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Value for money?

The News International 21 Jun 2018

One in four either failed to describe the projects they funded at all or described them in technical language that ... The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations (UN ) Development Programme took first and second positions as the most transparent donors, with Britain’s Department for International Development (DFID) ranking third best....

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Value for money? : Major aid donors fail transparency test

The News International 21 Jun 2018

One in four either failed to describe the projects they funded at all or described them in technical language that the public would struggle to understand, while only one in three reported the results of such projects ... The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations (UN ) Development Programme took first and second positions as the most ......

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"Cultural background" among top blocks to Asian American employees' promotion, survey finds

Xinhua 21 Jun 2018

NEW YORK, June 20 (Xinhua) -- "Cultural background" and "communication skills" are among the top five barriers to workplace advancement for Asian and Asian-Pacific American (APA) employees in the United States, a survey released on Wednesday says ... In turn, this means aspiring Asian employees do not have role models to look up to," he said ... Proposal to reform New York high schools sparks uproar in Asian American Community....

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FIFA World Cup: Japan silenty slipping under the radar

The Times of India 21 Jun 2018

Though a Colombian red card helped their cause, Japan defied all the odds and created history becoming the first Asian team to beat a South American opponent in a World Cup with their 2-1 win in Saransk on Tuesday ... Japan have always been a team in the highest echelons of the game at the Asian level but with the eyes rarely trained on them....

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Utah’s minority populations are growing the fastest — adding 130K people in seven years

The Salt Lake Tribune 21 Jun 2018

But as a sign of even more change, she says that “only 50 percent of our customers are Latino.” Her stores are busy by also catering to growing numbers of Asian, African and Middle Eastern immigrants and refugees — plus other Utahns ... “Even though there is all of this anti-immigration language about the southern border, Hispanics are still a major part of our community....

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Daughter of the renowned Chinese-American entrepreneur horned in New York

China Daily 21 Jun 2018

Chao who funded the Foremost Group received honor award Wednesday in New York with other Asian-American business leaders for contributions to the global economy ... Chao spoke at the annual Outstanding 50 Asian ... "I think what the AABDC does such important work and highlighting the many contributions that Asian American make in the US," Chao said....

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Scores of South Asia asylum seekers held in Oregon -U.S. senator

This is Money 21 Jun 2018

By Courtney Sherwood. PORTLAND, Ore., June 20 (Reuters) - At least 72 South Asian asylum-seekers are being detained at a federal prison in Oregon after getting caught up in the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy for illegal border-crossers, a U.S ... A total of 123 are being held at the prison, representing 16 countries, speaking 13 languages and few speak any English, the senator's office said ... U.S ... Advertisement. ....

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Visa issue: Pak boxers miss Chemistry Cup

The News International 21 Jun 2018

The Asian Games are to be held from August 18 to September 2 ... They have told us that they are busy in an event in Thailand and will inform us about the tour after some time,” Nasir said.In the last Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea, the now professional boxer Mohammad Waseem won a bronze medal for the country in the flyweight division....

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Asia and Africa being left behind - Queiroz

Yahoo Daily News 21 Jun 2018

Carlos Queiroz has called for rule changes that would allow Asian and African football to develop, saying the gap between Europe and other continents is getting wider ... Iran played 18 qualifying matches to reach the 2018 World Cup in the Asian Football Confederation section, whereas European teams played just 10 games to determine who would go to Russia....

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Opinion: Rise of China, East Asia to Reshape World in 21st Century

Caixin Online 21 Jun 2018

Equally important is the fact that hundreds of millions of Asian households share the ambitions and aspirations of their contemporaries in the West ... We recall the Asian crisis of 1997-98 when a number of East Asian nations were under a massive attack by foreign speculators ... At that time, the idea of an “Asian IMF” came up but was quickly dismissed by the then-powerful Western nations....

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Pak badminton players to train in India for 20 days

The News International 21 Jun 2018

He also revealed that trials were held in Islamabad on Wednesday to pick four male and four female shuttlers for the Asian Games....

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Pak shuttlers to be trained in India

The News International 21 Jun 2018

He said that only players from South Asian nations would attend the programme ... four female shuttlers for the Asian Games trials were held in Islamabad on Wednesday....

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Community Groups Demand Justice for Sherry Chen

Longview News-Journal 21 Jun 2018

LGL. NPT ASI LAW ... These organizations ... Department ... favor ... Capitol Hill along with members of the Congressional Asian Pacific ... More than 130 Asian American community ... H ... 80-20 Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) Asian. Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles Asian Pacific American. Justice Task Force Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) Asian ... American Citizens League (JACL) OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates....

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