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Speaking at the event, Politburo member and Permanent member of the Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong recalled the historic milestone of the first general election of the Vietnamese legislature, which, he said, marked the first time the people showed their mastery of the country by directly casting ballots to elect qualified people to the NA. |
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The event was part of the Da Nang Festival – Celebration of New Year 2021. During the festival, unique art programmes are being held every night along the Han River and at Asia Park from December 30, 2020, to January 2, 2021. The event aims to restart tourism business activity in the new normal.... |
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Specifically, last year the province’s industrial production increased by 3.7% in the first quarter, while suffering a sharp decline in the second and third quarters. However, from September 2020, the province’s industrial sector has developed new products for export. |
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Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha member from Bhubaneswar, Aparajita Sarangi, has been adjudged as the best parliamentarian of country for the year 2020. In a joint survey by the Asia Post and Fame India, Sarangi featured among 25 best parliamentarians for her performance. |
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SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s leading medical group says the New South Wales state government has put the rest of the country at risk by its decision not to go “hard and early” in its response to the COVID-19 outbreak on Sydney’s northern beaches, which is suspected to have also caused new cases in neighboring Victoria state. |
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— South Korea will extend stringent distancing rules for two more weeks to suppress a viral resurgence, as it confirmed its first cases of an apparently more contagious variant of COVID-19 detected in South Africa. Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol said Saturday the second highest level of distancing rules, called “Tier-2. |
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LALITPUR, JANUARY 1. A group of badminton enthusiasts led by three-time national champion Rita Adhikari Bista on Friday announced the launch the Kathmandu Badminton Academy. Another three-time national winner Shanti Manandhar is the founder members, while Badminton Asia Umpire Deepak Thapa, the.... |
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Headlining the list is 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz. The weightlifter is hoping to a possibly last bid for an Olympic gold medal with a qualification to 2021. The 29-year-old will officially qualify for her fourth Olympics when she participates in the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan in March. |
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— South Korea will extend stringent distancing rules for two more weeks to suppress a viral resurgence, as it confirmed its first cases of an apparently more contagious variant of COVID-19 detected in South Africa. Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol said Saturday the second highest level of distancing rules, called “Tier-2. |
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Before being treated to complimentary sake, Namahage have their hands disinfected in a home in the Masugawa district of Oga, Akita Prefecture, on Dec. 31. The Japan News/Asia News Network.
OGA, Akita — While not in full force, the masked ogres came out on New Year’s Eve to dispel evil and bring.... |
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Asia Today: Australian state under fire for slow response |
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An Instagram user is under fire for offering a service to forge polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results for Indonesians who wish to travel to other cities. Doctor and prominent social media influencer Tirta Mandira Hudhi shared a screenshot of a post uploaded by Instagram user @hanzdays in.... |
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When it comes to mitigating climate change, South Asia’s and specifically Pakistan’s track record has been well below par. We are the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change, two places up from last year. Global climate change is having an adverse impact on already climate-stressed regions;.... |
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Shortage of shipping containers in some countries matched by an oversupply in others has created bottlenecks worldwide |
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When international travel returns, it’s likely tourists will have to use a second passport – a globally recognised one that shows all the vaccines they have taken. Even with the new documentation, however, the free movement of people that happened in pre-pandemic times is unlikely to return this.... |
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United trail their traditional rivals on goal difference with both teams on 33 points from 16 matches. Liverpool travel to Southampton on Monday. * A late strike from Tomas Soucek gave West Ham United a 1-0 win at Everton in the first Premier League game of 2021 that had been short on fireworks.... |
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MANILA, Philippines — It’s too early for politicking and jostling for the 2022 elections, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said Friday. The OVP issued the statement after results of a recent Pulse Asia survey showed Vice President Leni Robredo ranking only sixth in the list of
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SHANGHAI — Asia is a technological force to be reckoned with. Over the last decade, the region has accounted for 52 percent of global growth in tech-company revenues, 43 percent of startup funding, 51 percent of spending on research and development, and 87 percent of patents filed, according to new research by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI). |
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Davao City Mayor and Presidential daughter Sara Duterte on Friday shrugged off a Pulse Asia survey showing her at the top of potential presidential bet in the 2022 polls and even asked pollsters to remove her name from their list since she will definitely not contest the top post of the land. |
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Asia Xinhua: China Removes All Remaining Counties From Poverty List NOV 26, 2020 ASIA.
Australia War crimes report alleges elite Australian soldiers executed Afghan ci... NOV 19, 2020 AUSTRALIA.
Europe Year of hurdles in store for French President Emmanuel Macron 8 HOURS AGO EUROPE. |
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China suspended direct flights to and from Britain indefinitely on December 24 because of the new...
North Korea has said it has no confirmed cases of coronavirus, though officials in South Korea and the...
Wuhan has been largely virus free for months, and in recent days it has been vaccinating some specific. |
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Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward enlists the help of internet cat characters to remind us to wear masks
Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward enlists the help of internet cat characters to remind us to wear masks
This new Working Cats x Shinjuku Ward campaign clip.... |
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The newest occurred at midnight Friday when Victoria closed its border to New South Wales, prompting traffic bottlenecks as people raced to beat the closure. Once in Victoria, COVID-19 testing sites saw long queues as travelers lined up for mandatory testing. Anyone who was not able to return by that deadline faced 14-day quarantines. |
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A Chinese woman helps a child both wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus holds incense and offer prayers on the first day of the New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. President Xi Jinping said in a New Year address that China has made major.... |
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