JAKARTA -- The Chinese New Year is far from over in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, where people of Chinese descent flocked to Chinese temples, locally known as klenteng, to celebrate Cap Go Meh, the first full moon of the new lunar year, or Lantern Festival.

The event is observed 15 days after the onset of the Chinese New Year. For locals, the word cap go meh means the 15th night. (Indonesia-Lantern Festival)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 22 people were killed and 10 others injured, some of them critically, after a tractor trolley overturned and fell into a pond on Saturday in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

The accident took place in Patiyali area of Kasganj district, about 266 km northwest of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. (India-Accident)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan, amid the emerging trend of non-carbon eco-friendly fuels, must not miss the opportunity to achieve clean energy transformation, experts said in a seminar here on Friday.

Abid Qaiyum Suleri, executive director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, urged experts, researchers and students to work out investment and joint venture opportunities between Pakistani and Chinese firms under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework to achieve green hydrogen development capacity. (Pakistan-Clean Energy-CPEC)

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ISLAMABAD -- The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) aligns naturally with the goals of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for regional connectivity and trade promotion, a former Pakistani diplomat Babar Amin said here on Friday.

Addressing a seminar titled "SCO: Pakistan's Policy Priorities and Opportunities," Amin, former ambassador of Pakistan to Norway, noted that Pakistan can act as a natural partner with SCO for promoting connectivity, trade, and economic cooperation in the region. (Pakistan-SCO-CPEC) Enditem

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