Over the last decade, the Mekong region has faced growing challenges, increasingly become a focal point for different power players.
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The satellite is meant to trial new technology expected to be many times faster than 5G. 
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La FAO, l’UIT et d’autres acteurs insistent sur la nécessité des politiques et des mesures novatrices pour l’agriculture Le Directeur général de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), M. QU Dongyu, le secrétaire général de l’Union internationale des télécommunications (UIT), M. Houlin Zhao, ainsi que des représentants de gouvernements, d’organisations internationales, de la société civile, de jeunes agriculteurs et du secteur privé d’Europe et d’Asie centrale ont aujourd’hui plaidé avec force pour l’exploitation des innovations et des technologies numériques dans le domaine de l’agriculture.
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India and Pakistan are locked in a rice war that could produce clear winners and losers, namely in the European Union’s (EU) lucrative and growing basmati rice market.
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Australia said on Friday it was closely monitoring exports to China amid "deeply troubling" reports that Chinese buyers have been told not to purchase seven categories of Australian goods ranging from coal to wine, further souring diplomatic tensions.
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A rich range of native crops and seeds is being nurtured in an effort to halt the country’s rapidly vanishing food diversity
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Greater cooperation and dialogue around softer issues will pave way for greater strategic cooperation.
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En 1977, à leur arrivée dans le village de Cacao, en Guyane française, il n'y avait rien. Ils ont tout construit : routes, écoles, habitations, cultures agricoles..
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A mix of factors derailed the Malaysian agriculture sector in 2020. Despite what should have been strong local demand for fresh produce as people needed to cook more during the lockdown, a lot of local produce also went to waste since restrictions on crossing state lines were being enforced.
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The Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab will connect smart city developers in Singapore and beyond, in the first such venture in Southeast Asia
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US agriculture exporters are finding it harder to secure equipment as peak season nears, and now they face steeper all-inclusive costs for shipments to Asian customers, with little hope that new general rate increases (GRIs) of $100 to up to $1,000 per container will make equipment more available.
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The Indonesian government’s plan to push through an ambitious programme of establishing massive crop plantations across the country has raised concerns about community disenfranchisement and the loss of rainforests.
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Beijing recognises that there are growing concerns within China about environmental conditions, especially in relation to air, water and soil pollution. In recent years it has introduced new laws and set a range of goals to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Depuis 2018, les relations diplomatiques entre le Japon et la Corée du Sud se sont drastiquement détériorées à la suite d’une guerre commerciale qui avait elle-même pour toile de fond les séquelles de l’occupation japonaise durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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Uzbekistan aims to become a transport and logistics hub in Central Asia: having invested billions in new rail and energy infrastructure over recent years, Focus investigates how the landlocked country is overcoming its geographical challenges and creating new travel corridors.
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How Indigenous communities and a Timor-Leste NGO are reviving food sovereignty in one of Asia's poorest countries.
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Si la République populaire de Chine est aujourd’hui un acteur à l’importance croissante au Moyen-Orient, son premier contact avec la région remonte aux années 1950.
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Dairy industry contributes NZ$15bn to the economy, but farms are struggling to find workers amid Covid
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China is well aware of the political implications of how it handles agricultural imports from the U.S. – in this case, soybeans.
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Food is among the necessities of life, and maintaining the complex supply chains that keep us all fed is a challenge at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic. Covid-19 has also changed consumption behaviour, forcing companies of all sizes in the food and agriculture industry to rethink the way they do business.
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F&B firms and governments in Asia will need to step up and provide more reassurance regarding food product safety and supply chain transparency to local consumers, as recent studies have revealed a vast lack of confidence in several parts of the region.
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In 2019, India was placed among the top 20 countries in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Readiness Index — along with Singapore and Japan. The country with a 1.4 billion population was at the 19th spot in the AI readiness ranking index by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Oxford Insights.
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Philippines’ first rocket company will use renewable, low-cost rocket fuel to send its first rocket into space.
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South East Asia's biggest economy relies heavily on tourism, which has dried up during travel curbs.
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China is manifestly Australia’s principal two-way trading partner. Australian exports of goods and services to China were worth $153 billion and constituted 32.6 per cent of all exports. Over the past six months, the Chinese Government has either denied, or given indication of restricting, a range of Australian exports, including barley, meat, wine, cotton and services. Given that alternative or substitute markets either do not exist, or take time and market development to form, a strategic reappraisal of Australia’s export base is required.
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