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Fighting climate change: Kyrgyzstan declares 2022 Year of Protection of Mountain Ecosystems and Climate Resilience
BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan is taking the fight against climate change to much higher levels by declaring 2022 the Year of Protection of Mountain Ecosystems and Climate Resilience. President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov signed the declaration decree in order to increase climate resilience, preserve natural heritage and celebrate the International Year of…
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AsiaN forum Beyond COVID19: Next Leadership Toward Active ESG on February 22
SEOUL: Ban Ki-moon, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, will deliver the keynote address at the AsiaN 10th Anniversary Forum later this month. AsiaN Chief Executive Office and Asia Journalists Association (AJA) Founding Member Lee Sang-ki Lee said that the forum will be held under the theme, “Beyond COVID19:…
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Mongolia: Women increasingly at the center of foreign diplomacy
Nyamkhuu Ulambayar (Left) presenting her Letter of Credence as Mongolia’s Ambassador to UNESCO to Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the UNESCO (Montsame) ULAANBAATAR: The tweet by Mongolia’s new Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh summed it up. The country that for centuries was associated with masculine virility and warrior’s strength is now highlighting the…
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Political stability crucial for people’s wellbeing: Malaysia’s PM
Ismail Sabri Yaakob delivering a speech (PM’s Office) KUALA LUMPUR: The priority today is to ensure political stability in the country for the safety and wellbeing of the people, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has said. Political stability is key to enabling the government to implement previous and ongoing…
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Egyptian Korean boost for ties following summit in Cairo
By AsiaN Correspondent, Cairo CAIRO: Egypt and South Korea have over the recent few years held several meetings, including exchange of visits by presidents, which can promise a major qualitative leap in relations between the two countries. On Wednesday, Egypt welcomed President Moon Jae-in of South Korea. It was the…
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Malaysia, South Korea strengthen bilateral cooperation in energy sector
Takiyuddin Hassan addresssing the workshop (Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is committed to implementing an energy transition towards a low carbon electricity supply industry, in line with the country’s aspiration to achieve clean greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. The matter was stated by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Datuk Seri…
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State of emergency in Kazakhstan’s protest-hit Mangistau, Almaty; cabinet resignation accepted
NUR-SULTAN: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed decrees imposing a two-week state of emergency in the Central Asian nation’s biggest city Almaty and in the western Mangistau province where protests over rising fuel prices that began on Sunday turned violent. “Due to the escalation of situation, the Head of State signed…
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Climate crisis is here – Lessons not learned
Surigao City in Mindanao, Philippines was one of the areas devastated by Typhoon Rai, locally known in the Philippines as “Odette”. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard, Public domain). By Crispin Maslog MANILA: Exactly ten years ago in January 2012, as a retired science journalism professor, I wrote my first column for…
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Yearender: Top events in Kyrgyzstan in 2021
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: 2021 has started in Kyrgyzstan with elections and ended with elections. In general, 2021 was rich in elections and political events. The country continued to fight with novel coronavirus and at last the economic activity started to be restored. The early presidential elections and a referendum…
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Last working Sunday for federal government as UAE switches weekends
Abu Dhabi (WAM) DUBAI: Today is the last working Sunday for federal government entities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the country switches from the Sunday-Thursday working week to the Monday-Friday on January 1. Under the new system, Monday to Thursday workdays will start at 7:30 am and end…
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