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South Asia
Heavy monsoon rains lash Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Heavy monsoon rains on Monday lashed most parts of Pakistan, especially Sindh and Balochistan provinces and some southern areas of Punjab province. The downpour started in the wee hours and continued until sunset. The southern coastal districts of Sindh province were severely affected…
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South Asia
Chinese firm to invest $20m in taxi, cargo services in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: A Chinese firm is working on comprehensive business plan to provide five important services in Pakistan, initially investing $20 million, with prospects of $600m in the future. Chinese company Time-saco intends to provide a rapid services platform to citizens by launching five…
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East Asia
U.S. should enhance cooperation with China rather than set obstacles
The ambivalence of some U.S. officials has been fully revealed by their recent ridiculous remarks. On one hand, they hope China to make huge purchases of U.S agricultural products to relieve their pressured American farmers. On the other hand, they are holding tight to the bigotry, the so-called “defending America’s…
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East Asia
China releases white paper on national defense in new era
The State Council Information Office of China issued a white paper titled “China’s National Defense in the New Era” on July 24. It is the 10th white paper on national defense the Chinese government has issued since 1998 and the first comprehensive one since the 18th National Congress of the…
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East Asia
(Gwangju Swimming) Closing ceremony to feature wonders of Korean four seasons
The closing ceremony of the FINA World Championships Gwangju 2019 will take place in the southwestern metropolitan city Sunday featuring the region’s seasonal wonders in various forms, organizers said. The closing ceremony, wrapping up the 17-day global aquatics festival that opened in Gwangju on July 12, will consist of two…
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East Asia
DMZ hiking trail to open in Paju next month
South Korea said Friday it will open the third and last hiking trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas next month. The western section of the DMZ trail in Paju, some 30 kilometers northwest of Seoul, will be available to the public under the DMZ Peace Trail…
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East Asia
S. Korea: No. of cyber crimes increases 22 pct in H1, phishing scams rampant
Cases of cyber crimes confirmed by police across South Korea have increased over 20 percent, with phishing scams raging, in the first half of this year, data from the National Police Agency showed Friday. During the January-June period, the number of cybercrimes stood at 85,953, up 22.4 percent from a…
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East Asia
Trump says N. Korea hasn’t tested missiles other than ‘smaller ones’
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that North Korea hasn’t tested missiles other than “smaller ones,” in an apparent attempt to keep the hope for dialogue with the North alive despite its recent test-firing of short-range ballistic missiles. Trump made the remark in an interview with Fox News a day…
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South East Asia
Determined to thwart risk of becoming “Sinkapore”, Singapore prepares for perfect storm peril
Singapore: Climate Change has conjured up apocalyptic images of low-lying island states, going under in a matter of decades. With unabated greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, triggering melting ice sheets, the rising sea-levels could soar dramatically by 1 meter by 2100, according to climate scientists. The dream city-state of Singapore with…
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East Asia
Nearly 34 pct of S. Korean adolescents have thought about suicide over academic pressure: poll
Nearly 34 percent of South Korean adolescents have thought about killing themselves because of academic pressure, a recent survey showed Wednesday. The grim finding came in the National Youth Policy Institute’s survey of 9,060 elementary, middle and high school students conducted from June-August last year. According to the results,…
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