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A drought in mainland Southeast Asia is drying up key rivers and wells, impacting the livelihood of farmers and fishermen.
Boys play football along the dried Mekong River bed in Vientiane , Laos, March 10, 2011. |
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The verdict in the trial of two former Radio Free Asia journalists charged with espionage and the production of pornography will be announced on Oct 3, Cambodia’s Ministry of Justice and the reporters' lawyer, Sam Chamroeun, told RFA's Khmer Service on Monday. The trial of Yeang Sothearin and Uon Chhin concluded on Aug. |
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WASHINGTON – Matt Pottinger, the White House’s senior Asia adviser, is expected to become the top deputy for U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, two senior administration officials said on Friday. Pottinger, who is likely to take up his new post of deputy.... |
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A plan to build a gas pipeline across the Caspian Sea would hardly be unusual. Western countries have been promoting a Trans-Caspian route for energy supplies from Central Asia for the past 25 years. But the latest push for a Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) may be unprecedented because one of the.... |
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The release of excess rainwater from overburdened dams in Vietnam has catastrophic results on river communities downstream in Cambodia.
The Mekong River is the longest river in Southeast Asia and supports the lives of 70 million people from Tibet to Vietnam. Our reporters undertook the journey to tell their stories. |
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Nine Lao villagers held for over two years for protesting the loss of land awarded by the government to a Vietnamese rubber company have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to six years, sources in the communist Southeast Asian state said. The nine, all residents of Sekong province’s.... |
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The price of sticky rice is skyrocketing in Laos, in the wake of massive floods in one of the country’s most fertile regions and various other causes, amid rising prices of food in general due to the African swine flu epidemic that has ravaged China and Southeast Asia over the past year. |
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A Cambodian court’s last-minute postponement Friday of the announcement of a verdict in the trial of two former Radio Free Asia journalists left the reporters disappointed, and the government’s explanation for the delay failed to satisfy them or their supporters in the human rights community. |
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The United States and 10 Southeast Asian countries have concluded their first combined naval exercise in the Gulf of Thailand and contested South China Sea, with officials from both sides saying it was a success and would help them address security threats more efficiently. |
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Despite losing their battle in the Appeal Court on Friday to have their bail conditions removed, two former Radio Free Asia (RFA) reporters were told that they no longer had to appear at their local police station every month. Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin were appealing to have their bail.... |
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Tourism was bestowed three prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association ( PATA ) Gold awards, including one for an ethnic food restaurant run by women at Kumarakom under its Responsible Tourism Mission, at a glittering function at Nur-Sultan (Astana) in Kazakhstan on Thursday evening. |
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Dr Salman Shah, adviser to the Punjab Chief Minister on Economic Affairs, inaugurated the 22nd Textile Asia International Trade Fair on Friday amid 550 international brands on 500 booths and over 450 foreign delegates from 27 countries, including China, France, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Korea, Japan, Turkey, UK and USA. |
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Soe Win Zaw, Pounamu’s operations director, pitching about his company’s approach to sustainable housing in Myanmar, at the first Asia Pacific Housing Forum Innovation Awards. Photo by: Habitat for Humanity. MANILA — As a bamboo design and construction company, Pounamu’s business relies on the supply of bamboo. |
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As part of our continuing on the ground research, Ruchir Desai, Co-Manager of the AFC Asia Frontier Fund, traveled to Myanmar recently to attend an investor tour. Photos are by Asia Frontier Capital. There was a lot of excitement in 2011/12 when Myanmar initially opened up to the outside world after.... |
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ONDO AKOKO (Nigeria) In a rubble-strewn storage lot in the sprawling Nigerian port city of Lagos, customs agents crack open a shipping container crammed with scales from pangolins, a shy mammal prized in Asia for its use in medicines. The scales being stored with elephant tusks in the fetid.... |
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For decades, Hong Kong has thrived with its unique status, facilitating investment and trade between Asia and the West. Its airport, seaport, and railways link goods, services, and travelers to the region for trade and commerce, with rising connectivity with mainland China. |
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Unlike the last crash where Asean economies saw a higher starting point for growth, this time, half of the region's economies have fallen into a current account deficit since 2006, on the back of an exports tumble.
Singapore. SOUTH-EAST ASIA is more vulnerable to a downturn than it was during the.... |
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China detained and released former U.S. Air Force colonel and FedEx pilot in Guangzhou in September while he was waiting for a flight to his home in Hong Kong, according to his family’s lawyer in Florida. Todd A. Hohn was returning to Hong Kong after piloting FedEx delivery planes throughout Asia.... |
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“Young People Have Had Enough” By Democracy Now. HAVANA TIMES – Today is the Global Climate Strike, inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. As people took to the streets in Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia, we host a roundtable discussion with youth activists organizing marches in.... |
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TASHKENT, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Nine countries from the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program signed a declaration here on Friday to accelerate cross-border cooperation on energy issues and move the region a step closer to the creation of a regional energy market, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). |
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High Commissioner for Australia in Sri Lanka David Holly along with First Assistant Secretary to South and West Asia Division Dr. Lachian Strahan, Councillor Development Assistance Dr. Thomas Davies and Team Leader David Ablett visited Batticaloa at the invitation of the Batticaloa District Secretariat yesterday (20). |
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The global digital dose inhalers market size will grow by USD 989.44 million during 2019-2023. This market report provides a detailed analysis of the market by product (metered dose and soft mist inhalers and dry powder inhalers) and geography (North America, Europe, Asia, and ROW). This press release features multimedia. |
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Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Climate activists have raised concerns about the number of power plants planned for development in Asia, but the threat of climate change appears to be just one reason to think twice about building new power plants in the region. According to a new study, water shortages in Asia.... |
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DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 20 September 2019.
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COLOMBO (Reuters) - China's state-run Aerospace Long-March International Trade Co (ALIT) on Friday rejected Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena's allegation of misappropriating 2 billion rupees (8.8 million) in a deal to work on the construction of South Asia's tallest tower. |
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