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News release from Vestas Asia PacificSingapore, 31 December 2020Vestas has received a new order from one of its existing customers, MSPL Limited, for its 17 MW Hospet project in Karnataka, India.... | December 31, 2020 |
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To say 2020 has been a challenging year is a massive understatement. The Covid-19 pandemic has quickly undermined development gains from recent decades and slowed growth in many Asian economies. Yet, every crisis presents opportunities. One is the rapid advance in digital technology, which offers a.... |
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Tribal students of Andhra Pradesh have set a new trend by making it to Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records. Girl students of Class 8 and Class 9 of the AP Tribal Welfare Residential School, Alur in Kurnool run by the Andhra Pradesh Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions.... |
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In total, 18 variables were considered as good explanatory variables, including eight from the MOD10A1 product, five from MERRA-2, four from ERA5-Land and one from CRU. All variables showed positive correlations and were directly or indirectly associated with precipitation. Temperature anomalies did not show significant correlations. |
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KUNMING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3.58 million stems of flowers were transacted Thursday via the electronic auction services of the Kunming Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh cut flower trading market, up 5.3 percent from Wednesday. The data were provided by the Kunming International.... |
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By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Coronavirus-spurred growth in the technology sector will help drive M&A activity in the Asia Pacific next year, bankers and lawyers predict, with the potential easing of Sino-U.S. tensions likely to revive Chinese outbound investment. |
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Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu said Thursday the government has imposed the highest-level distancing rules, called “Tier-3,” on all correctional facilities in South Korea for two weeks to guard against COVID-19. Other parts of South Korea are under lower levels of distancing rules. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has enforced its toughest physical distancing rules at correctional facilities after a cluster of coronavirus infections flared at a Seoul prison. The Justice Ministry says 792 people — 771 inmates and 21 staff — at Seoul’s Dongbu Detention Center have tested.... |
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Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu said Thursday the government has imposed the highest-level distancing rules, called “Tier-3,” on all correctional facilities in South Korea for two weeks to guard against COVID-19. Other parts of South Korea are under lower levels of distancing rules. |
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Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu said Thursday the government has imposed the highest-level distancing rules, called “Tier-3,” on all correctional facilities in South Korea for two weeks to guard against COVID-19. Other parts of South Korea are under lower levels of distancing rules. |
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South Korea is struggling to contain a viral resurgence tied to a variety of sources such as nursing homes, churches, army bases and family gatherings. Earlier Thursday, South Korea reported 967 new virus cases, taking the country’s total to 60,740 with 900 deaths. |
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MANILA -- Milagritos, the in-house restaurant of Tryp By Wyndham, offers hefty burger kits and party platters for delivery and pick-up. While Tryp By Wyndham over at the Mall of Asia complex is known for one of the best places to catch the sunset over Manila Bay, the food at Milagritos is an undiscovered gem. |
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* China state banks seen buying USD to ease yuan rally - traders * Taiwan finds fist case of new coronavirus variant * Sime Darby shares weigh on Malaysian benchmark By Pranav A K and Anushka Trivedi Dec 31 (Reuters) - Asian currencies were on course to finish the pandemic-hit... |
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Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu said Thursday the government has imposed the highest-level distancing rules, called “Tier-3,” on all correctional facilities in South Korea for two weeks to guard against COVID-19. Other parts of South Korea are under lower levels of distancing rules. |
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Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu said Thursday the government has imposed the highest-level distancing rules, called “Tier-3,” on all correctional facilities in South Korea for two weeks to guard against COVID-19. Other parts of South Korea are under lower levels of distancing rules. |
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“The gap between Xi’s confidence and the world’s grim reality is glaring,” analysis in Nikkei Asia Review recently observed. This need “to portray ‘success’ at party anniversary will be powder keg with the world.” The analysis begins , “When it comes to statements issued after key meetings of the.... |
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NEW DELHI: Zhong Shanshan is a private billionaire who’s rarely quoted in the press. Now, after an improbable career spanning journalism, mushroom farming and health care, he’s become Asia’s richest person, eclipsing India’s Mukesh Ambani and a group of Chinese tech titans including Jack Ma. Zhong’s net worth has surged $70. |
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Asia Today: South Korea trying to stop virus in prisons |
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South Korea is struggling to contain a viral resurgence tied to a variety of sources such as nursing homes, churches, army bases and family gatherings. Earlier Thursday, South Korea reported 967 new virus cases, taking the country’s total to 60,740 with 900 deaths. |
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SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has enforced its toughest physical distancing rules at correctional facilities after a cluster of coronavirus infections flared at a Seoul prison. The Justice Ministry says 792 people — 771 inmates and 21 staff — at Seoul’s Dongbu Detention Center have tested.... |
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Da Nang (VNA) – The Da Nang Festival – Welcome New Year 2021 kicked off at Asia Park in the central city of Da Nang on December 30 evening. The festival aims to revitalise tourism amid the new normal so as to ensure the twin targets of pandemic control and socio-economic development. |
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(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are mixed on Thursday following the modest gains overnight on Wall Street after U.K. regulators approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford for emergency use. Investors booked profits amid thin holiday trading ahead of the new year. |
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December 31, 2020 12:39 PM BIHAC (REUTERS) - Hundreds of migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East were left stranded in the open air on Wednesday (Dec 30) when an attempt to relocate them to another site in Bosnia after fire wrecked their temporary camp failed, police and migrants said. |
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First batch of licences under Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance to take effect January 1, 2021 First batch of licences under Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance to take effect January 1, 2021 The Department of Health (DH) today (December 31) said that the first batch of licences under the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance (Cap. |
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Despite the challenges that 2020 posed to countries, and individuals across Asia Pacific, the fintech industry was among the few bright spots. Across the region, billions of individuals and companies moved digital, a trend accelerated by the pandemic. Indeed, fintech is one of the few sectors of the economy which has grown. |
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