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A Joint Statement on Tourism and COVID-19 : UNWTO and WHO Call for Responsibility and Coordination

International cooperation is vital for ensuring the sector can effectively contribute to the containment of COVID-19

AS the current outbreak of the Coronavirus Dis-ease (COVID-19) continues to develop, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are committed to working together in guiding the travel and tourism sectors’ response to COVID-19.

Scramble to contain coronavirus as infections spread in Europe

"In light of the significant infection risks, we will ask that national sporting or cultural events that will attract large crowds be either cancelled, postponed or downsized for the next two weeks,":
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
CORONAVIRUS cases spread beyond the outbreak's European hotspot Italy Wednesday, as the world scrambled to contain the deadly epidemic that is fast growing outside China's borders.

7th Forum on ASEAN-KOREA Engineering

AAET& the Republic of Korea ASEAN and( ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology- AAET) have been striving for sustainable development of Engineering and Technology in regional countries. Efforts by AAET by all means are helpful for non-ASEAN countries, among them the Republic of Korea tops in the ranks. Regional meetings and forums sponsored by AAET are not only attended by ASEAN countries but also invited occasionally by them to pay the way for solidarity and development of all ASEAN countries.

Developing Yangon city teeming with ancient cultural heritages

The transition velocity of Yangon is growing higher and higher day by day. Seminars and meetings concerning high rise housing, tall fencing construction sites and a new satellite town project are not new for the Yangonites. The Yangonites are going to catch sight of the new town project centering Yangon in full view before long.

▲ A city for relaxation ▲

The Art of Storytelling

The Global New Light of Myanmar of 18-2-2020 carried a news item entitled “Third Story Project organizes storytelling workshop in YGN”. Such a news story is rare one we hardly see in the dailies or other reading materials.

Geoscience to Meet the Needs of the Twenty-first Century

THE Myanmar Geosciences Society, with the kind supervision of the Ministry of Education as a focal Ministry, submitted the draft Myanmar Geoscience Council Bill in 2019 to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw respectively. Regarding the term ‘Geoscience’, as it is relatively new term, there being a controversial between above two Hluttaws. The author would like to take the opportunity to clarify the concise account of the term ‘Geoscience’ and its critical needs for the twenty-first century.

Rakhine State offers business opportunities for local and foreign investors

SITUATED on the western coast of Myanmar, Rakhine State with its population of around 3.2 million is crucial for Myanmar’s economy and has plenty of potential for fast economic growth. Rakhine State can easily be accessible by land, waterways and air routes. Rakhine State serves as a gateway to the Indian Ocean because it is strategically and geographically located between China and India, the fastest growing economies in Asia and Myanmar’s neighbouring countries. Rakhine State has several investment opportunities for local and foreign investors in various sectors.

Prevention of deadly viruses through application of HR Management 4.0, HR Development

It can be said that the year 2020 is unlucky for China because of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak started from seafood and wild animal meat market of Wuhan one of big China towns.
Preventive methods such as frequent hand washing, using surgical masks, avoiding crowded areas have already been suggested.
But this article is written not from Medical point of view.
It is giving message how Human Resource Management 4.0 and Human Resource Development process application can prevent the COVID-19 coronavirus and can reduce the incident rate.

Yangon air quality within safe limit: Meteorology and Hydrology Department

Yangonites were worried about the air quality of the city they are living in. In this regard, Yangon (Kaba Aye) Station of Meteorology and Hydrology Department has been issuing the daily air quality of Yangon (PM2.5) it had measured since 6 this February on its Facebook pages. So, a media team of the News and Periodicals Enterprise interviewed Dr. Kyaw Moe Oo, Directior General of Meteorology and Hydrology Department as follows:

Q: Residents of Yangon are worried about the air quality of the city. Your answer please!

Standing Together at Trying Times to Cement China-Myanmar Paukphaw Friendship

Recently, the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in China has drawn close attention from the public in Myanmar. I have just returned to Yangon from Beijing. During my trip to China, I personally witnessed how the Chinese society, from the top leaders to the general public, are united in a battle of prevention and control against the epidemic.

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