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BEIRUT - The pandemic will exact a heavy toll on Arab countries, causing an economic contraction of 5.7% this year, pushing millions into poverty and compounding the suffering of those affected by armed conflict, a U.N. report said Thursday. The U.N.’s Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.... |
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According to Pham Dinh Thuy from GSO, the first signs of the tendency of relocating FDI to East Asia and Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, were seen in 2018. He agrees with analysts that Vietnam can receive investment benefits from the US-China trade war and Covid-19, but it will still need time to.... |
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The U.N.'s Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia expects some Arab economies to shrink by up to 13%, amounting to an overall loss for the region of $152 billion. Another 14.3 million people are expected to be pushed into poverty, raising the total number to 115 million — a quarter of the total Arab population, it said. |
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prices are stabilizing towards the top side of recent ranges as the US dollar weakens, this despite crude stocks rising against expectations. When the dollar falls, good things happen and many other things take off none more so than global stock markets and
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Asian markets are trading with a subdued undertone amid an escalation in Sino-US tensions and uncertainty around the next round of stimulus measures in the United States. Chinese equities are underperforming as a result, as are markets in South Korea after the economy contracted by more than.... |
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MITO, Japan (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday, as flaring tensions between the U.S. and China added to uncertainties overhanging regional markets. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong and Sydney but fell in Shanghai, Seoul and Taiwan. Asia’s biggest market, Tokyo, was closed for a four-day weekend. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Wearing masks became compulsory in Australia’s second-largest city Melbourne on Thursday as hot spot Victoria state posted 403 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths. The daily infection tally was down from a record 484 cases posted on Wednesday. |
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SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped on Thursday as investors’ worries over rising tensions between Washington and Beijing overcame hopes for more stimulus, after the United Sates ordered the closure of China’s consulate in Houston amid accusations of spying. |
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Outstanding examples from the Royal Collection’s holdings of South Asian works of art have gone on display for the first time in Scotland at The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Eastern Encounters: Four Centuries of Paintings and Manuscripts from the Indian Subcontinent, which.... |
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MITO, Japan (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday, with the region’s biggest market in Tokyo closed for a four-day weekend. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong, Sydney and Shanghai but fell in Seoul and Taiwan. The Kospi in Seoul lost 0.5% to 2,217.01 after South Korea reported that its economy contracted 3. |
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MITO, Japan (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday, as flaring tensions between the U.S. and China added to uncertainties overhanging regional markets. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong and Sydney but fell in Shanghai, Seoul and Taiwan. Asia’s biggest market, Tokyo, was closed for a four-day weekend. |
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MITO, Japan (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday, as flaring tensions between the U.S. and China added to uncertainties overhanging regional markets. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong and Sydney but fell in Shanghai, Seoul and Taiwan. Asia’s biggest market, Tokyo, was closed for a four-day weekend. |
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer. MITO, Japan Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday, as flaring tensions between the U.S. and China added to uncertainties overhanging regional markets. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong and Sydney but fell in Shanghai, Seoul and Taiwan. Asia’s biggest market, Tokyo, was closed for a four-day weekend. |
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SINGAPORE -- Investment in Southeast Asian startups jumped in the April-June quarter despite headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic, led by e-commerce and fintech companies that gained momentum as COVID-19 reshapes home and the workplace. According to data compiled by Singapore-based startup.... |
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MITO, Japan (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday, as flaring tensions between the U.S. and China added to uncertainties overhanging regional markets. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong and Sydney but fell in Shanghai, Seoul and Taiwan. Asia’s biggest market, Tokyo, was closed for a four-day weekend. |
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Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 23, 2020. Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday, with the region’s biggest market in Tokyo closed for a four-day weekend. |
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MITO, Japan (AP) — Asian shares are mixed, with the region’s biggest market in Tokyo closed for a four-day weekend. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong and Sydney but fell in Shanghai and Seoul. South Korea’s central bank reported that its economy contracted 3.3% in April-June after shrinking 1.3% in the first quarter as exports fell more than 16%. |
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HERE'S an important finding that should debunk the popular belief that Filipinos have defied quarantine rules and are mostly to blame for the rise in Covid-19 cases. Asian Development Bank (ADB), "a multilateral institution without bias and partnership," surveyed 24 countries in the Asia Pacific regarding quarantine rules. |
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This particular kind of bees create intricate spirals, bullseye, and other irregularly-shaped beehives. Tetragonula bees are usually found in Southeast Asia and Australia. This type of bees doesn't sting. According to a published in Science Alert , a team of researchers has now investigated as to how exactly do these bees make these patterns. |
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Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 23, 2020. Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday, with the region’s biggest market in Tokyo closed for a four-day weekend. |
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MITO, Japan (AP) — Asian shares are mixed, with the region’s biggest market in Tokyo closed for a four-day weekend. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong and Sydney but fell in Shanghai and Seoul. South Korea’s central bank reported that its economy contracted 3.3% in April-June after shrinking 1.3% in the first quarter as exports fell more than 16%. |
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MITO – Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday, as flaring tensions between the U.S. and China added to uncertainties overhanging regional markets. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong and Sydney but fell in Shanghai, Seoul and Taiwan. Asia’s biggest market, Tokyo, was closed for a four-day weekend. The Kospi in Seoul lost 0. |
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A man wearing a face mask looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday, with Australia’s benchmark down more than 1% on reports of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the Melbourne area. |
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(Bloomberg) -- The world topped 15 million Covid-19 infections. California set a daily record and topped New York as the U.S. state with the most confirmed cases, while deaths in Texas reached a new high. Brazil also set a record for new cases. The virus tightened its grip on the Asia Pacific.... |
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Stone tools found in a Mexican cave suggest that people were living in North America as early as about 26,500 years ago, much earlier than most scientists accept, a new study says. It’s a new step in the difficult and contentious process of establishing when people arrived in North America from Asia. |
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