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By Tom Westbrook and Suzanne Barlyn. SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asia's stock markets fell and gold hit a one-week high on Thursday as worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections and a dour assessment of the way back from the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve dashed hopes for a quick recovery. |
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New Delhi: The scaling up of aggression by China on the Indian border is not an isolated case, with an assessment forming that Beijing is upping the ante on territorial disputes across Asia, possibly to preempt investments from departing to neighbouring countries in the
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Crisis spending measures to confront the pandemic are costly as US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell warns of lasting damage to the economy. – AFP pic, May 14, 2020.
ASIAN equities sank today following another sell-off in New York after the head of the Federal Reserve warned of “lasting damage”.... |
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are in negative territory on Thursday amid rising concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned of a prolonged recession. Powell said that the coronavirus crisis raises longer-term.... |
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The committee added that 148 imported cases have been quarantined upon their arrival. So far, 13,719 people having close contact with patients or entering from the pandemic-hit regions have been quarantined, including 324 at hospitals, 7,254 at concentrated quarantine areas and 6,141 at home. |
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SINGAPORE - Property and infrastructure group Lendlease on Thursday (May 14) announced the appointment of Gan Chong Min as its Singapore-based managing director for investment management, Asia. Mr Gan joins the Australia-based group's Singapore leadership team and reports directly to Ng Hsueh Ling,.... |
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BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of "Asian values" even as different countries take different measures to contain the spread of the virus. Perhaps the term Asian values was first used in the context we know it.... |
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PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia's decision to disallow debates during an upcoming one-day Parliament meeting on May 18 reflects Perikatan Nasional's anger over the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, says Parti Amanah Negara president Mohamad Sabu. |
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JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Government Regulation (PP) No. 23/2020 on the economic rescue programme to safeguard the economy during the pandemic gives hope to our state enterprises in dire need of a lifeline to sustain operations as the economy heads for recession. |
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The record comes only three days after its previous high of 533 new cases on Saturday, which in turn was only three days after the high of 484 new cases on May 5. The death toll has exceeded 1,000, despite government officials’ earlier claims that the country’s curve of new cases had “flattened”. |
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The curbs, officially called restrictions of community activities (PKM), aim to limit people's daily activities, make masks mandatory in public, tighten security at all of the city's entry points and enforce a policy of physical distancing. Though most of the measures have been in place over the.... |
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During Ramadan, when Muslims refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk, a decline in blood supplies is common -- mainly because fasting saps people's energy and because of a common conception that donating blood nullifies fasting. But the outbreak of the coronavirus, which has infected.... |
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Asia stocks down as Powell warning adds to second wave fears Hong Kong, May 14, 2020 (AFP) - Asian equities sank Thursday following another sell-off in New York after the head of the Federal Reserve warned of "lasting damage" to the economy from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus, compounding worries about a second wave of infections. |
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Selbyville, Delaware, May 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Global Market Insights Inc., the Asia Pacific ceramic fiber market was valued at $637 million in 2019 and is projected to surpass $755 million by 2026, registering a CAGR of 6.3% from 2020 to 2026. |
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The Lao government has moved forward plans to build what would be the country’s seventh large dam on the Mekong River, another project in the country’s ambitious strategy to become the “Battery of Southeast Asia” in the face of deepening environmental and social concerns. |
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Jiyoung Lee knows she’s an unlikely fan of BTS, the South Korean boy band. The seven-member K-pop group has attracted a passionate international following in recent years, selling out stadiums across Asia and the United States, largely to audiences in their teens or early 20s. |
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European naphtha spot prices have revived from April lows on the back of improving crude oil futures, falling refinery run rates, certain demand pull from Asia, and feedstock economics favouring consumption rates at crackers. However, price downward pressure persists as deals are being concluded at.... |
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Technology has helped some countries in Asia respond quickly to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and allowed them to cope a little better, according to Mckinsey & Company’s chairman for the region. The consultancy said in its latest report there are several areas where policymakers and.... |
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Research and Markets Logo. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on amusement parks. As the virus continued to spread Disney was forced to shutter its parks in Asia , America and Europe while Six Flags announced that it would close down or delay the opening of its parks in the United States Canada and Mexico . |
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As China emerges from the COVID-19 crisis earlier than most nations, it has the time and resources to switch focus to other priorities, such as its relations in Southeast Asia. But for those who worry that Beijing will outspend other world powers to buy influence, there's still time for the U.S. to counter that influence, according to a former U. |
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The rivalry between the two South Asian nations is not new. Pakistan and India have undergone four wars and that added fuel in hate for each other. Since the Pulwama episode, India is constantly active in pointing fingers at Pakistan. On February 26, 2019, India breached Pakistan’s sovereignty by the intrusion of Indian aircraft into its airspace. |
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. The writer is a Senior Research Fellow at South Asian Strategic Stability Institute. Her area of interest include Pak-China Bilateral Relations, Strategic Stability in South Asia, Geo-politics in Middle East and Global Refugee Crises etc.
The rivalry between the two South Asian nations is not new. |
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A woman wearing face mask walks past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday after Wall Street logged its biggest loss since the start of the month on worries about the downside of reopening the economy too soon. |
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The spot price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia has surged by more than 20 percent in one week after demand in key importers China and South Korea picked up, while buyers have also canceled U.S. LNG cargoes, traders told
on Wednesday. The spot price at which several LNG cargoes have been traded have ranged between $2. |
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Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: - Chinese city in partial lockdown over virus outbreak A north-eastern Chinese city has partially shut its borders, cut off transport links and closed schools after the emergence of a local Covid-19 cluster that has.... |
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