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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Monday in Asia, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some U.S. states to backtrack on pandemic reopenings. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.3% in early trading. Shares also fell in Hong Kong, Sydney, Shanghai and South Korea. |
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Health workers arrives to administer a free medical checkup in a slum in Mumbai. (Image: AP)" title=" Mumbai's biggest slum, reported eight new COVID-19 cases on June 26, which took the area's tally to 2,218. The doubling rate of COVID-19 cases in Dharavi has now improved to 140 days and the current growth rate of the pandemic is at 0. |
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are lower on Monday following the negative cues from Wall Street Friday and on worries that a surge in the coronavirus cases worldwide could lead to the re-imposition of lockdowns and other containment measures. According to data from Johns Hopkins University,.... |
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By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana. Developing countries of Asia and the Pacific are experiencing unbalanced tolls of the COVID-19 pandemic. Grim milestones in infections and deaths have left countless devastated. Yet, we must look at the economic and social impacts in small island developing States.... |
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Monday in Asia, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some U.S. states to backtrack on pandemic reopenings. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.3% in early trading. Shares also fell in Hong Kong, Sydney, Shanghai and South Korea. |
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Mobitel showcases South Asia’s first 5G Mixed Reality Live TV Show Mon, Jun 29, 2020, 09:30 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. June 29, Colombo: Showcasing the transformational potential of 5G Technology, Mobitel Sri Lanka’s National Mobile Service Provider powered South Asia’s first 5G.... |
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Global investment firm KKR today (6/26) announced that, following the completion of the voluntary tender offer period by Valorous Asia Holdings (the "Offeror"), an entity owned by KKR investment funds, the Offeror has accepted all of the 427,041,291 common shares of First Gen Corporation (PSE: FGEN).... |
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SYDNEY (REUTERS) - Asian share markets got off to a shaky start on Monday (June 29) as the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally made investors question their optimism on the global economy, benefiting safe harbour bonds and the US dollar. Japan’s Nikkei shed 1. |
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SHANGHAI June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese insulin manufacturer Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals (SHSE: 603087), Qiming's portfolio company today lands on the A-shares main board market. The issue price of Gan & Lee is RMB 63.32 per share. The stock opens at RMB 91.18 per share, up 44%, with a market cap of RMB 36. |
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Worried Chinese away from home can turn to the 7885 Mustard Seed Helpline to ease their concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEW TAIPEI CITY, June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the severe and negative effect that COVID-19 has had on people's physical and mental health, Taiwan -based.... |
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BANGKOK Shares fell Monday in Asia, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some U.S. states to backtrack on pandemic reopenings. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.3% in early trading. Shares also fell in Hong Kong, Sydney, Shanghai and South Korea. |
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SYDNEY June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Panduit, a leading global infrastructure solution provider, announced today that it has appointed Repelec (Aust) as its Master Distributor servicing the Australian Electrical Wholesale market. Repelec is an industry leader in representation and merchandising.... |
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A man looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, June 29, 2020. Shares fell Monday in Asia, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some U.S. states to backtrack on pandemic reopenings. |
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LETTER The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has failed to hold its member states accountable for the spike in human rights violations and erosion of fundamental freedoms across the region over the past six months. The failure of Asean as an institution to protect Southeast Asia’s most.... |
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By Wayne Cole. SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets began the week with a cautious tone on Monday as the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally made investors question their optimism on the global economy, benefiting safe harbour bonds and the U.S. dollar. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan |
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The Asia Football Confederation (AFC) recently announced that the number of clubs in the group stage of the tournament would be increased from the current 32 to 40 next year. Vietnam is allocated one slot in the group stage of the 2021 AFC Champions League and zero play-off slots, meaning only the 2020 V. |
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Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
Starbucks Japan opens first sign-language store in Tokyo
Staff at new “Signing Store” use hand signs to communicate with customers. Japan is home to , including a , a branch housed in a traditional Japanese building , and one so stunning.... |
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. News Release | 29 June 2020. KATHMANDU, NEPAL (29 June 2020)- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million concessional loan to improve power supply and distribution systems in Nepal. Nepal has made significant progress in electricity supply after years of chronic power shortages. |
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By Wayne Cole. Asian share markets began the week with a cautious tone on Monday as the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally made investors question their optimism on the global economy, benefiting safe harbour bonds and the U.S. dollar. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan |
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It was a tough week in the United States, where Covid-19 continues to rampage through much of the nation unchecked. Infections are now up to more than 40,000 a day and will likely continue to rise. While much of Europe and East Asia seem to have this wave of the epidemic contained, it rages like.... |
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are lower on Monday following the negative cues from Wall Street Friday and on worries that a surge in the coronavirus cases worldwide could lead to the re-imposition of lockdowns and other containment measures. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the number of
cases worldwide has.... |
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BANGKOK Shares fell Monday in Asia, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some U.S. states to backtrack on pandemic reopenings. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.3% in early trading. Shares also fell in Hong Kong, Sydney, Shanghai and South Korea. |
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BANGKOK – Shares fell Monday in Asia, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some U.S. states to backtrack on pandemic reopenings. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.3% in early trading. Shares also fell in Hong Kong, Sydney, Shanghai and South Korea. |
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Among 355 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Vietnam to date, 215 are imported ones and were quarantined upon their arrival in the country, posing no risk of transmission in the community. As many as 9,048 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are.... |
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Monday in Asia, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some U.S. states to backtrack on pandemic reopenings. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1.3% in early trading. Shares also fell in Hong Kong, Sydney, Shanghai and South Korea. |
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