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(Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Asia were poised for a mixed start Wednesday after a lackluster session for U.S. equities left markets in a holding pattern awaiting the Federal Reserve’s policy decision. Treasuries and the dollar were flat. Shares in Sydney opened modestly lower, while equity futures earlier dipped in Japan and nudged higher in Hong Kong. |
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ABC World Asia, a private equity fund for impact investing established in May by Temasek Trust, has closed its inaugural fund at $385 million. Temasek Trust, the philanthropic arm of state investment company Temasek Holdings, is an independent trustee of philanthropic endowments and gifts. |
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'We are hungry for sustainable solutions. Four times we have been refugees. We need to stop being refugees", said a Rohingya man at Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh. Southeast Asia's leaders are expected to discuss the issue of Rohingya refugees and ways of enhancing Asean's role in facilitating the.... |
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Drivers of change: Afghan women take the wheel.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia , Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 2,000 participants from the Upstream sector from more than 20 countries converged in Kuala Lumpur for the Asia Petroleum Geoscience Conference & Exhibition (APGCE) 2019, organised by International Conference & Exhibition Professionals.... |
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Macquarie Group says it will scale back its cash equities businesses in most areas outside its home Asia Pacific market as tougher regulations bite. The Millionaires' Factory, which employs about 700 people in cash equities, is expected to cut 100 jobs in London and New York, a source with direct.... |
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Macquarie Group says it will scale back its cash equities businesses in most areas outside its home Asia Pacific market as tougher regulations bite. The Millionaires' Factory, which employs about 700 people in cash equities, is expected to cut 100 jobs in London and New York, a source with direct.... |
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The Xayaburi dam, the first of five planned large Mekong river mainstream dams in Laos, officially began operations Tuesday, setting in motion the first major cog in the country's ambitious but controversial plan to become the "battery of Southeast Asia. |
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Macquarie Group says it will scale back its cash equities businesses in most areas outside its home Asia Pacific market as tougher regulations bite. The Millionaires' Factory, which employs about 700 people in cash equities, is expected to cut 100 jobs in London and New York, a source with direct.... |
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. While Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has emphasized in recent quarters the success of its La Quinta acquisition, executives on Tuesday highlighted its often-overlooked international expansion, particularly in Southeast Asia. Systemwide at Wyndham, the number of rooms grew 3 percent year-over-year, executives said during a third quarter earnings call. |
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Macquarie Group says it will scale back its cash equities businesses in most areas outside its home Asia Pacific market as tougher regulations bite. The Millionaires' Factory, which employs about 700 people in cash equities, is expected to cut 100 jobs in London and New York, a source with direct.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- Weeks after Armand Wahyudi Hartono became the vice president director of Indonesia’s largest non-state bank, he noticed how staff were leaving half-empty glasses of water after work. The next morning, he restricted the amount of drinking water available at PT Bank Central Asia’s headquarters. |
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Scientology Volunteer Ministers Asian Goodwill Tour is Welcomed to the tribal village of Mae Salong near Thailand’s border with Myanmar and Laos. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, October 29, 2019 / EINPresswire.com / -- In the mountain villages in the north of Thailand, life continues much as it has for centuries. |
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More Than Double Amount Raised for Previous Fund. Nearly 60% of Capital Came from Outside Asia. SINGAPORE Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jungle Ventures, one of Southeast Asia's largest early stage venture capital firms, today announced that it closed its third fund, Jungle Ventures III. |
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Singapore. FRESH from raising US$240 million for its third fund, Jungle Ventures is on the prowl for South-east Asian startups that meet the region's digitalisation and data privacy needs, the firm's co-founder and managing partner Amit Anand told The Business Times. |
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(Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Asia were poised for a mixed start Wednesday after a lackluster session for U.S. equities left markets in a holding pattern awaiting the Federal Reserve’s policy decision. Treasuries and the dollar were flat. Equity futures dipped in Japan and nudged higher in Hong Kong. |
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The Indian Women’s team that emerged champions of the Women’s Emerging Asia Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium yesterday.
Indian Women emerged champions of the Women’s Emerging Asia Cup tournament when they defeated Sri Lanka Women by 14 runs under the D/L system in the final played at the R Premadasa Stadium yesterday. |
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Doha: Aspire Academy is hosting the 4th Association of Sports Institutes in Asia (ASIA) Congress that will bring together the leading international and regional sports performance practitioners to share insights and spark discussions on considerations in Youth Athlete Development, developing high.... |
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MANILA, PhilippinesThe format of this year's Final 4 will be decided on Wednesday, when top-seeded Ateneo de Manila University takes on second-seeded University of the Philippines in the final game of the UAAP Season 82 elimination round at Mall of Asia Arena. |
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More Than Double Amount Raised for Previous Fund. Nearly 60% of Capital Came from Outside Asia. SINGAPORE Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jungle Ventures, one of Southeast Asia's largest early stage venture capital firms, today announced that it closed its third fund, Jungle Ventures III. |
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SIR David Attenborough’s new BBC1 nature series is set for a recycling row as it uses footage identical to that seen in his earlier Netflix show. Sunday’s episode of Seven Worlds, One Planet will show walruses falling down a cliff in Asia.
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WASHINGTON The number of people threatened by climate change-triggered flooding is about three times higher than previously thought, a new study says. But it’s not because of more water. It’s because the land, especially in Asia and the developing world, is several feet lower than what space-based.... |
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The Xayaburi dam, the first of five planned large Mekong river mainstream dams in Laos, officially began operations Tuesday, setting in motion the first major cog in the country’s ambitious but controversial plan to become the “battery of Southeast Asia. |
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HANOI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung made a phone call to Minister for Asia and the Pacific at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Heather Wheeler on Tuesday to discuss lorry deaths in the British county of Essex. |
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. Adam Harvey is the ABC's Middle East Correspondent, based in Beirut. He's a Walkley Award winning journalist and experienced foreign correspondent, having previously been posted to South-East Asia for the ABC and to the United States for Australia's News Limited publications. You can follow him on Twitter @adharves. |
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