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JAKARTA and MANILA, Philippines Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd. (OneConnect) , today announced it is leading Southeast Asia's sustainable financing with the launch of  two smart lending platforms  – SeekCap , the Philippines' first lending platform that.... |
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SINGAPORE Nov. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is recognized as an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Consultancies leader in the Asia Pacific (AP) region by Forrester Research, a leading global research and advisory firm. The Forrester Wave™: AI Consultancies In Asia Pacific, Q3 2019.... |
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BEIJING Shares retreated in Asia on Wednesday after Japan reported its worst monthly decline in exports in three years, putting pressure on the economy as growth slows following a sales tax hike. Adding to regional jitters, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution overnight to support human rights in.... |
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HONOLULU The number of Chinese visitors to Hawaii is decreasing in a trend that has continued for the past four years. Hawaii Public Radio reported Tuesday that Chinese visitors to Hawaii are down 26% through the third quarter of 2019 that closed at the end of September. |
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s exports fell 9.2% in October from the year before, the biggest drop in three years as the U.S.-China trade war and tensions with South Korea bit into demand. The tariff war between the U.S. and China has taken a toll across Asia, hurting manufacturers and supply chains. |
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KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Anyone can try to become prime minister, but one has to go through the usual channels rather than hold secret meetings, said Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Anwar Ibrahim. "I won't stop anyone interested (in being the next premier). But follow the usual channels. |
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(Bloomberg) -- The tension between bolstering U.S. alliances while pursuing an “America First” foreign policy tripped up Defense Secretary Mark Esper on a tour through Asia -- while still leaving the Pentagon chief exposed to Washington politics thousands of miles away. |
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BEIJING (AP) - Shares retreated in Asia on Wednesday after Japan reported its worst monthly decline in exports in three years, putting pressure on the economy as growth slows following a sales tax hike. Adding to regional jitters, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution overnight to support human rights.... |
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on Wednesday to meet with the country's small but devoted Catholic minority on a seven-day Asian trip that will include a family reunion in Bangkok and take his anti-nuclear message to Japan. The pope's plane touched down outside Bangkok around.... |
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ISLAMABAD (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A man in Pakistan murdered a father and son living next door for using his Wi-Fi without his consent. The man, who was named Qasim by the police, was arrested for murder on Tuesday (Nov 19), according to Samaa TV. Qasim lives in Shah Latif Town, Karachi, according to the report. |
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PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A majority of Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) division chiefs and top state party leaders are in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (Nov 20) to call for a revolt, says a source. "Seventeen division leaders and 31 state party leadership council members are here.... |
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s exports fell 9.2% in October from the year before, the biggest drop in three years as the U.S.-China trade war and tensions with South Korea bit into demand. The tariff war between the U.S. and China has taken a toll across Asia, hurting manufacturers and supply chains. |
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Stratagem Market Insight’s Current Asia-Pacific Baby Wipes market Market report is a collection of logical information, quantitative and qualitative evaluation by industry experts. This research report also provides Comprehensive analysis of the market share, segmentation, revenue forecasts and geographic regions of the market. |
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In a blog post, Donald Lambert, principal private sector development specialist at ADB’s Southeast Asia Department, made his recommendations based on information discussed at the 2019 HCMC Economic Forum, held last month, which focused on turning the city into a global financial center. |
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Pope lands in Thailand, start of two-country Asian tour: AFP Bangkok, Nov 20, 2019 (AFP) - Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on Wednesday, the first leg of an Asian tour that will sweep in Japan and carry a message of interreligious dialogue and nuclear disarmament. |
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Through SeekCap loans marketplace, multiple lenders can on board their loan products allowing borrowers to choose what best suits their business needs, and apply for loans digitally and seamlessly on a single end-to-end platform. Loans can be approved on the same day, and disbursed within three working days. |
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China's Sinopec Corp is set to launch a new $5.7 billion refining and petrochemical complex in the south of the country in second-quarter 2020 using crude oil from Kuwait as a key feedstock, industry officials with knowledge of the matter said.
The project being developed by Asia's top refiner, a.... |
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TOKYO (AP) - Japan's exports fell 9.2% in October from the year before, the biggest drop in three years as the U.S.-China trade war and tensions with South Korea bit into demand. The tariff war between the U.S. and China has taken a toll across Asia, hurting manufacturers and supply chains. |
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Asian shares lost out to safe-harbour bonds on Wednesday as Sino-U.S. trade talks produced nothing but white noise, while concerns about a supply glut left oil prices nursing their biggest one-day loss in seven weeks.
Graphic: Asian stock markets - https://product.datastream.com/dscharting/gateway. |
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SYDNEY: Asian shares lost out to safe-harbour bonds on Wednesday as Sino-U.S. trade talks produced nothing but white noise, while concerns about a supply glut left oil prices nursing their biggest one-day loss in seven weeks. Graphic: Asian stock markets - https://product.datastream.com/dscharting/gateway. |
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As haze blanketed large tracts of Southeast Asia last month, office workers with Genting Plantations in Jakarta were investigating the source of the choking smoke more than a thousand kilometres away. Images collected from drones flying up to 400 meters above Genting’s oil palms help the company spot fires in remote and inaccessible areas. |
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By- Aanchal Magazine. Just one out of five persons — in the 15-30 years age bracket — entering the labour force is expected to be a female in the five years ending 2023, when India’s labour market demography is projected to peak. According to an internal study conducted by the National Skills.... |
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s exports fell 9.2% in October from the year before, the biggest drop in three years as the U.S.-China trade war and tensions with South Korea bit into demand. The tariff war between the U.S. and China has taken a toll across Asia, hurting manufacturers and supply chains. |
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A NSW government blueprint shows it could be the nation's first trillion-dollar economy by 2030 and hit $2 trillion after 2040. The blueprint, released by Treasurer Dominic Perrottet on Wednesday, says the growth in Asia's middle class has the potential to drive NSW exports and economic growth for decades. |
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MULTAN: Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, despite being on the Exit Control List, left for Cambodia to attend an international summit on Monday night, family sources confirmed. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen exclusively invited Gillani to deliver his lecture at the Asia Pacific Cambodia Conference 2019. |
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