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No quick exit by PM Lee as succession plan unravels
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: The punishing impact of the Covid-19 crisis in Singapore has produced three political surprises, upsetting the smooth political successionplan of the city-state’s ruling party. One, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, the front runner, dropped out of the race to…
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Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore cancelled amid uncertain COVID-19 situation
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: Another high-level conference in Singapore has fallen victim to Covid-19 pandemic as the city-state sees little sign of the raging virus outbreaks receding soon. The Shangri-la Dialogue, as the annual summit of defence chiefs is called after the Shangri-la hotel…
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World Economic Forum calls off meeting in Singapore
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: Singapore is facing a fall-out at the international level because of the new near-lockdown measures it imposed to cope with a surge in Covid-19 cases. The World Economic Forum has called off its special annual meeting scheduled in the city-state…
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Think Tank 2022: Peaceful reunification of Korean Peninsula will lead to “explosive growth”
By Ziinine.A.Britshi Journalist at Malaysia World News (MWN) SOUTH KOREA: World leaders and experts with more than a million global participants have come together on May 9, 2021 for the launch of “Think Tank 2022” virtual rally that aims to promote the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula. Think Tank…
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Chungcheongnam-do – The “Capital of Welfare in Korea”
By Khatuna Chapichadze Georgian Technical University San Diego State University Professor CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO: As Yang Seung-jo, the governor of Chungcheongnam-do, South Chungcheong Province, welcomes the visitors of the place through the official website of The Province of Chungcheongnam-do, he states that Chungcheongnam-do is becoming the “Capital of Welfare in Korea” by…
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Singapore jolted into action in wake of Covid-19 spurt
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: Days after being rated the safest place to be during the COvid-19 pandemic, Singapore has been hit by a sudden jump in new community cases, jolting the authorities to impose new restrictions on citizens’ gatherings and travels of foreigners to…
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Hard Times for Iran’s Foreign Minister
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Javad Zarif is a famous Iranian diplomat. He has been Iran’s representative to the UN for many years. He has also been the foreign minister of President Rouhani’s government for the past eight years. Mr. Zarif, along with Secretary of State John Kerry of the President…
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Kyrgyzstan mourns victims of border conflict with Tajikistan
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov signed a decree, according to which May 1-2, 2021 are declared days of national mourning in the republic. According to the decree, as a result of the armed conflict on April 29-30, 2021, on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border in Batken Oblast of…
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Chungcheongnam-do to seek international coordination to combat release of radioactive water from Japan
Chungcheongnam-do: Governor Yang Seung-jo has pledged that the Chungcheongnam-do, the birthplace of Admiral Lee Sun-shin, will fight the radioactive war against Japan with the spirit of the Admiral. Chairing a directors’ meeting at the conference room of the provincial office, Governor Yang stated his clear opposition to the Japanese government’s…
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ASEAN countries call for immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar
JAKARTA: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders have called for an immediate end to the violence against protesters in Myanmar and for special envoys to be sent to push for inclusive dialogue there. At their in-person meeting in Jakarta with Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s military leader, the…
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