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Japan to continue training PH maritime instructors

By Aerol John Pateña/ PNA MANILA -- Japan will continue giving training courses to maritime instructors, in line with its commitment to support the improvement of maritime education and training in the Philippines. Last...

Sultan Abdullah Installed as Malaysia’s New King

VOA News Malaysia's new king formally assumed the throne during a coronation ceremony Thursday in the southeast Asian country. Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah took the oath of office as the country's 16th...

Slowing Economy Hangs Over Chinese New Year Holiday

By Bill Ide/VOA News As millions make the trek home in China to celebrate the Lunar New Year Holiday, news about layoffs at big companies, the slowing economy and the rising cost...

Road Map to Denuclearization Key to Second Trump-Kim Summit

By Christy Lee/ VOA News WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un must agree on a road map to denuclearization at their second summit to avoid the vague...

Southern India Boasts World’s First Fully Solar Powered Airport

By Anjana Pasricha/VOA News India's southern Kochi city is home to an airport completely powered by solar energy. Winner of the U.N. Champions of the Earth Award for Entrepreneurial Vision in 2018, the...

Ghani Concerned About Exclusion From US-Taliban Talks

By Ayaz Gul/VOA News ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — As U.S.-Taliban peace talks take place in Qatar, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said any eventual truce between the insurgents and Afghanistan must respect his country's constitution...

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