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Climate migration in Bangladesh could increase by up to seven-fold, displacing three million people from their homes by 2050 due to climate disasters, a new study found. The rate of migration in the country is more than double the average migration rate of any other South Asian country. |
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Authors: Harsh Mahaseth and Saumya Pandey* The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus, a global health emergency in the People’s Republic of China on January 2020. Southeast Asia was one of the first regions affected due to its close geographical proximity and.... |
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No less than a podium finish is what the women’s national football squad is aiming for when Hanoi hosts the 2021 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Currently rated 11th in Asia and the fourth highest in the SEA region, the Malditas, the popular nickname of the squad, are likewise on the lookout for its.... |
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M K Bhadrakumar. The joint aerial strategic patrol held by the air forces of Russia and China on December 22 over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea makes a big statement on the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region. Chinese experts have hinted that such events could become “routine” in future. |
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Peshawar [Pakistan], December 26 (ANI): Balochis are vehemently protesting against the Pakistan authorities plan to fence off the entire 24-square-kilometer area surrounding the Gwadar seaport to secure what they call the 'crown jewel' of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), reported Asia Times. |
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TOKYO (AP) - Japan is barring entry of all nonresident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and potentially more contagious coronavirus variant that has spread across Britain. The Foreign Ministry says the entry ban will start Monday and last through Jan. 31. Last week, Japan banned nonresident . |
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BHOPAL: A 4-year-old child prodigy Palaksh Oswal, who is perhaps the youngest professional brand ambassador in Asia and youngest COVID-19 educator-motivator turned Santa Claus for elderlies abandoned by their families in native Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh. |
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09/23/2014 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on an Israeli submarine in Haifa POLITICS MIDDLE EAST ASIA ISRAEL 2014 GPO / GPO MADRID, 27 (EUROPA PRESS) The Iranian Government has warned this Sunday that there will be a “forceful” response to the “aggression” that involves the entry of an.... |
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CE tours New Territories North, the boundary and other areas (with photos/video) CE tours New Territories North, the boundary and other areas (with photos/video) The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (December 27), accompanied by the Secretary for Security, Mr John Lee, and the Secretary for.... |
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The event reviewed ASEAN cooperation activities run throughout the year and offered an opportunity for regional youth to get together. It featured tents depicting ten ASEAN member states under the theme of “Cohesive and Responsive”, ASEAN folk games, a conference on Vietnam’s achievements as ASEAN 2020 Chair, and a musical concert. |
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Chief Executive Carrie Lam toured the Shenzhen Bay and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Control Points today to inspect the implementation of the Return2hk scheme. Residents who want to return to Hong Kong via the scheme must apply online under a boundary control point-specific quota. |
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Speaking at a press conference in Hanoi on December 27 to announce socio-economic performance data for the fourth quarter and the whole year of 2020, Huong said though the figure was the lowest during the 2011-2020 period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s growth remains among the world’s highest. |
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Vietnam on Sunday reported economic growth of 2.91 percent in 2020, the slowest rate in more than 30 years as the country battled the coronavirus pandemic. The communist state has long been among Asia's fastest-growing economies, and the 2020 figure marked a sharp fall from last year's GDP growth of seven percent. |
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Iranian women wear protective masks to prevent contracting a coronavirus, as they walk at Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran February 20, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Nazanin Tabatabaee via REUTERS
SULAIMANI Iran reported 119 deaths from the new coronavirus on Sunday (December 27), the lowest daily.... |
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the brand new Dash 8-400 aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and expresssed her desire to establish strong regional connectivity by cashing in on the country's geographical location in Southeast Asia. "We want to establish strong connectivity with neighbouring countries. |
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Government appeals to foreign domestic helpers and members of the public to comply with anti-epidemic regulations and measures on prohibition of group gatherings of more than two persons and mask-wearing in public places (with photos) Government appeals to foreign domestic helpers and members of the.... |
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CHP investigates 70 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 CHP investigates 70 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) announced that as of 0.00am, December 27, the CHP was investigating 70 additional confirmed cases of.... |
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(To watch the full press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here.) Staff members and visitors who had been to the intensive care unit or ward 2D of United Christian Hospital (UCH) from December 15 to 27 will need to be tested for COVID-19, the Hospital Authority announced today. |
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THE NEW strain of Covid-19 has spread to countries across Europe and Asia after first being detected in Kent. Countries including France, Japan, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and Australia have all confirmed cases of the mutant strain first found in the UK in September. |
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Peshawar [Pakistan], December 26 (ANI): Balochis are vehemently protesting against the Pakistan authorities plan to fence off the entire 24-square-kilometer area surrounding the Gwadar seaport to secure what they call the 'crown jewel' of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), reported Asia Times. |
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GUANGZHOU/BANGKOK -- As pandemic-related curbs forced people to stay home, digital space in 2020 became the new battleground for consumers' wallets. Retailers, event organizers and others stormed the internet to livestream their offerings in the hope of transplanting a virtual face onto a domain that was once mostly flesh and blood. |
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Vietnam on Sunday reported economic growth of 2.91 percent in 2020, the slowest rate in more than 30 years as the country battled the coronavirus pandemic. The communist state has long been among Asia's fastest-growing economies, and the 2020 figure marked a sharp fall from last year's GDP growth of seven percent. |
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Data from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) suggest that by 2050 climate change could reduce economic growth in South Asia by 1.8% per year. The decline in economic growth could reach an average of 8.8% per year by 2100. By 2050, countries such as Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka are.... |
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The Government has arranged for a testing agency to set up a mobile specimen collection station at Lei Sang House of Lei Yue Mun Estate to provide COVID-19 testing services from today. The station was set up after several COVID-19 cases were reported at Lei Sang House. The station provides free testing services for residents and workers there. |
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Vietnam on Sunday reported economic growth of 2.91 percent in 2020, the slowest rate in more than 30 years as the country battled the coronavirus pandemic. The communist state has long been among Asia's fastest-growing economies, and the 2020 figure marked a sharp fall from last year's GDP growth of seven percent. |
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