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KUWAIT: Dubai continues to consolidate its position as a leading destination for tourists. It will hold the Dubai Expo 2020, the first expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, with many reasons to be counted as one of the most important in exposition history. |
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KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysian police have detained five more men over alleged links to the Sri Lankan Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) separatist group. Sources said the men were detained in Malacca, Penang and Selangor on Saturday (Oct 12) by the Counter-Terrorism Division (E8). |
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Jakarta, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) The national soccer team of Vietnam, which is taking part in the elimination round of Asia towards the 2022 World Soccer Cup, was training in this capital Saturday, with hopes to take three points from Indonesia.
The match will take place in the Kapten I Wayan Dipta.... |
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TOKYO — Saskatchewan's premier is sheltering in place in Tokyo as a powerful typhoon batters the Japanese city. Scott Moe is on a trade mission in Asia, and says some of the official delegation travelled to South Korea ahead of schedule in anticipation of the typhoon. |
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PENANG, Malaysia Citing an increasing trend in global plastic production, environmentalists have warned that the problem on proper plastic disposal will worsen. “Flexible plastic will see growth due to its affordability and convenience in food packaging,” the Break Free From Plastic Asia Pacific said over the weekend. |
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Download a free chapter from The Thai Book, A Field Guide to Thai Political Motivations (pdf)
Bangkok aspires to be design capital of Asia. |
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Singer Shawn Mendes was spotted taking a walk in Makati on Friday, a day after his concert at Mall of Asia Arena. Chris Mark Oblanca posted photos of Mendes on Facebook.
Mendes posted photos of his concert on Instagram, expressing his gratitude to Filipino fans.
In 2017, he also took a tour of the Philippines before his concert. |
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Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has moved to expand a recently-launched tourist visa system aimed at drawing holidaymakers to the kingdom.
Last month, Saudi authorities unveiled the tourist visa scheme allowing the nationals of 49 countries from Europe, Asia and America to apply for a multiple visa. |
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Asian stock markets on Friday followed Wall Street higher on optimism about US-Chinese talks. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong all advanced. Traders were encouraged by US President Donald Trump’s plan to meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (劉鶴). |
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Last Update: 13/10/2019 IPOH, Oct 12 -- The construction of a new RM500 million rehabilitation centre in Perak is expected to be the largest in Southeast Asia once it is completed. Perak Health, Consumer Affairs, National Integration and Human Resources Committee chairman, A. Sivanesan said the centre is expected to be built on an area of 40. |
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In an effort to help establish justice and accountability for Rohingya refugees, an international conclave is to take place in the Hague, in the Netherlands, on October 18, 2019. The Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ) of Brac University, the Asia Justice Coalition, and the International Institute of.... |
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The US flag flies over a container ship unloading it's cargo from Asia, at the Port of Long Beach, California on August 1, 2019. - President Donald Trump announced August 1 that he will hit China with punitive tariffs on another $300 billion in AFP/Getty Images. |
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PICTURE PERFECT. Prayers helped Pat Pesquera and her University of the Philippines Maroons team to score Saturday a thrilling 55-52 win over University of the East in the UAAP Season 82 Women’s Basketball Tournament at SM Mall of Asia, ending the Lady Maroons 36-month 38-game losing streak. |
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2. Taro Root. Taro is a root vegetable that's a popular carb source in Africa and Asia. When cooked, it has a subtly sweet taste and soft texture, making it an excellent stand-in for potatoes, sweet potatoes, and It's also an excellent source of fiber, vitamin E, B vitamins, potassium, phosphorus,.... |
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AKIPRESS.COM - On October 6-11, a group of twenty-one Permanent Representatives to the OSCE visited Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to reconfirm their strong support for strengthening the OSCE’s cooperation with each of the three countries, the OSCE reports. |
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By Bea Micaller. University of the Philippines (UP) nearly squandered a big lead but recovered just in time and held on to post a 78-75 win over University of the East (UE) in Season 82 University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament Saturday night at the Mall of Asia Arena. |
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Pasargadae covers the archaeological remains of the first capital of the Persian Empire, dating from the 6th century BC. Its most important monument is the tomb of "Cyrus the Great", the founder of the Achaemenid Empire who went on to conquer much of the ancient Near East, Southwest Asia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, Shiraz, Oct 12, 2019. |
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived on Saturday for a state visit to Nepal. It is the first visit by a Chinese president to the South Asian country in 23 years. Chinese President Xi Jinping [File Photo: Xinhua] In a signed article published Friday on Nepali newspapers, Xi said "since China and.... |
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The literary tradition of dystopia is getting ever stronger. Rise of the far-right ideologies has seen many writers shift their attention to this genre. One of the best dystopian books to emerge from South Asia in recent times is Leila . Written by Prayaag Akbar, Leila depicts an India where the.... |
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Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific
China remains Pakistan’s key partner 12 October 2019 Author: Ghulam Ali, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering. While meeting with a visiting Chinese military delegation led by General Xu Qiliang, Pakistani Prime Minister.... |
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said. The comments, by a senior EU official, come amid concerns that oil-rich countries such as Kazakhstan may be tempted to move towards the east, namely Russia, or Europe and the west in the future. Peter Burian, EU Special Representative for Central Asia at the European External Action Service.... |
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KATHMANDU, Nepal — Xi Jinping touched down in Nepal on Saturday, the first visit by a Chinese president to the country in more than two decades, underscoring Beijing’s increasing interest in South Asia as a strategic hub for defense and transit projects. Ahead of Mr. |
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High levels of atmospheric concentration of PM 2.5 (particulate matters less than 2.5 m in size) are one of the most urgent societal issues over the East Asian countries. Air quality models have been used as an essential tool to predict spatial and temporal distribution of the PM 2.5 and to support relevant policy making. |
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Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI. Headline: ASIA/PAKISTAN – Churches: “No” to the nationalization of an ancient Christian college. Lahore – “Christian Churches are doing a great job for the development of the Country; we want to continue working to improve the community, especially in the education sector. |
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Noble Group Holdings said Paul Brough, who rescued the once mighty commodity trader from near-collapse, had stepped down as executive chairman. It named James Dubow, the Asia head of turnaround firm Alvarez & Marsal, as its non-executive chairman. |
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