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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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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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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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South East Asia

For Malaysia’s persons with disabilities, low-floor minibus provides opportunity

Kuala Lumpur: Ever come across a person on crutches or in a wheelchair, struggling to board a bus? Persons with disability (PWD) often struggle with public transportation as some are not designed with PWDs in mind. Hino Motors Limited, however, is cognisant of such challenges and has designed…
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South East Asia

Missing teen in Malaysia: Hikers step forward to help

Nilai: The search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate teenager Nora Anne Quoirin who went missing on August 4 while vacationing with her family at a resort in Pantai, near Seremban, was assisted by a group of experienced hikers today. Group spokesman, Kenny Chan Kai Sian, 43, said they joined…
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South Asia

At least 12 people die as more monsoon rains hit Pakistan

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: At least a dozen people were electrocuted while various districts were flooded and fell to prolonged power outages as fresh spell of heavy monsoon rains have lashed Southern Sindh province of Pakistan since Saturday morning. The uninterrupted torrential downpour which started on Saturday…
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South Asia

Kashmir Issue: Pakistan suspends another Express Train Service with India

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan has discontinued operating another train service ‘Thar Express’ to India following the suspension of ‘Samjhota Express’. ‘Samjhota’ (Reconciliation) Express used to operate between Lahore (Pakistan’s Punjab Province) and Indian Punjab’s Amritsar city while ‘Thar Express’, launched in 2006, operated once a…
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South Asia

Kashmir Issue: Pakistan suspends cultural, trade and diplomatic relations with India

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan has suspended cultural, trade and diplomatic relations with India over the Kashmir situation, which had been the bone of contention between two countries since their independence from British colonialism in August 1947. The two countries have fought two wars beside regular clashes…
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East Asia

Celebratory Singapore remains confident as world faces “very different future”

By Ivan Lim AsiaN Contributor Singapore: Singapore marks its 54th annual birthday bash today (August 9) with a marchpast of contingents and musical performances at the historical Padang square. The National Day Parade that coincides with the Republic’s Bicentennial (founding by British adventurer Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819) will…
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