Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday after President Donald Trump issued executive orders to provide tax relief and stopgap unemployment benefits for Americans hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Shares rose Monday in Sydney, Shanghai and Seoul, while markets were closed in Tokyo for a holiday. |
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Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday after President Donald Trump issued executive orders to provide tax relief and stopgap unemployment benefits for Americans hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Shares rose Monday in Sydney, Shanghai and Seoul, while markets were closed in Tokyo for a holiday. |
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Global offshore wind capacity will surge to over 234 GW by 2030 from 29.1 GW at the end of 2019, led by the exponential growth in the Asia-Pacific region and continued strong growth in Europe, according to a new report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). |
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Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Subsea has been awarded two contracts in the Asia Pacific region. Chevron Australia has awarded DOF Subsea an IMR services contract supporting Chevron’s North-West Shelf and near shore subsea assets in Australia. DOF will be supporting Chevron with DP vessels,.... |
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A CUMBRIAN sheep farmer claims a free trade agreement between the UK and countries in the Pacific area raises concerns for the UK domestic sheep meat market. Eddie Eastham, chairman of the National Sheep Association (NSA) policy and technical committee, says New Zealand now relies heavily on Asia.... |
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Since coming to power in 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried to shape New Delhi’s foreign policy with an aim to not only dominate South Asian region but also act as a “net security provider of the region.” In fulfillment of that dream – what some call it a prelude for an “Akhand.... |
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A detailed research study on the Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Treatment Market was recently published by DataIntelo. This is a latest report, covering the current COVID-19 impact on the market. The pandemic of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected every aspect of life globally. This has brought along several changes in market conditions. |
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The Brown Rice market report talks about the competitive scenario among the industry players and imparts aspiring and emerging industry players with the future market insights in a detailed manner. This market report includes crucial data and figures which are structured out in a concise yet understandable manner. |
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Christine Douglass-Williams. Tablighi Jamaat is a fast-growing Islamic revival group that is popular in Southeast Asia. It has been in the headlines of late because of its role in the spread of coronavirus . The group ignored all warnings and went ahead with mega conventions even after the outbreak of the virus. |
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The Report was produced through an in-depth analysis of market dynamics in five regions, including North America, Europe, South America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. The segmentation of tourniquet market by components, end users and region was carried out on the basis of an in-depth.... |
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In a globalized world system like never before the rising powers like India and China has in the recent times more and more focuses on the maritime security in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean region. As the thrust of power shifted from the West to the Asian countries there has been greater competitive focuses between India and China. |
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Aha! A Caucasian activist from the United States has been confirmed to be doing a "yellowface" act, posing as a leading Hong Kong Chinese protest cheerleader, an investigative journalism agency says. The expat, presenting himself as a Hong Kong local named "Kong Tsung-gan," was repeatedly quoted by.... |
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William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." It is hard to think of a region with a worse case of economic whiplash than Southeast Asia as COVID-19 upends 2020. Just ask President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, where growth cratered 16. |
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Researchers have identified 140 species of butterflies from Matheran, over 80km from Mumbai, during an eight-year-long study. This is the first dedicated checklist of butterflies after 125 years, at the only pedestrian hill station in Asia that documented twice as many species. |
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South Asia has seen inter-state wars and intra-state violent movements during most of its post colonial history, but its experience with terrorism by non-state actors is relatively recent as compared to other regions such as the Middle East. In the last decades or so, South Asia has, indeed, emerged.... |
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Voice of America (VOA), Middle East Broadcasting, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty , Office of Cuba Broadcasting (which oversees Radio Televisión Martí ) and the Open Technology Fund (OTF), which promotes internet access around the world. |
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The laboratories are popularly known as P4 and P3 labs, indicating the biosafety levels adopted by them. Allegations of biological warfare experiments. The Washington Times was first to conclude with evidence from Radio Free Asia (RFA) that it was a biological warfare project that led to Covid-19 leaking from this P4 lab in Wuhan. |
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INFLATION FEARS are hotting up around the world, threatening to undermine the attraction of bond markets. But for now, Southeast Asia appears to be relatively immune. Indeed, the lack of price growth has been a major factor helping to push up the region’s real yields, or nominal bond yields adjusted for inflation. |
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After the success of this year’s first-ever Manila-hosted 24th Asian Television Awards (ATA) last 10 to 12 January at Resorts World Manila, the region’s most celebrated TV awards show opens its Call for Entries for the 25th Asian Television Awards. The 25th ATA is slated to happen on 15 to 17.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled oil giant pressed ahead with a plan to pay $75 billion in dividends this year despite crashing profit and a surge in debt, as the kingdom battles a widening budget deficit. Saudi Aramco said net income for the three months ending in June fell to 24.6 billion riyals ($6. |
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Ever since the coronavirus appeared in Central Asia, the authorities in countries there have used some questionable systems to count the numbers. If patients were not tested for the virus, they often were not counted even if they exhibited all the symptoms of COVID-19. |
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B.C. bugs are getting a bad rap thanks to the murder hornet. Some perfectly harmless — though somewhat menacing-looking — insects are being mistaken for the Asian giant hornet, said Paul van Westendorp, an apiculturist with the provincial government. He’s the point person on the team tasked with.... |
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Next Saturday (15 August 2020) marks 75 years since Victory in Japan (VJ) Day when the Second World War finally came to an end in Japan. Whilst VE Day (Victory in Europe) marked the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, Japan fought on with both sides suffering thousands of losses across Asia and the Pacific. |
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Ever since the coronavirus appeared in Central Asia, the authorities in countries there have used some questionable systems to count the numbers.
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A man in Vietnam sips at a cup of so-called “Golden Egg Coffee” at the Dolce Hanoi Golden Lake hotel in Hanoi, billed as Southeast Asia’s most luxurious hotel, on July 24. Asia’s growing middle class is tomorrow’s savvy consumer. Photo: EPA-EFE.
Coronavirus recovery: Opportunities abound for small businesses in Asia. |
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