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SHANGHAI Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing transformative pharmaceutical products that address critical unmet medical needs for patients in Greater China and other parts of Asia , announced today that.... |
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Turkey gives special importance to its relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday. "We pay special attention to our relations with ASEAN, within the framework of Asia Anew (initiative)," Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told.... |
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TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo on Wednesday reported a daily record of 1,591 coronavirus cases as the national government prepares to declare a state of emergency this week to cope with a new wave of infections. Those needing critical care in the capital also reached a record 113 people, according to the metropolitan government. |
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 6 (ANI): There is lack of progress in revival of international travel with demand still held back by ongoing border restrictions amid a resurgence in Covid-19 infections in various countries, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said on Wednesday. |
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Govt considers creating bank with $13.7 bn equity to fund roads, ports. India is considering a proposal to create a bank to help fund port, road and power projects as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration aims to lift Asia’s third-largest economy out of the recession. |
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Japan has confirmed more than 250,000 cases, including over 3,700 deaths. Elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region: — Thailand is planning to expand testing to thousands of factories in a province next to Bangkok as it reported 365 new cases around the country on Wednesday and one new death. |
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The Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) has stepped up tech collaboration with eastern European and central Asian countries within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative ( BRI ), according to leaked government documents The Epoch Times recently obtained from a trusted source. |
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Smart Omega pulled off a comeback 2-1 victory over Cignal Ultra to keep its hopes of entering the upper division of the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC)-Southeast Asia Regional League alive on Wednesday. Star midlaner Mc Nicholson “Mac” Villanueva’s Void Spirit carried the fight for Omega in the deciding Game.... |
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Those needing critical care in the capital also reached a record 113 people, according to the metropolitan government. Toshio Nakagawa, head of the Japan Medical Association, called the situation "extremely serious" but stopped short of criticizing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga for acting too slow.... |
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Stocks in Asia were mostly lower on Wednesday as early results in the Georgia runoff races revealed both were almost evenly split. The Australian All Ordinaries lost 74.30 points or 1.07 percent to 6,881.40. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo was down 34.17 points or 0.13 percent at 27,124.46. |
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The European Sustainable Wines campaign will promote wines with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) in various Asian markets and emphasise the concept of sustainability.
HONG KONG Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Sustainable Wines campaign was born from the joint work of the Italian.... |
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Project would add close to 4,200 residential and officetel units in Vietnam, positioned to meet the increasing demand for distinct premium lifestyle offerings
HONG KONG Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced a milestone agreement with Vietnam -based.... |
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HONG KONG , Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BC Technology Group (stock code: 863 HK), Asia's leading public technology and digital asset company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to raise HKD697 million (approximately USD90 million ) in a top-up share placement, with Morgan.... |
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A list of the 48 banks in Asean, Japan, Korea included in the SUSBA report by WWF. The assessment is based on a framework covering six aspects of environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration: purpose, policies, processes, people, products and portfolio. |
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However, Asia-Pacific markets present Facebook with regulatory dilemmas that are almost impossible to square with its internal ethics and guidelines, particularly Mr Zuckerberg’s open commitment to free speech. Already, Facebook has quietly bent to the will of some of the most autocratic regimes in.... |
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SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar took a breather from its steady descent but could not entirely escape selling pressure in Asia on Wednesday, as traders looked to the outcome of a Senate election in Georgia to drive the next move in market sentiment. FILE PHOTO: A U.S. five dollar note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. |
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SINGAPORE'S multi-currency mobile wallet YouTrip has inked a six-year partnership with Visa to accelerate its expansion into the rest of South-east Asia - with an eye on Malaysia and the Philippines as potential markets in the next six to 12 months. Currently launched in Singapore and Thailand,.... |
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Drones are seen during a large-scale drone combat exercise of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran January 4, 2021. Picture taken January 4, 2021. Iranian Army / WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS.
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran launched exercises featuring a wide array of.... |
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Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Performers rehearse near the Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre under construction for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou in northwestern China's Hebei province on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. |
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In early January, Fidel Ávila Gómez, a radio anchor who had been missing for over a month, was found dead in the Mexican state of Michoacán. His family feared that an organized crime group may have targeted him in response to his work . Ávila was the first of at least eight journalists to be killed or found dead in Mexico this year. |
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BEIJING (AP) — China's Hebei is enforcing stricter control measures following a further rise in coronavirus cases in the province adjacent to the capital Beijing that's due to host events for next... |
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Following is a question by the Hon Ma Fung-kwok and a written reply by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau, in the Legislative Council today (January 6):Question: With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic persisting, Hong Kong’s film industry has been hard hit. |
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LCQ16: Public servants to take oath or make declaration LCQ16: Public servants to take oath or make declaration Following is a question by the Hon Kwok Wai-keung and a written reply by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, in the Legislative Council today (January.... |
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LCQ17: Road infrastructure and traffic congestion LCQ17: Road infrastructure and traffic congestion Following is a question by the Hon Chan Han-pan and a written reply by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank Chan Fan, in the Legislative Council today (January 6): Question: Regarding.... |
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Accordingly, the support sourced from the central budget reserve in 2020 will be distributed to five localities, including Nghe An (VND1.26 billion), Ha Tinh (VND8.43 billion), Quang Binh (VND4.89 billion), Quang Nam (VND69.81 billion) and Binh Dinh (VND4.72 billion). The distribution has been prescribed in the Government’s Resolution No. |
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