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Washington: US Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Alice Wells said on Tuesday said that President Donald Trump's decision to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the ''Howdy, Modi'' event in Texas is a "historic tribute" to contributions of Indian-American community. |
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MANILA, Philippines -- University of the Philippines (UP) and University of Santo Tomas (UST) will try to put together a winning streak when they take on separate opponents in the UAAP Season 82 men's basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. |
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday reiterated his commitment to policy reforms to prepare the country to for a leapfrog trajectory to become the first advanced economy in South Asia. He was giving the key note address at the ‘Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2019’ organised by the Ceylon Chamber.... |
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The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, part of Washington’s Centre for Strategic and International Studies, said new satellite images revealed missile shelters and radar and communications facilities were under construction on Fiery Cross, Mischief and Subi Reefs in the Spratly Islands. |
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Louisiana Economic Development (LED), a development agency, is looking to Asia and Europe as the main destinations for the US state’s natural gas in the coming years. “Most of our contracts have been with Asian countries so far,” Larry Collins, LED executive director for international commerce, said in a briefing for reporters from Asia and Europe. |
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The oil markets were in turmoil on Monday after the weekend’s attack on Saudi facilities, as refiners in top consumer Asia looked for alternative supplies, U.S. crude producers ramped up efforts to export crude and Saudi Arabia tried to secure refined products. |
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U.S. crude export demand at the Gulf Coast surged on Monday, traders said, as the window to export crude profitably to Asia and Europe was thrown open after attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities took out 5% of global oil supplies. The attack knocked out about half of Saudi Arabia’s oil production.... |
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“In Hong Kong, we do not want politics of any kind, neither of the left nor the right,” Li Fook-shu, who was chairman of Hong Kong’s Bank of East Asia, told the territory’s de facto parliament . “What we need is to continue to build up our economy.” Today, however, as Hong Kong enters its fourth.... |
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Unipec, the trading arm of Asia's top refiner Sinopec, chartered at least four crude tankers this week from the United States, ramping up purchases after attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities and as trade tensions between the world's two largest economies cool, sources said. |
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Reporting to the Associate Director Corporate Engagement, this position leads corporate engagement and fundraising for Asian and the Pacific multinational corporations. The primary focus of this position is on new business development for Asian and the Pacific corporations through active and.... |
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The Associate Director-Asia Pacific (AD-Asia Pacific) will report to the Vice President, Global Foundations, Organizations and Institutions (FOI) will be a front-facing FOI fundraiser for Asia-Pacific Region and will contribute to /and implement the FOI Global /Asia Pacific Regional Strategy. |
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Reporting to the RD Director for Asia Pacific, this position oversees the operational activities of the Leadership Giving (LG) team based in identified countries in Asia and the Pacific to enable the implementation of LG fundraising objectives. This includes fulfilling the role of a database.... |
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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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The key trends in South and Southeast Asia last week include: significant Taliban incursions in northern Afghanistan; the ongoing security crackdown in Kashmir; border tensions between India and China; and continued clashes in Shan and Rakhine states in Myanmar. |
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By Devika Krishna Kumar and Collin Eaton. NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's Unipec, the trading arm of Asia's top oil refiner Sinopec, chartered at least four crude tankers this week from the United States, ramping up shipments after attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities and as trade tensions between.... |
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - China’s Unipec, the trading arm of Asia’s top oil refiner Sinopec, chartered at least four crude tankers this week from the United States, ramping up shipments after attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities and as trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies cool, sources said on Tuesday. |
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BY HARUT SASSOUNIAN Part III. Below is the third piece of a four-part series that details the exchange between the two historic figures, Armin Wegner and Franz Werfel: “Radio and press continued to feed on me. In the end, a severe illness knocked me down, which I haven’t overcome to this day. |
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President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday reaffirmed Cyprus’ support for the One China Policy, and the Silk Road initiative, the latter, which he said is aimed at strengthening relations between Europe, China, and the wider areas of Asia. Attending a reception in Nicosia to mark 70 years since the.... |
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While the fireworks were illuminating and banging the Colombo’s skies during the celebrations for official opening of the 350-metre high Lotus Tower, the tallest structure in South Asia, President Maithripala Sirisena dropped a bombshell by revealing the country in a live telecast a startling fraud.... |
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MACAU — Blackwater came out flat on its opening game to Seoul SK Knights and yielded a 93-77 decision in their Group A battle of East Asia Super League (EASL) Terrific 12 invitational tournament Tuesday at the Tap Seac Multi-Sport Pavilion here. The undermanned Elite simply lacked manpower to match.... |
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MACAU — San Miguel Beer head coach Leo Austria won’t force June Mar Fajardo to play here in the East Asia Super League (EASL) Terrific 12 basketball tournament. The five-time Most Valuable Player joined the trip here and Austria said the six-foot-10 center’s status is uncertain. |
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Chief Minister of Mandalay Region U Ye Myint received a delegation led by Ms Eri Honda of Asia Development Bank at his office in Mandalay on 23 February. They discussed a plan of disbursing loans for urban development project in Mandalay City.– Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay) Comments. |
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SINGAPORE, SEPT 17, 2019 -- Rising temperatures across the world has cast a spotlight on the need to provide cooling in cities without overburdening urban power grids and in turn further contributing to climate change. In response, Grundfos has launched its Distributed Pumping System in Asia, which.... |
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{snip} A high profile lawsuit by East Asian (American) students claimed that Harvard, like other elite universities, discriminates against East Asian applicants in its admissions process. Although Asians are over-represented at these institutions (compared to their relative population in the U.S. |
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DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 17 September 2019.
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