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ASIAN NEWS DESK
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AGRICULTURE KEY TO ALLEVIATING SOUTH ASIAN POVERTY

JAPAN NUCLEAR CATASTROPHE  IS AS SEVERE AS CHERNOBYL

THE INTERCONTINENTAL RAIL AGREEMENT  CONNECTING ASIA

THAILAND HAS CRUCIAL ROLE ASSISTING MYANMAR REFUGEES

UNITED NATIONS WARNS OF AN IMPENDING FOOD CRISIS IN TIMOR

ASIAN INSTITUTIONS PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION

CHINA IS RECOVERING FROM THE STRONGEST TYPHOON IN DECADES

CAMBODIA IS SHASTISED FOR ITS DETERIORATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

MORE COORDINATION NEEDED FOR PRESERVING ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTS

U.N. WORKING WITH INDIA'S BANKS TO PROVIDE SOLAR POWER FINANCING