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By Avantika Chilkoti and Frances Yoon. Global stocks fell Wednesday after President Trump issued a stark new warning on the spread of the novel coronavirus in the U.S., reviving concerns about the potential damage to the world's largest economy. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3. |
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Hi, In today’s bulletin: Asian countries grapple with food supply fears, East Asia sees uneven recovery from coronavirus, Asian-Americans face difficult times, banks suspend loan repayments, and more. Reading this on the web or know someone who might enjoy receiving Asian Insider?
ASIA GRAPPLES WITH FOOD SECURITY FEARS THOUGH STOCKS EXIST. |
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Automobile companies are one of the biggest metal product consumers. Steel and aluminum are widely used in the automobile industry.Automobile companies use metal products for auto sheets and engine parts. Asia Pacific accounted for 46.2% of the total market revenue in 2017. |
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Frank Bozich, President and Chief Executive Officer of Trinseo, commented, "As the coronavirus pandemic has spread from China and Asia, to Europe and the Americas, Trinseo has been actively responding through our crisis management plan and adjusting our business operations accordingly. |
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Healthcare Institutions Continue to Adopt Minimally Invasive Oncology Solutions to Address Growing Demand and Provide Clinical and Economic Benefits. CAESAREA, Israel April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IceCure Medical Ltd (TASE: ICCM), a developer and marketer of minimally invasive cryoablation therapies.... |
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In Europe, London's FTSE fell 3.5 percent, Germany's DAX was down 3.4 percent and France's CAC dropped 3.8 percent. In Asia on Wednesday, Japan's Nikkei dropped 4.5 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 2.2 percent and the Shanghai Composite was off 0.6 percent. |
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re leased Wednesday, “East Asia and the Pacific in the Time of COVID-19”, the bank said Myanmar’s growth is facing strong headwinds due to its exposure to the COVID-19-related slowdown in China and around the world. The World Bank said manufacturing activity and exports are expected to slow throughout the remainder of the fiscal year. |
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The United States on Tuesday expressed hope that America and India partnership will lead to a scientific breakthrough that will end the COVID19 pandemic which has claimed 38000 lives globally. US Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, Alice Wells, cited the successful example of India and US collaboration, saying that U. |
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By Leika Kihara and Daniel Leussink. TOKYO (Reuters) - Factory activity contracted sharply across most of Asia in March as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed economic activity across the globe, with sharp falls in export power-houses Japan and South Korea overshadowing a modest improvement in China. |
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“The global automotive wiring harness market accounted to US$ 47.08 Bn in 2018 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.27% during the forecast period 2020 – 2027, to account to US$ 68.18 Bn by 2027.” Increases are expected in all the major production regions, while the North America and Asia Pacific.... |
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April 1, 2020. By Leika Kihara and Daniel Leussink. TOKYO (Reuters) – Factory activity contracted sharply across most of Asia in March as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed economic activity across the globe, with sharp falls in export power-houses Japan and South Korea overshadowing a modest improvement in China. |
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JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organisation, Muhammadiyah, has issued a circular advising Muslims to perform terawih (a night prayer during the fasting month of Ramadan) at home should the Covid-19 pandemic show no sign of improving in the coming month. |
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BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) - Panic buying at supermarkets and hoarding have raised fears over food supplies, and governments for their part are acutely aware that keeping everyone fed at affordable prices is crucial for political stability. However, records showed that there is no reason to panic as there are ample food grains to go around. |
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* China's private survey shows improvement in factory activity. * South Korea, Japan suffers plunge in factory activity. * Manufacturers also hit in Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines. By Leika Kihara and Daniel Leussink.
TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Factory activity contracted sharply across most of.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- Panic buying at supermarkets and hoarding have raised fears over food supplies, and governments for their part are acutely aware that keeping everyone fed at affordable prices is crucial for political stability. Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine have already announced plans to limit.... |
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By Leika Kihara and Daniel Leussink. TOKYO (Reuters) - Factory activity contracted sharply across most of Asia in March as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed economic activity across the globe, with sharp falls in export power-houses Japan and South Korea overshadowing a modest improvement in China. |
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Almost all of the other regional purchasing managers indexes (PMI) fell further below 50, the dividing line between contraction and expansion, according to data released by IHS Markit on Wednesday. The Jibun Bank Japan index, at 44.8, and South Korea’s PMI, at 44. |
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The last few years have seen a drastic growth in the Korean entertainment industry. The global audience for both K-movies and television shows continues to grow each year. Today, their viewers are not only based in Asia but also in Europe, America, Africa, and the other continents. |
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SINGAPORE solar company LYS Energy on Wednesday said it has obtained a S$14 million green loan from United Overseas Bank (UOB). The loan is issued under UOB's Green Infrastructure Framework as part of the bank's U-Solar programme, the first solar industry ecosystem in Asia to power the development.... |
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AKIPRESS.COM - Unidentified people in uniformed forced out around 300 migrant workers from Central Asia from the Domodedovo airport in Moscow in the night of March 31. 200 of them were citizens of Tajikistan, journalist Galia Ibragimova said on Facebook page. |
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Pedestrians reflected in a window stand in front of a quotation board displaying the numbers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange March 26, 2020. — AFP pic. TOKYO, April 1 — Asian stocks clung to gains today, helped by a bounce in Australian shares, but risks for equities remain large as the coronavirus.... |
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New Delhi: Indian women's football team captain Bala Devi joined the Asian Football Confederation's break the chain campaign. The campaign is for raising awareness of the need for social distancing as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. "The whole world is struggling with this pandemic.... |
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Wednesday despite the overnight losses on Wall Street amid lingering concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, results of a private survey showed that China's manufacturing activity expanded in March, after deteriorating the most.... |
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The Common Nightingale, known for its beautiful song, breeds in Europe and parts of Asia and migrates to sub-Saharan Africa every winter. A new study published in The Auk: Ornithological Advances suggests that natural selection driven by climate change is causing these iconic birds to evolve shorter.... |
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(AGENPARL) – WORCESTER (MASSACHUSETTS), mer 01 aprile 2020. The Common Nightingale, known for its beautiful song, breeds in Europe and parts of Asia and migrates to sub-Saharan Africa every winter. A new study published in The Auk: Ornithological Advances suggests that natural selection driven by.... |
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