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SEOUL, South Korea South Korea will prohibit private social gatherings of more than five people and shut down ski resorts and major tourist spots nationwide starting from Christmas Eve as it contends with surging coronavirus infections. The restrictions revealed by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on.... |
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Sterling and the New Zealand dollar fell half a percent in cautious trade in Asia, the Australian dollar fell 0.4% and the euro was 0.2% softer at $1.2228. At $1.3308, the pound was still nearly two cents clear of a 10-day low made on Monday, when it briefly lost as much as 2. |
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Passage by the Congress of the nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package was expected later Monday. However, a resurgence of virus outbreaks around the globe has dented optimism that vaccines can bring a swift end to the pandemic. Most investors had already factored in expectations for the.... |
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SEOUL, South Korea South Korea will prohibit private social gatherings of more than five people and shut down ski resorts and major tourist spots nationwide starting from Christmas Eve as it contends with surging coronavirus infections. The restrictions revealed by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on.... |
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In the Philippines, cancer is the second leading cause of death. The top 5 types of cancer that cause death are lung, liver, breast, colon and leukemia. The country has the highest prevalence of breast cancer in Asia and the 9th highest in the world today. |
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Anantara Vacation Club Launches New Mobile App Experience for Club Points Owners Anantara Vacation Club, Southeast Asia’s premier points-based vacation ownership programme, has announced the official release of its new mobile app for Club Points Owners around the globe. GlobeNewswire December 22, 2020 Bangkok, TH, Dec. |
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16 Asia eCommerce Awards Winners, including Watsons and Domino's Trust Insider for AI-Powered Growth.
Watsons, Domino's, Digi, Lenovo, Unilever, Nestlé, Singlife, Lego, Mapemall, Aeon, FairPrice, Lazada, Estée Lauder, IKEA, Volkswagen and KFC - powered by Insider - were announced winners at the Asia eCommerce Awards 2020. |
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HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 22 December 2020 - Four subsidiaries of Lee Kum Kee Sauce Group , namely Lee Kum Kee Company Ltd. (Headquarters in Hong Kong, China), Lee Kum Kee (China) Trading Ltd., Lee Kum Kee (Xinhui) Food Co. Ltd. (Xinhui Production Base) and Lee Kum Kee (M) Foods Sdn Bhd, have.... |
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SHENZHEN, China , Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial technology has moved from the innovation fringe of the financial services sector to become the engine of its growth, says Ye Wangchun, Chairman and CEO of OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. |
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SYDNEY , Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier digital payment service provider and technology vendor AsiaPay has announced today that it will further expand its payment platform in Australia and New Zealand thanks to a new partnership with Fat Zebra. Fat Zebra is a scalable global payments partner,.... |
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The first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine landed in Singapore on Monday. (Photo source: Reuters) Singapore has received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, making it the first country in Asia to take the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech as it plans to inoculate its 5.7 million people by the third quarter of 2021. |
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Singapore received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, according to its flag carrier, ahead of a rollout in the city-state that health officials have said could be as soon as two-three weeks away. Singapore Airlines, which carried the vaccines on board one of its.... |
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Countries: Germany, India, Jordan, Mali, Mauritania, Niger Source: Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau Poor people in developing countries and emerging economies face an existential threat in the corona crisis. However, government assistance is often inadequate. KfW and BMZ are therefore supporting countries in stabilising and expanding social systems. |
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SYDNEY , Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier digital payment service provider and technology vendor AsiaPay has announced today that it will further expand its payment platform in Australia and New Zealand thanks to a new partnership with Fat Zebra. Fat Zebra is a scalable global payments partner,.... |
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Police welcomed the judgment made by the Court of First Instance today which dismissed the judicial review lodged by the Hong Kong Journalists Association. It was pointed out in the court judgment that in carrying out its duty to facilitate lawful journalistic activities, Police have to strike a.... |
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ACAD launches 10th-round funding exercise of Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme ACAD launches 10th-round funding exercise of Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme The following is issued on behalf of the Advisory Committee on Arts Development: The Advisory Committee on Arts Development.... |
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has signed a deal to procure 6.4 million doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine, and is in final talks with Chinese and
said on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country has already secured 12.8 million doses from its deal with Pfizer-BioNTech signed last month, as well as.... |
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Asian shares were poised for a weaker start on Tuesday, while oil prices fell, as investors worried a highly infectious new strain of COVID-19 that shut down much of Britain could lead to a slower economic recovery. |
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Asian shares were poised for a weaker start on Tuesday, while oil prices fell, as investors worried a highly infectious new strain of COVID-19 that shut down much of Britain could lead to a slower economic recovery. |
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Ask any analyst or investment banker and they’ll tell you that 2020 has been a difficult year to read in terms of money-making opportunities the capital markets presented. The COVID-19 pandemic set off a brief period of derisking in the global equities market, with stocks in the US, Europe, and Asia.... |
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Our Correspondent. Karachi. Pakistan Stock Exchange held aGong Ceremony to recognise the tremendous achievement of the three listed companies based in Pakistan who have been recognised in the Forbes ‘Asia’s Best Under A Billion’ list. The companies who have made it to this distinctive list are.... |
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Children walking past Christmas lanterns, locally known as ‘parol’, in Manila. (AFP pic) Love it or hate it, Christmas is probably one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the world. Because it comes at the end of the year, it is a great way to mark the end of the old year and the beginning of the new with friends and family. |
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US President-elect Joe Biden received the COVID-19 vaccine live on TV in a campaign to boost Americans' confidence in the jabs. The 78-year-old incoming president had the Pfizer vaccine at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. His wife Jill Biden received the shot earlier, the presidential transition team said. |
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Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, brings back the massively popular Shopee Milyonaryo for the third time. Shopee Milyonaryo is an interactive lucky draw contest on Shopee Live, where Shopee users stand a chance to win up to ₱1,000,000 in cash, ₱5,000 worth of.... |
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The growing impacts of climate change have already pushed more than 18 million people to migrate within South Asian countries, but that could more than triple in three decades if global warming continues on its current path, researchers warned yesterday. |
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