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Vasai (AsiaNews) Pope Francis' apostolic visit to Japan and Thailand is a unique opportunity to reaffirm the importance of the Church in Asia, "still considered foreign and therefore irrelevant,” writes Archbishop Felix Machado of Vasai (Maharashtra) to AsiaNews A former undersecretary of the.... |
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By Trend An issue of establishing the Fund of the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) has been discussed within the international economic forum held in Ashgabat on November 20-21, Trend reports referring to the Turkmen Dovlet Khabarlary state news agency. |
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THE Pasig River was considered biologically dead until it got a new lease on life when rehabilitation efforts were started several years ago by the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC). Last October 2018, the project won the first Asia River Prize Awards, an international competition which.... |
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"Previously it [awards ceremony] was held in other parts of the state, but permanently it will be here [in Brisbane] going forward," Cr Schrinner said on Thursday. "We want Brisbane to continue to have a growing and thriving film industry, but to have these international awards right here in Brisbane is something incredibly important for our city. |
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Pope Francis is given a red-carpet welcome by Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha at the Government House in Bangkok today. The pontiff is on his first visit to Thailand, where he will spend four days before heading to Japan. – EPA pic, November 21, 2019. |
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Ningbo, Zhejiang (ANTARA) - Youngor Group, a well-established Chinese clothing manufacturer, plans on expanding its business to Southeast Asia by considering setting up factories in several of the region’s countries, including Indonesia. "We are currently preparing a future plan on entering the Southeast Asian market. |
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HONG KONG Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- HashKey Pro, HashKey Group's digital asset trading platform, announced its submission of a license application to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") intending to operate a virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong. On November 6, 2019 , Chief Executive Officer of SFC, Mr. |
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Tan Min Lan, UBS head of chief investment office in Asia Pacific, said overall Chinese corporate earnings have done better than expected in the third quarter. She explained that even though growth is slowing in China, the country's economic restructuring is "actually bearing fruit" which would benefit some companies. |
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BANGKOK, Nov 21, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Pope Francis will visit one of Thailand’s famed gilded temples Thursday to meet the supreme Buddhist patriarch, on the first full day of his Asian tour aimed at promoting religious harmony. The 82-year-old pontiff is on his first visit to Buddhist majority Thailand,.... |
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SINGAPORE Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd was recognized with the 2019 Global Halal Glove Company of the Year award at the annual Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific Best Practices Awards Banquet held on 14 November at The St. Regis Singapore. |
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KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad suggested on Thursday (Nov 21) that Parliament attendance would be a factor in his decision on which lawmakers may be dropped as part of Tun Dr Mahathir said Members of Parliament (MPs) who do not attend enough.... |
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MEXICO CITY - The strategic location of Singapore, near the centre of Asia, and Mexico, near the centre of the Americas, means that the two countries are gateways to their respective regions, and is why both should be "pathfinders of trade and commerce", Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said. |
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New Zealand shares joined the lull across Asia-Pacific markets as investors grow increasingly pessimistic about China-US trade relations. Ryman Healthcare fell on disappointment that its earnings forecast wasn't stronger. The S&P/NZX 50 Index declined 17.33 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 10,958.16. |
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By Samuel Shen and John Ruwitch. SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's rapidly growing $100 billion market for exchange-traded funds is luring plenty of new entrants, intensifying competition in a market some predict will dethrone Japan to become Asia's largest in five years. |
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BANGKOK (AFP) - Pope Francis will visit one of Thailand's famed gilded temples on Thursday (Nov 21) to meet the supreme Buddhist patriarch, on the first full day of his Asian tour aimed at promoting religious harmony. The 82-year-old pontiff is on his first visit to Buddhist majority Thailand, where.... |
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BEIJING (AP) — Shares skidded Thursday in Asia after moderate declines on Wall Street as anxious mounted over the possibility the U.S. and China may not reach a trade deal before next year. Hong Kong led the region with its benchmark Hang Seng index falling 1.5% to 26,461.41. The Shanghai Composite index lost 0. |
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Following is a summary of current health news briefs. Hong Kong mulls South East Asia pig imports as pork prices jump on China swine fever outbreak. Hong Kong is looking into importing live pigs from countries in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, to supplement a dwindling supply from mainland.... |
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Pope Francis meets with Buddhist supreme patriarch Somdet Phra Maha Muniwong, at the Wat Ratchabophit Buddhist in Bangkok, Thailand November 21, 2019. — Marco Tassi/Vatican Media handout via Reuters. BANGKOK, Nov 21 — Pope Francis will visit one of Thailand's famed gilded temples today to meet the.... |
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AKIPRESS.COM - Over 80 experts from five Central Asian countries gathered in Almaty on November 19 to discuss how to improve and modernize irrigation practices in Central Asia, the World Bank reported in press release. The two-day workshop, entitled Towards Regional Initiatives for Modernizing.... |
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SINGAPORE — The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is calling on cities in Southeast Asia to join Patong (Thailand), Donsol (Philippines) and Phú Quốc Islands (Việt Nam) in making a commitment to eliminate plastic pollution, by developing an action plan and trial innovative solutions. |
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WARM WELCOME. Pope Francis waves as he leaves St. Louis Hospital in Bangkok on November 21, 2019. Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP. BANGKOK, Thailand – Pope Francis will visit one of Thailand's famed gilded temples Thursday, November 21, to meet the supreme Buddhist patriarch, on the first full day of his Asian tour aimed at promoting religious harmony. |
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In the South Asian context, non-proliferation is not merely nuclear question. The larger forces and interests at work both within the region and outside have to be understood. Regional security cannot be considered in isolation from global or extra- regional conditions. The efforts have to be on two parallel lines. |
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Airbus has secured orders for 170 aircraft worth $30 billion at the latest Dubai Air Show. The orders include 50 Airbus A350-900 XWB by Emirates Airlines worth $16 billion and 170 Airbus A320s from Air Arabia for $14 billion. Air Arabia is said to be expanding into Southeast Asia and Africa while.... |
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Pope Francis called for migrants to be welcomed and for women and children to be protected from exploitation, abuse and enslavement as he began a busy two days of activities in Thailand on Thursday. Francis pleaded for action against one of the region’s greatest scourges, human trafficking to fuel.... |
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Southeast Asian stock markets opened sharply lower on Thursday as the United States and China sparred over U.S. bills on Hong Kong and concerns emerged that an interim trade deal may not be signed this year.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills on Wednesday backing pro-democracy.... |
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