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Sydney hosts the biggest celebration of Chinese New Year outside Asia. More than a million visitors are expected to enjoy the sights, sounds and flavours of Asia during the City of Sydney's Sydney Lunar Festival from 25 January to 9 February 2020. For the first time, the Lunar Lanes street party.... |
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Canada can no longer do business as usual with China. That's the new foreign minister's take, exactly one year after the arrest of Huawei's Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver. In an exclusive interview with Radio-Canada, François-Philippe Champagne said he recognizes that the situation is serious. |
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SINGAPORE — The Force is strong in this collaboration. Two legendary icons, Porsche and Star Wars, joined forces (pardon the pun) at the Porsche Asia Pacific debut of the spectacular new all-electric Taycan in Singapore last Thursday, ahead of its regional (and Philippine) launch in 2020. “The Taycan links our heritage to the future. |
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IT WOULD take guts to bring in a brand that failed in this market more than a decade ago. But if there is one automotive distributor that could pull it off, it could only be the United Asia Auto Group, Inc. (UAAGI). ISO-certified UAAGI is behind the Chinese commercial vehicle brand FOTON. And they steered this brand to a solid Top 10 (No. |
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Despite a top 15 finish by both Rajiv Sethu and Senthil Kumar in the Asia Production 250cc class, IDEMITSU Honda Racing India faced a rather tough Sunday in the final round of the Asia Road Racing Championship here. The five-position penalty for exceeding track limits in turn 12 of the final race.... |
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NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka’s new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has warned India and Western nations that his country will be forced to seek finance from China again if they do not invest in the island. Rajapaksa told the Hindu newspaper in an interview published on Sunday that other Asian nations would.... |
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Wushu exponent Yong Yi Xiang won Singapore’s first gold medal at the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the men’s changquan on Sunday while Malaysia likewise earned its first top podium finish via the same sport courtesy of Loh Choon How in the men’s taijiquan event held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. |
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The Vietnamese, November 30, 2019. On November 20, 2019, Father Nguyen Dinh Thuc, a Vietnamese Catholic priest, posted on his Facebook page that he was not allowed to leave Vietnam to go to Japan to meet with the Pope during the papal visit to Asia. The immigration police gave Father Thuc a document.... |
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HÀ NỘI Việt Nam brought home 10 gold medals on the first official competition day of the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines yesterday. Đinh Thị Như Quỳnh triumphed in the women’s cross country mountain bike event, bagging the first gold medal for Việt Nam at the regional sports event. |
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A colourful opening ceremony launched the 13th South Asian Games, the biggest multi-sport extravaganza of the region, at the Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu yesterday, with words of peace and unity in diversity of the South Asian region writ large on the displays and performances. |
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The 13th South Asian Games got underway officially on Sunday, inviting thunderous applause from thousands of enthusiasts who had gathered to watch
A crowd of around 14,000 spectators, packed into the Dashrath Stadium, was spruced up just in time for the event. |
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The 13th edition of the South Asian Games formally began with an opening ceremony at Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu on Sunday. The ten-day sporting carnival will see the athletes of South Asia competing for glory in 26 different sports categories.
This is the third time Nepal has hosted the Games. |
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Tea Bag Market status and forecast, categorizes the global Tea Bag market size (value & volume) by manufacturers, type, application, and region. This report focuses on the top manufacturers in North America, Europe, Japan, China, India, Southeast Asia and other regions (Central & South America, and Middle East & Africa). |
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Chery’s back. This time, it’s more than ready to stir the local market anew with a 10-year and one million-km engine warranty. In a recent ceremony held at Solaire Resort and Casino in Paranaque City, Foton Philippines distributor and manufacturer United Asia Auto Group, Inc. |
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India's economy grew at its slowest pace in more than six years in the July-September period, down to 4.5 percent from 7.0 percent a year ago, according to government figures released Friday that piled more pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The expansion in Asia's third-largest economy fell from 5. |
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THE Philippines is hosting the 52nd Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (Appa) Forum in Cebu with the National Privacy Commission (NPC) taking the lead. Privacy commissioners from the region and guest representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are expected to converge for the main.... |
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AVIATION. StarLux mulls A330 deal. New carrier StarLux Airlines Co (星宇航空) is considering adding wide-body Airbus SE A330 aircraft to its fleet to fly between Taiwan and capital cities in Asia where demand is strong, airline spokesman Nieh Kuo-wei (聶國維) said yesterday. |
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Taiwanese coffee chain Cama Cafe is planning to expand into Southeast Asia next year, its chairman said. The chain, which has opened more than 120 stores over 13 years, would open its first overseas branch in Southeast Asia in the first quarter next year, Cama chairman Ho Ping-lin (何炳霖) said, although he did not specify the country. |
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MANILA, Philippines Growth in the manufacturing sector in Emerging Asia economies likely remained sluggish in November in line with moderate expansions in advanced and export-driven economies in the region, according to London-based Capital Economics. In a research paper, the macroeconomy research.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. Bigger and richer economies should invest in smaller Asian ones if they want to counter China’s expanding Belt and Road Initiative, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said. |
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The part that appeals to me is these Asian countries' ability to look 20-30 years ahead; decide where they want to go; and start to put in place plans and funding that extend well beyond the political electoral cycle. To set a framework and give certainty. |
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Sri Lanka's new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has warned India and Western nations that his country will be forced to seek finance from China again if they do not invest in the island. Rajapaksa told the Hindu newspaper in an interview published on Sunday that other Asian nations would also turn to.... |
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NEW CLARK CITY, Philippines: Fakhrul Adam Cruz’s towel is worth its weight in silver. The kurash opponent wrestled his way to the -90kg silver in a surprise win today in the Sea Games. Kurash originated from folk wrestling, which is practised in Central Asia. |
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's men's team was defeated against Japan at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Championships in Pattaya, Thailand on Sunday. - Sports news - The Persians lost to 2020 Paralympic Games host 71-51 at the Eastern National Sports Centre. Iran is scheduled to play Australia tomorrow. |
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The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day on Sunday was “Communities Make The Difference”. Cambodia is a shining example of making a difference in Asia, where the Cambodian government and donors work hand in hand with communities of people living with or affected by HIV to implement evidence-based HIV services. |
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