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India’s US$250 million loan to Maldives is a bid to counter China’s growing financial footprint in South Asia. – EPA pic, September 20, 2020.
INDIA today announced a US$250 million (RM1 billion) loan to the Maldives to boost its coronavirus-battered economy in a further bid to counter China’s growing financial footprint in South Asia. |
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TEHRAN - After almost seven months of hiatus, the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League returned to action excitingly in West Asia with back-to-back fixtures hosted by Qatar. But there is something wrong with Persepolis. Persepolis topped the Group C of the competitions by two.... |
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MELBOURNE – Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. It was the second day in a row new infections fell below 30, after 21 were reported on Saturday, the lowest daily number since June 19. There were also five deaths recorded Sunday. |
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"For patients with RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer, there is an important need for targeted therapies like pralsetinib (GAVRETO) that are highly active across RET genotypes, including gatekeeper resistance mutations," said Mimi Hu , M.D., professor in the Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and.... |
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is the founder and CEO of Country Risk Solutions and a widely published author on current affairs and risk management. He began his career at AIG in New York and subsequently spent five years as Guarantee Officer for the Asia Region at the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency in Washington, D. |
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. Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua. KUNMING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3.26 million stems of flowers were transacted Sunday via the electronic auction services of the Kunming Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh cut flower trading market, down 14.2 percent from Saturday. |
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KUNMING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3.26 million stems of flowers were transacted Sunday via the electronic auction services of the Kunming Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh cut flower trading market, down 14.2 percent from Saturday. The data were provided by the Kunming International.... |
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One of the first cutbacks that many poor families consider during tough financial times is education for their daughters. During the pandemic with in-class learning shuttered, some girls in rural areas of Asia countries are being pushed to drop out. |
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As the geopolitical fault lines in Asia begin to shift, Dhaka has found itself in a unique position. The realignment of ties in the Muslim world as signalled by the recent rift in Saudi-Pakistan ties has opened new doors for the Muslim-majority nations in South and South-East Asia. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. It was the second day in a row new infections fell below 30, after 21 were reported on Saturday, the lowest daily number since June 19. |
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Philippine Embassies and Consulates in Asia and the Pacific have monitored only four new confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases involving Filipinos in that region, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday. The DFA said they have not received any report of new recoveries and new.... |
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MELBOURNE – Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. It was the second day in a row new infections fell below 30, after 21 were reported on Saturday, the lowest daily number since June 19. There were also five deaths recorded Sunday. |
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One of the first cutbacks that many poor families consider during tough financial times is education for their daughters. During the pandemic with in-class learning shuttered, some girls in rural areas of Asia countries are being pushed to drop out. Lina, an 11th-grade student in Cambodia who.... |
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MELBOURNE – Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. It was the second day in a row new infections fell below 30, after 21 were reported on Saturday, the lowest daily number since June 19. There were also five deaths recorded Sunday. |
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On September 28, the Oxus Society, a new Washington-based nonprofit organization, will launch its website , opening a new forum for those interested in Central Asia to connect, exchange ideas, and post material on a variety of topics having to do with the region, including the area now called.... |
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On this week's show, host Muhammad Tahir moderates a discussion about the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs, a new Washington-based nonprofit whose website will open a new forum for those interested in Central Asia to connect, exchange ideas, and post material. |
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A sale of treasury bonds issued by the Maldives government to State Bank of India (SBI) will raise the money.
India on Sunday announced a $250 million loan to the Maldives to boost its coronavirus-battered economy in a further bid to counter China's growing financial footprint in South Asia. |
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Authors: Tufan Kutay Boran and Hadza Min Fadhli Robby* Sea has once more become one of the most contested regions in the arena of international politics. One of the main reasons is that sea hold reserves to crucial energy and food resources. These resources are needed to sustain the basic needs to.... |
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File photo Chinese tech giant Tencent has reportedly picked Singapore as its Asian hub, considering the shift of some business operations - including international game publishing - out of China. Likewise, TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance is reportedly planning to make Singapore its headquarters for the rest of Asia. |
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The data added 105 new deaths, taking the total to 9,553, the biggest death toll in Southeast Asia. — AFP pic. JAKARTA, Sept 20 — Indonesia reported 3,989 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the total to 244,676, data from the country’s health ministry showed. |
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A numerical sensitivity study on secondary organic aerosol formation has been carried out by employing the WRF-Chem (Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry). Two secondary organic aerosol formation modules, the Modal Aerosol Dynamics model for Europe/Volatility Basis Set.... |
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A mother and child pose in their home in the Eco-Agricultural Hill Tribes Village, Baan Tong Luang, near Chiangmai, Thailand. Photo: Tom Coyner
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Asia South Korea police arrest defector trying to cross back to North Korea.
FILE PHOTO - South Korean soldiers stand guard while removing landmines inside of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on October 2, 2018 in Cheorwon, South Korea. Picture taken October 2, 2018. Song Kyung-Seok/Pool via REUTERS. |
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The data added 105 new deaths, taking the total to 9,553, the biggest death toll in Southeast Asia. — AFP pic. JAKARTA, Sept 20 — Indonesia reported 3,989 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the total to 244,676, data from the country’s health ministry showed. |
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One of the first cutbacks that many poor families consider during tough financial times is education for their daughters. During the pandemic with in-class learning shuttered, some girls in rural areas of Asia countries are being pushed to drop out. Lina, an 11th-grade student in Cambodia who.... |
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