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Taiwan unveils first-ever domestically built submarine
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen presided over a ceremony at the submarine’s shipyard in southern Kaohsiung City where the diesel-electric vessel was officially named “Narwhal” in English and “Hai Kun” in Mandarin – which can be loosely translated
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UN expresses concern over forced separation, language policies for Uyghur
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The experts received information about the large-scale removal of children, mainly Uyghur, from their families, including very young children whose parents are in exile or “interned”/detained. These children are treated as “orphans” by State authorities and placed in full-time boarding schoo
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UAE Pro League gears for star-studded awards night
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The UAE football community is gearing up for the UAE Pro League's 2022-2023 Season Awards Ceremony
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Bhutan: Farmers of Gomdar Gewog turn to Avocado cultivation as alternative
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid struggling mandarin farming, some of the farmers have switched to Avocado cultivation in the Gomdar Gewog of Bhutan as an alternative source of income.
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Tom Cruise arrives on first flight into Abu Dhabi International Airport's
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Hollywood star Tom Cruise arrived today at Abu Dhabi International Airport's Midfield Terminal, where key parts of the movie "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" were shot, ahead of the film's Middle East premiere at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental tomorrow night.
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China wants Tibetan students to take college entrance exams in Mandarin on
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In previous years, ethnic minorities, including Tibetans were allowed to take the test in their native language but this year China made a big change. Chinese authorities asked Tibetans to give the test only in Mandarin. Also, ethnic minorities no longer get five extra minutes to complete th
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India nudges for adopting English as working language of Shangai Corporati
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"This is something that has been emphasized a lot by other members too and there is a common understanding emerging," the sources said.
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China-funded Confucius Institutes working illegally in UK universities: Re
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Muraleedharan Nair, writing in AICIS said that the primary aim of China setting up Confucius Institutes abroad is for pushing CPC's interests and executing its bidding, rather than promoting Chinese culture and the Mandarin language, its ostensible objectives.
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UAE Pro League to organise 'UAE Development Forum' in May
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
This annual event aims to improve the work system and transform the Pro League's initiative into plans that contribute to achieving the comprehensive shift of Emirati football.
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Young Uyghur gives video testimony about detention of uncle in China in fo
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Nefise Oghuz gave the statement in four languages - Uyghur, English, Mandarin and Turkish and shared it on social media platforms, including Twitter and Facebook.
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Emirates crowned champions of UAE Pro league sponsors tournament
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Emirates team were crowned champions of the UAE Pro League Sponsors Tournament, which was held on 7th April at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental in Abu Dhabi.
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Rwanda follows Chinese-style military parade in recently concluded graduat
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
When troops marched by the stadium rostrum to their right-hand side, the commanding officer held a salute and engaged in a call and response in accented Mandarin: "Look to the right!" The soldiers yelled back: "One! Two!"
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