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5.9 bln yuan to be invested on infrastructure in Chinese settled urban Tibet : (TibetanReview.net, Nov30, 2011) The Chinese government of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) is to spend 5.9 billion yuan (about US$926.8 million) to improve urban infrastructure in the 2011-2015 period, reported the official Xinhua news agency Nov 28. ...

UN ranks Pakistan 145 of 187 in human development Similarly, food price hikes increased the incidence and intensity of poverty in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. The report ranks Pakistan at seventh place of the 48 those poor countries where 'Unmet contraceptive need' is higher. ...

Philippines Arrests Alleged Al-Qaida-linked Bomber : The Abu Sayyaf has been weakened by years of US-backed Philippine offensives but remains a threat. BEIJING (AP) — China has raised its official poverty line, causing more people to qualify as poor despite its booming economy. ...

New technology can democratise development : It was the use of the internet – an interactive platform called checkmyschool.org – that saw an elementary school principal in Leyte province in the Philippines get much-needed building work to resume at her school, damaged by a natural disaster. ... The Guardian (blog)

Impact of food inflation on poverty in the Philippines : We simulate the impact of actual food price increase between June 2006 and June 2008 on poverty across different areas and whether the household's main ...

Entree Gold Closes Financing : Entree's President and Chief Executive Officer, Greg Crowe, commented, "This financing puts Entree in a stronger financial position at a time of global economic uncertainty, and allows us to continue to advance our projects in Mongolia and Nevada. ...

Progress made in fighting HIV/AIDS, says UN report | United Nations ... : Asian youths reading AIDS safety literature: UNESCO. One of two persons in need of HIV / AIDS treatment in developing countries is getting it, according to a ...

Russia's Afghan drug problem : Back in September of 2009 when we had our first meeting and got acquainted with [US Director of the Office of National Drug Policy] Gil Kerlikowske we decided to create three subgroups. The first one deals with fighting drug trafficking . ...

HIV AIDS - a winnable battle : Fundamental to success is acknowledging that HIV / AIDS is a social and developmental ... The WHO's Health Sector Strategy on HIV for South-East Asia has been ...

Russia's Afghan drug problem : We exchange all the information we have with our American colleagues. To our mutual benefit, we have also led a number of joint operations. As a result, a number of drug trafficking channels from Afghanistan and Latin America are now closed. 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) | 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (TH) | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt

Parliament condemns Opposition Leader's objection for holding Commonwealth ... Deputy Minister of External Affairs Prof GL Peiris said that he was deeply saddened over the attempted speech of Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe in the House today against holding the Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka in the year 2013. ...

UN Drug Office Laments Meth Trafficking Increase In East Asia : Methamphetamine trafficking by African groups has been officially reported by China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines , Thailand, and Vietnam. Attempts by Iranian groups to establish illicit ATS manufacturing operations in Japan, ... Asian Scientist Magazine

Study: 30 Million Children In East Asia & Pacific Suffer From Severe Poverty : The study, entitled “Child Poverty in East Asia and the Pacific: Deprivations and Disparities,” reviewed child poverty studies carried out in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, the Philippines , Thailand, Vanuatu and Vietnam from 2007 to 2010. ... Asian Scientist Magazine

Replace 'economic doctors,' President urged : By CHARISSA M. LUCI MANILA, Philippines — House opposition leaders asked Wednesday President Benigno S. Aquino III to replace his “economic doctors,” as they expressed concern about the country's declining financial health. Assistant Minority Leader ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) | 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (TH) | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt

Girls will be boys in Afghanistan : If prestige is one reason for this radical but common deception, poverty and safety also make families opt to join the bacha posh game. Many poor families without sons find themselves caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. On the one hand, ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) | 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (TH) | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt

Pakistan releases first images of border posts attacked by NATO They have, for decades, used the mafia-like al Haqquani Network as a sort of private army that operated in both Pakistan and Afghanistan and takes in huge amounts of money from the drug trade . 4) Right now the ISI has taken a double whammy from NATO ...

Re-Counting Poverty : What counts as not-poor in, say Mumbai , would not be judged so in Los Angeles or Houston. A review of evidence 5 from Britain, Canada, and Australia, as well as the US, finds that in practice presumably absolute poverty standards show a clear tendency ...

India's quarterly growth skids to 6.9 percent MUMBAI, India (AP) — India's economic growth skidded to 6.9 percent in the July-September quarter, its lowest in over two years, and is forecast to slow further amid delayed economic reforms and a worsening global outlook. High inflation has weakened ...

India and China Continue to Struggle with Poverty : The Global Hunger Index showed that though the country has improved, India still lies in the alarming zone in levels of hunger. India's official poverty line was set at 26 rupees (around $0.53) per day in rural areas and 32 rupees per day in urban ... 2point6billion

Israel burnishes preventive strike capability : JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel said it could strike Iran's ballistic missile batteries pre-emptively, if necessary. "We have our ability, which is essentially the ability in terms of airpower and early intelligence-collection, to hit launch sites everywhere ...

Israeli Inflation-Linked Bonds Gain on Rate Cut, Consumer Prices : 30 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's inflation-linked bonds had the biggest monthly gain in more than a year after the central bank's second rate cut in three months and shortages of natural gas fueled speculation that consumer prices will accelerate. ...

Israel resumes sending millions to Palestinians following Unesco row Israel is to resume sending millions of dollars in customs duties to the Palestinian Authority, nearly a month after it froze transfers over the Palestinians' admission to the UN's cultural body Unesco. By Our Foreign Staff The move came following ...

Israel to Release Withheld Money to Palestinians : By AMY TEIBEL AP Israel announced Wednesday that it would release tens of millions of dollars of tax funds owed to the Palestinians, ending a standoff that the Palestinians say has caused grave damage to their fragile economy. ...

Israel opposition leader to Abbas: Unilateral moves at UN won't aid statehood bid Tzipi Livni, in Jordan meeting, urges Palestinian President to engage in direct talks with Israel , cooperate to fend off extremist elements who are taking advantage of the Israel -Palestinian conflict. The Palestinian Authority must return to Mideast ...