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Vietnam - ASEAN: A 30-year Journey of Shared Progress
Vietnam Pictorial
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July 20, 2025
21/07/2025 Party General Secretary To Lam delivers a keynote policy speech at the 30th anniversary of Vietnam's accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Photo: VNA As Vietnam deepens its regional and global integration,...
Suspicious transactions in Macau casinos down 14.9 pct in H1
Macau Business
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July 17, 2025
The number of suspicious transactions recorded in Macau’s casinos in the first half of 2025 dropped by 14.9 per cent compared to the same period last year, the SAR’s Financial Intelligence Office (GIF) has announced. In a statement released on...
Cebu City: Over 200 new casuals hired, no JOs approved yet
Cebu Daily News
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July 23, 2025
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Hall has brought in over 200 new casual employees despite a sweeping hiring freeze, while job order (JO) workers remain in limbo as of July 22, with no contract renewals approved pending mayoral review. The Human...
Western aid cuts cede ground to China in South-east Asia: Study
The Straits Times
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July 20, 2025
SYDNEY – China is set to expand its influence over South-east Asia’s development as the Trump administration and other Western donors slash aid, a study by an Australian think-tank said on July 20. The region is in an “uncertain moment”, facing...
Bermuda Updates Immigration Prohibition Order
Bernnews
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July 17, 2025
The Ministry of Economy and Labour issued an advisory on ongoing immigration policy reviews and adjustments. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Economy and Labour advises the public that, effective 17 July 2025, the Bermuda...
China’s influence in Southeast Asia to increase amid cut in Western aid, study finds
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 20, 2025
China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia’s development as the Trump administration and other Western donors slash aid, a study by an Australian think tank said Sunday. The Cambodian port city of Sihanoukville. Photo: Wikicommons....
World AFP Western aid cuts cede ground to China in Southeast Asia: study
Yahoo News
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China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the Trump administration and other Western donors slash aid, a study by an Australian think tank said Sunday. The region is in an "uncertain moment", facing cuts in official...
Expanding influence: Western aid cuts cede ground to China in Southeast Asia: study
RTL Today
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July 20, 2025
China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the Trump administration and other Western donors slash aid, a study by an Australian think tank said Sunday. The region is in an "uncertain moment", facing cuts in official...
German passport e-gates won’t change the reality: Brexit has been a disaster for British travellers
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Former Dundalk soldier keeps a promise to an Irish hero
Louth Live
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July 8, 2025
In May 2025 I returned to a country I knew as East Timor. I had served there as a cook with the Army Ranger Wing in 2000. Since independence it is now called ‘Timor-Leste’. I was happily surprised at the improvement 25 years on, from a war-torn...
Exploring Autophagy-Related Gene Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma via TCGA, GEPIA2, and HPA Databases: Implications for Prognosis
Dove Medical Press
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July 22, 2025
Introduction Globally, cancer ranks as a primary cause of mortality and poses a formidable obstacle to enhancing life expectancy.1 Among liver cancers, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) stands out as the most prevalent form.2 Notably, in 2020,...
What Nietzsche Saw In the Poetry of Hafez - But Iqbal Did Not
Friday Times
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July 21, 2025
As I explored the poetry of Hafez of Shiraz in the original, in translations and commentaries, I was delighted and surprised to know that Friedrich Nietzsche, the 19th-century German philologist/philosopher, admired Hafez. And I was disappointed...
Comfortable wins for Vietnam, Thailand hint at three-horse race for ASEAN U-23 crown
ESPN Global
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July 19, 2025
Even before a ball was kicked at the ASEAN U-23 Championship - officially known as the ASEAN U-23 Mandiri Cup 2025 - there was already a suspicion that it might be just three out of the ten competing nations that would be legitimate title...
July 19: Day of indomitable resolve of Kashmiris to join Pakistan
The Nation
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July 20, 2025
Peshawar - Across Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, July 19 is observed with solemnity and fervour as Kashmir Accession Day, commemorating the landmark resolution passed in 1947 by the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, which called for the...
Trading floor: Tivan, White Cliff rise; Imagion soars
Azzet
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July 10, 2025
Imagion Biosystems soars on positive FDA feedback Little-known Imagion Biosystems (ASX: IBX) was up over 80% at the open after the biotechnology and nanotechnology minnow received positive feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Legendary paramedic Alan Playford tells all in new memoir
RiotACT
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July 19, 2025
Alan Playford was a trailblazer in paramedicine with a storied career spanning more than 40 years. Photo: Mick Dawson. Most Australians remember paramedic Alan Playford for his heroic rescue of Norm Duffy during the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake – a...
Will We-the-Quails Unite To Lift The Net Or Wither Away The Gains Made In AIDS Response?
Scoop
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Saturday, 19 July 2025, 8:25 pm Article: CNS Let us refresh the old gold Buddhist tale of The Quail and the Net: “Long ago a flock of quails lived in a forest. Everyday a hunter would cast a net and trap many of them. But eventually, a wise quail...
Indonesians Still Worry About AI, Study Reveals Why
Tempo.co
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July 16, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A study led by the Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy (CIIP) revealed that a majority of Indonesian society is still worried about the existence of artificial intelligence (AI). Similar concerns were also found in Malaysia...
Letters to the Editor | July 19, 2025
The Fiji Times
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July 19, 2025
Children and drugs The revelation by the Minister for Education that 3627 students were involved in drug-related cases is not surprising. This has been happening for a long time, yet there has not been any concrete solution to help children get...
Ian Storey on Russia’s Turn to Southeast Asia
The Diplomat
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July 15, 2025
Over the past decade, under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has taken steps to expand its economic, political, and security relations with Southeast Asia. This has involved efforts both to build upon the historical influence of the Soviet Union...