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Launched four years ago with only seven movies, the London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF) has now established itself as a key platform to introduce the region's vibrant cinema to Britain. The fourth annual festival kicked off Thursday with the European premiere of South Korean disaster action comedy film "Exit. |
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I was invited to present a paper at the Second China-South Asia Literature Forum on Trans-Himalayan Literary and Cultural Connectivity, held in Kathmandu, from 15–20 October 2019. I presented a paper on trans-Himalayan poetic culture. As a great lover of Chinese poetic classics and the epic culture.... |
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Islamabad. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will partner with three winning teams from a hackathon hosted by the bank in partnership with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) from 31 August to 2 September. ADB and AIM held the competition as part of Digital Week 2019 taking place from 2 to 5 September, said ADB press statement received here. |
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Asia’s fiercest rivalry between two teams, known as Kolkata Derby or “Boro Match” during the continent’s oldest football league less than two months ago saw only three Bengalis in the Mohun Bagan squad, while there were even fewer in that of East Bengal’s. |
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Bangladesh Women beat Pakistan Women by 65 runs in the ACC Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 match played at the Navy Cricket Ground, Werisala in Sri Lanka on Saturday. Pakistan were dismissed for 116 runs in 43.4 overs after Bangladesh had set them a 182-run target in the 48-over match, two.... |
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Fidelity is the largest investment management firm in the world and has been operating in Japan for 50 years, longer even than it has been in the UK. The combination of the firm's experience with Price's know-how is powerful. Price is helped by a team of 13 analysts, as well as colleagues across Asia. |
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Since legalisation on May 24, more than 2,150 same-sex couples have married in Taiwan. By Yimou Lee. TAIPEI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - More than 100,000 people thronged the streets of Taiwan's capital Taipei on Saturday for East Asia's largest Pride march, months after the self-ruled island began formally.... |
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Aitken Spence Hotels in Sri Lanka, Maldives and India were recognised in the Gold and Silver categories. Gold awards were awarded for the South Asian region and silver awards were presented in the respective countries (Sri Lanka, Maldives and India). The iconic Heritance Kandalama brought home wins.... |
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Akil Kumarasamy’s debut Half Gods arrives on the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 Longlist already boasting accolades and promising reviews. A series of ten interlinked short stories, the New Yorker said of the book. that, “Like a family around a dinner table, the tales in (Half Gods) support, contradict, and argue with one another. |
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Allrounder Charith Asalanka will lead the Sri Lanka Emerging 15 member squad for the forthcoming Emerging Asia Cup limited over tournament scheduled to be played in Bangladesh from November 14 to 23. Richmondite Asalanka will have his school team mate and prolific batsman Kamindu Mendis as his deputy. |
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The 2nd International Conference on Organisational Excellence and Lean Six Sigma and the 2nd SSMI Graduation Ceremony, organised by Dr. Mikel J. Harry of the Six Sigma Management Institute Asia (SSMI Asia), is scheduled to be held on October 30 at the Grand Ballroom, Waters Edge, Colombo. |
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The ‘Disrupt Asia 2019’ conference organised by the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) concluded in Colombo recently. This year’s Conference and Innovation Festival was a full-day’s program where speakers were keen to share their experience and knowledge. Chairman, ICTA, Prof. |
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Taipei (AFP) - Some two hundred thousand revellers marched through Taipei in a riot of rainbow colours and celebration on Saturday as Taiwan held its first pride parade since making history in Asia by legalising gay marriage. The island has long hosted the region's largest pride marches but this.... |
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A new proposal by Pakistani officials could bring much-needed energy to people in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan during the frigid winters in a long-planned project that will also see Central Asian energy go to Afghanistan and Pakistan. A chain of hydropower plants strung across Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.... |
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Abstract. Background Emerging mosquito-borne viruses like Zika, dengue, and chikungunya pose a major threat to public health, especially in low-income regions of Central and South America, southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. Outbreaks of these diseases are likely to have long-term social and economic.... |
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A new proposal by Pakistani officials could bring much-needed energy to people in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan during the frigid winters in a long-planned project that will also see Central Asian energy go to Afghanistan and Pakistan. A chain of hydropower plants strung across Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.... |
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TAIPEI - Some two hundred thousand revelers marched through Taipei in a riot of rainbow colors and celebration on Saturday as Taiwan held its first pride parade since making history in Asia by legalizing gay marriage. The island has long hosted the region's largest pride marches but this year.... |
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A new proposal by Pakistani officials could bring much-needed energy to people in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan during the frigid winters in a long-planned project that will also see Central Asian energy go to Afghanistan and Pakistan. A chain of hydropower plants strung across Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.... |
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More than 100,000 people thronged the streets of ‘s capital on Saturday for East Asia’s largest Pride march, months after the self-ruled island began formally allowing same-sex marriage, the first place in Asia to do so. Proudly democratic Taiwan is a bastion of liberal values in a part of the world.... |
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More than 100,000 people marched through the streets of Taiwan’s capital Taipei on Saturday for East Asia’s largest Pride parade, months after the self-ruled island began formally allowing same-sex marriage, the first place in Asia to do so. |
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More than 100,000 people thronged the streets of ‘s capital on Saturday for East Asia’s largest Pride march, months after the self-ruled island began formally allowing same-sex marriage, the first place in Asia to do so. Proudly democratic Taiwan is a bastion of liberal values in a part of the world.... |
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By GIAP NGUYEN, HAU DINH and DANICA KIRKA October 26, 2019
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Avnet Asia Pte. Ltd. recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific to jointly support startups and incubators from technology-related sectors in Southeast Asia. Startups and incubators would now be able to access Avnet and Infineon’s expertise, ecosystem and.... |
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Participants march under a giant rainbow flag during the LGBT Pride parade in Taipei October 26, 2019. — Reuters pc. TAIPEI, Oct 26 — Some two hundred thousand revellers marched through Taipei in a riot of rainbow colours and celebration today as Taiwan held its first pride parade since making history in Asia by legalising gay marriage. |
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Key point: America's heaviest piece of field artillery lives on in Asia. The 240-millimeter M1 howitzer, or “Black Dragon,” was the heaviest piece of field artillery the U.S. Army deployed in World War II. The huge guns smashed the Axis Powers’ concrete fortifications in Europe to rubble, and blasted Chinese mountain bunkers during the Korean War. |
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