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Taiwan Documentary Festival to Open With Hong Kong Protest Film ‘Inside the Red Brick Wall’
An award-winning documentary about Hong Kong’s 2019 protests that has been effectively banned in its hometown has been set as the showpiece of the Taiwan International Documentary Festival. “Inside ... ( read original story ...)
Working trip of the head of the state: Ecology, traditions and aesthetics – the trends of Ashgabat’s development
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has made a working trip around the capital. During the trip, the head of the state has inspected the situation in the southern part of Turkmen capital where ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain converts underused shopping mall to vaccine centre
Bahrain has turned a mall largely emptied by the coronavirus pandemic into a vaccination hub as the Gulf state races to protect its population from COVID-19. Sitra Mall used to draw people in to ... ( read original story ...)
Laos’ new PM begins work by spelling out problems and promising to solve them
The newly-elected Prime Minister, Phankham Viphavanh, has agreed with National Assembly (NA) members that Laos faces major challenges and problems, saying that acknowledgement of these issues is a ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Siemens Healthineers raises 2.3 bln eur to finance Varian buy
Siemens Healthineers on Thursday said it raised 2.3 billion euros ($2.7 billion) overnight by selling new shares to institutional investors, with the fresh funds to be used to pay for U.S. peer Varian ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan’s major gold producer applies best management practices
Uzbekistan records 2M2021 growth in Turkish chemicals import's value Turkey 14:53 Azerbaijan's 2M2021 import of electrical goods from Turkey down in value Turkey 14:34 IEA revises up Azerbaijan’s oil ... ( read original story ...)
Oman’s Islamic banking growth to continue despite pandemic: Fitch
Oman's Islamic banking sector growth is likely to continue apace in 2021-2022 following strong momentum in 2020 despite the pandemic and lower oil prices, Fitch Ratings said in a new report. Islamic ... ( read original story ...)
IEA talks Kazakhstan’s average compliance to OPEC+ deal
Uzbekistan records 2M2021 growth in Turkish chemicals import's value Turkey 14:53 Azerbaijan's 2M2021 import of electrical goods from Turkey down in value Turkey 14:34 IEA revises up Azerbaijan’s oil ... ( read original story ...)
President of Turkmenistan expresses condolences over the death of the Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed his condolences to President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates ... ( read original story ...)