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- The upcoming Olympic Games play significant in tourism industry and create the cosmopolitan in China 25 Jul 2008 17:42 GMT
... 2008-07-25 09:37:34 - The upcoming meta-event known as ... help increase the number of tourists in Asia and spread out to other foremost Asia ... listed as the world heritage site by UNESCO on 7 July 2008 ( ). Due ...
- Global economy, national problems 25 Jul 2008 16:41 GMT
... Indian Independence he recent happenings, in the run up to the confidence vote and in Parliament, ... While smaller and less-endowed countries, especially in Asia, have dramatically improved the living standards of ... India becomes a permanent member of the United Nations and confronts some tough international choices? It ...
- OIL & GAS PROJECTS WITH FOREIGNERS INSIDE VIETNAM'S BOUNDARIES 25 Jul 2008 09:35 GMT
... HANOI, Jul 25, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- Vietnam affirmed on July ... and jurisdiction, in conformity with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and ...
- Oil and gas projects with foreigners inside national boundaries 25 Jul 2008 09:35 GMT
... Hanoi, Jul 24, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- ? ... and jurisdiction, in conformity with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and ...
- Top UN official discusses cyclone response with Myanmar's Prime Minister 25 Jul 2008 07:06 GMT
... Top UN official discusses cyclone response with Myanmar’s Prime Minister ... Prime Minister 25.07.08 - 08:28:07 The top United Nations humanitarian official today held talks with Myanmar’s ... deadly Cyclone Nargis which struck the South-East Asian nation in early May. Emergency Relief Coordinator ...
- More Australian aid for Burma 25 Jul 2008 06:59 GMT
... the military junta that runs Burma. The United Nations' humanitarian envoy, John Holmes, has just left ... missing and two million without homes. The UN's humanitarian envoy, John Holmes, spent three days ... down by the ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) which will include provisions for greater ...
- Deputy PM hails ARF, calling for greater faith 25 Jul 2008 05:13 GMT
... Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia ... to peace, stability and co-operation in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific, he said. At this ... and effective tripartite co-ordination between ASEAN, the UN and Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis, has given member ...
- Asia-Pacific plans regional exercises for disasters 25 Jul 2008 05:00 GMT
... SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific nations on Thursday called for greater coordination ... The North Korea foreign Minister, Mr Pak Ui-chun briefed the forum and “they heard in his ... not have referred the dispute to the United Nations Security Council. With ASEAN members Vietnam and ...
- Malaria Control Goals Are Likely To Be Unachievable 25 Jul 2008 04:48 GMT
... The eight MDGs were established by the United Nations in 2000 with a view to ... children and pregnant women in Africa and South-east Asia. It is caused by the malaria parasite, ...
- 41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting draws to a close in Singapore 25 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
... on Wednesday took the issue to the United Nations Security Council. Mr Yeo said: "It should ... "It should not have gone to the UN Security Council. It was not a problem a ... tourism. It's something which should enhance Southeast Asia as a whole, not become a source ...
- The Prospects for the 21st Century 25 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
... most favorable ratios in the world. The United Nations has consistently declared Canada to be one ... the largest deposits of chromium. On the Eurasian supercontinent, it is situated in a strategic ... based on current consumption levels, oil will run out within the next 50 to 75 years. ...
- In Hanoi, inflation could wipe out 20 years of economic growth 25 Jul 2008 04:44 GMT
... In Hanoi, inflation could wipe out 20 years of economic ... force Hanoi to recognize its rights. Hanoi (AsiaNews/Agencies) - With inflation at 18.44% in the ... the coastal waters is consistent with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and ...
- Still much to be done 25 Jul 2008 03:58 GMT
... Still much to be done in Burma: UN aid chief of Burma's devastating cyclone will be ... for at least another six months, the United Nations humanitarian chief has warned. In an interview ... comments came after the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) said earlier this week that ...
- Still much to be done in Burma: UN aid chief 25 Jul 2008 03:58 GMT
... Still much to be done in Burma: UN aid chief of Burma's devastating cyclone will be ... for at least another six months, the United Nations humanitarian chief has warned. In an interview ... comments came after the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) said earlier this week that ...
- Japan to accept more refugees 25 Jul 2008 03:30 GMT
... Japan plans to accept more refugees in response ... camps overseas based on recommendations by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Japan ... Refugees (UNHCR). Japan will become the first Asian nation to introduce the program, and will accept ...
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