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31 unusual facts about Asia


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Similar proposals have already been approved like the Asian gTLD (.asia) and the European Union's ccTLD (.eu).

101 East

The show launched in November 2006, at the same time as Al Jazeera English itself, and remains the channel's flagship Asia-Pacific current affairs show.

700 MHz

APT band plan in the 700 MHz band, a type of segmentation of the 700 MHz band created by the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity

ABR Holdings

It also owns the Cocoa Trees under subsidiary Focus Network Agencies Pte Ltd in Asia, which sells chocolates.

ADATA

It has extended its business to Europe and America, while competing strongly in Asia with Samsung, becoming the second largest worldwide supplier of DRAM modules with a 7.1% total market share.

Amando Tetangco, Jr.

He also represents the country in various international and regional organizations, including the Executive Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks; ASEAN and ASEAN+3; South East Asia Central Banks; South East Asia, New Zealand and Australia; Center for Latin American Monetary Studies; and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

Anna Periquet

She was likewise nominated by DFA to represent the Philippines in the First Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Next Generations Program held in Korea in 1994.

AP6

Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, an international non-treaty agreement among ASEAN countries launched on January 12, 2006

Asia-Pacific Governance Institute

The Board of Advisors includes Prof. Michael Barzelay, London School of Economics, Prof. Bidhya Bowornwathana, Chulalongkorn University, Prof. Alex Brilliantes, University of the Philippines Diliman, Prof. Anthony B L Cheung City University of Hong Kong, Prof. Jon Quah National University of Singapore (retired), and Prof. Kuno Schedler, University of St. Gallen.

Asia-Pacific Green Network

32 Parties from 30 nations got together in February 2005 in Kyoto, Japan, to found the network.

Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper earlier expressed his intention to join the Partnership in August 2007, despite some domestic opposition.

Asia-Pacific Rally Championship

Group N cars dominated the championship for many years but in recent years cars built to S2000 regulations have tended to be the frontrunners.

By taking victory at the 2009 Indonesian Rally, Australian Cody Crocker became the most successful driver in APRC history, winning his fourth consecutive title, all in Subarus.

The occasional European driver has moved into the region to find a cheaper series to compete in instead of the expensive European Rally Championship, like Jussi Valimaki.

Channii

Channii is a Dutch singer/songwriter born May 27, 1991 in the capital of Holland, Amsterdam, she's a mix of different cultures: Dutch, Portuguese and Asian.

David E. Sanger

Throughout the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, he wrote extensively about how issues of national wealth and competitiveness came to redefine the relationships between the United States and its major allies. He was correspondent and then bureau chief in Tokyo for six years, travelling widely in Asia. He wrote some of the first pieces describing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, the rise and fall of Japan as one of the world’s economic powerhouses, and China’s emerging role.

Ecobank

The bank had 18,698 employees, in 37 countries, in Africa, Asia and Europe, at the end of May 2013.

Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

The work of the Sisters continued to spread through the continent of Africa, expanding to West Africa, and then to both North America and to South America as well as to Asia.

Jacob Kirkegaard

Aside from academics, Jacob Kirkegaard collaborates with various artists on installations and resonances and has performed in Asia, America and Europe.

Jessica Amornkuldilok

She also won 4 challenges in the show, most than any contestants in the history of Asia's Next Top Model.

Manhattan Research

Manhattan Research, LLC is an American think tank organization based in New York, New York that provides information on issues, attitudes and trends related to technology use and adoption by consumers and health professionals in the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Mickey Kantor

Kantor also engaged in organizating the Miami Summit of the Americas and three meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, including the U.S.-hosted First Leaders' Meeting.

Momotarō no Umiwashi

Running at 37 minutes, it was close to being feature-length, but it was not the first animated feature film in Asia; that honor goes to China's 1941 Princess Iron Fan, which was 73 minutes long (see: List of animated feature films).

Moneyval

APG, Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering, also known as APGML

Muak Lek District

Asia-Pacific International University (formerly Mission College) and its affiliated K-12 school Adventist International Mission School are located within the vicinity and cater to both the expat community and locals.

Peter Greer

Peter Keith Greer (born 1975) is a Christian advocate for the poor, an author, and the president of HOPE International (HOPE), a global faith-based microfinance organization based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serving entrepreneurs throughout Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe.

Pseudaspius leptocephalus

Pseudaspius leptocephalus, the Redfin, is a species of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia where it occurs in the countries of Russia, Mongolia and China.

Skyworks Solutions

According to its website, the company has design, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales and service facilities throughout North America, Europe, Japan and Asia.

University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Human Ecology

It aims to establish a pool of human resources in Asia who are fully capable of integrating nutrition considerations into development planning and management.

Urvashi Rautela

She won Miss Tourism Queen Of The Year International 2011 and Asian Super Model India 2011.

She won the title of Asian Super Model India 2011.


Akira Tohei

For the next eight years Tohei, in addition to his teaching at the headquarters, was also an instructor at Asia University, Akita Economics University (now North Asia University), Keio University, Nihon Women's University, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Alloteropsis semialata

Alloteropsis semialata, known commonly as black seed grass, cockatoo grass, donkersaad gras, swartsaadgras, tweevingergras, and isi quinti, is a perennial grass distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics of Africa, Asia and Australasia, including Pacific Islands and Madagascar.

Amynander of Athamania

He sent ambassadors to Rome and to the Scipio in Asia, to treat for peace, which was granted him.

Arvand

Shatt al-Arab, also known as Arvand Rud, a river in Southwest Asia formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris

Black terrapin

Black marsh turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis), a geoemydid turtle found in Southeast Asia.

Bruce Baron

He starred in several Asian movies, playing over a dozen lead roles in Hong Kong and Manila productions, including among others, in Godfrey Ho's "Ninja" features and Filipino low-budget action films for producer K.Y. Lim, such as Fireback, directed by Teddy Page.

Click Asia Summit

Click Asia Summit is India's first and largest Digital & Mobile Marketing conference, expo, and workshop.

Confucian Academy

They met with the Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda, who expressed support for the promotion of the Confucius birthday in Asia.

David C. Nichols

He served as Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) and Combined Air Operations Center Director at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, from November 2001 through March 2002 during Operation Enduring Freedom.

De Queen, Arkansas

The racial makeup of the city was 66.40% White, 6.07% Black or African American, 2.38% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 23.07% from other races, and 1.77% from two or more races.

Double-decker tram

Double-deck trams were once popular in some European cities, like Berlin and London, throughout the British Empire countries in the early half of the 20th century including Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington in New Zealand; Hobart, Tasmania in Australia and in parts of Asia.

Edward Wharton-Tigar

Later, while still working for the SOE, Wharton-Tigar organized black-market trading in currencies, jewels and other valuables in Asia on an unprecedented scale, financing much of the Allied cause in that part of the world.

Erik Zürcher

In 1962 he became professor of history of East Asia, particularly the Chinese Buddhism, Chinese reactions to the Christianity and early relations between China and the outside world.

Foreign relations of Tonga

Tonga's foreign policy as of January 2009 has been described by Matangi Tonga as "Look East" – namely, as establishing closer diplomatic and economic relations with Asia (which actually lies to the north-west of the Pacific kingdom).

Garcinia prainiana

The fruit is cultivated in Southeast Asia, by a few backyard growers in South Florida, and at the Whitman Rare Fruit Pavilion of Florida's Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

H. maculatum

Hypericum maculatum, the imperforate St John's-wort, a plant species native to Europe and Western Asia

Harrington College Icebergs

Kazumasa Sasaki (1989) - Asia League, World Junior Championship (2008)

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

Currently, the Resort is overseen by Managing Director Andrew Kam who reports to Bill Ernest, President and Managing Director, Disney Parks & Resorts, Asia.

Indian plum

Flacourtia jangomas, a rainforest tree in the willow family that is widely planted in Asia and Southeast Asia

Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin

Chinensis-type (Chinese white dolphin) is the eastern variety, found in Southeast Asia and northern Australia

Indomalaya ecozone

The Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Himalaya, and Patkai ranges bound the bioregion on the northwest, north, and northeast; these ranges were formed by the collision of the northward-drifting Indian subcontinent with Asia beginning 45 million years ago.

Industrial and Commercial Bank

Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Bank, a defunct bank of Hong Kong, now China Construction Bank (Asia)

Jerash

It is sometimes misleadingly referred to as the "Pompeii of the Middle East or Asia", referring to its size, extent of excavation and level of preservation (though Jerash was never buried by a volcano).

Joey Mead

Already picking up Australian & American accent tones from living in Australia & Asia, Joey has adapted her talent of imitating accents in work, making her a popular live & voice talent.

Karan Kapoor

His maternal grandparents, Geoffrey Kendal and Laura Kendal, were actors who toured India and Asia with their theatre group, Shakespeareana, performing Shakespeare and Shaw.

Khair

:For the desert tree of South Asia, see Capparis decidua.

Los Angeles Review of Books

Section editors include Cecil Castellucci (Young Adult Fiction), Gabrielle Calvocoressi and Claudia Rankine (Poetry), Arne De Boever (Philosophy & Theory), Costica Bradatan (Religion & Comparative Studies), Rob Latham (SF), Michele Pridmore-Brown and Ross Andersen (Science), Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Megan Shank (Asia), Ben Schwartz (Comics), Franklin Bruno (Music), and Boris Dralyuk (Noir).

Macrognathus siamensis

It is found in the rivers of Southeast Asia, including the Mekong, Chao Phraya, and Mae Klong.

Na-Dene languages

Contemporary supporters of Greenberg's theory, such as Merritt Ruhlen, have suggested that the Na-Dené language family represents a distinct migration of people from Asia to the New World.

Olugbenga Adelekan

In 2012 Olugbenga toured Asia, Australia, Russia, and the UK, as well as touring festivals across Europe including Field Day (UK), Dot to Dot Festival (UK), off Sonar (Spain), Soundwave Festival (Croatia), Kendal Calling (UK) and Summer Sundae Weekender (UK).

Packraft

Packrafts have also been used in Mexico, Southeast Asia, Australia (including its Franklin River), New Zealand, Patagonia, and tropical South America.

Phantom Blue

Her most notable work outside of Phantom Blue is in Asia's 2004 album Silent Nation.

Planet Asia

Planet Asia has collaborated with famous artists such as Linkin Park, Bun B, Talib Kweli and Ghostface Killah.

Quartodecimanism

The rejection of Bishop Anicetus' position on the Quartodeciman by Polycarp, and later Polycrates' letter to Pope Victor I, has been used by Orthodox theologians as proof against the argument that the Churches in Asia Minor accepted the Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and or the teaching of Papal supremacy.

Ralph L. Boyce

His area of responsibility included Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.

Ratnadeep Adivrekar

He has participated in many group exhibitions like Pictures of Asia, Larasati, Singapore, ‘Indian contemporary art’, Chelsea Art College, U.K., Uneo Royal Museum, Japan, Ao~rta Project, BBK Kunst Forum, Düsseldorf and Ausstellungshalle Innenhafen, Duisburg, Germany.

River kingfishers

Three species reach Australia, but only the Common Kingfisher is found across most of Europe and temperate Asia.

Safee Sali

Safee is under sponsorship with American sports-brand, Nike, after previously being the face of Adidas for South East Asia.

Siddique

alternate spelling of Siddiqui, last name common among some Muslim groups in South Asia and the Middle East

Simon Schama's Power of Art

It aired in Poland on TVP2 in February and March 2008, on PBS in the US and re -broadcast in September 2008 on TVOntario in Canada, ABC1 in Australia, Australia Network in the Asia-Pacific region, TV ONE in New Zealand and on ET1 in Greece.

Soe Tjen Marching

Her work has been released on the CD Asia Piano Avantgarde - Indonesia, played by pianist Steffen Schleiermacher.

Starcom IP Asia

Starcom IP Asia consists of 17 countries and 29 offices, with locations in Australia (Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane) Bangalore, Bangladesh, China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong), India (New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai), Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington), Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Tan Kheng Hua

Drama: Aquafire Productions: Cages directed by Graham Streeter (lead, Pusan Film Festival 2006, Prague Film Festival 2006, Bangladesh Film Festival 2007, distributed by Golden Village in Singapore and Hallmark for Asia Pacific Region), Final Cut (lead, Singapore Int'l Film Festival 1993, Asia Pacific Film & Video Festival in LA 1993, broadcast over HBO and Arts Central Singapore); Zhao Wei Films: Mee Pok Man, 12 Stories (screened at film festivals in Singapore, Moscow, England and Venice, 1994)

The Book of Giants

In 1904, German expeditions to Central Asia (Turpan in present northwest China) brought back many fragments of Manichaean holy texts, some of which were identified as belonging to The Book of Giants.

USABC

US-ASEAN Business Council, leading advocacy organization for U.S businesses working in Southeast Asia

Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Cinderella: Masks, Magic and Mirrors (Sept. 2 - Mar. 31 2008) which included materials from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

Zhang Hongjiang

While with MSR Asia, he led efforts to research in Media Computing, Data Mining and Web Search, Natural Language Computing, and Distributed Systems.

Zlata Tkach

During World War II, Zloty was evacuated with her mother to Central Asia, but was separated from her in transit and ended up in the city of Namangan in Uzbekistan, where there was typhus and typhoid fever.