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U.K.based grocery giant Tesco-Lotus has halted production at a factory in China after it discovered the factory used forced labor. The forced labour was apparently used to produce charity Christmas cards for Tesco. Tesco said it has launched an investigation of the Chinese supplier of holiday cards. |
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The activity at Dara Sakor and other nearby Chinese projects is stirring fears that Beijing plans to turn this small Southeast Asian nation into a de facto military outpost. Already, a far-flung Chinese construction boom — on disputed islands in the South China Sea, across the Indian Ocean and.... |
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Vietnam in Southeast Asia is one of the best growing economies in the region. The country has become an attractive destination for investment from all over the globe. The trade wars between the US and China have certainly contributed to this outcome. Since the US has stopped cooperating with China.... |
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Zoe Low is a reporter at the Post, joining in 2018. Previously, she was an intern at The News Lens International in Taipei, covering Taiwan-China relations and foreign policy and social issues around Asia, particularly Southeast Asia. She graduated from the London School of Economics and the National Chengchi University in Taiwan. |
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In all likelihood, the Patriots will get their coveted, hard-earned, first-round bye. Then they’ll have to beat the Chiefs at home, and the Ravens on the road to get to Super Bowl LIV in Miami Gardens, just 73 miles south of Orchids of Asia. This is the takeaway from Saturday’s entertaining 24-17.... |
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Authorities in India have shutdown mobile and internet services in an effort to thwart protests over a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims. Student-led protests that have galvanized a large section of the Indian public. They have been met with communications blocks in areas of New Delhi; in.... |
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Based on the list, Europe & Asia Commercial Co Ltd (EAC), a manufacturer and distributor of consumer and food products, became the leading tax payer in Myanmar for the period, contributing taxes of more than K20 billion to the country’s coffers. EAC is followed by diversified conglomerate Myanma.... |
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BEIJING Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com Group CEO Jane Sun met with Lao Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune last Friday, to discuss possibilities for cooperation in the tourism industry, including the streamlining of visa applications as well as various cultural exchange projects. |
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. The writer is a freelance journalist and a correspondent for The Diplomat, based in Lahore, Pakistan. His research focuses primarily on the analysis of South Asian security and politics. His work has been featured in number of renowned media outlets including Foreign Policy, Al-Jazeera, The.... |
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On the December 11, 2019, ISDP held a forum entitled “A New EU Strategy for Central Asia”, to launch a new ISDP Silk Road Paper on the 2019 European Central Asia strategy, its implications, as well as public reactions to the document. The speakers were Dr. Svante E. Cornell, Director of ISDP´s Silk Road Studies Program, and Mr. |
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BIO-UV Group has recently strengthened its global partnership network with Hai Cheung Trading (HCT), a specialist marine equipment supplier based in Hong Kong. The strategic alliance aims to reinforce the commercial rollout of the company’s BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system across Asia. |
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Mall developers are adding properties in a big way despite lower discretionary income in the hands of consumers and competition from e-commerce firms. Almost all the big mall developers/investors such as Raheja-owned Inorbit Malls, Xander-APG joint venture Virtuous Retail South Asia (VRSA), property.... |
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AMMAN — The West Asia and North Africa Institute (WANA) on Sunday launched three policy papers aiming to find ways of reintegrating disadvantaged groups of women and persons with disabilities (PwD) by better contributing to the development of their social and economic lives. |
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THE ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems certificate was officially awarded to United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. (UAAGI) and FOTON Motor Philippines, Inc. (FMPI) President Rommel Sytin during the company’s yearend celebration last Dec. 13 at Fontana Leisure Parks and Casino in Clark, Pampanga. |
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Tax compliance: A number of taxpayers file their returns with the Jakarta Tax Office in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. Indonesia's tax-to-GDP ratio stood at 11.5 percent in 2017, the lowest in Asia and the Pacific. (JP/Nurhayati)Another year, another attempt, another failure in collecting tax. |
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TASHKENT -- Polling stations have closed in Uzbekistan after voting on December 22 in the first parliamentary elections since President Shavkat Mirziyoev came to power nearly three years ago. Mirziyoev has promised reforms since taking over leadership of a country that boasts Central Asia's.... |
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December 22, 2019, 5:06 pm The European Union (EU) together with The Asia Foundation (TAF) hosted a panel discussion titled "Gender-based violence and women’s access to justice" to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (VAW). |
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Modi defends law as India’s protests intensify. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India signaled he would not scrap a contentious new citizenship law that favors every major South Asian faith other than Islam, despite the mass protests the law has caused across the country. |
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This culturally rich and historically compelling country, along with the rest of central Asia, has been named the No. 1 travel region for the new year by travel website Lonely Planet due to its easy access and new visa-free travel ability. The Economist highlighted the country as well, naming it the.... |
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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed longstanding relations between the country and its southern Asian ally, India, emphasizing that relations between Tehran and New Delhi are unbreakable. Zarif made the remarks in a tweet on his official Twitter account on Sunday after.... |
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Christmas is about love and peace. And hope. Pulse Asia has a nationwide survey about the holiday season. For the past two years, the survey outcome has shown that Filipinos are overwhelmingly filled with hope. In December 2018, 91% of Filipinos said they were hopeful for the new year. |
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TASHKENT -- Polling stations have closed in Uzbekistan after voting on December 22 in the first parliamentary elections since President Shavkat Mirziyoev came to power nearly three years ago. Mirziyoev has promised reforms since taking over leadership of a country that boasts Central Asia's.... |
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TASHKENT -- Polling stations have closed in Uzbekistan after voting on December 22 in the first parliamentary elections since President Shavkat Mirziyoev came to power nearly three years ago. Mirziyoev has promised reforms since taking over leadership of a country that boasts Central Asia's.... |
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MANAMA, 13 days ago
The recently concluded 26th World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC 2019) in Bahrain, which attracted over 1,000 global leaders, announced its WIBC Performance Awards 2019 during the event. Awards & Winners 1. Best Performing Bank Asia Winner: Maybank Islamic Berhad 2. Best Performing Bank Levant Winner: Jordan Islamic Bank 3. |
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TASHKENT -- Polling stations have closed in Uzbekistan after voting on December 22 in the first parliamentary elections since President Shavkat Mirziyoev came to power nearly three years ago. Mirziyoev has promised reforms since taking over leadership of a country that boasts Central Asia's.... |
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