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[…]
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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.[…]
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Universal condemnation for Muslim travel ban among APIA leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 6, 2017) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new executive order to update and reinstate his travel ban on Muslim-majority countries after his first order was[…]
Hindus could double their numbers in Australia
Reno, Nev. (March 5, 2017) — Hindus will rise to 2.7 percent of Australia’s population, thus more than doubling their numbers as compared to 2011 Census at 1.3 percent, according[…]
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Metropolitan State and Nagasaki University to open exchange program
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Feb. 14, 2017) — An agreement on academic cooperation between Nagasaki University and Metropolitan State University will open up an exchange program for students. The agreement between[…]
