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Air cargo demand up 4.4 pc compared to pre-Covid levels: IATA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 5 (ANI): Global air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-Covid levels in March with demand up 4.4 per cent reaching the highest level recorded since the series began in 1990, International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said.
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021: Halle Berry lauds Chloe Zhao's
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): Oscar-winning actor Halle Berry marked Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021 on Wednesday by sharing an appreciation post for filmmaker Chloe Zhao who recently won the Academy Award for Best Director for the 2020 drama 'Nomadland'.
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NASA celebrates Asian American, Pacific Islander heritage month
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): With a belief to unite a workforce inclusive of employees from diverse background, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, (NASA) has already given a number of prolific scientists to the world; and the month of May has been dedicated to celebrating the co
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Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific strategic landscape at first India-Franc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday (local time) held discussions with his French and Australian counterparts Jean-Yves Le Drian and Marise Payne, respectively and also discussed the Indo-Pacific strategic landscape.
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US-China information war likely to intensify over Indo-Pacific
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 4 (ANI): With the US military's decision to set up a task force aimed at curbing China's influence and information operations, military and security analysts say that an information war over the Indo-Pacific region is expected to intensify
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Khalsa Aid raises over Rs. 1 crore in 3 days through crowdfunding to procu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): Khalsa Aid India, the humanitarian organization known for providing support to victims of natural disasters and civil conflicts, has launched a crowdfunding drive on ImpactGuru.com towards procurement of Oxygen Concentrators.
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Japan, US agree to step up cooperation against China
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi have agreed to step up cooperation to deal with China and promised to further strengthen their alliance to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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A-Pac growth outlooks diverge amid recovery from pandemic shock
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 3 (ANI): Asia Pacific economies are recovering from the initial shock of the Covid-19 pandemic but intra-regional disparities in the magnitude of shock and durability of growth outlooks are increasingly evident, Fitch Ratings has said.
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New Chinese law strengthening power of its maritime authorities may escala
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): China has passed a new legislation to strengthen the power of its maritime safety authorities sparking fears that tensions between Beijing and other Asian countries, including Japan, may escalate in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Green and social finance central to Asia Pacific's sustainable recovery
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 1 (ANI): Green and social finance must be nurtured to ensure that Asia and the Pacific's recovery from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic is inclusive, resilient and sustainable, according to Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021 by the Asian Development Ban
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US has ramped up reconnaissance activities near China's coast: Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 30 (ANI): The United States has ramped up reconnaissance activities near China's coast under Joe Biden's administration, said the Chinese government after the American president defined the rivalry between the two countries as the battle of the century between democ
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Cargo demand remains high in A-Pac, passenger traffic still dismal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Apr 29 (ANI): Preliminary traffic figures released on Thursday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that international passenger markets remained weak with unabating border restrictions particularly in the Asia Pacific region.
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