Yearender: Top 10 events in Kyrgyzstan in 2020
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: The year was difficult in every sense and in all the spheres. The COVID-19 pandemic declared by WHO in March 2020, ruined all the plans planned for 2020 and exposed problems in health care in many countries. In general the current year has brought a lot of problems. First of all, these […]
Malaysia: Noraseela first woman president at Malaysian Olympians Association
KUALA LUMPUR: Former national hurdler Noraseela Mohd Khalid has become the first woman to helm the Malaysian Olympians Association (MOA). The association, in a statement today, announced the historic news, saying that Noraseela was appointed alongside seven others as MOA’s 2020-2022 term office-bearers without voting as their nominations were not challenged, national news agency Bernama […]
Asian Football Confederation President: China will deliver wonderful Asian Cup in 2023
BEIJING: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa extended his congratulations on the establishment of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup China 2023. “I must thank everyone for their outstanding work so far in preparing for what we all agree will be the biggest […]
Berdimuhamedov: Water problems in Central Asia countries crucial in regional processes
ASHGABAT: Water problems in Central Asia countries are a determining factor in regional processes, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has said. The development of the Central Asian states, their economy, social sphere, the level of well-being and the quality of life of people directly depend on access to water resources and their effective management, the president […]
Philanthropist and explorer Um Hong-gil wins prestigious Manhae Grand Prize
By Sang-ki Lee Former President of the Journalists Association of Korea CEO of Magazine N and AsiaN SEOUL: Um Hong-gil, the first man to climb the 16 highest peaks on Earth and Chairman of the Um Hong-gil Human Foundation (UHF), has been awarded the 2020 Manhae Grand Prize, one of the most prestigious prizes in Korea. The award […]
In new success for Asian Football Confederation: Australia and New Zealand to host 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
ZURICH: The world’s biggest women’s football event will return to Asia, after Australia and New Zealand were confirmed as the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosts on Thursday. The FIFA Council selected the historic joint bid ahead of an application from Colombia by a margin of 22 votes to 13, meaning an AFC Member Association […]
Through solidarity and unity, football associations in Asia will rise together stronger: AFC President
Manama: Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and First Vice President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), said that the prospects of football in Asia will be brighter thanks to the unity and solidarity of the AFC members. The AFC President, in his opening address, delivered […]
Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi dies from coronavirus
By Habib Toumi BAGHDAD: Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi died on Sunday from complications linked to COVID-19 hours before he was scheduled to be flown for treatment in Jordan. Ahmed, 56, was one of the most celebrated players in Iraq and the Middle East. He scored 62 goals in 121 appearances for his national team, […]
Korea: How leggings evolved from suggestive athletic wear to casual staple
SEOUL: When Kim Ga-in, a Seoul resident, climbed a mountain on Sunday, the 27-year-old woman did not wear hiking pants or shorts or other traditional trekking clothes. Instead, she went with a more comfortable option that would have been unheard of among hikers a generation ago: leggings. Her sister, Do-hee, 20, who came along to […]
Turkmenistan dismisses COVID-19, celebrates health with great fanfare
ASHGABAT: With more than three billion people across the world, half of the globe population, are in lockdown as their countries fervently combat coronavirus (COVID-19), Turkmenistan is celebrating life in public with great fanfare, especially that it had not reported any infection. As the world marked the World Health Day in eerily muted silence, the […]
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