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Background. Women’s civil society organizations (CSOs) in Asia and the Pacific play a critical role in understanding, promoting and meeting the needs of women and girls on a variety of socioeconomic issues, including violence against women (VAW), migration, trafficking, heath and displacement. |
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ZoodMall, a mobile application built to innovate the e-shopping experience, has secured $10 million in Series A funding round. The app currently operates in select countries in Central Asia and the Middle East, including Uzbekistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. |
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on June 23 that when the United Nations Arms Embargo on Iran expire in October, Tehran will be able to buy new fighter aircraft like Russia’s SU-30 and China’s J-10. “With these highly lethal aircraft, Europe and Asia could be in Iran’s crosshairs. The US will never let this happen,” wrote in a tweet. |
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On World Food Safety Day, WHO reiterates its commitment to supporting Member States in the Region to promote and capitalize on momentum to prevent, detect and manage the risk associated to the consumption of unsafe food. Through a message to countries, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh explains the.... |
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Migration experts from across South Asian countries yesterday stressed for regional cooperation and action from governments to address problems of migrant workers in distress during the coronavirus pandemic. Workers of South Asian countries were losing wages and jobs, they said during an.... |
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A new Centre for Strategic Philanthropy has been established at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School dedicated to examining strategic philanthropy within and from the world’s highest-growth markets, including the Middle East, Developing Asia, and Africa, at a time when philanthropy’s.... |
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Colombo (Asia News) The Archdiocese of Colombo has expressed concern and condemned a recent statement by Harin Fernando ( pictured ), a former MP , who made “derogatory comments” about Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, during an electoral rally, accusing him of playing a political role in the presidential election. |
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As the two biggest militaries and the nuclear nations in Asia -- India and China – are engaged in military faceoff along the border, the military strength of both countries has come into focus. The armies of both countries saw a bloody clash recently leaving 20 Indian soldiers including a commanding officer dead. |
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The growth of the is driven by the factors such as, rising incidences of dental problems and increasing awareness regarding dental health. However, the market is likely to slower down its growth due to the shortage of skilled workers in the region. Dental and oral diseases are the most common.... |
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Europe's major stock markets sank Wednesday as investors worried over rising coronavirus infections in several countries and fresh trade tensions between the European Union and the United States, dealers said. Asian equities were mixed as traders weighed positive data suggesting economies are.... |
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Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Emirates was by far the biggest user of the double-deck “SuperJumbo” – with six return trips a day between Heathrow and Dubai. Flights to and from Dubai were suspended in late March as the coronavirus pandemic spread, leaving tens of thousands of British travellers stranded in Asia, Africa and Australasia. |
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Delhi. NEW DELHI As the two biggest militaries and the nuclear nations in Asia -- India and China are engaged in military faceoff along the border, the military strength of both countries has come into focus. The armies of both countries saw a bloody clash recently leaving 20 Indian soldiers including a commanding officer dead. |
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A Chinese military spokesperson on Wednesday expressed strong opposition to a U.S. plan to deploy intermediate-range missiles in the Asia Pacific region, saying that China will never sit idle if such a plan proceeds. Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks at a.... |
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EdgeVerve Positioned as a 'Leader' in Process Discovery and Mining by NelsonHall.
BENGALURU, India June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys, was recently positioned as a Leader in the NelsonHall Vendor Evaluation And Assessment Tool (NEAT), 2020 in the Automation Focus market segment. |
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HONG KONG June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO) (the "Company"), China's leading provider of cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing and stem cell storage services, today announced that it plans to release financial results for.... |
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BEIJING June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Autohome Inc. ("Autohome" or the "Company") (NYSE: ATHM), the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China, today announced that Dr. Jing Xiao has been appointed as a director on the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") and a member of.... |
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BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese military spokesperson on Wednesday expressed strong opposition to a U.S. plan to deploy intermediate-range missiles in the Asia Pacific region, saying that China will never sit idle if such a plan proceeds. Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National.... |
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BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese military spokesperson on Wednesday expressed strong opposition to a U.S. plan to deploy intermediate-range missiles in the Asia Pacific region, saying that China will never sit idle if such a plan proceeds. Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National.... |
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The Asia Cup will go ahead as scheduled later this year in either Sri Lanka or the UAE, Pakistan Cricket Board CEO Wasim Khan has asserted.
The Asia Cup will go ahead as scheduled later this year in either Sri Lanka or the UAE, Pakistan Cricket Board CEO Wasim Khan has asserted. |
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Shares in Asia Pacific mostly traded higher Wednesday afternoon. Hong Kong-listed shares of Chinese tech juggernaut Tencent breached new highs on Wednesday, sitting above 500 Hong Kong dollar per share by the afternoon. White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Tuesday that parts of the U.S. |
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After running into a wall of offers at $41.50 into the NYMEX open, the enduring oil market rally appears to have run out of steam as profit-taking initially set ahead of some critical inventory data, which was likely exacerbated by technical factors as the pieces entered the upper border of the March price gap. |
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Many patients severely ill with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, require help with breathing at some point. But now the epidemic is spreading rapidly in South Asia, Latin America and parts of Africa, regions where many hospitals are poorly equipped and lack the ventilators, tanks and.... |
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 -- Organised by Nippon Paint, the Asia Young Designer Awards (AYDA), will see its 13th year of empowering young, budding designers to be agents of change by creating a positive impact, through design, within their communities. Despite the outbreak of Covid-19 and with safety.... |
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Located in Jakarta, Google's ninth cloud region in Asia-Pacific, which also comprises and South Korea , currently supports local customers such as e-commerce platform Tokopedia, telco PT XL Axiata, and Bank Rakyat Indonesia. The new site pushes Google's global cloud footprint to 24 regions and 73 zones across 17 markets. |
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HONG KONG June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Asia , the leading non-governmental organisation for entrepreneurship has named Richard Tsang as President, succeeding William Ng.
Richard Tsang, Enterprise Asia's newly appointed President.
Tsang is a respected entrepreneur and holds over 80.... |
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