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In Asia, governments pledge billions in stimulus money, yet continue to downplay the reopening of schools. This is unacceptable and demands an urgency equal to other national priorities. Massive injections of cash into the economy are no doubt imperative. |
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After much stormy debate, as states the world over slacken their self-imposed lockdowns, they confront a bleak economic landscape and a strikingly unfamiliar world. In Asia, governments pledge billions in stimulus money, yet continue to downplay the reopening of schools. |
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— Travel restrictions and lockdowns have made for one of Normandy’s loneliest D-Day remembrances. — People in Asia, Australia and Europe brave gloomy weather, infection risk and protest bans to voice support for George Floyd and for what is becoming an international Black Lives Matter movement. |
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South Korea’s caseload peaked in late February and early March when it recorded hundreds of new cases each day. But the outbreak has significantly eased amid aggressive tracing, testing and treatment, prompting authorities to loosen strict social distancing rules. |
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The Chinafication of Hong Kong has global CEOs and investors eyeing alternative financial capitals in Asia. Not surprisingly, the smart money is on Singapore or Taiwan. What is startling, though, is how little attention – if any – relocation teams are paying to East Asia’s bigger economic powers: Japan and South Korea. |
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The Chinafication of Hong Kong has global CEOs and investors eyeing alternative financial capitals in Asia. Not surprisingly, the smart money is on Singapore or Taiwan. What is startling, though, is how little attention – if any – relocation teams are paying to East Asia’s bigger economic powers: Japan and South Korea. |
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SEOUL – SEOUL, South KoreaSouth Korea on Sunday reported 57 additional cases of the coronavirus, marking a second day in a row that its daily jump is above 50 as authorities struggle to suppress a spike in infections in the densely populated Seoul area. The new cases took the country’s total to 11,776 with 273 deaths. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) South Korea on Sunday reported 57 additional cases of the coronavirus, marking a second day in a row that its daily jump is above 50 as authorities struggle to suppress a spike in infections in the densely populated Seoul area. The new cases took the country’s total to 11,776 with 273 deaths. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Sunday reported 57 additional cases of the coronavirus, marking a second day in a row that its daily jump is above 50 as authorities struggle to suppress a spike in infections in the densely populated Seoul area. The new cases took the country’s total to 11,776 with 273 deaths. |
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Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases on the morning of June 7, marking 52 consecutive days without infections in the community, said the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Among 329 confirmed cases in Vietnam to date, 189 are imported ones and were quarantined right after their arrival. |
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South Korea’s caseload peaked in late February and early March when it recorded hundreds of new cases each day. But the outbreak has significantly eased amid aggressive tracing, testing and treatment, prompting authorities to loosen strict social distancing rules. |
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South Korea’s caseload peaked in late February and early March when it recorded hundreds of new cases each day. But the outbreak has significantly eased amid aggressive tracing, testing and treatment, prompting authorities to loosen strict social distancing rules. |
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“There is a diverse array of projects encompassed under the BRI umbrella, focused on six main ‘economic corridors’,” Associate Professor Michael Clarke from the National Security College at the Australian National University explained. “These corridors link China to Central Asia, the Middle East and.... |
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Kiwis star Shaun Johnson – the poster boy for a new NRL campaign aimed at attracting more Asians to rugby league – recovered from a brief high temperature scare to collect three try assists in the Sharks’ 26-16 win over the Cowboys. Johnson combined superbly with Matt Moylan in the halves after.... |
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An exotic mosquito species that could have posed a serious health risk to New Zealanders has been eradicated.
The culex sitiens mosquito is widespread in Southeast Asia, the South Pacific and Australia.
Biosecurity New Zealand (BNZ) has successfully eradicated the species from the country after.... |
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Asia Today: South Korea's cases surpass 50 for 2nd day |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Sunday reported 57 additional cases of the coronavirus, marking a second day in a row that its daily jump is above 50 as authorities struggle to suppress a spike in infections in the densely populated Seoul area. The new cases took the country’s total to 11,776 with 273 deaths. |
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SEOUL – SEOUL, South KoreaSouth Korea on Sunday reported 57 additional cases of the coronavirus, marking a second day in a row that its daily jump is above 50 as authorities struggle to suppress a spike in infections in the densely populated Seoul area. The new cases took the country’s total to 11,776 with 273 deaths. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Sunday reported 57 additional cases of the coronavirus, marking a second day in a row that its daily jump is above 50 as authorities struggle to suppress a spike in infections in the densely populated Seoul area. The new cases took the country’s total to 11,776 with 273 deaths. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Sunday reported 57 additional cases of the coronavirus, marking a second day in a row that its daily jump is above 50 as authorities struggle to suppress a spike in infections in the densely populated Seoul area. The new cases took the country’s total to 11,776 with 273 deaths. |
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South Korea's caseload peaked in late February and early March when it recorded hundreds of new cases each day. But the outbreak has significantly eased amid aggressive tracing, testing and treatment, prompting authorities to loosen strict social distancing rules. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Sunday reported 57 additional cases of the coronavirus, marking a second day in a row that its daily jump is above 50 as authorities struggle to suppress a spike in infections in the densely populated Seoul area. The new cases took the country’s total to 11,776 with 273 deaths. |
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— People in Asia, Australia and Europe brave gloomy weather, infection risk and protest bans to voice support for George Floyd and for what is becoming an international Black Lives Matter movement. Demonstrations took place in Sydney, London, Seoul and other cities in a worldwide wave of solidarity. |
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Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday in cities far from the United States to express their anger over the death of George Floyd, a sign that the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality is resonating with wider calls over addressing racism in Asia, Australia and Europe. |
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South Korea’s caseload peaked in late February and early March when it recorded hundreds of new cases each day. But the outbreak has significantly eased amid aggressive tracing, testing and treatment, prompting authorities to loosen strict social distancing rules. |
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