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Business

First trial flight lands at newly-built airport in Uzbek Sokh enclave within Kyrgyzstan

By Dilmurod Jumaboyev, Editor-in-chief of Vodiymedia.uz SOKH: The first trial flight to test the runway of the newly built airport in Uzbek Sokh enclave, located within Kyrgyzstan successfully touched down today. The Uzbek Humo Air aircraft AN-2 took off from the Fergana international airport at around 12:30 pm and landed…
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South Asia

Pakistan plunges into political and economic crisis

By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative KARACHI: The political and economic chaos in Pakistan is deepening with every passing day due to the perpetual mismanagement and wrong policies of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. The opposition parties have taken to the streets to dislodge the Prime Minister Imran Khan, the…
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Politics

Vietnam strongly commits to climate change response ahead of COP26

By Phong Lan Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam HANOI: As one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, Vietnam is determined to respond to climate change with lots of activities and commitments being made by local authorities and people. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam on October 22…
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Business

Kyrgyzstan launches process of national planning for adaptation to climate change

By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Technical Control of the Kyrgyz Republic, together with UNDP in the Kyrgyz Republic, launched the process of national climate change adaptation planning at a round table in Bishkek. Climate warming will contribute to the increase of such adverse effects as…
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Politics

Kyrgyzstan, Korea to boost economic cooperation

By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: Bishkek hosted the fourth meeting of the intergovernmental Kyrgyz-Korean Commission on Economic Cooperation on October 15. The meeting was chaired by Minister of Economy and Commerce Daniyar Amangeldiev from the Kyrgyz side and Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic…
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Business

GCS International Signs MOU with Korea Saemaul Undong Center, GCS Korea

By Seok-Jae Kang GCS International Secretary General, Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: GCS International signed a cooperation agreement on the creation of a together-well-living community and the promotion of world peace with the Korea Saemaul Undong Center and the GCS International Korea Chapter on September 28, 2021. Under the…
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Business

Korean firm goes all out to cope with waste plastics

By Seok-jae Kang Vice President of the Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: As global plastic consumption increases rapidly, the amount of waste discharged is also surging. The Korean Ministry of Environment reported recently that the total amount of waste produced in the country has continued to increase, with the latest figure tallied…
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Politics

Singapore lifts quarantine for German and Brunei visitors

By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: From September 8, fully vaccinated travellers from Germany and Brunei will be able to visit Singapore for leisure without having to serve a 14-day quarantine. Under this Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme, they will only be required to take four…
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Politics

Limited media attention is ruining the Earth

By Neelima Mathur India-based Executive Producer-Researcher-Writer, Mentor & Trainer Director of Lakeside Doc Festival NEW DELHI: It’s amazing how we talk of Climate Change like a new phenomenon. Floods, droughts, cyclones, melting glaciers have been staring in our face for decades. We also tend to equate global warming as climate change.…
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Business

Vietnam expects to produce Covid-19 medicine by late 2021

By Phong Lan Deputy Head of the World News Desk Dantri HANOI: Vietnamese scientists have successfully produced antiviral medication called Vipdervir that is expected to be used for Covid-19 treatment by the end of this year. At a meeting held on August 10, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health announced that…
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