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VIETTEL, Viet Nam’s largest mobile network operator, is expected to make US$2 billion investment in Myanmar’s telecom sector within five years, with plans to launch its service business next year, it is learnt. The Vietnamese group operates in ten countries in Asia, Africa and America, and will.... |
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports tumbled in August for a ninth consecutive month, on sluggish demand from its biggest buyer, China, and depressed prices of computer chips globally, government data showed on Sunday.
The bleak data clouded the outlook for Asia's fourth-largest economy as a.... |
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HONG KONG • Lee Kum Sheung invented oyster sauce by accident when he overcooked some bivalves 130 years ago, conjuring the sweet-and-salty condiment that would become a staple of Cantonese cuisine. His heirs are not leaving anything to chance as they work to succession-proof one of Asia's wealthiest family dynasties. |
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Media conglomerate. A media conglomerate media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies in various ; i.e. , and the . According to the magazine Nation , "Media conglomerates strive for policies that facilitate their control of the markets around the world." These conglomerates exist in the Americas as well as and Asia . |
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Tens of thousands of protesters faced off against riot police in several districts on Saturday afternoon after the force banned a large-scale march proposed by the Civic Human Rights Front. The central government Liaison Office in Sai Ying Pun. Photo: Asia Times Southorn Playground in Wan Chai Photo: Asia Times. |
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In a yet another indicator of India’s ongoing economic slowdown, the country’s official data has shown that gross domestic product fell to a six-year low for the April-June period. According to Central Statistics Office, GDP in Asia’s third-largest economy grew by just 5%, the lowest since the Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014. |
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Almost 30 years ago (1992) I was in Tokyo taking part in the Arab-Japanese dialogue committee sponsored by the Arab Thought Forum and the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At that time the prevailing development thinking was about the Asian Miracle, the Asian Tigers Syndrome, the Coming Age of Asia, and the 21st century if it will be Asian. |
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Amanda Holden was left terrified on tonight's Britain's Got Talent: The Champions by one of the scariest acts in the show's history. Asia's Got Talent winner The Sacred Riana came out on stage holding a creepy doll without uttering a word. The chilling girl then walked over to the judges with a camera - and obviously her target was Amanda. |
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By The Irrawaddy 30 August 2019. YANGON—The Yangon regional government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LexisNexis Southeast Asia, a provider of information analytics, to help set up a reliable housing and real estate information system (HREIS) for Myanmar’s commercial capital. |
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There is a marine species now "more lucrative than abalone" and Queensland's commercial catch has skyrocketed in the past 18 months, prompting authorities to tighten regulations and increase penalties for selling on the black market. Black Jewfish have become extremely popular in recent years.... |
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Amanda Holden was left terrified on tonight's Britain's Got Talent: The Champions by one of the scariest acts in the show's history. Asia's Got Talent winner The Sacred Riana came out on stage holding a creepy doll without uttering a word. The chilling girl then walked over to the judges with a camera - and obviously her target was Amanda. |
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Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday said more doctors should work in rural areas. Shortly after inaugurating the Fourth International Dental Conference and Exhibition, World Dental and Oral Health Congress- 2019 Asia series, he said, according to the World Health Organisation, the ideal dentist-population ratio was 1:7,500. |
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August 31, 2019, 8:46 pm Ajantha Mendis claimed six wickets for 13 runs in the Asia Cup final in 2008. by Rex Clementine There’s no better feeling in sports than overcoming the older brother, whether you play sports in the garden or at the international level. |
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Asia's biggest cities, from Shanghai to Dhaka, are struggling to manage the impact of decades of growth. Some are sinking. Most are traffic-choked. And almost all struggle with chronic air pollution. Worst of all, coastal cities face the threat of being inundated by rising seas. |
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F.P. Report. WASHINGTON: The US House Foreign Relations Committee said it will soon hear the issue of occupied Kashmir in its upcoming meeting. Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Asia Brad Sherman announced on Friday that the subcommittee will soon hold a hearing on the deteriorating situation in.... |
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Shakir Husain. If nuclear weapons are a matter of national prestige and power, what can go wrong when flaunting them? China, India, North Korea and Pakistan possess these arms in Asia, but no nuclear war involving any of these countries would remain confined to their limited region: The holocaust is going to be truly global. |
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With World Breastfeeding Week just behind us, and the news that Sri Lanka is now ranked as one of the best in South Asia for exclusive breastfeeding coverage there is renewed interest in promoting breastfeeding isand-wide and achieving 100% coverage within a short period. |
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is prepared to lend India up to $12 billion over the next 3 years. India aims to become a $5 trillion economy during President Narendra Modi's second term; ADB President Takehiko Nakao met with Prime Minister Modi this week for the third time since Mr. Modi became Prime Minister. |
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On Saturday, Kempegowda International Airport police arrested a 30-year-old for allegedly smoking in the lavatory of an Air Asia flight and carrying a lighter illegally. The crew of the flight coming from Bagdogra caught the man, Santosh, when he came out of the lavatory. |
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is prepared to lend India up to $12 billion over the next 3 years. India aims to become a $5 trillion economy during President Narendra Modi's second term; ADB President Takehiko Nakao met with Prime Minister Modi this week for the third time since Mr. Modi became Prime Minister. |
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NEW DELHI, India - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is prepared to lend India up to $12 billion over the next 3 years. India aims to become a $5 trillion economy during President Narendra Modi's second term, a vision that ADB says it commends. ADB President Takehiko Nakao met with Prime Minister Modi this week for the third time since Mr. |
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Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI. Headline: ASIA/PAKISTAN – To implement equal rights for all citizens, including minorities. Lahore – “The government should give political priority to strengthening minority rights by adopting a series of legal, political and administrative measures to meet the needs.... |
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Sri Lanka Under-19s led by Nipun Dananjaya will look to exploit home advantage to clinch their maiden title at the Under-19 Asia Cup to be played in Sri Lanka starting this Thursday (5). Sri Lanka were runners-up at the previous edition played in Bangladesh after India recorded a comprehensive 144-run win in the finals. |
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Filipino boxer Mark "Magnifico" Magsayo put on an impressive performance against durable Thai fighter Panya Uthok Saturday night to win the WBC Asia featherweight championship at Bohol Wisdom Gymnasium in Tagbilaran city. Magsayo outworked Uthok all throughout 12 rounds to carve out a unanimous decision win against the former world champion. |
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The UN Special Program for the Aral Sea Basin (UN SPAS) was presented at the headquarters of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Trend reports referring to Turkmen Foreign Ministry. Turkmenistan’s initiative was announced at the sixth session of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction. |
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An Aboriginal community in Pingtung County’s Majia Township (瑪家) has been named among the winners at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Awards, the Maolin National Scenic Area Administration said on Friday. Payuan, a Paiwan community, is known for its well-preserved slate houses, the agency said in a statement. |
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