JAKARTA/BEIJING -- Southeast Asian nations have cut their defense budgets to fund efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, leaving them with fewer resources to respond to China's increasingly aggressive territorial claims in the region. Indonesia, home to 40% of the population of the Association.... |
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ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has inked $235 million loan agreement with the federal government for the development of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Karachi. The loan was initially approved by the bank in July last year. The Economic Affairs Division secretary Noor Ahmed and ADB.... |
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Down from 2.2% forecast in April; would be slowest growth for the region since 1961; ADB Chief says economies in Asia and the Pacific will continue to feel the blow of COVID-19 pandemic this year; Economic activity in Southeast Asia expected to contract by 2.7% this year; East Asia the only sub region to experience growth this year. |
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WhatsApp THIS SUNDAY, June 21st, at 6am local time, people in central Africa will be treated to one of Earth’s greatest astronomical spectacles: a solar eclipse. The rising sun will dim as a black disc creeps across it, blotting out more and more of its light. The temperature will fall; the sky will darken. |
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Tensions flared between India and China this week after conflict escalated along the Sino-India border. At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash between Chinese troops, raising fears of more conflict to come . The skirmish could propel change to the Indian economy and geopolitics in the.... |
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FRANKFURT/MANILA: The chief executive of Wirecard resigned on Friday after the search for US$2.1 billion of cash missing from the embattled electronic payments firm hit a dead end in the Philippines. Markus Braun, who built the German company into one of the hottest investments in Europe, leaves.... |
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Rishikesh, Jun 19 (PTI) Bollywood actor Sonu Sood on Friday sent 173 migrants in a chartered flight from Mumbai to Dehradun. The Air Asia plane with 173 migrants arrived at the Jolly Grant Airport this evening, Jolly Grant police station incharge Sub-Inspector Shanti Chamoli said. |
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The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting unique challenges to the protection of human rights around the world, including the Asia-Pacific region. This brief covers key human rights issues that have been long-standing areas of concern in the region and that have been exacerbated by the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. |
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Colgate-Palmolive is reviewing Chinese toothpaste brand Darlie as firms reassess race stereotypes in products. The popular Chinese brand features a caricature of a man with blackface make-up and the name translates as "black person toothpaste". It is owned by Colgate and its joint venture partner Hawley & Hazel and sold widely across Asia. |
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Markus Braun, who built the German company into one of the hottest investments in Europe, leaves Wirecard facing a looming cash crunch .In a statement, the company said James Freis, a former compliance officer at Germany's stock exchange, had been appointed as interim CEO |
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By Swati Verma and Rajendra Jadhav. BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Physical gold demand sagged across major Asian hubs as prices resurged this week, although there were expectations that the market may be starting to recover. "We've seen inquiries coming in... |
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Travelling across time zones. A ring-shaped "annular" eclipse will first be visible in the Republic of Congo, south of Impfondo, at 5:50 a.m. local West Africa Time (0650 GMT). Then this 20-kilometer wide "moon-shadow" will move east, crossing Yemen, Oman, Pakistan and India. Just four hours later, at 4:30 p. |
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MUMBAI, INDIA - DECEMBER 26: A physically disabled man sees the Partial Solar Eclipse from the goggles from outside the Mumbai CSMT station, on December 26, 2019 in Mumbai, India. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes in between the earth and the sun and when all the three bodies are aligned. |
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The discussion on coronavirus handling in Southeast Asia will top the agenda of the 36th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that will be held virtually next week, Indonesia’s foreign minister said. “So far, they have not share any specific agenda, but I am sure that the.... |
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The move is expected to see the nation become the leading supplier of Samsung computer monitors in the world. As an important gateway to the entirety of Southeast Asia, the country will help Samsung enhance its presence regionally and push sales of its computer monitor products. |
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It isn’t the first-time globalization brought a deadly pathogen to Europe, via the Silk Road, from Central or East Asia. The first plague pandemic hit an overpopulated Europe, peaking between 1348 – 1350, with an estimated one-third of the continent population succumbing to the disease. |
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Asia How Pakistan-administered Kashmir managed to contain the coronavirus. As Pakistan struggles to combat a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases, it seems its administered Kashmir region has had more success in fighting the outbreak – at least for now.
Date 19.06.2020; Duration 03:10 mins. |
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Junaid Qadir, Professor at the Information Technology University (ITU) of the Punjab, along with co-investigator Amana Raquib, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi were announced winners of the Ethics in AI Research Initiative for the Asia Pacific, by Facebook. |
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The discussion on coronavirus handling in Southeast Asia will top the agenda of the 36th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that will be held virtually next week, Indonesia's foreign minister said. "So far, they have not share any specific agenda, but I am sure that the.... |
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FRANKFURT/MANILA: The chief executive of Wirecard resigned on Friday after the search for $2.1 billion of cash missing from the embattled electronic payments firm hit a dead end in the Philippines.
, who built the German company into one of the hottest investments in Europe, leaves Wirecard facing.... |
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Good news for Korean drama lovers as new titles have been added to Rakuten Viki, where Southeast Asian dramas can be watched for free without signing up. The current line-up of dramas that can be watched free include Suspicious Partner and Pinnochio. Here is the complete list. |
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has found. The research, which analysed data from 40% of all people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 in England, Scotland and Wales between 6 February and 8 May, concluded that people from a south Asian background had a mortality rate in hospital 20% higher than the white population. |
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Figures released by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday brought the national caseload to 12,306 infections, including 280 deaths. It said 26 of the new cases came from capital Seoul and the nearby port city of Incheon. Seventeen of the new cases were linked to international arrivals. |
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A man rides bicycle past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and other Asian index at a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, June 18, 2020. Shares fell Thursday in Asia after another day of wobbly trading on Wall Street Wednesday, as markets ease off the accelerator following their big rally. |
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SINGAPORE — Singaporeans can wine and dine at restaurants, work out at the gym and get together but no more than five people after most lockdown restrictions were lifted Friday. The city-state has one of the highest infections in Asia with 41,473 confirmed cases, mostly linked to foreign workers’ dorms. |
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