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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Thursday, taking their cue from a surge on Wall Street as governments and central banks took more aggressive measures to fight the virus outbreak and its economic impact. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.8% to 21,262.49. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 1% to 6,390.60. South Korea's Kospi gained 0. |
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The creator of the popular cloud-based hospital management system, Peth Yoeung, is scheduled to launch a health app and card next week. First Womentech Asia (FWTA) has announced that it will expand its offer in the healthcare sector with the introduction of an app and card to help patients manage health-related information. |
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Most Asian and European equities rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus, brushing off a Wall Street sell-off that was fuelled by concerns the central bank was panicking. The surprise cut came as central banks around the.... |
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The overnight success, even among non-Tamil speakers in ethnically diverse Singapore, proved to Yung Raja that he could embrace his own identity without copying other Western artists he admired. He is among a growing number of artists from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.... |
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When Singapore's Yung Raja remixed "Gucci Gang" by US rapper Lil Pump, he swapped the original's flashy cars and a prowling tiger for a beer can and Tamil food in a viral YouTube video that reeled in hip-hop label Def Jam. His 2018 version -- "Poori Gang" -- was a trial run for the "concoction of.... |
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MANILA, Philippines Renowned Filipino artist Manuel Baldemor recently launched his latest exhibit “Bulkang Taal: Bangon Batangas” at the SM Mall of Asia Central Atrium, Level 2. The exhibit, which runs until March 5, is a collection of paintings depicting the destructive aftermath of the Taal Volcano eruption and the formidable power of nature. |
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Javier Pérez de Cuéllar garnered a reputation as a peacemaker during his UN tenure. Former UN chief and Peruvian Prime Minister Javier Pérez de Cuéllar has died aged 100. Mr Pérez de Cuéllar's son told local radio station RPP he died at his home in Peru. |
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Many communities in Africa and Asia are still faced with serious problems of hygiene and sanitation. Despite numerous interventions using traditional approaches, access to appropriate sanitation and hygiene remains unacceptably low. One of the identified causes of low sanitation coverage is the.... |
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Asia South Korea Confirms 145 New Coronavirus Cases; Total Tops 5,700
A decontamination truck disinfects Seoul’s Eunyeong district against the coronavirus on March 4, 2020. / Getty / Kyodo.
By Kyodo News 5 March 2020. SEOUL—South Korea confirmed another 145 cases of coronavirus infection on Thursday, bringing the tally to over 5,700. |
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As regions across the country are hit with shortages and the rising price of face masks following Indonesia's first confirmed Covid-19 cases, Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini has admitted that her administration had been hoarding masks to be distributed when necessary. |
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The overnight success, even among non-Tamil speakers in ethnically diverse Singapore, proved to Yung Raja that he could embrace his own identity without copying other Western artists he admired. He is among a growing number of artists from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.... |
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Futures pointed to a higher open for Japanese stocks, while shares in Australia rose in early trade. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced a $50 billion aid package on Wednesday to combat the impact of the coronavirus. Overnight on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average skyrocketed 1,173. |
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The battle between Thailand's retail titans for Tesco is heating up, with all three giants saying they have placed bids for a deal that is expected to be one of Asia's biggest transactions this year. A source at Charoen Pokphand Group, the country's biggest agribusiness conglomerate, confirmed on.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks looked set to extend a global equity rally after an emergency U.S. spending bill to combat the impact of the coronavirus added to signs of support from policy makers. The yen held losses and Treasury futures slipped. Equities in Australia opened higher with bond yields,.... |
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As COVID-19 unfolds across the world, we are reminded of how global our food supply chain has become (e.g., fruit from Central and South America, seafood from Asia, and cheese from Europe). We can also see the complexity of food supply chains in other kinds of crisis situations as well. |
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A former Royal Marines Commando was horrified after discovering three dead tiger cubs in a freezer at an illegal breeding facility in South East Asia. Scottish former soldier Aldo Kane, 42, visits Laos for documentary Tigers: Hunting the Traffickers, which airs tonight at 9pm, as he explores the tiger trade in South East Asia. |
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Six more people have tested positive to the coronavirus in NSW, bringing the total number of those infected in the state to 15 since the outbreak began. NSW Health is alerting passengers who were on five separate flights from Asia in the past week after two men in their 30s, a man in his 50s and two.... |
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With India, Indonesia and Thailand confirming new cases of coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged the countries in its South-East Asia region to strengthen preparedness for all possible scenarios and ensure early containment measures. |
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Airlines are reporting a sharp drop in demand for flights due to the COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus. U.S. airlines have canceled all flights to China until late April at the earliest, and they’re cutting the numbers of planes making trips to affected areas in Asia and Italy. “In February 2020, vs. |
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. Another coronavirus case has been linked to Florida. This is the fourth Floridian who has tested positive for COVID-19, but this individual is undergoing a self-quarantine in Washington. Authorities say the person recently traveled to Asia. On the same day, Congress has approved a bipartisan bill to fund efforts to fight the spread of COVID-19. |
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an Australian-based communications systems design and integration company, in November 2019 . The SAA will enable Viasat and Blacktree to meet the needs of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) requirements, by providing rapid and cost-effective in-country manufacturing and support services for Ultra.... |
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Due to the spread of coronavirus, the California State University (CSU) system has decided to suspend its international studies program in Florence, Italy. Outside of countries in Asia, Italy has been one of the hardest-hit by coronavirus, with more than 2,700 cases as of Wednesday. |
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Dubai: China remained the only unbeaten team at the end of the second day of the Asia/Oceania Group I Fed Cup by BNP Paribas at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, on Wednesday.
China brushed aside a youthful Indonesia 3-0 to become the only team with a clean record, while Chinese Taipei had to dig in deep for a 2-1 upset of South Korea. |
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Alaska cruise season, which injects an estimated $900 million into the Seattle economy, doesn’t start until next month. But fallout from the global spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is rippling through the cruising sector here. Some cruise lines, swamped by cancellations on their Asia.... |
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State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi poses for a documentary photo with the delegation led by Ms Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director of Asia and Director of IUCN Regional Hub for Asia- Oceania, Union Minister U Ohn Win and official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Photo:MNA. |
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