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Freight rates to Europe and Asia have continued to ease, albeit at a less rapid rate than during the middle of the month, boosting price offerings for West African grades, traders said on Monday. Rates for VLCCs from Nigeria's Bonny Light terminal to Singapore settled at $3. |
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Manulife Financial Corp. Manulife Financial Corp. is a financial services company, which engages in the provision of financial protection and wealth management products and services. It operates through the following business segments: Asia, Canada, U.S., Global Wealth & Asset Management and Corporate & Other. |
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Fiji is hiring workers from Asia because of a shortage of tile and bricklayers in the island nation.
The Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was addressing Year 13 students at a high school prizegiving ceremony in Tailevu on Saturday. He said Fiji lost many of its professionals to migration. |
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Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh (R) and Chairman and CEO of The Asia Group Kurt Michael (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Party and State attach importance to the relations with the US, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission said on October 28. |
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HSBC's interim chief executive on Monday said the banking giant was underperforming in parts of Europe and the United States, 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.... |
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DW News DW News Asia with Melissa Chan, 28 October 2019. A taboo on sex education in Pakistan makes family planning off limits for most. More street rallies in Hong Kong, but are protesters any closer to reaching their demands? And puppets inspire kids in Indonesia to join the resistance against plastic waste. |
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Asia Comic Cultural Museum was at the centre of a recent controversy over a comic book which has been banned. GEORGE TOWN: Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow today denied claims that a comic museum curated by Hew Kuan Yau was owned by the state government. |
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It is one of the fastest growing and dynamic regions in the world. A global trade hub and a strong example of the benefits of regional cooperation, Southeast Asia promises to emerge as one the most successful economic development stories of the 21 st century. |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Some 200,000 revelers marched through Taipei in a riot of rainbow colors and celebration on Saturday as Taiwan held its first pride parade since making history in Asia by legalizing gay marriage. The island has long hosted the region’s largest pride marches but this year Taiwan’s.... |
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It is one of the fastest growing and dynamic regions in the world. A global trade hub and a strong example of the benefits of regional cooperation, Southeast Asia promises to emerge as one the most successful economic development stories of the 21 st century. |
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The Singaporean-South Korean model of carrot-and-stick to implement policies cannot be replicated elsewhere in Asia, and heterodox or unorthodox economic policies will be more effective for latecomers to development, noted economist Deepak Nayyar writes in a new book. |
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Bengaluru-headquartered biopharmaceuticals company Biocon Ltd has moved up to sixth spot in the Top 10 Global
Employers ranking for 2019. It continues to be the only company from Asia to feature on the prestigious US-based 'Science' magazine's annual 'Science Careers Top 20 Employers' list, since its debut in 2012. |
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Top US MBA programs are suffering declines in applications as international students are increasingly choosing schools in Europe, Canada and Asia. Harvard University, Stanford and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have all seen drops in interest this year, with some as much as 22 per cent. |
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By Martin Petty and Rozanna Latiff. MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Southeast Asian countries fighting Islamic State's influence in the region lauded the killing of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi but said security forces were preparing for a long battle to thwart the jihadist group's ideology. |
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Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to welcome you all to London on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government, and to welcome the tenth One Young World Summit back to the UK, where it all began. Lancaster House has hosted many an historic diplomatic occasion – prior to this evening’s! This is a night up there with them all. |
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Though his death will unsettle ISIL, it remains capable and dangerous, said Delfin Lorenzana, defence secretary of the Philippines, where the group's influence has taken hold among unschooled Muslim youth in its troubled Mindanao region. "This is a blow to the organisation considering al-Baghdadi's stature as a leader. |
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Real estate and retail conglomerate Majid Al Futtaim will open seven Carrefour stores in Uzbekistan over the next two years as part of its expansion into Central Asia, the company said. “A supportive government, growing economy and high demand for a customer-centric offering like ours makes.... |
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British backpacker Amelia Bambridge's father has told Sky News he believes she was taken after searching through CCTV of the night she went missing in Cambodia. Sky News' southeast Asia correspondent, Siobhan Robbins, joined more than 100 volunteers and police searching for Amelia. |
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Some of these protests have already earned comparisons to the “Arab Spring” that rocked the Middle East from the end of 2010. But at the same time, they are far broader in geographic range, with countries in Latin America, Europe and Asia also seeing protests. |
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A new survey has revealed that Switzerland is the favoured European winter destination for Asian tourists, beating France to the top spot. But why?
What does the survey show? It found that Japan and South Korea are the preferred winter destinations for Asian tourists. |
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For The Asia Pacific Region The US Dollar Is Top Of Mind.
The US trade-weighted USD basket is trading at all-time highs. Why has the dollar been so strong and market participants so wrong on the USD call this year?
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It is not clear what kind of python this was, but according to the Thai National Parks website, there are three types of the reptile that are endemic to the Asian nation. These are; the reticulated python, the Burmese python and the Brongersma's short-tailed python. |
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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019) Reference case, future growth in natural gas consumption is concentrated in developing nations—those outside of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)—especially in non-OECD Asian countries. |
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Hong Kong (AFP) - HSBC's interim chief executive on Monday said the banking giant was underperforming in parts of Europe and the United States, 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.... |
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28/10/2019 Bangkok, Thailand. Asia’s vast landmass and growing cities are warming faster than the global average and that will have a disproportional impact on food security and livelihoods for billions of people across the region, co-authors of a global report warned today. Some Asian cities are already 0. |
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FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind an oil pump outside Saint-Fiacre, near Paris, France September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
By Aaron Sheldrick. TOKYO (Reuters) After strong gains last week, oil prices were slightly lower on Monday as data released in China reinforced signs that its economy is slowing, though progress in China-U. |
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