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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The coronavirus infection rate in Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state has been “relatively flat” in the past week, a state health official said. Victoria registered 450 new cases and 11 deaths on Friday. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said almost a third of the latest cases — 139 —were health care workers. |
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A currency trader wearing a face mask walks near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Stocks were mixed in Asia on Thursday despite strong gains overnight on Wall Street, where the rally just kept on rolling. |
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— Beijing reported its first new case of COVID-19 from local transmission in a week. State media said Friday the case was linked to a recent outbreak in the northern port city of Dalian and the patient had been under monitoring for several days before testing positive. |
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Investors were also awaiting a U.S. report on jobs later Friday for another gauge of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. shares have been rising as investors also waited for Congress and the White House to reach a hoped-for deal on more aid for the American economy. |
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, and Divisions Political. Definitions of "Southeast Asia" vary, but most definitions include the area represented by the countries (sovereign states and dependent territories) listed below. All of the states except for East Timor are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). |
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— Beijing reported its first new case of COVID-19 from local transmission in a week. State media said Friday the case was linked to a recent outbreak in the northern port city of Dalian and the patient had been under monitoring for several days before testing positive. |
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A currency trader smiles at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in lackluster trading, as the region weighed continuing trade tensions over China and optimism about more fiscal stimulus for the ailing U. |
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By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer. TOKYO Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in lackluster trading, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China offset optimism about more fiscal stimulus for the ailing U.S. economy. Investors were also awaiting a U.S. |
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Edenbridge Asia Partners Ltd, as the official representative of the brand owners MARTELL, ABSOLUT, JAMESON, HAVANA CLUB, JACOB’S CREEK, GEORGE WYNDHAM and Perrier-Jouët, proudly announces the issuance of exclusive distribution licences by the Royal Government of Cambodia. Contact number: +855 69936674. |
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The event, funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)'s Measurable Action for Haze-Free Sustainable Land Management in Southeast Asia (MAHFSA) Programme, brought together representatives from haze management agencies and relevant bodies of ASEAN, as well as partners and private organisations. |
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TOKYO Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in lackluster trading, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China offset optimism about more fiscal stimulus for the ailing U.S. economy. Investors were also awaiting a U.S. report on jobs later Friday for another gauge of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia The coronavirus infection rate in Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state has been “relatively flat” in the past week, a state health official said. Victoria registered 450 new cases and 11 deaths on Friday. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said almost a third of the latest cases — 139 —were health care workers. |
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TOKYO Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in lackluster trading, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China offset optimism about more fiscal stimulus for the ailing U.S. economy. Investors were also awaiting a U.S. report on jobs later Friday for another gauge of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. |
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August 7, 2020. By Hideyuki Sano. TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares tumbled on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up already-heightened tensions with Beijing by banning U.S. transactions with China’s tech giant Tencent as well as ByteDance, the owner of video-sharing app TikTok. |
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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in lackluster trading, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China offset optimism about more fiscal stimulus for the ailing U.S. economy. Investors were also awaiting a U.S. report on jobs later Friday for another gauge of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. |
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South-East Asia: Quo Vadis? Why has the 10-member ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) bloc, with a population close to 700 million and a region known to quickly embrace new technologies, not joined the EV bandwagon? One sees few electric vehicles for sale at car dealerships in the region. |
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TOKYO (AP) Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in lackluster trading, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China offset optimism about more fiscal stimulus for the ailing U.S. economy. Investors were also awaiting a U.S. report on jobs later Friday for another gauge of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. |
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Despite imposing the longest, strictest lockdown in Southeast Asia, coronavirus cases in the Philippines have now surged to almost 120,000, eclipsing Indonesia to become the region’s biggest outbreak. The country re-imposed this week a second lockdown on Manila and nearby areas to curb infection.... |
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For now at least, bulls have the upper hand. Swelling optimism that loss-making Sea may one day become both the Tencent and Alibaba of Southeast Asia has boosted its New York-listed shares by more than 880 per cent in the past 18 months, the largest gain worldwide among companies with a starting market value of at least $US1 billion ($1. |
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President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Friday, April 10, 2020, in Washington. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Before Nov. 8, 2016, Asia’s titanically large bet on the dollar had some merit. And even after Donald Trump’s shock election that day, this region could make a plausible argument for hoarding U. |
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Civilians in Lebanon’s capital have little trust in their government, so they’re launching grassroots efforts to recover after this week’s massive explosion. And, if you're an LGBTQ couple in Western Europe, North America or much of Latin America, you can get married. Not in most of Asia. But Thailand is now preparing to challenge the status quo. |
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For now at least, bulls have the upper hand. Swelling optimism that loss-making Sea may one day become both the Tencent and Alibaba of Southeast Asia has boosted its New York-listed shares by more than 880 per cent in the past 18 months, the largest gain worldwide among companies with a starting market value of at least $US1 billion ($1. |
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MANILA The Philippines yesterday recorded another jump in coronavirus cases to overtake neighbouring Indonesia as the country with the most confirmed Covid-19 infections in East and South-east Asia. A recent surge in cases in and around the capital Manila has pushed the authorities to reimpose a.... |
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For now at least, bulls have the upper hand. Swelling optimism that loss-making Sea may one day become both the Tencent and Alibaba of Southeast Asia has boosted its New York-listed shares by more than 880 per cent in the past 18 months, the largest gain worldwide among companies with a starting market value of at least $US1 billion ($1. |
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For now at least, bulls have the upper hand. Swelling optimism that loss-making Sea may one day become both the Tencent and Alibaba of Southeast Asia has boosted its New York-listed shares by more than 880 per cent in the past 18 months, the largest gain worldwide among companies with a starting market value of at least $US1 billion ($1. |
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