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From Political Changes to Economic Growth, from Wars to Disasters: Asia’s Defining Year 2025 (IX)
The year 2025 in Asia was shaped by impressive economic performances, historic turning points, lingering tensions between neighbors, high-stakes elections, waves of protest, the change of governments, cautious diplomatic breakthroughs among certain states, and relentless natural disasters with deep scars for peoples and countries. THE AsiaN, founded on Asia Journalist…
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Christians mark Christmas in Bahrain with prayers; King offers world leaders best wishes
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: In keeping with royal traditions, the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, has sent cables of congratulations and best wishes to the leaders of several countries celebrating Christmas. “HM the King wished the leaders health and happiness and their people further progress and prosperity,”…
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Christmas Eve, like Scrooge… “When I faced death, my life changed.”
<0.1 Gram of Hope> by Professor Lee Sang-Mook By Lee Sang-mook,Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University SEOUL: When Christmas comes to mind, one story that immediately feels familiar to many of us is Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (1843). The novel tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge,…
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From Political Changes to Economic Growth, from Wars to Disasters: Asia’s Defining Year 2025 (VII)
The year 2025 in Asia was shaped by impressive economic performances, historic turning points, lingering tensions between neighbors, high-stakes elections, waves of protest, the change of governments, cautious diplomatic breakthroughs among certain states, and relentless natural disasters with deep scars for peoples and countries. THE AsiaN, founded on Asia Journalist…
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From Political Changes to Economic Growth, from Wars to Disasters: Asia’s Defining Year 2025 (VI)
The year 2025 in Asia was shaped by impressive economic performances, historic turning points, lingering tensions between neighbors, high-stakes elections, waves of protest, the change of governments, cautious diplomatic breakthroughs among certain states, and relentless natural disasters with deep scars for peoples and countries. THE AsiaN, founded on Asia Journalist…
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From Political Changes to Economic Growth, from Wars to Disasters: Asia’s Defining Year 2025 (III)
The year 2025 in Asia was shaped by impressive economic performances, historic turning points, lingering tensions between neighbors, high-stakes elections, waves of protest, the change of governments, cautious diplomatic breakthroughs among certain states, and relentless natural disasters with deep scars for peoples and countries. THE AsiaN, founded on Asia Journalist…
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From Political Changes to Economic Growth, from Wars to Disasters: Asia’s Defining Year 2025 (II)
The year 2025 in Asia was shaped by impressive economic performances, historic turning points, lingering tensions between neighbors, high-stakes elections, waves of protest, the change of governments, cautious diplomatic breakthroughs among certain states, and relentless natural disasters with deep scars for peoples and countries. THE AsiaN, founded on Asia Journalist…
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Pakistan’s ex-Spy Chief Sentenced
Former chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Faiz Hamid By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The Field General Court Martial (FGCM) has sentenced former chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Faiz Hamid to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment, said the Inter-Services Public Relations in a statement on Thursday. The military’s…
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‘We Are With You at All Times,’ Cambodian Senate President Tells Frontline Soldiers
Cambodian Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen By Sophal Chhay PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen has pledged unwavering support for the country’s forces engaged in fierce clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border, assuring frontline soldiers that the nation’s leadership stands firmly behind them. “I, the five-star general…
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BRICS Writers Association Launched in Iran
Hamid Nazarkhah Alisaraei By Alireza BahramiTEHRAN: The BRICS Writers Association in Iran has announced the launch of its activities at the Asre Rowshan magazine meeting at the Iranian Artists’ House. In a speech at the meeting, Alireza Bahrami, a poet and editor-in-chief of ISNA (news agency) and editor-in-chief of Asre…
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