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By Jenina P. Ibañez. CHINA’s slowing economic growth bears watching, especially for its implications on specific Philippine merchandise exports, experts said last weekend. In a phone interview, University of Asia and the Pacific economist George N. Manzano, a former tariff commissioner, said that.... |
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THE PHILIPPINES may have lately seen multilateral organizations cut its growth outlook with much of Asia and the rest of the world, but even those reduced forecasts stand out amid the gloom, thanks to the country’s strong domestic economy, the Finance chief told a gathering of US businessmen late last week. |
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The price of arecanut has declined by around 8% in past two months owing to the apprehension that the produce will be included in the list of commodities for free trade under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and six other countries, including India. |
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Agartala: Low-cost carrier Air Asia on Sunday launched flight services to Kolkata, Delhi, Guwahati and Imphal from Agartala. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb flagged off the first Air Asia flight to Kolkata from the Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport. Mr Deb said air connectivity is very important for the northeastern state. |
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PENANG, Malaysia: Many of Asia's booming cities are failing to preserve their cultural heritage and risk losing the traditional knowledge that is crucial for promoting inclusiveness, sustainability and resilience, urban experts warned on Friday. This year, a majority of Asia-Pacific's population for.... |
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NABIPUR, India/KULAI, Malaysia: When night falls in the Indian village of Nabipur, the backyard furnaces come to life, burning waste tyres from the West, making the air thick with acrid smoke and the soil black with soot. Not long ago, Nabipur was a quiet farming village in northern India. |
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A Kuala Lumpur-bound Air Asia flight AK-22 which was to depart here on Saturday night was grounded as the mandatory medical kit required for the outgoing flight could not be replaced immediately due to its non-availability. The medical kit in the flight was put to use for a passenger who had some.... |
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An advertisement seeking applications for the post of president of the South Asian University, the flagship educational centre of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), has caused disquiet among the university’s academics. Government circular. |
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AFP , October 21, 2009 ...Kurt Campbell, the assistant US secretary of state for East Asia, said that US officials including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have raised the case in every meeting with Thailand. "We are pressing it as hard as we possibly can," Campbell testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. |
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With a few other lawmakers and some media practitioners, I had the pleasure of seeing for myself last Wednesday the nearly completed New Clark City Sports Complex in Capas, Tarlac. The construction of the facilities is ongoing as scheduled, and everything that is needed for the coming Southeast (SEA) Asian Games will surely be finished on time. |
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1. Rambutan. Rambutans are the reddish fruits of the Nephelium lappaceum tree, which is native to Southeast Asia. Technically classified as berries, rambutans are small and grow in clusters. Their leathery skin is covered in hair-like spikes known as spinterns ( Their grape-like, gelatinous flesh tastes sweet, yet slightly tart. |
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About 1,000 local and international buyers visited the Taiwan-focused Smart Asia trade show, which ran from Thursday to Saturday in Mumbai, India, including a Polish company interested in Taiwan-made electric vehicle batteries, organizer the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA, 外貿協會) said on Saturday. |
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Interest was high at ADEX around the F-35A, said Greg Day, regional manager for business development in North Asia with Lockheed Martin. "There appeared to me to be a strong appreciation for what the future brings with an airplane like that, [one] that's here to defend our freedoms and maintain peace," Day said. |
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Grab – Southeast Asia’s leading multi-service super app – recently launched a central kitchen, GrabKitchen, in Ho Chi Minh City after weeks of trialing the model. The kitchen is located in Thu Duc District. The company calls this model “cloud kitchen”. The kitchen features 12 popular restaurants on the GrabFood platform. |
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office on Sunday said it has summoned Indian Chargé d'affaires Gaurav Aluwalia over unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces.
Dr. Mohammad Faisal,Director General South Asia and SAARC, condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations in Jura, Shahkot.... |
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday summoned Indian Chargé d'affaires Gaurav Aluwalia over unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC), said a statement issued by the Foreign Office.
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The threat of poaching for ivory looms over all elephants, but mostly African elephants. Amongst Asian elephants, comes from African elephants. |
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Speaking to IRNA, Head of Zanjan cycling committee Farhad Asfouri said Mohammadi in four-km individual category ranked second. He also stood on the 4th position in the one-km individual category. Iranian squad consists of 10 cyclists (8 men and 2 women) who attended the event, he noted. |
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Numerous speakers and program participants at the East-West Center have offered different perspectives on terrorism and global violence, how it has impacted their own countries, and how the world might best move forward in 2003. Below is a summary of some of those perspectives. Included in this report: 1. |
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Only Tiger Woods, with 34 victories, and Jack Nicklaus, with 20, had won more at the same age. Thomas started his love affair with golf in Asia at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia, which he won back-to-back in 2015 and 2016. - 'I have another tournament to win' - He added the inaugural CJ Cup at Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, in 2017. |
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ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP):Director General (South Asia & SAARC) of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammad Faisal Sunday summoned the Indian Chargé d’affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by India along the Line of Control (LoC) on October 19 and 20, 2019. |
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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he hopes to build an economy based on intelligence and skills. Rajapaksa mentioned this addressing a public rally held in Katana yesterday (19). According to him, Asia is becoming the economic hub of the world and that is a great advantage to Sri Lanka. |
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Nizamuddin KABUL (Pajhwok): Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Idrees Zaman has held a meeting with Iranian Assistant Minister for West Asia Seyed Rasoul Mousavi, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday... |
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In his second and final term, Widodo, a former furniture salesman from outside the military and political elite, has pledged to attract more investment into Southeast Asia's biggest economy and focus on improving the country's human resources.
Joko Widodo was sworn in at parliament under tight.... |
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