Hanoi to have two new cities by 2045
The two new cities are poised to become science-technology and logistics centres of the region with total population of 4.45 million people.
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It is scheduled to continue until the end of September, and involves institutions such as Cambridge and Durham University.
Jakarta Police cling to staggered working hours plan despite scepticism
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Amid declining number of NK defectors, Hanawon turns to vocational training
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International court competent to hear India-Pakistan dispute over power projects
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Korean opposition tells UN atomic watchdog head to scrap Japan’s wastewater plan
Five Democratic Party of Korea lawmakers accused the watchdog of bias and described its final assessment as “shoddily concluded.
Indonesian senior minister’s plan to visit political exiles abroad gets tepid response
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With antibiotics losing their punch, vaccines are Pakistan’s best bet
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