The US believes a dialogue between India and Pakistan is the most effective way to reduce bilateral tensions, but the success of such talks depends on Islamabad taking “sustained and irreversible steps” against terrorists on its soil, America’s top diplomat for South Asia said on Tuesday. |
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The Kospi in South Korea led gains, jumping 1.3% to 2,090.88, thanks to gains in technology companies overnight on Wall Street. Australia's S&P ASX 200 added 0.3% to 6,674.30. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong picked up 0.2% to 26,765.87, while the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.1% to 2,936.99. India's Sensex edged 0. |
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New Zealand shares were broadly stronger, joining the upbeat mood across Asia. SkyCity Entertainment Group hit a seven-week low as a fire atop the firm's new international convention centre raged throughout the day. The S&P/NZX 50 Index increased 27.64 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 11,090.39. |
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Asia’s freight industry is at a tipping point. Between 2018 and 2025, the e-commerce market in Southeast Asia alone is expected to grow fourfold , from US$23.2 billion to US$102 billion, requiring an attendant rise in logistics and delivery services. By 2050, Asia is slated to account for 56 per.... |
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MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Accor, the largest and most geographically diverse hotel group in Asia Pacific will expand its portfolio in the Philippines with a record-setting nine new hotels signed this year which will be managed by the international augmented hospitality group. |
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The logo for McKesson appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. The nation's three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker have reached an over $200 million deal to settle a lawsuit related to the opioid crisis just as the first federal trial over the crisis was due to begin Monday. |
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BANGKOK (AP) - Shares are gaining in Asia after upbeat comments from President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials on the status of trade negotiations with China. The Kospi in South Korea led gains, jumping 1.3% to 2,090.88, thanks to gains in technology companies overnight on Wall Street. Australia's S&P ASX 200 added 0. |
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Asian stocks climb, lifted by upbeat talk on China-US trade |
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer. BANGKOK Shares are gaining in Asia after upbeat comments from President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials on the status of trade negotiations with China. The Kospi in South Korea led gains, jumping 1.3% to 2,090.88, thanks to gains in technology companies overnight on Wall Street. |
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are gaining in Asia after upbeat comments from President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials on the status of trade negotiations with China. The Kospi in South Korea led gains, jumping 1.3% to 2,090.88, thanks to gains in technology companies overnight on Wall Street. Australia's S&P ASX 200 added 0. |
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E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 gained 0.15%. China and the United States have achieved some progress in their trade talks, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said on Tuesday, adding that as long as both sides respected each other, no problem could not be resolved. U.S. |
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Shares are gaining in Asia after upbeat comments from President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials on the status of trade negotiations with China. The Kospi in South Korea led gains, jumping 1.3% to 2,090.88, thanks to gains in technology companies overnight on Wall Street. Australia's S&P ASX 200 added 0. |
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Have you noticed lattes, ice cream and smoothies with a tawny hue? That could be a sign of a not-so-secret ingredient: turmeric. The botanical is omnipresent in health food aisles, in the form of pills and powders. Turmeric, native to South Asia, is one of the fastest-growing dietary supplements. |
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BANGKOK. Shares are gaining in Asia after upbeat comments from President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials on the status of trade negotiations with China. The Kospi in South Korea led gains, jumping 1.3% to 2,090.88, thanks to gains in technology companies overnight on Wall Street. Australia's S&P ASX 200 added 0. |
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BANGKOK (AP) - Shares are gaining in Asia after upbeat comments from President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials on the status of trade negotiations with China. The Kospi in South Korea led gains, jumping 1.3% to 2,090.88, thanks to gains in technology companies overnight on Wall Street. Australia's S&P ASX 200 added 0. |
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of the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Indonesia have gathered at a meeting in Jakarta to review cooperation within the framework of the forum and discuss preparations for the upcoming 14th EAS in Thailand. The diplomats highly valued results of cooperation activities to implement statements of the East.... |
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) Christian Ewert said at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 21. Speaking at the Amfori Asia Sustainability Forum, which gathered about 100 delegates from Asian countries and territories, Ewert said in the context of the rise of Asia, the main products sought in Vietnam were textiles, footwear and fast-moving consumer goods. |
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MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Accor, the largest and most geographically diverse hotel group in Asia Pacific will expand its portfolio in the Philippines with a record-setting nine new hotels signed this year which will be managed by the international augmented hospitality group. |
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UOB has launched a programme that connects Asian businesses and individuals with its solar company partners to help clients go green and switch to solar power, it said on Tuesday. The programme, U-Solar, has been launched first in Malaysia, with a likely rollout in Singapore later this year. |
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday asked Sri Mulyani Indrawati to continue in her role as finance minister of Southeast Asia's biggest economy during his second five-year term in office, Indrawati told reporters. After a meeting with the president, Indrawati said she.... |
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Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday on growing optimism that China and the US will sign a partial trade deal next month, while the pound held firm around five-month highs as dealers bet Britain will leave the EU with a Brexit agreement. Donald Trump reinforced hopes Monday that he and Xi Jinping will.... |
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Tuesday, tracking the positive cues overnight from Wall Street amid renewed optimism that the U.S. and China will sign the first phase of a trade deal by the middle of November following comments from President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. |
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Hyundai Motor Group plans to make inroads into the Chinese luxury car market with its Genesis brand “in the near future,” an industry source told Asia Times on Monday. Monthly passenger car sales in China, the world’s largest automobile market, have fallen since June 2018. They sank 6. |
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Asia could grow its share of installed capacity for onshore wind from 230 Gigawatt (GW) in 2018 to over 2600 GW by 2050, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds. By that time, the region would become a global leader in wind, accounting for more than 50 per cent of all.... |
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Sustainable supplies of goods and production were key areas for Vietnamese businesses to focus on in order to join the global supply chain, Director General of the Foreign Trade Association (Amfori) Christian Ewert said at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 21. |
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