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Acclaimed director David Michod's epic "The King" was one of four major Netflix productions screened at Asia's largest film festival this week, underlining how streaming services are increasingly challenging Hollywood and traditional media for the attention of artists -- and viewers. |
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Most Vietnamese might assume that the country’s first female billionaire would be standoffish and difficult to know. But Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo, who is one of 25 women on Forbes’ 2019 Asia’s Power Businesswomen’s list, is admired for her friendly manner and desire to support and inspire younger generations. |
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. Xinhua | Published: October 13, 2019 17:24:46
Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) expansion is projected to decelerate from 7.1 per cent in 2018 to 6.6 per cent in 2019, due to slower export growth and weaker agricultural production growth, according to the World Bank's latest report in economies in East Asia. |
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Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin speaks to reporters at the 2019 Smart Cities Asia Conference and Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur September 11, 2019. — Picture by Firdaus Latif. PONTIAN, Oct 13 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) will use the experience of the mother of the late Tanjung Piai.... |
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* Chaotic clashes around Hong Kong. * Police use tear gas, deny using excessive force. * 'Hong Kong has become a police state. We should resist' * Protesters erect 'Lady Liberty' statue on Lion Rock peak. * Asian financial hub faces first recession in a decade (Adds latest on protests, fresh quotes) By Jessie Pang. |
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TOKYO -- Some 200 Japanese companies and organizations will take part in an initiative to develop smart cities in Southeast Asia, as Tokyo battles for influence with its Chinese and South Korean rivals. Participants will engage in projects in 26 cities in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,.... |
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KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysian police have detained five more men over alleged links to the Sri Lankan Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) separatist group.Sources said the men were detained in Malacca, Penang and Selangor on Saturday (Oct 12) by the Counter-Terrorism Division (E8). |
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"I was asking Virat to teach me the sleight of hand trick to win tosses in India," joked Faf du Plessis after losing the toss in the second Test in Pune. It was the ninth successive time a South African captain had lost the toss in Asia. It's hard to beat India in Test matches in India and the job only gets tougher when you lose the toss. |
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Oct 13, 2019. by Louise George Kittaka Name: Hartmut Schick Title: President and CEO, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. and Head of Daimler Trucks Asia URL: http://www.daimler.com/ DoB: Oct. 5, 1961 Hometown: Black Forest, Germany Years in Japan: 1 Electric vehicles (EVs) have a number of advantages over those that rely on conventional fuels. |
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SEOUL – By official accounts, the pig contagion wreaking havoc across Eastern Asia has virtually skipped over North Korea, with a single outbreak reported there in May. But wayward feral pigs have stoked concern that Kim Jong Un’s reclusive state is hiding an African swine fever disaster. |
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Heading home and pursuing her musical ambitions beckoned, or so she thought. But three years after her...
Modi has called for an end to the consumption of single-use plastics by 2022.
The decision was taken after a security review in the restive Himalayan region. |
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GRIND-OUT. Barkley Ebona and the FEU Tamaraws figure a winning-way out versus the tough UST Tigers. Photo release. MANILA, Philippines – The FEU Tamaraws outgunned the UST Growling Tigers, 72-58, in a heated UAAP Season 82 men’s basketball match at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, October 13. |
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MANILA -- Shawn Mendes sure knows how to party! Last Thursday, the 21-year-old Canadian heartthrob did just that when he took the stage of the Mall of Asia Arena for his second concert in Manila, two years after he first performed in the country in 2017. |
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United States has appreciated Pakistan’s efforts to curb militancy but reminded Islamabad that it must do more to stop militants from operating within its borders. The statement from Alice Wells, the acting assistant secretary of the US State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, came via Twitter early on Sunday morning. |
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A SEM or the Asia-Europe Meeting is a cooperation forum for Asian and European countries. It was initiated to strengthen dialogue and interaction between Europe and Asia, the two pivotal regions in the world. The ASEM is a process of dialogue and cooperation involving 30 countries Europe, 19.... |
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When Dore Gold, one of the most powerful voices in Israel’s strategic community, raises his hands, skywards, and exclaims “today I feel as vulnerable as the Kurds,” who have been abandoned by Donald Trump, one fact can be cast in stone: West Asia has changed. A panic war cannot be ruled out. |
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BUSAN: The quality of Malaysian films has improved over the years with the emergence of talented filmmakers. Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) director Jay Jeon said this augured well for the local film industry. “As with other Asian countries, Malaysian filmmakers are equally good. |
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However, the bank in its latest edition of the South Asia Economic Focus said the country was expected to gradually recover to 6.9 per cent in 2021 and 7.2 per cent in 2022 as it assumed that the monetary stance would remain accommodative, given benign price dynamics. |
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BUSAN, South Korea, Oct 13, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Acclaimed director David Michod’s epic “The King” was one of four major Netflix productions screened at Asia’s largest film festival this week, underlining how streaming services are increasingly challenging Hollywood and traditional media for the attention of artists — and viewers. |
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Washington: After a broad-based deceleration in the initial quarters of this fiscal year, India's growth rate is projected to fall to 6 per cent, the World Bank said on Sunday. In 2018-19, the growth rate of the country stood at 6.9 per cent. However, the bank in its latest edition of the South Asia.... |
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Acclaimed director David Michod's epic "The King" was one of four major Netflix productions screened at Asia's largest film festival this week, underlining how streaming services are increasingly challenging Hollywood and traditional media for the attention of artists -- and viewers. |
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KUALA LUMPUR: From luxury Singapore apartments to Malaysian seafront condos, Hong Kong investors are shifting cash into Southeast Asian property, demoralised by increasingly violent protests as well as the China-US trade war. Millions have taken to the streets during four months of pro-democracy.... |
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Tacky Tacatac guided University of Santo Tomas to a big 71-67 victory over Far Eastern University to grab its sixth straight win in the UAAP Season 82 Women's Basketball Tournament Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena. The second year guard delivered 11 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter, to go with six.... |
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MANILA, Philippines -- University of Santo Tomas (UST) racked up its sixth win in a row, but not before having to survive a furious fightback by Far Eastern University (FEU) in the UAAP Season 82 women's basketball tournament, Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena. |
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Straddling two continents, Turkey has one of the most powerful armed forces in Europe or Asia. Over four hundred thousand strong, Ankara’s armed forces are divided into the Army, Air Force, and Navy. A Special Forces Corps exists and is subordinate directly to the Turkish General Staff. |
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