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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa visited Kandy to...
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa paid a courtesy...
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Tourism pioneer Sam Tegal had passed away after. |
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held its 35th Summit in Thailand in early November 2019. ASEAN holds two summits annually. The second this year included meetings with Dialogue Partners including the United States. The 14th East Asian Summit (EAS), a gathering of countries formed.... |
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Celebrations erupt among Hong Kong’s pro-democracy voters.
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Salem Al-Dawsari and Bafetimbi Gomis scored in the second half on Sunday as Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal beat Urawa Reds 2-0 to win the Asian Champions League final 3-0 on aggregate. Coming into Sunday’s final with a 1-0 lead after the first leg on Nov 10 in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian giants knew they.... |
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A group of Tomaree High School students had to opportunity to learn the FootGolf basics from the world's best last week during the Asia Cup. Fifty-two years 7 and 8 sports students and three teachers, including James Welch, head of PD/H/PE at the school, turned out to Horizons Golf Resort on.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Asia were set for a mixed start to the trading week as investors monitored the latest on U.S.-China trade. Currencies saw muted moves in early trading. Futures edged up on equities in Japan and Australia, while Hong Kong contracts ticked lower. The pound advanced, reversing some of its decline from Friday. |
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Societe Generale’s regional heads of trade and commodities finance for Asia Pacific have left the Paris-based bank, raising concerns among Singapore-based shipping fuel traders that it may wind back financing services to the sector. France’s third-biggest listed lender said this year it would shrink.... |
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Rohail Nazir’s sparkling century helped Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 77 runs in the final of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, in Bangladesh on Saturday. After being put into bat, the openers Omair Bin Yousuf (4 off 15 balls) and Haider (26 off 23.... |
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NANCHANG, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Over 2,000 pairs of mandarin ducks have flown to Wuyuan County in east China's Jiangxi Province, Asia's largest habitat for these wild birds, to spend the winter. Mandarin Duck Lake, designated a nature reserve by the provincial government, has a water area of over 253 hectares. |
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YOUTRIP, the provider of a multi-currency travel wallet service in Asia, thinks it could be a beneficiary of Thailand’s high-flying baht. The baht’s climb spurs foreign-exchange demand by encouraging Thais to travel and shop abroad, YouTrip’s Chief Executive Officer Caecilia Chu said in an interview in Bangkok. |
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Words and photos by Kap Maceda Aguila. AS THE WHOLE country braces for the official start of the 30 th edition of the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) and the 10 th ASEAN Para Games, Morris Garages (or MG) inked an agreement with the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) and.... |
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By Denise A. Valdez Reporter. PHILIPPINE conglomerates are watching out for opportunities in less developed but fast-growing Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members, drawn by the “unique needs” of these markets. Gross domestic product growth projections of the Asian Development Bank,.... |
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) warmly welcomes former New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant as a new Board-appointed member. “Brian Gallant’s advocacy for trade diversification to Asia.... |
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Koo, better known as Hara in other parts of Asia, was in May reportedly found unconscious at her home and was hospitalised [File: Truth Leem/Reuters]
was found dead on Sunday. Goo Hara, who previously performed with the group Kara, was discovered at her home in Seoul on Sunday evening, Yonhap news agency reported citing police. |
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TOKYO -- Corporations based in Asia have reported many of the sharpest increases in net profit since the 2008 global financial crisis, with technology companies, consumer goods manufacturers and drugmakers driving the growth. The region is home to roughly 80% of 560 listed nonfinancial companies.... |
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Region is at the heart of the geopolitical rivalry between the two economic giants, experts say; Both have committed to regional partnerships but US is struggling to make its mark
Beijing tells southern technology centre to use ‘best modern governance practices that promote high quality and.... |
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Curtains fell on the 18th Asian University Presidents Forum (AUPF) 2019 yesterday, with a vision to have stronger collaborations among Asian universities in mutual cooperation and technology transfers. Some 40 Asian universities signed 64 memorandums of understanding (MoU) on exchange of students,.... |
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) warmly welcomes former New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant as a new Board-appointed member. “Brian Gallant’s advocacy for trade diversification to Asia along.... |
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Prior to joining Katanga, Davis was the executive general manager of Hong Kong-listed MMG's operational and growth objectives in Africa, Australia and Asia. He resigned from that position in July this year. Prior thereto, he had general management responsibility for BHP’s aluminium smelting operations in South Africa. |
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US says Lanka effectively ceded sovereignty over Hambantota Port November 24, 2019, 10:41 pm Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells has said that Sri Lanka effectively ceded its sovereignty to China over the Hambantota Port. |
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November 24, 2019, 9:46 pm The Disrupt Asia Conference and Technology Innovation Festival is Sri Lanka’s one-of-a-kind conference organized by the Information Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka. The event, held for the 4th consecutive year, is aimed at showcasing and promoting Tech.... |
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November 24, 2019, 12:00 pm The countries which have benefited from Chinese assistance in Asia, Africa and Europe have not suffered a breach of their independence and sovereignty or lost any significant extents of resources. The world economy, international relations, and geopolitics are at present.... |
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November 24, 2019, 10:04 pm Iroshan Silva of Sri Lanka passing the ball against Afghanistan with skipper Danush Dayan looking on during the Asian Sevens Olympic Qualifier Tournament 2019 played in South Korea over the weekend. Sri Lanka sevens rugby team failed to qualify for the Olympic Games 2020.... |
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Koo, better known as Hara in other parts of Asia, was in May reportedly found unconscious at her home and was hospitalised [File: Truth Leem/Reuters]
was found dead on Sunday. Koo Hara, who previously performed with the group Kara, was discovered at her home in Seoul on Sunday evening, Yonhap news agency reported citing police. |
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Exxon Mobil plans to sell up to $25 billion of oil and gas fields in Europe, Asia and Africa in its biggest asset sales for decades, seeking to free up cash to focus on a handful of mega-projects, according to three banking sources. The sell-off would be a marked acceleration of the U.S. oil major’s previous divestment plans. |
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