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Early marriage and childbearing have led to Bangladesh having the highest adolescent fertility rate in the Asia Pacific region. Adolescent pregnancy is correlated with pregnancy-related complications, preterm delivery, delivery of low-birth weight babies, and spousal violence. |
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MADRID – The relationship between Japan and Latin America is an old one based on cooperation in technology, the environment and social assistance in the region from which the Asian island nation gets raw materials, despite the fact that trade totaled only $60 billion in 2018, much below China’s trade with the region. |
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McKinsey said banks in western Europe and Asia are not as well-prepared for a downturn as they were when the global financial crisis erupted in 200.. — TODAY pic. PARIS, Oct 22 — US consulting firm McKinsey said yesterday that a third of big global banks may not survive a major financial shock, with those in western Europe and Asia most at risk. |
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An American Congressional sub-committee will hold a hearing on the human rights situation in South Asia, including Kashmir, on Tuesday with top officials from the state department and experts on the region. The hearing will be convened by Congressman Brad Sherman, Chairman of the Subcommittee on.... |
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Green Day, five-time Grammy Award winners, are embarking on a global tour in 2020, including a stop-over in Bangkok during March. The rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame inductees will perform a series of concerts throughout Europe, UK, North America and Asia. “Green Day Live in Bangkok” takes place on March 11, 2020 at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani. |
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NEW YORK Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Ventricular Drainage Devices Market: About this market This ventricular drainage devices market analysis considers sales from ventricular drainage accessories and ventricular drainage system products. Our study also finds the sales of ventricular drainage devices in Asia Europe North America , and ROW. |
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Amid uncertainty over the superpower rivalry in the region, Indonesia and Asian countries must uphold a rules-based order, which is also one of the key principles in the recently adopted ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific, a senior diplomat has said.Foreign Ministry Asia-Pacific and African Affairs.... |
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The Asia Pacific Exchange (APEX) launched the APEX Argus Bunker Index Singapore LSFO 0.5%S futures contract on Friday 18 October. This contract provides a tool for market participants to hedge price risks associated with marine fuel. The contract complies with tighter sulphur specifications being.... |
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Responding to the announcement that shipping company MSC “will not explore or use the Northern Sea Route between Europe and Asia for container shipping” and that it believes that shipping lines should focus on reducing the environmental impact of existing shipping trade routes”, Clean Arctic.... |
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NEW YORK Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Ventricular Drainage Devices Market: About this market This ventricular drainage devices market analysis considers sales from ventricular drainage accessories and ventricular drainage system products. Our study also finds the sales of ventricular drainage devices in Asia Europe North America , and ROW. |
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US Congressman Brad Sherman, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Asia, will hold a hearing on “Human Rights in South Asia: Views from the State Department and the Region” at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington at 10 am US Eastern Daylight Time (7.30 pm IST) on Tuesday. |
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(COLOMBO PLAN DRUG ADVISORY PROGRAMME) Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific promotes the concepts of self-help and mutual help among its member states. Established in 1951 with seven Commonwealth member countries, the membership today has expanded to 27 states. |
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Myanmar is one of UNOPS’ leading offices in Asia, acting as fund manager for three of the largest development programmes in the country, namely the Access to Health, the Livelihood and Food Security Fund (LIFT) and the Joint Peace Fund (JPF). In addition, UNOPS is Principal Recipient for the Global.... |
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NEW YORK Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Pulmonary Edema Therapeutics Market: About this market This pulmonary edema therapeutics market analysis considers sales from cardiogenic pulmonary edema and non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema types. Our study also finds the sales of pulmonary edema therapeutics in Asia Europe North America , and ROW. |
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The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP), in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature, with support from the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Association of Development Banks for the Asia and Pacific and United Nations Economic and Social.... |
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Economic uncertainty in the world’s second-largest economy may explain a sudden surge in the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) purchased with Chinese Yuan (CNY) as local traders place value into something believed to be uncorrelated to the world economy, and therefore potentially recession-proof. |
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Two centuries ago, in 1820, Asia accounted for two-thirds of the world’s population and more than a half of world income. It also contributed more than a half of manufacturing production in the world economy. The subsequent decline of Asia was attributable to its integration with the world economy shaped by colonialism and driven by imperialism. |
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Mubasher: Asia is set to expand its share of wind power by 2050, ending up as a global leader with more than 50% of all onshore installed capacity and 60% offshore, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said. In its report, titled “Future of Wind,” the agency said Asia could grow its.... |
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Indian travel and hotel brands including Cleartrip. com and Taj Hotels are expanding operations in West Asia as countries focus on tourism to reduce dependence on crude oil. The latest to woo foreign travellers is Saudi Arabia which announced an e visa-scheme last month. |
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has tried to position South Asia's third-biggest economy as a hub for smartphone manufacturing.
Apple Inc has started selling its popular iPhone XR phones assembled in India, as it looks to expand its share in the world's second-largest smartphone market.... |
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US equity-index futures advanced alongside European and Asian shares as investors awaited fresh developments on foreign trade and a slew of results from major companies including Amazon.com. Bonds dropped. Futures on the S&P 500 Index nudged up, pointing to a firm open that would keep American stocks still within sight of a fresh all-time high. |
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NEW YORK Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Pulmonary Edema Therapeutics Market: About this market This pulmonary edema therapeutics market analysis considers sales from cardiogenic pulmonary edema and non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema types. Our study also finds the sales of pulmonary edema therapeutics in Asia Europe North America , and ROW. |
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J.P. MORGAN has joined a slew of multilateral agencies, debt raters and other organizations in projecting Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year and in 2020 below government targets. Investment bank J.P. Morgan’s “Global Watch: Asia” Economic Research note that was e-mailed to.... |
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Flashback to the 1979 Philippine National Chess Championships. This was 40 years ago and at that time we were still indisputably the no. 1 chess country in Asia. The rise of China and India as world chess powers was still many years in the future. Regional rival Vietnam on the other hand had just.... |
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HONG KONG: When authorities drew up a plan to make Hong Kong a hub for Asia's wine trade, they faced a big challenge: where to store the bottles in a city that was fast running out of space. So they went underground. Officials presented World War Two-era bunkers as potential sites, and former.... |
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