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The year 2023 is a great opportunity for Japan to enhance its comprehensive engagement with ASEAN because of the 50th anniversary of Japan-ASEAN relations. Looking back at the rapid improvement of the diplomatic relationship between Japan and ASEAN member states from 1973, when diplomatic tension was high over Japan’s synthetic rubber exports, both have overcome […]

India has assumed the presidency of the G20 for 2023 and will host the group’s annual summit this year at a crucial juncture in history. As the world continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will test the country in terms of its health provisions and preparations in particular. It also coincides with […]

[Opening remarks follow; full transcript will be posted shortly] Thank you very much, everyone, for joining us this morning. And yes, we just got back – myself, Executive Director for UN Women and our ASG (Assistant Secretary-General) from DPPA (Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs) and DPO (Department of Peace Operations) – yesterday evening. It […]

With a new Malaysian facilitator in place to restart Deep South peace talks as early as next month, the Thai government’s top negotiator traveled on Wednesday to Pattani province where he admitted that the process could be more inclusive. Gen. Wanlop Rugsanaoh, who heads the Thai panel in the negotiations, told about 200 attendees at […]

Four Ministries, comprising the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Information, have jointly established Educational Broadcasting Cambodia (EBC) to contribute and strengthen the quality of education in Cambodia in order to provide better and more comprehensive education for teachers and students […]

New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): Ahead of National Tourism Day, Airbnb presents a round-up of key trends that have emerged in India and how travellers are embracing new forms of travel. New data* from Airbnb reveals that international travel saw a strong recovery in 2022, with Indians searching for the most iconic cities around […]

Download logo In order to increase the value of Indonesian exports to Sudan, the Indonesian Embassy in Khartoum again participated in the 40th International Fair of Khartoum (IFK) by facilitating the participation of Indonesian business people to promote their superior products at exhibitions. The 40th IFK Exhibition was opened directly by the Minister of Trade […]

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Representatives of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A., ZE PAK and South Korea’s KHNP, namely all entities involved in the Pątnów nuclear power plant project, met at the Polish House in Davos, Switzerland. Representatives of Poland’s highest state authorities – President Andrzej Duda and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State […]

KUALA LUMPUR: An NGO that serves the hardcore poor and homeless is facing a bleak future after its office in Chow Kit here was flooded due to water leak recently. The office also operates a community clinic on the first floor of a building in Jalan Raja Laut. Its situation is worsened by lack of […]

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Representatives of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A., ZE PAK and South Korea’s KHNP, namely all entities involved in the Pątnów nuclear power plant project, met at the Polish House in Davos, Switzerland. Representatives of Poland’s highest state authorities – President Andrzej Duda and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State […]