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TOKYO -- Countries in the East Asia and Pacific region will take 58 years more than the global average to close the gender gap, the World Economic Forum said in a report published on Wednesday. [1]

TOKYO -- American voters between the ages of 18 and 29 are the least supportive of increasing U.S. troop presence in Asia, believing that their forward-deployment risks escalating rather than deterring China's response, a new survey has found. [2]

RANGOON — The Burma Army discharged another 46 child soldiers on Saturday, the first such release of 2016, the UN children’s agency Unicef announced over the weekend. (confirmed by 5 sources) [3]

YANGON—More than a dozen Myanmar Army soldiers, including a captain, were killed during a battle with the Arakan Army (AA) in Chin State’s Paletwa Township on Thursday. Captain Aung Chan Moe was among the troops from Light Infantry Battalion No. [4]

Burma's military authorities have recently tried unsuccessfully to pressure jailed members of the 88 Generation Students group into accepting the government's election process in return for their release, according to one of their colleagues. [5]

LONDON -- The growth of the Asian-American community since the turn of the century has been reflected in all professional and social areas of life in the U.S., not least the armed forces. Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy. [6]

Myanmar is falling apart, but ASEAN says its Youth Development Index is improving According to a report released last week, young people in Myanmar have seen progress especially between 2021 and 2022, i.e. during the civil war. [7]

Asia has aged dramatically over the last few decades, and the changes in the age structure of the population are already having a strong effect on government expenditure, revenues and fiscal balances. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-06-21 · 44% match

East Asia needs another 189 years to achieve gender equality: WEF

TOKYO -- Countries in the East Asia and Pacific region will take 58 years more than the global average to close the gender gap, the World Economic Forum said in a report published on Wednesday.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-10-07 · 43% match

Young Americans oppose increasing U.S. troop numbers in Asia

TOKYO -- American voters between the ages of 18 and 29 are the least supportive of increasing U.S. troop presence in Asia, believing that their forward-deployment risks escalating rather than deterring China's response, a new survey has found.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-03-14 · 42% match

Burma Army Releases 46 Child Soldiers

RANGOON — The Burma Army discharged another 46 child soldiers on Saturday, the first such release of 2016, the UN children’s agency Unicef announced over the weekend.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-03-08 · 41% match

More than a Dozen Soldiers, Including Captain, Killed in Clash with AA in Chin State

YANGON—More than a dozen Myanmar Army soldiers, including a captain, were killed during a battle with the Arakan Army (AA) in Chin State’s Paletwa Township on Thursday. Captain Aung Chan Moe was among the troops from Light Infantry Battalion No.

[5] MM election.irrawaddy.com · 46% match

The Irrawaddy Burma Election 2010

Burma's military authorities have recently tried unsuccessfully to pressure jailed members of the 88 Generation Students group into accepting the government's election process in return for their release, according to one of their colleagues.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-07-29 · 40% match

Asian-Americans' rise through the US military ranks -- in charts

LONDON -- The growth of the Asian-American community since the turn of the century has been reflected in all professional and social areas of life in the U.S., not least the armed forces. Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy.

[7] MM asianews.it · 44% match

Myanmar is falling apart, but ASEAN says its Youth Development Index is improving

Myanmar is falling apart, but ASEAN says its Youth Development Index is improving According to a report released last week, young people in Myanmar have seen progress especially between 2021 and 2022, i.e. during the civil war.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-06-15 · 38% match

Donghyun Park -- Growth imperative for aging Asia

Asia has aged dramatically over the last few decades, and the changes in the age structure of the population are already having a strong effect on government expenditure, revenues and fiscal balances.

[9] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-05-18 · 38% match

Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Championship 2022 coming to Thailand this October

The Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and The R&A today announced that the 13th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) will be contested at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand, October 27-30, 2022.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-08-31 · 38% match

Southeast Asia's call to arms?

Ahead of its 50th birthday next year, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is discovering that its recipe for success is being put to the test.

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