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“Welcome to your second homeland,” President Emomali Rahmon told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani upon his arrival in Tajikistan for the fifth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), on June 15 ( Radio Ozodi , June 15). |
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WASHINGTON >> A White House initiative spearheaded by Ivanka Trump to help women in developing countries get ahead economically announced its first batch of grants today: $27 million for 14 projects in 22 countries, mostly in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. |
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Singapore. GLOBAL wealth held by high net worth individuals (HNWI) deteriorated in 2018 after seven consecutive years of growth, dragged down by Asia Pacific and China, in particular. Capgemini's World Wealth Report 2019 said some US$2 trillion in wealth evaporated last year, half of which was accounted for by the Asia Pacific. |
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Asian markets mostly rose yesterday after two days of losses with investors focusing on congressional testimony by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell. Fed officials have helped spur a rally in world equities in recent weeks by taking an increasingly dovish tone regarding monetary policy, fuelling.... |
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A lawyer. A police captain. A retired social worker. These three professional women are some of the first volunteer guardians for young migrants in Italy. They’re living up to everyone’s expectations, but nobody expected how much they would exceed them. |
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Enabling policies, partnerships, social protection and nutrition-sensitive food systems are key to end hunger and malnutrition in the region. 26 June 2019, Rome - Despite the heterogeneity of the region, there is one common challenge related to food security that is present to varying degrees in all.... |
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1. The Ukrainian Parliament’s June 6 review of the draft law on medical and scientific cannabis use was postponed. Details of the draft law are explained by
(Rus). On June 15, activists and patients’ groups held a street action demanding legalization of medical cannabis in Ukraine. Video available
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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Tim Murphy (PA-18) Thank you, John. And thank you to CSIS and JETRO for inviting me to speak. I’m honored to be here. Given the sizeable Japanese presence at this event, I think it’s appropriate to begin with a confession. |
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Expansion strengthens Alliance presence in Asia and helps speed the delivery of solutions to end plastic waste. WASHINGTON July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) today welcomed 12 new companies from across the plastics value chain, including Chinese state-owned Sinopec. |
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Expansion strengthens Alliance presence in Asia and helps speed the delivery of solutions to end plastic waste. WASHINGTON July 10, 2019 /CNW/ --Â The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) today welcomed 12 new companies from across the plastics value chain, including Chinese state-owned Sinopec. |
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Expansion strengthens Alliance presence in Asia and helps speed the delivery of solutions to end plastic waste. WASHINGTON July 10, 2019 /CNW/ --Â The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) today welcomed 12 new companies from across the plastics value chain, including Chinese state-owned Sinopec. |
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Expansion strengthens Alliance presence in Asia and helps speed the delivery of solutions to end plastic waste. WASHINGTON July 10, 2019 /CNW/ -- The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) today welcomed 12 new companies from across the plastics value chain, including Chinese state-owned Sinopec. |
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Innovative Human Rights NGO Seeks. Volunteer Legal Advisors in Bangkok, Thailand. About Asylum Access. Asylum Access is a leading refugee human rights organization headquartered in Oakland, CA with substantial operations in three countries plus partnerships in additional countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. |
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Health authorities have issued a fresh measles alert over fears of the potential spread of the disease. A young man started to show symptoms of the viral infection after returning to Sydney from Southeast Asia at the end of June. The man spent time in Hornsby, Lane Cove, Lindfield, Newtown,.... |
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JAKARTA — Indonesia said on Tuesday it would send more than 210 tonnes of garbage back to Australia, as southeast Asian nations push back against serving as dumping grounds for foreign trash. The eight containers seized in Surabaya city should have contained only waste paper, but authorities also.... |
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell will visit Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand from Thursday to July 19, the State Department said Tuesday. It will be Stilwell's first travel to the region since his appointment to the post on June 20. The trip comes as U. |
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L'Oreal now generates more than 10 per cent of its global sales in China, and this year Asia overtook western Europe as its leading region. Paris-based L'Oreal said the proportion of products sold online is up to three times higher in China than in the West. |
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For the past year CounterPath Corporation has weaker performance than MongoDB Inc. Summary. MongoDB Inc. beats on 7 of the 8 factors CounterPath Corporation. CounterPath Corporation designs, develops, markets, and sells software applications and related services in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. |
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KARACHI - The Department of Sociology, University of Karachi, is holding international conference on ‘role of minorities in conflict resolution and peace in South Asia’ today at a local hotel.
READ MORE: US warned about risk of default in September Sindh Governor Imran Ismail would be the chief.... |
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By Lee Kyung-min Japan's export control of key materials needed to produce semiconductors and displays will deal a significant blow to Asia's fourth-largest economy, economists said Friday. "Given that semiconductors account for about 6 percent of the country's GDP, a 10 percent drop in the export volume could lead to a 0. |
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Washington (AFP) - The United States said Tuesday that its $2.2 billion arms sale to Taiwan will contribute to stability in Asia after China demanded that Washington cancel the order. The State Department said the deal, which includes battle tanks and anti-aircraft missiles, did not change US recognition of Beijing as China's sole government. |
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This report presents the worldwide Radio Frequency Identification in Retail market size (value, production and consumption), splits the breakdown (data status 2019 and forecast to 2025), by manufacturers, region, type and application. This study also analyzes the market status, market share, growth.... |
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has planned to support Pakistan with indicative lending of up to $10 billion for various development projects and programs during the next five years, the regional lender said on Monday, according to a private TV channel. |
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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Monday that Chinese leaders assured her that Beijing would prod Myanmar to hasten the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees languishing in camps in the South Asian nation. During her first news conference after coming home from an.... |
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Source: World Economic Forum (video statements) While trade tensions between the US and China are putting pressure on global growth, regional integration is advancing, with over 60% of trade happening within Asia. What is the global economic outlook for Asia’s leading economies? This session was developed in partnership with Bloomberg. |
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