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UN condemns killing of WHO staff member in Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) on Thursday condemned the killing of a staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in southeastern Myanmar.
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Malaysia unemployment dips to 3.9 percent in April
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia's unemployment rate dipped to 3.9 per cent in April, being below 4 per cent for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Southeast Asian country, official data showed Thursday.
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Afghanistan: Chinese company demands revision of contract in Aynak Logar c
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8 (ANI): A Chinese company has demanded the revision of the contract in the Aynak Logar copper mining project - at Mes Ayank a site situated 40 km southeast of Kabul in the barren region of Logar Province. The site contains the world's second-largest copper deposit.
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Why VCs are still backing startups in India, Southeast Asia, despite growt
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Singapore, June 6 (ANI): The last few months have not been good for startups and their venture capital (VC) backers.
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Philippines raises alert level at volcano southeast of Manila
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Sunday raised the alert level for Bulusan volcano from zero to one after the volcano in Sorsogon province, southeast of Manila, spewed a grey plume about a kilometer high into the sky.
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With China in sight, Japan, US hold first strategic talks on ASEAN
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 2 (ANI): Japan and the United States held their first strategic dialogue Wednesday on Southeast Asian affairs as part of broader policy coordination amid increasing Chinese influence in the region.
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Investors shift from China to Southeast Asia, India amid crackdown on big
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 31 (ANI): Beijing's regulatory crackdown on tech companies has prompted startup investors to look for new markets in Southeast Asia including India.
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Assam CM hails NADI initiative, says it will increase better cooperation a
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 30 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday hailed the Natural Allies in Development and Interdependence (NADI) conference as a 'remarkable initiative' and said that it aims to promote the high potential sector of sub-regional cooperation in Ban
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Union Minister Sonowal advocates for 'ecologically responsible' economic g
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal advocated for ecologically responsible economic growth in the Southeast Asian region at the Special Plenary session in the 3rd edition of the NADI dialogue organised by Asian Confluence in Guwahati on Saturday.
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31 killed in stampede at church in Nigeria, casualties mostly include chil
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], May 28 (ANI): Atleast 31 people were killed and seven others were left injured after a stampede broke out at a church event in the southeastern Nigerian city of Port Harcourt on Saturday, CNN reported citing police and security officials.
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6.9 magnitude quake hits southeast of Loyalty Islands
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Caledonia [France], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands at 15:38 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
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Looking beyond China, Apple plans ramping up production in India, Southeas
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): Battered by Beijing's strict anti-COVID measures, Apple Inc has told some of its contract manufacturers that it wants to increase the production outside China, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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