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US should encourage vital international education: China Daily contributor
BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – For many countries in today’s world, attracting international students is a way to tap into the global pool of…
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The race to 5G: Inquirer columnist
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – This year should have been known as the “Year of 5G,” the turning point for a new mobile…
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Return of foreign workers: Dawn contributor
ISLAMABAD (DAWN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – It is a time of getting stuck and staying stuck. Sealed borders and grounded planes mean that wherever you were…
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Jokowi's much hated and loved Covid-19 frontman – General Luhut: Jakarta Post columnist
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – For many Indonesians, especially government critics, Minister Luhut Pandjaitan is regarded as a troublemaker, while for government supporters…
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Washington must boost military spending or be pushed out of Pacific: Statesman contributor
NEW DELHI (THE STATESMAN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – While parts of the first three needed coronavirus stimulus packages unfortunately included unnecessary public spending for vested interests…
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Will Covid-19 change how we hold climate change talks?: Daily Star contributor
DHAKA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – As nearly the entire globe remains in lockdown and international travel is almost at a standstill, international meetings…
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Maintaining liquidity amid Covid-19 crisis: Jakarta Post contributor
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – There are no signs that the Covid-19 pandemic will ease up any time soon. In fact, it looks…
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Malaysia's food security: The Star columnist
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – If there’s a lesson Malaysians must learn from the current Movement Control Order (MCO), it’s that food shouldn’t…
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Living as an Asian in West in uncomfortable times: Korea Herald contributor
SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Undoubtedly, these are uncomfortable times for all Asians living in the West. For the unprecedented global pandemic that…
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How mass exodus from cities will hurt India: Statesman contributor
NEW DELHI (THE STATESMAN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – What began as a trickle became a flow. The exodus of migrant workers from Delhi saw thousands and…
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Tomb-sweeping hits epidemic wall and gives rise to new culture: China Daily contributor
BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Ministry of Civil Affairs held a meeting on Monday (Mar 23) to tell local authorities to suspend group…
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Taking the movement control order seriously: The Star contributor
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – It is the fifth day of the movement control order (MCO) as I write this piece. Like all…
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Was Manila's lockdown preventable?: Inquirer columnist
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Manila, the heart of an ancient kingdom and once the throbbing heart of global commerce, is now the…
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