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The ICONIC Multimedia Water Features, Southeast Asia’s longest water feature, have won an award on the global stage, bringing international recognition to Thai people – a testament to the success of one of ICONSIAM’s Seven Wonders. The award reinforces the success of the creative collaboration.... |
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O N A SINGLE day in January 2018 in the far-western region of Xinjiang, 25 members of Gulchehra Hoja’s family, including her parents in their 70s, received calls summoning them to police stations in Urumqi, the provincial capital, and in Ili, 500km away near China’s western border. |
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FILE PHOTO: A South Korean-owned LNG tanker vessel is seen at Sembawabg shipyard in Singapore July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo
By Ekaterina Kravtsova. LONDON (Reuters) Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) slipped this week, weighed by global oversupply and rising floating.... |
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. Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua. BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Saturday. IN ASIA The Shanghai Composite Index had no trading. The Shenzhen Component Index had no trading. The Hang Seng Index had no trading. The S&P/ASX 200 index had no trading. |
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Secretary General of Sri Lanka Basketball Federation, Dr. Chula Senaratne has been appointed to the Medical Commission of the FIBA international for the term of 2019-2023. It is a rare achievement to get an appointment into a professional commission of FIBA International from South Asia, especially in a sport dominated by America and Europe. |
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The benefits of a diet high in fiber and yogurt have already been established for cardiovascular disease and gastrointestinal cancer. The new findings based on an analysis of data from studies involving 1.4 million adults in the United States, Europe and Asia suggest this diet may also protect against lung cancer. |
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The Qatar Digital Government Training Programme (QDGTP), an initiative of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC), is organising a workshop on digital transformation for government entities. In partnership with the UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA), the workshop is.... |
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The Connection Between Fires and Unhealthy Air. Studying the impact of fires on the environment and on public health is complicated because multiple factors are involved. Weather plays a role, since fires worsen during droughts: Indonesia's dry season coincides with the El Niño conditions as well as other atmospheric phenomena. |
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India, one of the drivers of oil demand growth in Asia and the world, has just seen its oil imports drop to three-year lows and fuel processing rates plunge to a 15-year low , as slowing economic growth is taking its toll on demand. According to India’s government data compiled by Bloomberg,.... |
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WASHINGTON - The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs of the State Department on Friday welcomed the finalisation of the Kartarpur Corridor agreement. The State Department’s wing said in a statement on Twitter that they welcome news of a finalised agreement that paves the way for a corridor.... |
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NEW YORK - Leading Pakistani cricketer Sana Mir and six other trailblazing women from Asian countries were honoured with the ‘2019 Asia Society Game Changers award’ at a glittering ceremony held on Thursday night in recognition of their transformative impact in Asia and beyond. |
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During the past decade, the pace of international events in West, South and Central Asia has been hectic. Like oscillating molecular clusters in water, constantly bonding and un-bonding, discerning who is who, and with who, keeps changing at random. This strategic flux started from the Middle East.... |
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TDuring the past decade, the pace of international events in West, South and Central Asia has been hectic. Like oscillating molecular clusters in water, constantly bonding and un-bonding, discerning who is who, and with who, keeps changing at random. This strategic flux started from the Middle East . |
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We wouldn't blame Asia Commercial Holdings Limited HKG:104 ) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that Yin Eav, the Founder & Executive Chairman recently netted about HK$16m selling shares at an average price of HK$1.00. However, it's crucial to note that they remain very much.... |
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We're Christians passionate about ending poverty. We're following Jesus where the need is greatest, working through local churches to unlock people's potential and helping them to discover that the answer to poverty is within themselves. When disasters strike, we respond quickly. We won't stop until poverty stops. |
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Job Vacancy: Media and Communications Officer. ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) is a network of progressive current and former lawmakers in Southeast Asia who use their unique positions to promote human rights and democracy in the region. |
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the media, We are witnessing a wave of demonstrations around the world, from the Middle East to Latin America and the Caribbean … from Europe to Africa and Asia. Disquiet in peoples’ lives is leading to anything but quiet in streets and city squares. Every situation is unique. |
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Kuala Lumpur - The final of an Asian tournament originally due to take place in Pyongyang has been moved to Malaysia, football officials said Friday, after North and South Korea last week played a surreal match in an empty stadium. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said the AFC Cup match between North Korea's 4. |
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The Asian dirty and clean tanker rates witnessed a massive decline Thursday after hitting a decade high earlier this month, as charterers held back their cargoes and some of the ships earlier thought to be under sanctions entered the market, shipping sources said. Medium-term fundamentals, however, remained strong, they added. |
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By AFP yesterday in World The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit will go ahead in Santiago next month despite a week of protests that has left 18 dead in the South American country, Chile's foreign minister said Thursday.
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are.... |
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Kuala Lumpur - The final of an Asian tournament originally due to take place in Pyongyang has been moved to Malaysia, football officials said Friday, after North and South Korea last week played a surreal match in an empty stadium. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said the AFC Cup match between North Korea's 4. |
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The benefits of a diet high in fiber and yogurt have already been established for cardiovascular disease and gastrointestinal cancer. The new findings based on an analysis of data from studies involving 1.4 million adults in the United States, Europe and Asia suggest this diet may also protect against lung cancer. |
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By GRAHAM HICKS. What about surrender? What if Alberta gives up, waves the white flag, accepts the demand from the Rest of Canada that no new major pipelines be built to carry oil, either to the USA or to the west coast and on to Asia? Without the pipelines, what will our economy our standard of living look like in 10 years? It’s a big topic. |
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Karachi. Leading cricketer Sana Mir and six other trailblazing women from Asian countries on Thursday were honoured with the 2019 Asia Society Game Changers award at a glittering ceremony in New York in recognition of their “transformative impact” in Asia and beyond. |
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THE Philippines is lagging behind its counterparts in East Asia and the Pacific when it comes to resolving commercial disputes in the region, according to the World Bank (WB). The multilateral lender made the observation after the country’s ranking significantly improved in its latest ease of doing business report. |
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