|
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte remained the most trusted Philippine official even as the other top government officials scored notable increases in their approval and trust ratings, the latest Pulse Asia survey released Saturday showed. According to the survey, which was conducted from Dec. |
|
Read more...
|
|
Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Development Programme Kanni Wignaraja said that it is time for the new Government in Sri Lanka to take forward the economic development drive. |
|
Read more...
|
|
Nuraisyah Jamil and Juni Karimah Noor Jamilah qualified for next year’s Tokyo Olympics after finishing fifth in the women’s international 470 event at the Asian Championships in Shenzhen yesterday. The duo completed the event with 41 penalty points behind four Chinese teams with Fu Qian-Xu Yani (16 penalty points) winning the title. |
|
Read more...
|
|
Authorities registered seized jade stones. Photo: muse IPRD. A TEAM of officials from various departments in Muse, northern Shan State, seized a cache of unauthorised jade on 18 October. The stones were seized at the Asia World Toll Gate, where they were found in an unregistered vehicle. |
|
Read more...
|
|
By Ernest Scheyder. (Reuters) - The U.S. military plans to stockpile rare earth magnets used in Javelin missiles and F-35 fighter jets, according to a government document seen by Reuters, a step that critics say does little to help create a domestic industry to build specialized magnets now made almost exclusively in Asia. |
|
Read more...
|
|
Pakistan will witness an annular solar eclipse on December 26th, citing the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The solar eclipse will be visible from Eastern Europe, much of Asia, North & West Australia, Eastern Africa, Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. |
|
Read more...
|
|
AN activist has accused China of orchestrating the mass rape of Uighur Muslims after it was revealed Han Chinese men were being "assigned" Muslim "wives". An anonymous Chinese official told Radio Free Asia last month the women were paired up with male "relatives" in order to "promote ethnic unity". |
|
Read more...
|
|
AMMAN — Today’s global challenges include reaching the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and addressing issues of violence and armed conflicts, in addition to matters of human rights, Chair of the 30th United Nations Economics and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) session Abdelhamid Gharbi said on Saturday. |
|
Read more...
|
|
SM Cinema gave moviegoers a sneak peek of the newest movie theater complex at SM Mall of Asia with a special screening of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” In the epic ending to the saga, the surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron’s journey continues. |
|
Read more...
|
|
The European Union (EU) and The Asia Foundation (TAF) hosted a panel discussion titled ‘Gender-based violence and women’s access to justice’ to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (VAW). The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of VAW 1993 defines.... |
|
Read more...
|
|
Weitere Themenschwerpunkte der Stiftung
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftungen in Bundesländern
.... |
|
Read more...
|
|
Assistant Secretary General and the Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Kanni Wignaraja, who is currently on a private visit to Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. |
|
Read more...
|
|
Gilas Pilipinas women’s team proved that basketball is not for men alone. And they also proved that they could win a gold medal as well. The national basketbelles made history when they emerged with a gold medal in the recent 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games last week at the Mall of Asia Arena. |
|
Read more...
|
|
Amman, Dec 21 (Petra) –– Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Wissam Rabadi took part in a special session of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), which opened in Amman on Saturday. Top of the agenda of the two-day meeting of senior officials from member.... |
|
Read more...
|
|
MANILA, Philippines The approval and trust ratings of President Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo have increased in the recent survey conducted by Pulse Asia. The survey, conducted from Dec. 3 to 8 with the results released yesterday, showed the number of people who approve of the President’s.... |
|
Read more...
|
|
MANILA, Philippines The so-called Phase One trade deal agreed upon by US and China this month bodes well for trade outlook in the Asia Pacific region in 2020 and in the medium term, said IHS Markit. In its Week Ahead Economic Review issued over the weekend, the market intelligence firm said the deal.... |
|
Read more...
|
|
Posted in Local News The Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and the Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Development Programme Kanni Wignaraja says it is timely for the new Government to take forward the economic development drive. |
|
Read more...
|
|
MANAMA, 12 days ago
The recently concluded 26th World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC 2019) in Bahrain, which attracted over 1,000 global leaders, announced its WIBC Performance Awards 2019 during the event. Awards & Winners 1. Best Performing Bank Asia Winner: Maybank Islamic Berhad 2. Best Performing Bank Levant Winner: Jordan Islamic Bank 3. |
|
Read more...
|
|
The successful completion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with Asia-Pacific countries is more evidence that the center of gravity in the region continues to move toward China. The United States, which long dominated the region both economically and militarily, is being.... |
|
Read more...
|
|
Hanoi (VNS/VNA NGO Asia Injury Prevention Foundation has introduced the Helmets for Kids programme at the Phu Xuan Primary School in Binh Xuyen district, Vinh Phuc province, hoping to increase the rate of students wearing helmets. It said in a press release on December 20 that no student wears.... |
|
Read more...
|
|
“There is a definitely a real opportunity for Filipino entrepreneurs to connect with global consumers. Chinese consumers are particularly promising, given the Philippines’ improved bilateral relations with the world’s second-largest economy,” said Nagesh Devata, General Manager for Cross Border Trade, Asia Pacific, PayPal. |
|
Read more...
|
|
The raging debate and protests around the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019 raise important questions around identity. With a protectionist approach, CAA claims to correct a historical wrong and rescue specific religious minorities from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh by offering them a possibility of Indian citizenship. |
|
Read more...
|
|
2019-12-20 -- Officials in Southeast and South Asian nations say they have few North Koreans living within their boundaries, as a deadline by the U.N. Security Council for member-states to repatriate workers from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is set to expire on Sunday. A Security Council resolution passed on Dec. |
|
Read more...
|
|
First, it isn’t just Hindus but five other minority religions from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh — Christians, Parsis, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs — fleeing religious persecution who stand to benefit from the CAA. The benefits are that one, the offence of illegally migrating in India will be.... |
|
Read more...
|
|
MANILA, Philippines — Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Saturday urged the public to “remain positive, keep hopes up, and continue to support the government” as 2020 approaches. Andanar issued the statement following a Pulse Asia survey which showed.... |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
