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by Tamara Kunanayakam, Former Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. [T]here is no friendship when nations are not equal, when one has to obey another and when one only dominates another.” -Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India Closing Speech at the Asian-African Conference, Bandung, 1955. |
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THRISSUR: There’s no ‘offseason’ for farmer Varghese Tharakan’s barely three-yearold jacktree farm. His trees bear fruit at least twice a year. Jack trees in Asia normally have three to four month seasons starting March or April depending on the region. |
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It was not clear whether the so-called "bans" were based on company policies, or rather reflected...
Abe condemned the test at an Asian summit this week, while saying he was eager to meet North Korean leader...
The months of protests have plunged the former British colony into its biggest crisis in decades, with. |
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Global technology and emerging market funds were among the sectors sought after by British investors last week as individuals pulled their cash out of home-grown stocks and shares. Fidelity Global Technology, First Asia State Focus and JP Morgan Emerging Markets were the most-traded funds on Hargreaves Lansdown, Britain’s biggest fund supermarket. |
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Historians may trace the decline of online gambling in Asia to a bricks and mortar failure. The June 22 building site collapse in Sihanoukville that left 28 construction workers dead and 26 more injured brought unwelcome attention to a Chinese investment tsunami in the once placid Cambodian seaside resort. |
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LAHORE: Tent Pegging is one of the most popular equestrian sports of ancient origin where a rider mounted on a horseback with an edged weapon takes on the wooden ground targets at full gallop. Although it is widely known that cavaliers of Asia from the olden days practised this skill for raiding.... |
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Major companies are eager to get a slice of the multi-billion dollar global cannabis industry to market the drug as a lifestyle product with medical properties, said Second Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo on Thursday (7 November) at the Asia Pacific Forum Against Drugs. |
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Tajik authorities say fifteen jihadists were killed during an attack on a border post. (AP pic) ALMATY: The Islamic State group on Friday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack against a Tajik border post this week, but Central Asia watchers cast doubt on the jihadists’ claim as well as official Tajik statements on the incident. |
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Sir: Pakistan is the most urbanized country in South Asia and Lahore is growing at a rate of four percent annually but the bad environment of Lahore nowadays is touching maximum level and has become the most polluted city after Mumbai. Reason behind present smog might be burning crops in Indian.... |
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NEW DELHI: India will wait until the venue of their deferred Davis Cup clash against rivals Pakistan is known before naming their squad for the Asia/Oceania Group I tie, newly-appointed captain Rohit Rajpal said on Friday. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) postponed the tie between the.... |
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The China Deal. GE Renewable Energy and China Huaneng Group signed an agreement this week at the China International Import Expo to build a 715 MW wind farm in Puyang, Henan Province, China. The agreement represents GE’s largest wind turbine order in Asia to date. |
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MANILA — Robin Catalan delivered a knockout kick that rocked the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City at ONE: Masters of Fate on Friday night. Catalan’s right kick to the head of Cuban opponent Gustavo Balart sent the latter to the canvass at the 4:43 mark of Round 2. Catalan moved up to 10-6 with the stoppage win, while Balart fell to 8-4. |
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Nothing is more satisfying than to be remembered as a peace maker in the world. But, peace with honor and integrity must be prioritized when dealing with an unruly neighbor. Lately, Prime Minister Imran Khan, has emerged as a peace maker in the South Asian region. |
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Emerging Asia Cup cricket champions Sri Lanka will leave for Bangladesh today to defend their title which they won last year. The fourth edition of the tournament will see Under-23 teams of five Test nations from Asia (Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan) battling it out with the.... |
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By Chris Thomas. BENGALURU (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service cut India's ratings outlook to "negative" from "stable", citing increasing risks that Asia's third largest economy will grow at a slower pace than in the past, sending stock markets nearly 1% lower at Friday's close. |
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(AGENPARL) – Australia, ven 08 novembre 2019. A group of 50 officers and sailors from recently participated in a ceremony to mark the 74th United Nations Day during the ship’s current East Asia Deployment. The ceremony was held at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, in Busan, Republic of Korea,.... |
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WASHINGTON: The US would like to strengthen military cooperation with China, including repatriating the remains of American soldiers killed in the country during World War II, a senior Pentagon official said Friday (Nov 8). Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who is scheduled to visit Asia next week, will.... |
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NEW DELHI – The fact India opted out of the largest free-trade zone in the world was a cunning move, according to several experts who described the Asian giant as the elephant in the room. India has abandoned negotiations to create the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) that will.... |
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Joe Canciamilla, Contra Costa’s top election official who abruptly resigned last week, illegally spent $130,529 of campaign funds on a vacation in Asia, remodeling his Hawaii home and other personal expenses. When some of the spending was uncovered by state auditors, Canciamilla, a former state.... |
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Myanmar welcomed the inclusion of the ancient capital of Bagan on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites this year, nearly 25 years after the complex was first nominated in 1994. But Bagan and other cultural and natural heritage sites in Southeast Asia awarded the status by the United Nations.... |
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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – Vietnam was still in mourning on Friday, a day after it was confirmed that the 39 migrants who were recently found dead in a truck in the English county of Essex were Vietnamese, mostly from the Southeast Asian country’s poor and rural areas. |
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The bank dropped the purchase of Bank Danamon in 2013, after Indonesia changed regulations and restricted single ownership in domestic banks. The acquisition that Mr Gupta often returns to as a benchmark of sorts is the S$110 million acquisition of most of ANZ's wealth and retail business in Asia. |
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Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand , and Vietnam ), plus Australia Japan New Zealand , and South Korea. According to the 14 East Asia Summit host Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha ASEAN “welcomed the conclusion of RCEP negotiations and the commitment.... |
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Al Hilal is not just facing Japan's Urawa Reds in the first leg of Asian Champions League final on Saturday in Riyadh. The Saudi Arabian club also has to overcome the dominance of teams from east Asia. Teams from South Korea, China, Japan and Australia have dominated the continental tournament since 2005, winning every title but one. |
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