In contrast to what we are seeing in some parts of the world, a growing number of countries in MENAT and Asia are rejecting economic isolationism and wanting to work together to develop a new kind of multilateralism. While there is still a long journey ahead of us, it is becoming increasingly clear.... |
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The Afghan government strongly welcomes the US operation that led to the death of Baghdadi, says a spokesman for President Ashraf Ghani.
In a quiet corner of Kabul's public library, an pld Afghan poet polishes ‘the heart’s mirror’
The Malaysian prime minister says that his exports-reliant country is caught in the middle of US-China tariff war. |
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia and Chinese benchmarks fell Tuesday after the S&P 500 index closed at an all-time high. The rally Monday came at the beginning of a busy week of corporate earnings and economic reports and with investors expecting another interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. |
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TOKYO -- In seven years, Singapore's Grab has emerged as a force in Southeast Asian transportation, but the ride hailer's co-founder believes the true potential of the market is only just coming into view. Tan Hooi Ling, speaking at the Nikkei Global Management Forum on Tuesday, said the region's "digital economy is going to triple by 2025. |
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SATS AND SEMBCORP FORM SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIP. TO GREEN OPERATIONS. Singapore, October 29, 2019 SATS Ltd. (SATS), Asia's leading provider of Food Solutions and Gateway Services, and Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp), a trusted global integrated energy company, have signed a Memorandum of.... |
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TOKYO -- Takeda Pharmaceutical has high hopes for China, India and Southeast Asia, as Japan's largest drugmaker looks to further extend its international reach, CEO Christophe Weber said in an interview on Tuesday. "Asia is a high priority for us," Weber said on the sidelines of the Nikkei Global Management Forum. |
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Growing up in Calcutta, I watched relatives trained as doctors forced to make the painful choice between emigration, with better pay and prospects, and staying in India. Today, I see older family members and acquaintances die from the lack of adequate medical services or suffer from the absence of.... |
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DHAKA -- Bangladesh has opened talks with the U.S. to buy advanced arms, in a move seen as a major blow to China, which has traditionally been the South Asian nation's biggest supplier of military hardware. The planned purchases from Washington are part of a broader effort to modernize Bangladeshi military forces by 2030. |
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HSBC interim CEO Noel Quinn on Monday said the banking giant was underperforming in parts of Europe and the US, as third-quarter profits slipped and the lender warned of further headwinds. The Asia-focused behemoth has been trying to lower costs as it faces the double uncertainties caused by the.... |
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Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. Shares were mixed in Asia and Chinese benchmarks fell Tuesday after the S&P 500 index closed at an all-time high. |
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Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. Shares were mixed in Asia and Chinese benchmarks fell Tuesday after the S&P 500 index closed at an all-time high. |
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia and Chinese benchmarks fell Tuesday after the S&P 500 index closed at an all-time high. The rally Monday came at the beginning of a busy week of corporate earnings and economic reports and with investors expecting another interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. |
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A UK court on Monday remanded in custody a truck driver over the deaths of 39 Asian migrants he had been smuggling in a human trafficking case that has horrified Britain and sparked a desperate search for their country of origin.
Prosecutors accused Maurice Robinson — a 25-year-old from Northern.... |
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Southern High's Asia Topasna taking on Academy wrestler Athyllia San Gil in the 112-pound division. San Gil with an early takedown led 2-1 after the first round. Topasna was awarded a point when San Gil was called for locking her hands.
Down 4-1 in the 2nd round, Asia countered scoring points off of a reversal, takedown and 3 near falls. |
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BANGKOK (AP) - Shares were mixed in Asia and Chinese benchmarks fell Tuesday after the S&P 500 index closed at an all-time high. The rally Monday came at the beginning of a busy week of corporate earnings and economic reports and with investors expecting another interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. |
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Major Asian markets traded mixed Tuesday afternoon as investors monitor further developments on the U.S.-China trade front with the two economic powerhouses working toward a deal. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.4% while the Topix gained 0.8%. Shares of airliner ANA , however, fell more than 0. |
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia and Chinese benchmarks fell Tuesday after the S&P 500 index closed at an all-time high. The rally Monday came at the beginning of a busy week of corporate earnings and economic reports and with investors expecting another interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. |
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SYDNEY: Asian shares rose to a three-month peak on Tuesday after Wall Street hit all-time highs amid hopes of progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks and for another dose of policy stimulus from the Federal Reserve this week. Japan's Nikkei led the way with a rise of 0. |
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Shares in Asia were set to trade higher on Tuesday as investors monitor for further developments on the U.S.-China trade front with the two economic powerhouses working toward a deal. Futures pointed to a higher open for Japanese stocks, with the Nikkei futures contract in Chicago at 22,970 and its counterpart in Osaka at 22,960. |
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Matters related to the disputes in the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula will be discussed at the 35th Asean Summit and Related Summits in Thailand this weekend. The drafts of key documents for the upcoming 35th Asean Summit and the 14th East Asia Summit (EAS) acquired by the Bangkok Post ,.... |
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Consumers’ desire to lead an environmentally friendly, sustainable and more hygienic lifestyle has impacted the food and beverage packaging sector. GlobalData has highlighted the top clean-packaging trends in the Asia–Pacific region (APAC) in 2019. Transparency. |
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman , Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Asia, along with 13 other Members of Congress representing Southern California, urged President Donald Trump to address the escalating trade and security dispute between Japan and South Korea and proactively mediate between our Japanese and South Korean allies. |
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(Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Asia are set to advance after U.S. equities climbed to a record as optimism for a trade deal combined with encouraging earnings and bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. Treasuries slumped ahead of key central bank decisions. Futures on Japanese and Hong Kong stocks were higher. |
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SANTA CLARA, California Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Â To accommodate the rapidly growing market demand for secure, connected commerce, Sequent Software, Inc., a leading provider of tokenization technology to the world's banks and mobile payments operators, today announced the opening of new sales.... |
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HONG KONG Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Â American Century Investments, a global asset manager with approximately $168 billion * in client assets, has hired Vicky Yick as managing director, Asia intermediary business, where she will initially help serve the fast-growing private banking markets in Asia. |
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