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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

The top diplomats of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Saturday agreed to support China's efforts to contain a deadly new coronavirus, as the outbreak poses increasing health risks and threatens to undermine the global economy.

ALL members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team of international experts are expected to arrive in China over the weekend to work with their Chinese colleagues against the novel coronavirus pneumonia.

(Cambodia's premier Hun Sen welcomed around 100 tourists who were handed flowers and scarves as they stepped ashore after an uncertain two weeks at sea.)

THE World Health Organization (WHO) has published an article on the difference between the flu and the illness caused by the latest novel coronavirus known as COVID-19.
According to the WHO, people with COVID-19 infection, the flu, or a cold typically develop respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough and runny nose. Even though many symptoms are alike, they are caused by different viruses.