Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on the United States to help support the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Center), particularly regarding the Rohingya Crisis. "We conveyed that we need US support for the AHA Center (ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management), so that we can carry out tasks or mandates given by ASEAN leaders to play a role in Rakhine State," Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, who accompanied Jokowi during a bilateral meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence, noted in a statement here, Thursday. The AHA Center is an inter-governmental organization that aims to facilitate cooperation and coordination among ASEAN member states and with the United Nations and international organizations for disaster management and emergency response in the ASEAN region. Jokowi and Pence discussed several collaborations, including in the trade sector, during the … [Read more...] about Jokowi calls on Unites States to help solve Rohingya crisis
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50 Highest Paying Jobs in the United States
Now is a great time to look for a new job, and if you’re looking for a career with a high annual salary—let's be real, who isn't—we suggest you go into the medical field. Some of the highest paying jobs in the United States currently cover a wide array across the medical field, from surgeons to nurses.But if you have an aversion to treating sick people, don’t worry, there are a ton of other jobs with a high annual salary outside medicine. Jobs in management, tech, and financial services rank particularly high.The ranking of the highest paying top jobs in the United States comes from the 2018 U.S. News and World Report 100 'Best Jobs' list. They take into consideration information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and focus on seven key areas: median salary, employment rate, 10-year growth volume, 10-year growth percentage, future job prospects, stress level (it’s more important than you might think), and work-life balance. While … [Read more...] about 50 Highest Paying Jobs in the United States
China’s trade surplus with the United States is getting smaller
Chinese trade data breezed past expectations in October, offering a very different perspective on the global economies to the one that markets have been worrying about for the best part of nine months. According to China’s General Administration of Customs, the value of exports grew by 15.6% in the year to October in US dollar terms, faster than the 14.5% pace reported in September and expectations for a moderation to 11%. Import growth was even faster than exports, lifting by 21.4% from 12 months earlier in USD terms, above the 14.3% level of a month earlier and forecasts for an increase of 14%. The net result was the that the trade surplus swelled to $US34.01 billion, up from $US31.7 billion in September. That was marginally below the $US35 billion expected. In what may ease or provoke trade tensions with the United States, depending on who you ask, China’s trade surplus with the United States stood at $US31.78 billion, down from $US34.13 billion a month earlier. More … [Read more...] about China’s trade surplus with the United States is getting smaller
Katy ISD police officer takes United States’ Miss Texas crown
By Michelle Iracheta Updated 1:46 pm CDT, Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Katy ISD Police Officer Shannon Dresser was crowned the United States of America Mrs. Texas on Oct. 28, 2018. Katy ISD Police Officer Shannon Dresser was crowned the United States of America Mrs. Texas on Oct. 28, 2018. Photo: Courtesy Of Katy ISD Police Katy ISD Police Officer Shannon Dresser was crowned the United States of America Mrs. Texas on Oct. 28, 2018. Katy ISD Police Officer Shannon Dresser was crowned the United States of America Mrs. Texas on Oct. 28, 2018. Photo: Courtesy Of Katy ISD Police Shannon Dresser, of Katy, is Mrs. Texas 2018. Shannon Dresser, of Katy, is Mrs. Texas 2018. Photo: Submitted PHOTOS: Shannon Dresser represents Katy, Texas Shannon Dresser, of Katy, is Mrs. Texas 2018. She … [Read more...] about Katy ISD police officer takes United States’ Miss Texas crown
Trump accuses media of stoking ‘great anger’ in the United States
President Donald Trump on Monday blamed the media for stoking “great anger” in the United States, accusing the press of harboring an “open & obvious hostility” even after he spent the weekend issuing calls for unity following a wave of potentially politically motivated crimes. “There is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of the news,” he said in the first of two tweets on Monday morning. “The Fake News Media, the true Enemy of the People, must stop the open & obvious hostility & report the news accurately & fairly. That will do much to put out the flame of Anger and Outrage and we will then be able to bring all sides together in Peace and Harmony. Fake News Must End!”Story Continued Below Trump has issued sharp rebukes over the past several days in response to accusations that his incendiary rhetoric is to blame for a spate of violence seen by many as rooted in … [Read more...] about Trump accuses media of stoking ‘great anger’ in the United States