Climate crisis is here – Lessons not learned
Surigao City in Mindanao, Philippines was one of the areas devastated by Typhoon Rai, locally known in the Philippines as “Odette”. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard, Public domain). By Crispin Maslog MANILA: Exactly ten years ago in January 2012, as a retired science journalism professor, I wrote my first column for SciDev.Net. It was about the […]
Visiting Expo 2020 Dubai: The flamboyant charm of connecting cultures, minds
By Habib Toumi DUBAI: Wading through the large avenues and alleys in the huge Dubai EXPO 2020, I can sense the excitement and enthusiasm among the thousands of people coming from around the world for a unique experience of “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.” It is the United Nations in motion and the togetherness of […]
The year that was: Looking for satisfaction, inner peace and happiness in life
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, Germany (1) Pondering over the major impressions in 2021 is truly challenging. Challenging because I am trying to sort, solve, and find my own satisfaction, inner peace and happiness between my interests and and those of the community. The challenge is compounded when events happen unexpectedly and a person has to deal […]
Health workers quit during pandemic in Vietnam’s largest epicentre
By Phong Lan Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam HO CHI MINH: Many doctors and nurses in the Covid-19 epicentre of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam have left their jobs due to high work pressure. Speaking at the recent meeting on Covid-19 treatment in the city, Chief of the municipal Health Department Office, Nguyen Thi Huynh Mai […]
Ulugbek Lapasov from Uzbekistan elected as Vice-president of UN Human Rights Council
Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: The member states of the Asia-Pacific Regional Group unanimously supported the candidacy of Ulugbek Lapasov from Uzbekistan for the post of Vice-president of UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for 2022. Prior to his new appointment Ulugbek Lapasov has served as the Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations Office […]
ICM International Martial Arts Academic Seminar explores social value of martial arts
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President CHUNGJU: An international martial arts academic seminar was held at the International Conference Room of the UNESCO ICM (International Center of Martial Arts) in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province on November 16. Under the topic “Exploring the Social Value of Martial Arts: Mutual Respect and Nonviolence,” the annual […]
Vietnam starts giving Covid-19 vaccine to children
By PhongLan Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam HANOI: Approximately 1,500 students aged 16-17 in Vietnam’s largest epicentre of Ho Chi Minh City were given their first Covid-19 vaccine jabs on a trial basis on October 27. They were the first young people in Vietnam to have received the vaccine against Covid-19. They had to bring the […]
UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme administers 583 million doses of polio vaccine to over 102 million children in Pakistan
ABU DHABI: The UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP) said that the UAE Polio Vaccination Campaign has administered 583,240,876 doses of vaccination against polio for more than 102 million Pakistani children The figures cover the campaign from 2014 to September 2021, the UAE PAP said. The campaign, in line with UAE President Shaikh Khalifa bin […]
Vietnam strongly commits to climate change response ahead of COP26
By Phong Lan Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam HANOI: As one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, Vietnam is determined to respond to climate change with lots of activities and commitments being made by local authorities and people. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam on October 22 launched a news portal on […]