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Thailand plans to turn about half its prisons into tourist attractions to boost visitor numbers as the Southeast Asian nation struggles to recover from an economic slump caused by the
outbreak. Sporting events, art exhibitions, cooking contests and souvenirs made by inmates will be rolled out in 72.... |
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QMetry Inc., a leading QA products company offering continuous testing platform, has signed a definitive agreement to raise series A funding through significant stake sale to Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and one of Asia’s premier investment firms Everstone Group. |
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BRISBANE, Australia Aug. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CI&T , a leader in driving digital transformation for global brands, today announces its continued global expansion with a new push into Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). With a strong presence in North and South America Europe and Asia , this.... |
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By Cynthia Kim and Joori Roh. SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank kept its key policy rate unchanged on Thursday, holding fire in the face of rising home prices, even as it cut its 2020 GDP forecast on concerns about the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic on Asia's fourth largest economy. |
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By Katanga Johnson. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian stocks will likely climb on Thursday after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied to fresh records on upbeat corporate results, while the dollar eased a day before the U.S. Federal Reserve possibly sets a new course on inflation. |
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Reported sales nil Allied Computers International (Asia) reported no net profit/loss in the quarter ended June 2020 as against net loss of Rs 0.03 crore during the previous quarter ended June 2019. There were no Sales reported in the quarter ended June 2020 and during the previous quarter ended June 2019. |
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The launch of the auto rental service also comes at a time when Uber’s core rides business in India is yet to recover from the impact of the pandemic. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi had earlier this month said markets in Asia barring India were seeing a revival.
Uber on Wednesday announced the launch of an on-demand, 24×7 auto rentals service in India. |
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Most markets fell Thursday ahead of a key policy speech by Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, while geopolitical concerns returned after Beijing fired missiles into the South China Sea and the US sanctioned several Chinese firms linked to the disputed region. |
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Guided by ocean plankton fossils and climate models, scientists have calculated just how cold it got on Earth during the depths of the last Ice Age, when immense ice sheets covered large parts of North America, South America, Europe and Asia. The average global temperature during the period known as.... |
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[NICE] Located in the center of Jieyang, the "Emerald Capital of Asia", it is a comprehensive professional salon space with a construction area of more than 1,200 square meters. Adjacent to Rongjiang River and Municipal Plaza, it is the core business district of Jieyang City. In this downtown area, single buildings are rare and precious. |
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Guided by ocean plankton fossils and climate models, scientists have calculated just how cold it got on Earth during the depths of the last Ice Age, when immense ice sheets covered large parts of North America, South America, Europe and Asia. The average global temperature during the period known as.... |
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HONG KONG, Aug 27, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Most markets fell Thursday ahead of a key policy speech by Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, while geopolitical concerns returned after Beijing fired missiles into the South China Sea and the US sanctioned several Chinese firms linked to the disputed region. |
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August 27, 2020. (Reuters) – China seems to be flexing its muscles the most in Southeast Asia, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday, especially in the South China Sea, where Washington is trying to counter Beijing’s disputed territorial claims. |
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MUMBAI (Reuters) - India reported on Thursday a record daily jump of 75,760 coronavirus infections, taking its total caseload to 3.31 million as cases surged across the country, data from the federal health ministry showed. India is the worst affected country in Asia and third behind the United States and Brazil in terms of total cases. |
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SINGAPORE - Japan's Kajima Corporation broke ground for its first overseas innovation centre at Singapore's Changi Business Park on Thursday (Aug 27). The Kajima Global Hub, which represents an investment of $100 million, will also serve as its Asia Pacific headquarters, according to a joint.... |
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NEW DELHI (THE STATESMAN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - It was China that reported the first case of coronavirus. It is now the turn of Hong Kong, under China's ever-increasing control, to report the first confirmed case of re-infection of a person previously thought cured of the virus. |
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A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea on Jan. 8, 2020. Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 after President Donald Trump issued executive orders to provide tax relief and stopgap.... |
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Citadel, one of the world's largest hedge fund managers, said on Thursday it had hired a former Glencore energy derivatives trader to head its first commodities trading team in Asia.
Daniel Liu will join Citadel's commodities business in November as a portfolio manager, initially focused on oil and refined products, a company spokesman said. |
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Traders work at the Citadel Securities post on the floor of the NYSE
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Citadel, one of the world's largest hedge fund managers, said on Thursday it had hired a former Glencore energy derivatives trader to head its first commodities trading team in Asia. |
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All those scenarios have been floated to explain months of surprises and intrigue from Pyongyang, including stubborn rumors — so far unsubstantiated — that the 36-year-old leader is unwell. The developments have underscored how little the world knows about North Korea, and left even many.... |
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Even as Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai looks to defend himself against possible charges under China’s national security law, a long-running feud with a rival tabloid may see him end up in jail. Lai’s trial for “criminal intimidation” in 2017 of a reporter from the Oriental Daily News, a fierce.... |
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August 27, 2020. SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Citadel, one of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, said on Thursday it had hired a former Glencore energy derivatives trader to head its first commodities trading team in Asia. Daniel Liu will join Citadel’s commodities business in November as a portfolio.... |
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Contributed by NAMPA / Associated Press.
Asia Today: Virus surge makes S. Korean lockdown more likely |
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By David Ramli and Ishika Mookerjee. (Bloomberg) -- Singapore has long been the city of choice for Western expats wanting an easy entree into Asia. Clean, efficient, with low tax rates, it’s often seen as rivalling Hong Kong, especially with that city hit by street protests and unrest over China’s new national security law. |
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Worldwide Covid-19 infections exceeded 24 million as cases continued to climb in Europe and Asia, with Italy, France and South Korea reporting the most new infections in months. New U.S. testing guidelines drew criticism from state leaders and public-health experts, while a top Trump administration official defended the move. |
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