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CropLife Asia makes appeal to Region's Food Supply Stakeholders with kickoff of FAO APAC Meetings SINGAPORE, Sept 1, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - As the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) convened virtually to begin its Regional ... |
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LazMall, Southeast Asia's largest online mall, directly connects brands, retailers and authorised distributors with over 70 million unique consumers on the platform. SINGAPORE Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with LazMall's second anniversary celebration, Lazada today unveiled a.... |
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Measures imposed in South Korea to blunt a surge in coronavirus cases will hurt Asia's fourth-biggest economy, the government warned on Tuesday, after unprecedented restrictions went into effect in Seoul and surrounding areas. South Korea's economy shrunk by a seasonally adjusted 3. |
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A private survey released Tuesday showed Chinese manufacturing activity in August expanding at the fastest pace in nearly a decade, with the Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index coming in at 53.1 for the month. The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to announce its interest rate decision at about 12:30 p. |
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AIRLINE LOOKS FORWARD TO BETTER PERFORMANCE IN H2 WITH FOCUS ON SEIZING DEMAND OPPORTUNITIES. BANGKOK, 13 August 2020 -- Asia Aviation Plc. ('AAV'), major shareholder of Thai AirAsia Co. Ltd. ('TAA') today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2020, posting a total revenue of Baht 2,221. |
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The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing monthly prices in the current marketing year in selected urban centers and.... |
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HONG KONG Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HKbitEX, Asia's leading digital asset trading platform for professional investors, announced that former HKEX Co-Head of IPO Vetting, Lin Shi has joined as Chief Development Officer effective today. Lin is responsible for overseeing all of HKbitEX's research.... |
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SINGAPORE Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Simple2Trade (S2T), a Singapore based FinTech provider, and Jetstream Partners Limited (JPL), a Hong Kong based boutique consultancy specialising in range of sales, marketing and corporate finance services for the Forex Brokerage industry, have today announced.... |
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SINGAPORE , Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Simple2Trade is pleased to announce the deployment of its Digital Front-Office Platform for the purpose of digital client onboarding, by Orient Futures Singapore, a Singapore -based Financial Institution licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).... |
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SINGAPORE Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GenScript Biotech Corporation ("GenScript", Stock Code: 1548.HK) entered an exclusive partnership with Philippines biotech company, IP Biotech. ). This will allow the firm to distribute a breakthrough test kit designed to measure the levels of neutralizing antibodies in recovered COVID-19 patients. |
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HONG KONG , Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) welcomes our new recruits for the Graduate Programme 2020, a unique opportunity for university graduates to launch their careers in a research and development environment, in particular.... |
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Japan's Zozo Championship, launched last year and memorably won by Tiger Woods , has been moved to California because of coronavirus restrictions, effectively wiping out the 2020 US PGA Tour's $30 million 'Asian Swing', organisers announced Tuesday. The event was scheduled to take place from October.... |
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A farmer carries collected water lilies on his shoulder in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, Aug. 29, 2020. (Xinhua) DHAKA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Water Lily is the national flower of Bangladesh where many people make delicious curry with the aquatic flowering plant. |
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Bank Asia is set to form a neobank, a completely new concept for Bangladesh, within December, in a move that can change the face of banking in the country broadening the financial inclusion. According to a recent Dhaka Stock Exchange disclosure, the customers of the platform will settle all.... |
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NEW DELHI: Tens of thousands of girls across Asia are being forced into marriage by desperate families plunged into poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic, as campaigners warn years of progress tackling the practice is being undone. Child marriage has long been common in traditional communities.... |
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Against the euro, the dollar stood at US$1.1938 today in Asia, close to its lowest since May 2018. — Reuters pic. TOKYO, Sept 1 — The dollar languished near multi-year lows against most major currencies today as the Federal Reserve’s new policy framework continued to fuel bets that US rates will stay lower for longer than other countries. |
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The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index(PMI) showed China’s factory activity expanded at the fastest clip in nearly a decade in August, bolstered by the first increase in new export orders this year. — Reuters pic. SYDNEY, Sept 1 — Asian stocks edged higher today after strong.... |
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NEW DELHI: India is the hardest-hit nation by coronavirus disease in Asia and is currently accounting for 30 percent of the daily reported new COVID-19 cases and 20 percent of daily deaths globally. However, a country-wide peak may still be some distance away, experts from Indian Public Health Association (IPHA) said. |
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Tens of thousands of girls across Asia are being forced into marriage by desperate families plunged into poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic, as campaigners warn years of progress tackling the practice is being undone. Indian Muslim brides participate in a mass marriage in Ahmedabad on December 3, 2018. |
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SEOUL (KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - South Korea's Covid-19 tally surpassed 20,000 on Tuesday (Sept 1) amid a growing number of patients with severe conditions in the aftermath of the second wave of infections that hit the country's capital and surrounding area, some seven months after the first case was reported. |
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TOKYO (THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Competition over electric vehicles, or EVs, is intensifying. As the global market is expanding rapidly, both the public and private sectors should accelerate their efforts. Honda Motor Co has announced that it will begin selling the Honda e compact electric car in Japan in late October. |
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Asian stock are mostly higher on Tuesday despite the mixed cues overnight from Wall Street. Data showing that China's manufacturing sector continued to expand in August and signaled a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic helped boost investor sentiment. The Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index or PMI for August rose to 53. |
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The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index(PMI) showed China's factory activity expanded at the fastest clip in nearly a decade in August, bolstered by the first increase in new export orders this year. "What we are seeing here is the slow but choppy export recovery that is taking a.... |
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Asian stocks edged higher on Tuesday after strong readings on China's vast manufacturing sector offset the weak lead from a softer Wall Street session. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2per cent, to regain some ground it had lost on Monday. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong traded 0. |
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September 1, 2020. By Paulina Duran and Alwyn Scott. SYDNEY/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged higher on Tuesday after strong readings on China’s vast manufacturing sector offset the weak lead from a softer Wall Street session. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2%, to regain some ground it had lost on Monday. |
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