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BANGKOK – At a university campus demonstration in Bangkok on Aug. 10, the images of two men were projected onto a giant screen against a shimmering golden background as protesters mockingly chanted “Long live the king.” The images were not of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who holds a place of “revered.... |
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As a founding member of the international Alliance to End Plastic Waste, and part of Thailand's Public Private Partnership for Sustainable Plastic and Waste Management (PPP Plastics Thailand), SUEZ will mobilize 9,000 employees in Southeast Asia and China to support the campaign and demonstrate our commitment to protect the oceans. |
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Summary Waresix seeks to digitally transform the US$55 billion Indonesian trucking and warehousing sector. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Waresix has scaled up rapidly to support the distribution of essential goods to over 100 cities across Indonesia and to provide logistics services to primary sectors. |
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD $25million (F$527.9m) investment in Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH) subsidiary, ATH International Venture Pte Limited (ATHIV), to finance a greenfield 4G mobile telecommunications network that will enhance mobile, broadband and internet services in Papua New Guinea (PNG). |
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(AGENPARL) – gio 10 settembre 2020 You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) [ https://www.state.gov/young-southeast-asian-leaders-initiative-yseali/ ].... |
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INVESTMENT bank Nomura on Thursday appointed Ravi Raju as head of international wealth management, a newly created role. Based in Singapore, Mr Raju will be responsible for expanding Nomura's wealth management business in Asia ex-Japan as the firm looks to tap the growing ranks of wealthy individuals in the region. |
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Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Kubatbek Boronov and the Regional Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for Central Asia Neil McCain discussed issues of bilateral cooperation. The Information Support Department of the Cabinet of Ministers reported. |
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The region’s second-tier club competition has been frozen since March, and is due to resume next month in four host countries. — Bernama pic. KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Asia’s football body has received a recommendation to cancel this year’s AFC Cup over the coronavirus pandemic, an official told AFP. |
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Thursday following a tech-led rebound overnight on Wall Street and higher commodity prices. Investors now look ahead to the European Central Bank's monetary policy decision due later in the day. |
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President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday expressed his satisfaction over the performance of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) and emphasized on its due projection as the best performing capital market in Asia and number four in the world, and its potential for further growth to attract more investment even by local small investors. |
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A University of Wollongong researcher has been elected the new NSW president and national board member of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL). Dr Kylie Lipscombe from the School of Education at UOW will take over the top job on October 1, 2020. ACEL is the largest professional association of its kind in the Asia Pacific region. |
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Southeast Asian foreign ministers kicked off a series of regional summits on Wednesday expected to seek collaboration to fight global threats and to try to de-escalate a tit-for-tat U.S.-China rivalry as the world's two biggest economies vie for influence. |
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The below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo joined counterparts from 17 countries for the 10 th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting this morning. Secretary Pompeo highlighted U.S. support for principles of openness, inclusiveness, transparency, and respect for international law. |
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Asia tech hub’s allure burnished as barriers go up against Chinese groups in US and India . China’s largest technology and financial services companies are stepping up efforts to expand in Singapore, as.... |
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Talk by President Donald Trump of “decoupling” the U.S. economy from China, as the presidential campaign heats up has ramped up uncertainty as Washington seeks to limit use of U.S. technology by Chinese companies, citing national security concerns. The relationship between the world´s two largest.... |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite the coronavirus pandemic, piracy and other crimes have surged in Asian waters in the first seven months of the year, many committed by a Philippines-based Islamist group linked to Islamic State, according to a report released on Wednesday. |
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Singapore. UOB Venture Management (UOBVM), the private equity arm of UOB, has spelt out its operating principles for impact management, or Impact Principles in short. In a statement on Wednesday, UOBVM said it is the first signatory of the Impact Principles in South-east Asia to... |
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SINGAPORE: Mr Loh Boon Chye became CEO of the Singapore Exchange in July 2015. This was a time when the bourse operator was struggling with lacklustre trading volumes and declining investor confidence. Faced with the task of reviving the SGX’s fortunes, Mr Loh set out to position the exchange as a gateway to Asia and to different asset classes. |
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Waze, the Google-owned navigation and mapping service, will lay off 5 percent of its global workforce, or about 30 people out of 555 total employees, the company’s CEO said in an email to employees. Waze will also close several of its offices in the Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions as it seeks to refocus its business on certain markets. |
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(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks were primed for gains after U.S. equities rebounded from a three-day rout, with buyers returning to tech and pushing the Nasdaq 100 to its best day since April. The dollar fell. Equity futures advanced in Japan, Hong Kong and Australia. |
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TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump claimed that he will make a fair deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran after 2020 US Presidential Election, adding that US does not need to be present in West Asia.
Speaking among his supporters in North Carolina on Wednesday, he once again.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks were primed for gains after U.S. equities rebounded from a three-day rout, with buyers returning to tech and pushing the Nasdaq 100 to its best day since April. The dollar fell. Equity futures advanced in Japan, Hong Kong and Australia. |
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Strong demand to ship goods such as personal protective equipment and home office equipment from North Asia to the US seen, amid concerns over possible increased lockdown measures in the later part of the year. US shippers also seek to fill warehouses ahead of China’s Golden Week holidays and potential Q4 coronavirus lockdowns. |
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The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has officially announced the launch of their campaign to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. Focused on the future, the bid of Saudi Arabia unveiled a new bid logo and slogan "Forward for Asia". With a positive momentum being created in Asian football, bringing.... |
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Fair dinkum, what's the go, bro? Here we are, sitting down at the bottom of the world, minding our own cancer-curing beeswax (apart from a bit of a "please explain" about coronavirus), when we cop yet another sling from Asia. Back in the 1980s, when we were living our best lives with big hair and.... |
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