INTERNATIONAL - Japan’s Softbank Group Corp will invest around 900 million euros ($1 billion) in Wirecard in a convertible bond deal that will give it a 5.6 percent stake in the German digital payments company. The investment by the world’s biggest private technology company is a vote of confidence.... |
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Vietnam confirmed no fresh COVID-19 cases as of 6:00 pm on June 20, marking 65 straight days without community transmission in the country, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Of the 349 cases recorded in Vietnam so far, 209 were imported and quarantined upon arrival. |
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So reliant on cheap Chinese labour is Kmart that entire aisles across its stores are empty until at least July after coronavirus ripped through Asia. Queensland University of Technology consumer expert and researcher Gary Mortimer said the stores were reliant on cheap overseas manufacturing. |
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Viettel is the only Vietnamese investor in the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) project, which is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2022. The cable will feature multiple pairs of high-capacity optical fibers and is designed to carry more than 140 Tbps of traffic, enabling high-capacity.... |
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Source: Asia Development Bank. Pacific island nations have been among the top performers worldwide in controlling COVID-19. A greater emphasis on water, sanitation and hygiene practices will help continue that success. COVID-19 has forced Pacific island nations to close borders to prevent the disease’s entry. |
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South Korea has been struggling to contain a spike in virus transmissions since early May, when it eased social distancing rules. Most of the new cases have been reported in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where about half of the country’s 51 million people live. |
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South Korea has been struggling to contain a spike in virus transmissions since early May, when it eased social distancing rules. Most of the new cases have been reported in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where about half of the country’s 51 million people live. |
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On Wednesday, October 11, 2017 The Jamestown Foundation held its Seventh Annual China Defense & Security Conference . The event featured a prestigious lineup of some of the world’s leading experts on the Chinese Military and Security Issues in Asia. This full-length set of DVDs covers the four.... |
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TEHRAN – Iran is ranked first for organ donation among Asian countries, Mehdi Shadnoush, head of the Health Ministry's center for transplantation and disease management, has announced. “The country’s organ donation rate is 14.34 per 1 million people,” he noted. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reported 67 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, the largest daily jump in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infections. Health authorities said 31 of the new cases came from overseas while the rest were locally infected. It was the largest daily increase since 79 cases were reported on May 28. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reported 67 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, the largest daily jump in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infections. Health authorities said 31 of the new cases came from overseas while the rest were locally infected. It was the largest daily increase since 79 cases were reported on May 28. |
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva that nearly half of the newly reported cases were from the Americas, with significant numbers from South Asia and the Middle East. 7:37 a.m.: Pope Francis welcomed doctors and nurses from the coronavirus-ravaged region of Lombardy to the Vatican on.... |
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South Korea has been struggling to contain a spike in virus transmissions since early May, when it eased social distancing rules. Most of the new cases have been reported in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where about half of the country’s 51 million people live. |
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South Korea has been struggling to contain a spike in virus transmissions since early May, when it eased social distancing rules. Most of the new cases have been reported in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where about half of the country’s 51 million people live. |
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South Korea has been struggling to contain a spike in virus transmissions since early May, when it eased social distancing rules. Most of the new cases have been reported in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where about half of the country’s 51 million people live. |
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FILE - In this June 11, 2020, file photo, people walk on a shopping district in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea has reported nearly 50 cases of COVID-19 as the virus continues to spread in the densely populated capital area where half of the country’s 51 million people live, according to figures.... |
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South Korea has been struggling to contain a spike in virus transmissions since early May, when it eased social distancing rules. Most of the new cases have been reported in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where about half of the country’s 51 million people live. |
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Five more banks have decided against reducing the salaries of employees in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic despite the Bangladesh Association of Banks recommending pay cuts. The banks are Prime Bank, Dutch-Bangla Bank, BRAC Bank, Bank Asia and Mutual Trust Bank. Eastern Bank and NCC Bank are also likely to follow suit. |
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South Korea has been struggling to contain a spike in virus transmissions since early May, when it eased social distancing rules. Most of the new cases have been reported in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where about half of the country’s 51 million people live. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reported 67 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, the largest daily jump in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infections. Health authorities said 31 of the new cases came from overseas while the rest were locally infected. It was the largest daily increase since 79 cases were reported on May 28. |
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Singapore needs a stronger economy, one that is dynamic and inclusive, resilient and innovative, and connected to new global nodes in Asia and the world. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said having such an economy will help create more jobs that offer better... |
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SEOUL – South Korea reported 67 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, the largest daily jump in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infections. Health authorities said 31 of the new cases came from overseas while the rest were locally infected. It was the largest daily increase since 79 cases were reported on May 28. |
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Fri, 06/12/19 - 09:00 By O.W.N News Network A new report from PwC, Rabobank, and Temasek released 20 November 2019 called the Asia Food Challenge Report: Harvesting the Future, estimated that Asia’s agri-food market would grow 7.... |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) South Korea reported 67 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, the largest daily jump in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infections. Health authorities said 31 of the new cases came from overseas while the rest were locally infected. It was the largest daily increase since 79 cases were reported on May 28. |
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