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Business
Fighting climate change: Kyrgyzstan declares 2022 Year of Protection of Mountain Ecosystems and Climate Resilience
BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan is taking the fight against climate change to much higher levels by declaring 2022 the Year of Protection of Mountain Ecosystems and Climate Resilience. President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov signed the declaration decree in order to increase climate resilience, preserve natural heritage and celebrate the International Year of…
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Business
AsiaN forum Beyond COVID19: Next Leadership Toward Active ESG on February 22
SEOUL: Ban Ki-moon, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, will deliver the keynote address at the AsiaN 10th Anniversary Forum later this month. AsiaN Chief Executive Office and Asia Journalists Association (AJA) Founding Member Lee Sang-ki Lee said that the forum will be held under the theme, “Beyond COVID19:…
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Politics
Mongolia: Women increasingly at the center of foreign diplomacy
Nyamkhuu Ulambayar (Left) presenting her Letter of Credence as Mongolia’s Ambassador to UNESCO to Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the UNESCO (Montsame) ULAANBAATAR: The tweet by Mongolia’s new Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh summed it up. The country that for centuries was associated with masculine virility and warrior’s strength is now highlighting the…
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People
TOLERANCE: Israeli rabbi who took shelter in Istanbul mosque returns home
Rabbi Elbom during the snowstorm in Istanbul (Hurriyet Daily News) ISTANBUL: A rabbi who took shelter in a Turkish mosque during a massive snowstorm in Istanbul that ravaged the Turkish metropolis a few days ago has finally arrived in his native Israel. Israel Elbom, a 62-year-old rabbi and kashrut supervisor…
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Politics
Political stability crucial for people’s wellbeing: Malaysia’s PM
Ismail Sabri Yaakob delivering a speech (PM’s Office) KUALA LUMPUR: The priority today is to ensure political stability in the country for the safety and wellbeing of the people, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has said. Political stability is key to enabling the government to implement previous and ongoing…
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Politics
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree on border ceasefire
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree on border ceasefire (Kabar) BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have agreed to cease their hostilities at the border following negotiations between representatives from the neighboring countries. The press service of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan reported that the two sides agreed…
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Society
2022 GCS International Board Meeting held at GCS HQs in hybrid format
SEOUL: The 2022 GCS International Board of Directors Meeting was held in a hybrid format at the conference room of GCS International in Seoul, Korea on January 26, 2022. The board members unanimously approved the 2021 income-expenditure report and the 2022 budget and business plans. Board members attending the meeting…
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Politics
Egyptian Korean boost for ties following summit in Cairo
By AsiaN Correspondent, Cairo CAIRO: Egypt and South Korea have over the recent few years held several meetings, including exchange of visits by presidents, which can promise a major qualitative leap in relations between the two countries. On Wednesday, Egypt welcomed President Moon Jae-in of South Korea. It was the…
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South Asia
Bomb blast kills 3, injures 26 in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: At least three people, including a child, were killed while 26 others sustained injuries in an explosion in Lahore, the capital city of Pakistan on Thursday. The blast occurred in Lohari Chowk (Roundabout)) of New Anarkali area, one of the busiest markets of the…
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South Asia
Pakistan: Young woman sentenced to death under blasphemy law
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: A local court in Rawalpindi city of Punjab province awarded death sentence to a young Muslim woman for promoting blasphemous content on social media. The court ordered that the woman be “hanged by her neck till she is dead”. This is first…
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