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Russia This Week is a weekly review by the MEMRI Russian Media Studies Project, covering the latest Russia-related news and analysis from media in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Photo Of The Week. (Source: Kremlin.ru) In The News: Friendly Game Of The All-Russian Night.... |
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Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is part of a global campaign to celebrate Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the Dakar Rally from January 5 to 17, the first time the world’s most challenging race will be held in Asia. The campaign features an action-filled video ad that will be screened in iconic locations around the.... |
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An international campaign has launched across a number of major cities across the world to mark the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosting the Dakar Rally for the first time in Asia from 5 to 17 January. The campaign features an action-filled video ad that will be screened in iconic locations around the.... |
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California. Congressman Brad Sherman, the Chairman of the US House Subcommittee on Asia, says the panel intends to hold the hearing on the issue of Indian occupied Kashmir after the 74th session of United Nations General Assembly. “We will have the hearings after the UNGA meeting and after the.... |
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By Lee Min-young Conventional wisdom for fashion shows is more often associated with glamorous events exclusively enjoyed by closed circles of people from the fashion industry or important clients. Shifting away from that, the Asia Model Festival Organizing Committee (AMFOC), the host for Asia's.... |
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BANGKOK -- Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's state-controlled oil company, held a record-breaking initial public offering earlier in December, becoming the world's most valuable listed company, ahead of Apple of the U.S. The listing on the Riyadh stock market on Dec. 11 gave Aramco a market value of $1.877 trillion. |
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Vietnam greeted over 18 million international tourists in 2019, the highest level so far, according to the General Statistics Office. The number showed a year-on-year rise of 16.2 percent. Tourists from Asia made up 79.9 percent of the total, up 19.1 percent, Europe up 6.4 percent, America up 7.7 percent, and Africa 12. |
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Proof to that are the 30 medalists from the region who etched their mark during the 30th Southeast Asian Games hosted by the country. As 2019 comes to a close, we take a look at this year’s best performance by our athletes, not only in the local scene but also in the international arena. |
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Only a few bits saved Pakistan from making 2019 its “ annus horribilis ”. The spark of the promise led by the youth of South Asia was first lit in Pakistan by a till-then little-known Arooj Aurangzeb of Lahore and her compatriots, who recalled some revolutionary songs of the yore to give life to the idea of the left. |
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TKashmir, the most underrated of all global crises, is fast becoming the hub of conflicting geopolitical, geostrategic and geo-economic interests of global powers as they manoeuvre to gain advantageous positions in Asia. The national interests of three nuclear powers clash directly here making it ... |
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About 5,000 meters above sea level, Khunjerab Pass is a major trade port between China and Pakistan, and an important gateway to South Asia and Europe. China mainly imports textiles, agricultural products and daily commodities there, and exports plants and herbs. |
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The US is a power in retreat and appears to have almost abdicated its role as an Asian power. The transition of power is very palpable. It is literally restricted to the fringes of Asia - in the Arabian Peninsula, Israel and then in the Pacific Ocean, South Korea and Japan. |
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KUALA LUMPUR: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first detected in Malaysia, back in 1986. Thirty three years on, Malaysia is ranked the seventh highest in adult prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Asia after Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia, with a 0. |
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Riot police charged into the mall to reinforce the officers and used pepper spray to disperse a crowd...
Protestors also gathered on Friday in front of the Chinese consulate in the second biggest Indonesian...
The experts said they had asked Beijing for clarification on Tiyip's current location and situation. |
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The number showed a year-on-year rise of 16.2 percent. Tourists from Asia made up 79.9 percent of the total, up 19.1 percent, Europe up 6.4 percent, America up 7.7 percent, and Africa 12.2 percent. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) said the country served 85 million domestic holidaymakers in the year, increasing over 6 percent. |
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In this second of three articles, looking back at 2019 from a foreigner’s perspective, I take a look at how regional and wider economic changes have profound implications for Thailand and how they affected the Kingdom’s economy over the past year. At the time of the Asian financial crisis in 1997,.... |
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Mapping trends and Building partnerships is the key focus for the 27th edition of South Asia's leading and celebrated travel show NEW DELHI, Dec 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Informa Markets in India (formerly UBM India), India's leading B2B exhibition organizer, is all set to bring in the 27th edition.... |
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Communities across S.E. Asia commemorated the more than 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami this week. The 15th anniversary of one of the world’s most deadly disasters. On the morning after Christmas Day in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude quake off northern Sumatra island triggered a tsunami with waves as high 57 feet high. |
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VGP – Foreign arrivals to Viet Nam rose to a record high of 18 million in 2019, the General Department of Tourism has reported.
The figure increased by 16.2% from the previous year, in which visitors travelled by air, road and sea climbed up 15.2%, 20.4% and 22.7%, respectively. Arrivals from Asia took the lead, making up 79. |
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Singapore’s Suntec Centre hosted the Masters of the Century seminar in October, a two-day gathering of motivational speakers. Photo: Handout.
Moneymakers or fakers? The rise in Asia of get-rich-quick speakers.
Motivational gurus promising to help make you a million dollars draw bumper crowds.... |
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Comments - 0 / views : 143 December 24, 2019 05:19 pm. The Canadian High Commission together with the Asia Foundation recently launched a project named ‘Women’s Voice and Leadership’ (WVL) to support women’s ...
Comments - 0 / views : 44 December 24, 2019 01:01 pm. |
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While the Prayut Chan-o-cha government struggles to invigorate a tepid economy, it is also fuelling the slowdown by its year-long delay on a decision on the Suvarnabhumi airport upgrade. The development is part of an aim to make Thailand an aviation hub in Southeast Asia as the number of travellers.... |
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We’re meeting at ITV in London ahead of the return of Vera for its tenth series of four feature-length episodes. It is one of the channel’s flagship crime dramas, going out in a prime-time Sunday-evening slot and pulling in huge audiences. It also sells all over the world. Vera is big in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. |
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DUBAI: Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is part of a global campaign to celebrate Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the Dakar Rally from January 5 to 17, the first time the world’s most challenging race will be held in Asia. The campaign features an action-filled video ad that will be screened in iconic locations.... |
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The second edition of the West Asia Women’s Junior Football Championship will open tomorrow, Sunday, in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Bahrain Football Association (BFA) is hosting the 2019 edition which will run until the 6th of January, 2020. Bahrain has been drawn in Group B, along with the Palestinian and Kuwaiti teams. |
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