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Poor Countries Lack Modern Contraception
A new study says little is being done to meet the growing demand for modern contraception methods in poor countries. The Guttmacher Institute says there’s an increasing desire for smaller families. Guttmacher says between 2003 and 2012 the number of women wanting to avoid pregnancy – and in need of modern contraception – rose from 716 million to 867 million. The sharpest ...
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Taiwan delegation gears up for WHA
Taiwan Today By Meg Chang A delegation headed by ROC Department of Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta is attending the 2013 World Health Assembly May 20 to 28 in Geneva, Switzerland, according to the DOH May 17. The 20-member representation is expected to deliver reports on 19 technical and six follow-up issues, covering topics such as enhancing health systems; promoting health care; responding to ...
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ROC government reassures Philippine expats
Taiwan Today The ROC government moved May 19 to reassure Filipinos living and working in Taiwan that their rights will not be detrimentally impacted by the recent fatal attack on a Taiwan fishing boat by a Philippine government vessel. The assurances were made by ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Council of Labor Affairs officials during a visit to the Holy Family Catholic Church in Taipei ...
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UPDATE 3-Indonesia names new finance minister wins praise
Mon May 20, 2013 6:44am EDT * Former investment chief named finance minister * Economists praise choice * Slowing growth, bloated subsidy bill big challenges * Basri is protege of former finance minister (Updates with reaction, context) By Rieka Rahadiana and Andjarsari Paramaditha JAKARTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia named its respected investment chief as finance minister on Monday as ...
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Pertimina CEO Most Likely to Head Indonesia Investment Body
JAKARTA - PT Pertamina's Chief Executive Karen Agustiawan is the front-runner to head Indonesia's Coordinating Board for Investment after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Monday made the current chief the country's new finance minister, two people familiar with the matter said. "It's Karen who [likely] will be appointed as the new investment board chief," one of ...
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Campaign to raise questions over GPO chiefs sacking
A health advocacy group Monday kicked off its campaign to protest the sacking of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO)'s chief Witit Artavatkun. Deputy Public Health Minister Chonlanan Srikaew will Tuesday ask for Cabinet's approval for the sacking of Witit. The move comes after Public Health Minister Pradith Sinthawanarong on Friday signed an official letter ordering ...
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SE Asia Stocks-Indonesia jumps after new finmin Thailand at new high
BANGKOK, May 20 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets gained on Monday as optimism about global growth lifted sentiment in overseas markets while Indonesia's main index rose to a new all-time closing high, after the appointment of a new finance minister. Jakarta's Composite Index ended up 1.4 percent at 5,214.97, pushing up its year-to-date gain to 21 percent, Southeast Asia's ...
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Gunmen Attack Polio Workers in Pakistani Tribal Belt
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Asian death wave tops a year of big disasters
The earthquake and tidal waves that took the lives of more than 23,000 in countries around the Indian Ocean was the latest and biggest of a series of natural disasters in 2004, one of the worst years in recent memory. The other events include:February 24Morocco. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit the northeastern region of Al Hoceima, killing 628 and injuring more than 900. March ...
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Singapores CapitaLand launches $520 mln convertible bond-terms
HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - CapitaLand Ltd, the biggest property developer in Southeast Asia, plans to raise up to $520 million in convertible bonds due 2020, according to a term sheet of the deal seen by Reuters on Monday. The bonds were ...
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Parents to file malpractice lawsuit against hospital
A married couple claim their son was a victim of medical malpractice at the Baiturrahim Hospital in Jambi and have decided to take legal action.Rahmat and Nurmalisa, local residents of Kasang Jaya, East Jambi district, Jambi City, said they planned to file a lawsuit against the hospital after their son, Nazril, who is only 40 days, suffered eye swelling allegedly caused by wrongly-prescribed ...
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MOFA affirms work of Taiwan investigators in Manila
MOFA Minister David Y. L. Lin states May 19 that Manila has agreed to launch a parallel investigation into the fatal attack on a Taiwan fishing boat by a Philippine government vessel. ...
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MOJ deems Hong’s killing intentional homicide
Taiwan Today The ROC Ministry of Justice said May 18 that preliminary results of its investigation show fisherman Hong Shi-cheng aboard the Guang Da Xing No. 28 was the victim of intentional homicide at the hands of Philippine government officials. The main evidence that Hong's death was intentional homicide, rather than "unintended killing," comes from the large number of shots ...
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World stocks rise on signs of steady US recovery
A man under an umbrella walks past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, May 20, 2013. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.4 percent to 15,352.84 as evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday. (AP Photo/Koji ...
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Malaysia court orders release of 3 terror suspects
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -; A Malaysian court has ordered the release of an al-Qaida-linked former army captain and two other suspects charged with inciting terrorist ...
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Asian Stocks Rise On Growth Optimism
Asian stocks rose on Monday, extending a two-week rally, as an upbeat reading on U.S. consumer confidence bolstered optimism about the economic recovery in the world's ...
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After Nearly 50 Years Burmese Leader Comes To Washington
It's been a while since the last visit by a head of state from Myanmar. The last time was 47 years ago, when the country was still known as Burma. As President Thein Sein arrives at the White House Monday, some will hail him as a reformer who set his country on the path to democracy. Others may protest his arrival, as excessive recognition for a head of state that has presided over ...
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Focus on communication skills
Nation University is seriously equipping its students with communication skills - the key for them to advance in their career and to prosper in daily life. "Communications are related to all fields of works and parts of daily lives. So, we have placed an emphasis on communications. This applies to students at all faculties, not just the Faculty of Communication Arts," Nation ...
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Asian shares extend winning streak
Hong Kong shares jumped to their highest since early February on Monday, led by Chinese cyclical counters, as investors chased a resurgent mainland China market on their return from a Friday holiday, which posted a fourth-straight day of ...
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Will U.S. Designate Egypt Pakistan Iraq and Nigeria As Religious Freedom Violators on Monday
Pakistani Christians protest against the country's blasphemy laws and violence targeting their minority community. An independent U.S. watchdog has urged the executive branch every year since 2002 to designate Pakistan as a "country of particular concern" over religious freedom violations. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - As the State Department prepares to release its annual report on ...
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Retailers in Singapore forced to make tough decisions amid labour crunch
retail ers in Singapore are shutting their least profitable outlets, freezing expansion plans and even cutting opening hours. With rents going up at the same time, it seems that they have no choice. Rent and labour make up over 70 per cent of a ...
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Credit Bubble Bulletin Financial Euphoria
Commentary and weekly watch by Doug Noland Tepper stokes the melt-up: "I am definitely bullish. The budget deficit is shrinking massively. Guys who are short, they better have a shovel to get out of the grave" - hedge fund manager David Tepper, CNBC, May 14, 2013. Mr Tepper has every reason to be euphoric. His US$7 billion estimated net worth places him at number 53 on the ...
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Cambodian ceremony honors victims of Khmer Rouge - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois Missouri News Sports
(AP Photo/Heng Sinith). A Cambodian woman stands with burning incense sticks as she visits a memorial holding skulls of the Khmer Rouge victims at Choeung Ek "Killing Field" in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, May 20, ...
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Teargas used on Dhaka textile workers
Rescue workers look for trapped garment workers in the collapsed Rana Plaza building in Savar, 30km outside Dhaka, in this April 26, 2013, file ...
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CORRECTED-BRIEF-Talisman Energy says gross production expected to reach 15000 bblsday from 2 Vietnam oil fields
Mon May 20, 2013 5:23am EDT (Corrects headline to say gross production is expected to reach 15,000 bbls/day from 2 fields in Vietnam, not the whole company) May 20 (Reuters) - Talisman Energy Inc : * Announces first oil from hst/hsd development, offshore Vietnam growth continues in core Asia-pacific region * Says gross production is expected to reach 15,000 bbls/day once the facilities are ...
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Southeast Asia's growing prominence in world trade
Southeast Asia has been, for many centuries, a major part of world trade and the recent recession has not hampered this position as the region is recovering much faster than many more developed countries.
Southeast Asia, although geographically large, covering an area of around 5 million square miles, is comparatively small economically in relation to the number of people that inhabit the area. The Southeast Asian region is home to over 500 million people and yet the region’s GDP is just US$1.5 trillion, or around US$2,500 per person annually. Read more
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