• South Asia

    Pakistan: 23 soldiers killed in suicide attack

    By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: At least 23 soldiers embraced martyrdom as a group of six terrorists attacked security forces’ post in Dera Ismail Khan’s Daraban area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, bordering Afghanistan, in the early hours of Tuesday December 12, 2023, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said…

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  • Entertainment

    1st GCS & 1st THF Asia International Open Taekwondo Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association COLOMBO: The 1st GCS and the 1st THF Asia International Open Taekwondo Championships were held successfully in Colombo, Sri Lanka on December 6-8, 2023. The two first-ever taekwondo events, the largest in Sri Lanka taekwondo history, took place at the Sugathadasa Indoor…

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  • Business

    Kyrgyzstan invites China’s Sinomach to set up electric vehicle assembly plant

    By Kuban Andymen BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Economy and Commerce Daniyar Amangeldiev said that China might consider the possibility of establishing assembly production and dealership networks in the Central Asian state. During talks in Beijing with the Chairman of the Board of China Hi-tech New Energy Auto Company Limited, a…

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  • Culture

    World Literary Award: Call for submissions

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO:  “WOW World Literary Prize” (the Prize) was established by the “World Organization of Writers” (WOW), the successor to the literary prize “Golden LIffT” – 2016-2023. Co-founders of the Prize are the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly, the Pan-African Association of Writers PAWA, and the…

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  • Business

    The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation IX

    Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany: Sustainable Development Goal 8 seeks to provide decent work and to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for…

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  • Politics

    “Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience” is theme of Laos’ Chairmanship in ASEAN 2024

    VIENTIANE: “Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience” will be the theme of Laos’ Chairmanship in ASEAN 2024. The theme aligns with Laos’ promise to build and achieve a more connected and resilient ASEAN. Laos succeeded Indonesia as Chair of ASEAN, the international organization in Southeast Asia that has 10 member countries: Brunei,…

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  • Politics

    Philippines President tests positive for Covid-19 for third time

    MANILA: President of the Philippines Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will need to undergo five-day isolation after catching coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “President Bongbong Marcos has tested positive for Covid-19. Upon medical advice, he will observe a period of isolation for five days,” the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said in a…

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  • Business

    2 billion trees to be planted in Kazakhstan by 2025

    ASTANA: Two billion trees will be planted in Kazakhstan by 2025, the Ministry of Ecology, Geology, and Natural Resources has said. In January 2021, the Kazakh government developed the national project «Green Kazakhstan» that included four directions. Under the first direction «Taza Kazakhstan» (Clean Kazakhstan), there will be a reduction…

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  • Business

    UAE announces $30 billion Global Climate Fund

    DUBAI: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced the establishment of a $30 billion fund for global climate solutions. Designed to bridge the climate financing gap and facilitate affordable access, the fund aims to stimulate the raising and investment of $250 billion by 2030, Sheikh…

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  • Education

    GCS International SG appointed as President of Seoul Hangung Association

    By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: Dr. Seok-jae Kang, secretary general of GCS International, has been appointed as a new president of the Seoul Hangung Association. Hu Kwang, president of the World Hangung Association (WHA), presented Dr. Kang with the letter of appointment as president of the…

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