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Child labour: Asia-Pacific leads global decline, but UN goals still distant
Asia News
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June 11, 2025
New data from the International Labour Organisation and UNICEF indicate a drop of 22 million child workers in four years. However, 138 million children remain trapped in this scourge, particularly in agriculture and the informal economy. Expert...
Deloitte launches Asia Pacific Agentic AI centre of excellence across India, Malaysia and Singapore
Business Today
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June 11, 2025
Deloitte has announced the establishment of a new Asia Pacific (AP) Agentic AI Centre of Excellence (CoE), located across India, Malaysia and Singapore. The initiative is part of the firm’s strategy to support large-scale, trusted artificial...
Visa refreshes Infinite card benefits across 18 Asia Pacific markets
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 11, 2025
PRNewswire Singapore, June 11: Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced refreshed card benefits for Visa Infinite in 18 markets [1] across Asia Pacific. Visa recognises that affluent consumers seek to enhance their life's...
President addresses people on adoption of National Development Program
24.kg
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June 11, 2025
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree on the approval of the National Development Program until 2030 and addressed people on this occasion. The press service of the head of state reported. According to the president, the program...
President Radev Says "Uzbekistan Has Made Tremendous Progress across All Sectors," He Is Confident Bilateral Cooperation Will Persist
Bulgarian News Agency
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Uzbekistan has made tremendous progress across all sectors, Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev said here on Wednesday. “This is very promising. I am absolutely confident that we will continue to work together,” Radev added. He was speaking at a...
Asia dismantles 20,000 malicious domains in infostealer crackdown
The Register
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Thirty-two people across Asia have been arrested over their suspected involvement with infostealer malware in the latest international collaboration against global cybercrime. Interpol released details about Operation Secure on Wednesday,...
King Charles holds emotional private reunion with former Royal Navy mates at Buckingham Palace
Daily Mail
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June 11, 2025
The King has held an emotional private reunion for 'old shipmates' from his time serving in the Royal Navy at Buckingham Palace - even sharing a few 'salty tales'. Charles, 76, paid for the event privately to bring together some of those he served...
King’s Birthday Honours 2025: Dr Lesley Rameka made Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Herald
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June 11, 2025
“I didn’t know any of the children I grew up with having any reo. “Only the elders at the local marae could speak te reo.” As she became an adult and a mother to four children, she realised she had “missed out”. “I didn’t even know that I didn’t...
asia South Korean military suspends loudspeaker broadcasts aimed at North Korea
Asiaone
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June 11, 2025
SEOUL — South Korea's military said on Wednesday (June 11) it had suspended loudspeaker broadcasts near the border targeting North Korea, nearly a year after resuming the propaganda and K-pop blasts during a time of growing tension with its...
Pacific urged to ‘stand together as a region’ against ‘external forces’
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 11, 2025
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has urged Pacific nations to “stand together as a region” against “external forces” seeking to “coerce, cajole and constrain”. Peters is in France attending a range of meetings with world...
Deloitte Launches Asia Pacific Agentic AI CoE in India, SEA
CIOL
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June 11, 2025
Deloitte has launched the Asia Pacific (AP) Agentic AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in India, Malaysia, and Singapore, marking a significant investment to help organisations across the region harness agentic AI at scale. The CoE brings together over...
Asia benefits from World Cup expansion as AFC qualification delivers thrills | John Duerden
The Guardian
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June 11, 2025
Jeddah is more relaxed and laid-back than Riyadh. Tony Popovic should know. On Tuesday, for the second time in his coaching career, he left Saudi Arabia with a big prize, though back in 2014, it had been a far more fierce fight. Then, Western...
Techcombank wins gold for innovation in Cross-Media Marketing at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) has reaffirmed its position as the leading banking brand in Việt Nam by Brand Equity Index (BEI), achieving the highest score in the Vietnamese banking industry for a...
10 countries with highest Hindu population, 5 Muslim nations on the list; this country is ranked 2nd after India, name is..., Pakistan ranks...
India.com
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June 11, 2025
Home Viral 10 countries with highest Hindu population, 5 Muslim nations on the list; this is ranked 2nd after India, name is…, Pakistan ranks…. According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, the majority of Hindu population (about 99 percent),...
India bats for global action in fighting terrorism during key East Asia Summit meeting
The Hans India
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June 11, 2025
Kuala Lumpur: India on Wednesday called for collective action in addressing the menace of terrorism that poses a serious threat to peace, security and development of the entire region. Addressing the East Asia Summit Senior Officials' Meeting (EAS...
Former Marines in Mass. politics split on response to Trump's LA deployments
WBUR - Massachusetts
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President Trump's controversial move to deploy active-duty military to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is dividing some high-profile Massachusetts politicians who've served in the Marines. There are now about 700 Marines in the Los...
Opinion: Xi Jinping Heads to Astana – What’s at Stake in the Central Asia-China Summit?
Times of Central Asia
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June 11, 2025
On June 16-17, President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China will visit Kazakhstan. The second Central Asia-China summit is scheduled for June 17 in Astana. Leading up to the event, a series of forums, meetings, and conferences have been...
Representatives of the Tony Blair Institute meet Secretary to the President
The Island
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June 11, 2025
A discussion between Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the President and officials of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change was held today (11) at the Presidential Secretariat. The purpose of the meeting was to identify the...
Softball | King City’s magical playoff run ends in NorCal finals
King City Rustler - California
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June 11, 2025
KING CITY — King City High graduate Raylie Moore and her fellow softball teammates set one goal prior to the start of the 2025 spring season: Qualify for a spot in the Central Coast Section playoffs. One month and a Division V championship later,...
Decoding the Rationale Behind the 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue
The Diplomat
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June 11, 2025
After a three-year hiatus, India hosted the 4th meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue at the foreign minister level on June 6. This dialogue holds significant importance for India’s foreign policy and its strategic security calculus,...