Peace Corps to re-establish Sri Lanka program
COLOMBO (Feb. 26, 2018) — Sheila Crowley, acting director of the U.S. Peace Corps, and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana signed a new bilateral agreement to re-establish a Peace Corps[…]
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China rule on security assessment of new technologies for online news services is about maintaining control
Authors: Sarah ZhaoSally QinStephanie Sun Faegre Baker Daniels Minneapolis / Beijing (Nov. 20, 2017) — China has promulgated a series of implementation rules and guidelines after the Cybersecurity Law of[…]
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Gabbard calls for diplomatic solution with North Korea
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 1, 2017) — U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2) on Friday called for a diplomatic solution with Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea and[…]
American Sinologist is inaugural speaker at Hong Kong University lecture series
Hong Kong (Oct. 17, 2017) — Sino-American policy expert Patrick Mendis, Ph.D., recently addressed the inaugural Belt & Road Lecture at the Faculty of Education in the Hong Kong University.[…]
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North Dakota Soybean Council hosts Chinese and Indonesia buyers
FARGO, N.D. (Oct. 4, 2017) — A delegation of soybean buyers from China and Indonesia, hosted by the North Dakota Soybean Council (NDSC), visited farms and elevators in Cass, Steele[…]
Mendis renews affiliation as researcher at Harvard’s Fairbank Center
By Tom LaVenture AAPress.com St. Paul, Minn. (June 2, 2017) —Dr. Patrick Mendis, who served as a Rajawali senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and[…]
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Columbia Asia names Kelvin Loh as CEO
KUALA LUMPUR (May 24, 2017) — Columbia Asia, one of the fastest-growing healthcare companies in Asia, has appointed Dr. Kelvin Loh to serve as CEO, effective July 1. Dr. Loh worked[…]
Takuzo Ishida of Minneapolis to receive Order of the Rising Sun from Japan
MINNEAPOLIS (April 29, 2017) — The Government of Japan announced Saturday that Mr. Takuzo Ishida will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette. According to the announcement[…]
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Investing in rural youth is essential to stem the global migration crisis, says new IFAD President
ROME (April 3, 2017) — Ensuring young people in rural areas can access financing and earn decent incomes is essential to stem migration to Europe and elsewhere, said Gilbert F. Houngbo,[…]
Report: Maintain good relations with Japan while increasing engagement with China
Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2017) — Since the end of World War II, the U.S. relationship with Japan has been the United States’ most important partnership in the Asia-Pacific region.[…]
