nor Asia's problems. In the short term, it may serve narrow-minded populist agendas, but it.... |
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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the fifth summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), at Navruz Palace in Dushanbe Saturday. At the outset of the meeting, the Russian.... |
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sought a crisis response loan of $1 billion from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to avoid defaulting on its external debt obligations that have been estimated at $10.4 billion in the new fiscal year. Islamabad has formally requested the Manila-based lending agency to provide.... |
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Tensions are always high when the countries meet at cricket, which — for political reasons — they do these days only at global tournaments or the Asia Cup. But the stakes were raised further when an attack in February on Indian-administered Kashmir by Pakistan-based militants left 40 Indian.... |
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SEOUL: The blasts detonated far from the bustling megacities of Asia, but the attack this week on two tankers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz hits at the heart of the region’s oil import-dependent economies. While the violence only directly jolted two countries in the region — one of the targeted.... |
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Researchers have found a gene that gives Salmonella resistance to antibiotics of last resort in a sample taken from a human patient in the U.S. The find is the first evidence that the gene mcr-3.1 has made its way into the U.S. from Asia.
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found.... |
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Target's tech trouble clogs stores with long checkout lines Trump says he plans to keep criticizing Fed over rates Stocks post small losses; investors look ahead to Fed Middle East attack jolts oil-import dependent Asia Grounding of Boeing plane hovers over big air show in Paris Off-duty LA cop.... |
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The two leaders met in the Tajik capital Dushanbe for the fifth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), which brought together delegations from 27 countries including Iran and Qatar. Xi last week made a three-day visit to Russia to visit Putin, whom.... |
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) delivers a speech during the 5th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on June 15, 2019. ( Turkish Presidency / Cem Oksuz / Handout - Anadolu Agency )
ISTANBUL At an Asian.... |
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A domestic worker and her son drying clothes. In October 2010, the ILO in New Delhi organised a photo competition under the campaign theme “Your Work Is Important,” to protect and promote the rights of the domestic workers as “workers” and to make their work more “visible” to the society. |
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Asia is on track to become one of the “oldest” regions in the world in the next few decades. According to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the number of older persons in Asia-Pacific is expected to increase from an estimated 548 million. |
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Trump says he plans to keep criticizing Fed over rates. Stocks post small losses; investors look ahead to Fed. Middle East attack jolts oil-import dependent Asia. Grounding of Boeing plane hovers over big air show in Paris. Off-duty LA cop discharged gun during deadly Costco shooting. Ivanka Trump, Kushner took in as much as $135M last year. |
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"Happy birthday, my best wishes... I am delighted to have a friend like you," Putin told Xi, according to the Kremlin website. The two leaders met in the Tajik capital Dushanbe for the fifth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), which brought.... |
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Coal generation in Asia – particularly China and India – increased significantly, but it fell elsewhere, including in the United States and Europe. It remains the largest source of electricity generation worldwide, with a share of 38%. Coal-fired power generation in the United States continued to.... |
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President M Abdul Hamid poses for a photo with representatives of different countries at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) at Navruz Palace in Dushanbe of Tajikistan on Saturday. – PID PHOTO.
Dushanbe (Tajikstan): Stressing the importance of a peaceful.... |
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SEOUL, South Korea: The blasts detonated far from the bustling megacities of Asia, but the attack this week on two tankers in the strategic Strait f Hormuz hits at the heart of the region’s oil import-dependent economies. While the violence only directly jolted two countries in the region — one of.... |
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EVEN as the collision between a Filipino and Chinese fishing vessel dominate news in the Philippines, ships from another Asian country have been wreaking havoc in many shipping lanes. Various maritime experts in Southeast Asia have raised concerns about the alleged reckless shipping operations of.... |
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