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Shorea platyclados (Dark Red Meranti) is a commercially important timber tree species in Southeast Asia. However, its stocks have dramatically declined due, inter alia , to excessive logging, insufficient natural regeneration and a slow recovery rate. Thus, there is a need to promote enrichment.... |
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Many subjects are exotic props in a global class war. But the hard edge has dulled over the decades.
Our managing editor recaps the trends and stories that dominated the year, and shares a few of his favorite pieces.
Dissecting what a groundbreaking new economics paper means for Central Asia. |
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Provitamin A and pre-formed vitamin A compounds are essential micronutrients for humans. However, vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects the health status of nearly 50% of populations in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa and is especially pronounced in preschool children and pregnant women. |
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Manifesto linked to far-right German gunman who killed 10 called for elimination of Israelis and immigrants from Asia and Africa. |
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Asian indoor championships in Hangzhou from Feb. 12-13 cancelled. Tokyo Marathon on March 1: Restricted to elite runners. AUTO RACING. Formula One's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 19 postponed. New date not set. Formula E's Sanya E-Prix in Sanya on March 21 cancelled. BADMINTON. China Masters in Hainan from Feb. |
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The A-League is at risk of sliding rapidly down the rankings of Asian domestic competitions but Australian clubs' participation in future Asian Champions League campaigns is set to be safeguarded by the expansion of the tournament. Australia's top football competition will have just one direct.... |
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The A-League is at risk of sliding rapidly down the rankings of Asian domestic competitions but Australian clubs' participation in future Asian Champions League campaigns is set to be safeguarded by the expansion of the tournament. Australia's top football competition will have just one direct.... |
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ATHLETICS. World indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 postponed to March 2021. Hong Kong Marathon on Feb. 9 cancelled. Asian indoor championships in Hangzhou from Feb. 12-13 cancelled. Tokyo Marathon on March 1: Restricted to elite runners. AUTO RACING. Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 19 postponed. |
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Market Segmentation By Technology (Soft Close door, Power Sliding door and Retractable Door Handle), Component (Door Handle Sensor, NFC Reader, Actuators and Others), Vehicle Type (Passenger Cars, Commercial Vehicles and Electric Vehicles), Geography (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and Middle East and Africa). |
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Subway cars in Tokyo and Seoul look more like hospital wards, with armies of masked commuters shooting dirty looks at the slightest cough or sneeze. A restaurant owner in a South Korean Chinatown says visitors have dropped by 90%. You've probably got a better chance of winning the lottery than buying face masks in parts of Asia. |
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February 21, 2020. By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara. TOKYO/RIYADH (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he was watching the coronavirus impact on the economy with “grave concern,” in a nod to the growing toll the epidemic is taking on manufacturing activity and exports across Asia. |
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FILE PHOTO: Passengers wear protective masks as they wait at Hong Kong International Airport, following the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong, China, February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region stand to lose $27.8 billion (£21. |
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In view of the ongoing worldwide outbreak of a respiratory illness Wuhan coronavirus or COVID-19, the US government has issued an advisory to its citizens not to visit Asia-Pacific region and avoid China in particular. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is learnt to have been caused by a.... |
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TANNA, VANUATU (21 February 2020) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined the Government of Vanuatu in a commissioning ceremony today to open several junior secondary schools that were built back better following damage by Cyclone Pam in 2015. Vanuatu’s Minister of Education and Training Jean-Pierre.... |
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China's efforts to control the deadly outbreak of a new coronavirus "are working", Beijing's top diplomat said Thursday, attributing an easing in new cases to his country's "forceful action" against the illness. Speaking in Laos before talks with peers from the 10 Southeast Asian (ASEAN) countries,.... |
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HONG KONG (REUTERS) - HSBC Holdings has named Kevin Martin, its head of Asia Pacific retail banking and wealth management unit, as the chief operating officer of the newly created global wealth and personal banking business. HSBC said on Tuesday it would merge its private banking and retail wealth.... |
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Elias Sorensen (L) of Newcastle United vies with Ryan Bennett of Wolverhampton Wanderers during a Premier League Asia Trophy match between Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province on July 17, 2019. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng) Wolverhampton Wanderers have only.... |
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HSBC, which operates in 64 countries including most across Asia, is reporting staff disruption at its branches across much of China. It is already making provision for bad loans as businesses in China and Hong Kong struggle. Closer to home, Qantas this week said it would cut flights into Asia by 15 per cent until the end of May. |
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By Cynthia Kim and Joori Roh. SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports to China slumped in the first 20 days of February and overall sales per working day tumbled, as a coronavirus outbreak disrupted global supply chains and threatened to put a choke hold on Asia's fourth-largest economy. Exports to China, where the epidemic originated, shrank 3. |
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Bank Central Asia (BCA), Indonesia’s biggest private lender by market value, has lowered its loan growth target for this year, arguing that the coronavirus outbreak and stock market “scandals” may affect the bank’s customers. BCA president director Jahja Setiaatmdja said on Thursday that he sees the.... |
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HSBC, which operates in 64 countries including most across Asia, is reporting staff disruption at its branches across much of China. It is already making provision for bad loans as businesses in China and Hong Kong struggle. Closer to home, Qantas this week said it would cut flights into Asia by 15 per cent until the end of May. |
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HSBC, which operates in 64 countries including most across Asia, is reporting staff disruption at its branches across much of China. It is already making provision for bad loans as businesses in China and Hong Kong struggle. Closer to home, Qantas this week said it would cut flights into Asia by 15 per cent until the end of May. |
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Vietnam still ranked 94th in the world and 14th in Asia. They were followed by Thailand at No.113, and the Philippines at No.124. Japan, Iran and the Republic of Korea continued to be the continental top three. Belgium were the world’s strongest team, followed by France and Brazil, respectively. |
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People walk past parliamentary election campaign posters at the end of the parliamentary election day in Tehran February 20, 2020. ― WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Nazanin Tabatabaee pic via Reuters. TEHRAN, Feb 21 ― Iran votes today in key elections which conservatives are expected to dominate,.... |
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Corporate earnings are increasingly under threat as US manufacturers, like many others, scramble for alternative sources as China’s supply chains seize up. — Reuters pic. SYDNEY, Feb 21 — Asian shares were under water today as fears over the creeping spread of the coronavirus sent funds fleeing to.... |
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