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East Asia
Moon: South Korea will join hands with Japan if it chooses dialogue, cooperation
Seoul: President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that South Korea will “gladly join hands” with Japan for East Asian prosperity if it chooses dialogue and cooperation to end an escalated trade row rooted in wartime history. In a Liberation Day address marking the end of Japan’s colonial rule of Korea…
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South Asia
Pakistan to host World Tourism Forum in 2020
By Nasir Aijaz Correspondent to AsiaN Islamabad: Pakistan will host the World Tourism Forum in 2020, a recent meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and a delegation of the World Tourism Forum has decided. The World Tourism Forum delegation was led by the president of its executive board –…
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Business
Job additions hit 18-month high in July
Seoul: The number of new jobs in South Korea rose to their highest in 18 months in July on the back of a rise in employment in the health care, food and leisure-related sectors, with the jobless rate up slightly to 3.9 percent, government data showed Wednesday. The number of…
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East Asia
South Korea to actively deal with radioactive water discharge from Fukushima plant
Seoul: South Korea will actively seek ways to deal with Japan’s planned discharge of water contaminated as a result of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown, Seoul’s foreign ministry has said, amid concern storage space will soon run out. The treatment of radioactive water stored in tanks in Fukushima…
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Culture
Kazinform International News Agency marks 99th anniversary
Nur Sultan: Kazinform International News Agency, the first in Kazakhstan to gain an international status, is celebrating its 99th anniversary. Throughout 99 years, the agency has been disseminating news related to the president, government and parliament of Kazakhstan, ministries, public institutions, cultural and sport achievements as well as world news.…
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People
Holiday turns tragic as Nora Anne found dead
Kuala Lumpur: What was supposed to have been a memorable holiday in exotic Malaysia turned tragic when special needs Franco-Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin was found dead after she went missing from an ecotourism resort where she and her family were staying. The 15-year-old was reported missing by her family…
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People
Malaysian police believe body found is that of Nora Anne
Nilai: The search-and-rescue team looking for a missing foreign teenager has found a body of a female, according to the police. Police believe body found is that of Nora Anne Quoirin, said Deputy-Inspector General of Police, Datuk Mazlan Mansor. “The fair-skinned body has yet to be identified. The forensics team…
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Society
Eight criminal cases initiated against Kyrgyzstan former president ‘s supporters
Bishkek: Eight criminal cases have been initiated against former President Almazbek Atambayev’s supporters, Otkurbek Dzhamshitov, the Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan, said. Addressing a media conference at Kabar News Agency, he noted that cases of mass riots, murder, hostage-taking, four cases of attempted murder and hooliganism have been initiated. An…
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Central Asia
Central Asia’s Got Talent to strengthen cultural integration
Almaty: Four Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, will partner in a Central Asia’s Got Talent TV project that aims to strengthen cultural integration and find the most talented and original people in the four countries. The project will kick off on August 15 in Kazakhstan, Kazinform news…
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Politics
South China Sea Code of Conduct
By Ivan Lim Contributor to AsiaN Singapore: The long-awaited South China Sea Code of Conduct for peaceful resolution of disputes will be ready in three years, China and Asean have agreed. This was the key outcome of the Asean Foreign Ministers meeting with their Chinese counterpart.at their annual gathering…
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