Asia-Pacific

Iranian elites rank 1st, 3rd in Asia Pacific Vocational Contest

Tehran, IRNA – Elite Iranian technicians ranked 1st in graphical designing and 3rd in web technology in 2021 Russia Asia Pacific Vocational Contest, Research Planning and Testing deputy of Iran's Technical and Vocational Organization said on Tuesday.
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Asia-Pacific must prepare for a rapidly ageing population

Tehran, IRNA- UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Director Björn Andersson wrote in his Opinion Editorial on International Day of Older Persons, 1 October 2021 that we're in a rapidly ageing region, but are we ready?
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Sand and dust storms risk assessment in Asia and Pacific

Tehran, IRNA- According to a new UN report, more than 500 million people in India and more than 80 percent of the entire populations of Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and the Islamic Republic of Iran are exposed to medium and high levels of poor air quality due to sand and dust storms.
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By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

Sustainable energy key to COVID-19 recovery in Asia and the Pacific

The past year is one that few of us will forget. While the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have played out unevenly across Asia and the Pacific, the region has been spared many of the worst effects seen in other parts of the world. The pandemic has reminded us that a reliable and uninterrupted energy supply is critical to managing this crisis.
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