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A new film about the Sewol ferry sinking, a disaster that killed more than 300 people -- most of them children, will premiere at Asia's biggest film festival, five years after director Lee Sang-ho caused controversy with his first documentary on the topic. |
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Hi, In today’s bulletin : Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam invokes emergency law to ban masks at protests; Japan stands by to handle risks to economy; US and North Korea to resume nuclear talks this weekend; and more. Reading this on the web or know someone who might enjoy receiving Asian Insider?
HONG KONG USES EMERGENCY LAW TO BAN MASKS AT PROTESTS. |
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NEW DELHI - Both India and Singapore, as well as their respective regions, are looking at how they can more closely integrate their economies so as to create opportunities for their people, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Friday (Oct 4). "There are many areas of complementarity between.... |
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(BLOOMBERG) - South-east Asia's largest lender happens to be its most tech-savvy. Why then is Singapore's DBS Group Holdings Ltd missing out on some of the region's hottest deals in digital banking? In recent years, technology has played a large role in the bank's profitable pivot away from trade financing to corporate cash management. |
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KUALA LUMPUR - South-east Asia's tallest building, standing at 492m, is now ready for occupation. With its completion, the Exchange 106 skyscraper has officially dethroned the Petronas Twin Towers, at 452m, as the tallest building in Malaysia. The new tower also dethroned the region's previous.... |
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For the past year Resources Connection Inc.’s stock price has smaller growth than Barrett Business Services Inc. Summary. Resources Connection Inc. beats Barrett Business Services Inc. on 8 of the 13 factors. Resources Connection, Inc. provides agile consulting services in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. |
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s metro system will stay shut on Saturday, the rail operator said, paralyzing transport in the Asian financial hub after a night of chaos in which police shot a teenage boy and pro-democracy protesters torched businesses and metro stations. |
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s metro system will stay shut on Saturday, the rail operator said, paralysing transport in the Asian financial hub after a night of chaos in which police shot a teenage boy and pro-democracy protesters torched businesses and metro stations. |
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By Twinnie Siu. HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's metro system will stay shut on Saturday, the rail operator said, paralyzing transport in the Asian financial hub after a night of chaos in which police shot a teenage boy and pro-democracy protesters torched businesses and metro stations. |
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by Huang Ming-chao. Taiwan serves as key geopolitical hub in East and Southeast Asia. The World Drug Report 2018 published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) pointed out that North America, East Asia and Southeast Asia are key regions in the production and consumption of amphetamine. |
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HERMISTON — Good Shepherd Health Care System has hired geriatrician and internal medicine physician Nu Nwe Tun, MD. Tun is the third internist to join Good Shepherd's Medical Group division, with two more hires planned for the near future. She is from Myanmar, a country in southeast Asia. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia (Radio Australia, Aug. 11) - Ino long taim nau bai Australia na Indonesia bai holim toktok long kamapim ol plan blong holim wanpela Asia-Pacific rijonel miting,long painim ol wei blong mekim ol wok blong stopim ol dispela "terroris"pasin. |
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Rubber prices plunged across Asia this week after news that a major state-owned trader in China, ceased trading. China’s largest trader of rubber ceased operations after failing to honor contracts with its local and foreign business partners. Unsettling the global rubber market for the commodity. |
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SOUTH-EAST Asia's largest lender happens to be its most tech-savvy. Why then is Singapore's DBS Group Holdings Ltd missing out on some of the region's hottest deals in digital banking? In recent years, technology has played a large role in the bank's profitable pivot away from trade financing to corporate cash management. |
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A video has been circulated on social media showing the extent of the ongoing African swine fever (ASF) outbreak that is decimating pig populations in Asian countries. According to ABC Landline the video was taken in a town located in southern China. The publication further noted that the pigs in.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- For a stark assessment of global recession risks, look beyond the world’s top currencies to the pronounced declines for their less-well-traded peers. The Australian and New Zealand dollars, which trade as proxies for Asian growth because of their commodity exports, are bumping along.... |
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For the past year XOMA Corporation’s stock price has bigger growth than Allogene Therapeutics Inc. Summary. Allogene Therapeutics Inc. beats on 9 of the 11 factors XOMA Corporation. XOMA Corporation discovers, develops, and commercializes antibody-based therapeutics in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. |
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. The writer is a freelance journalist and a correspondent for The Diplomat, based in Lahore, Pakistan. His research focuses primarily on the analysis of South Asian security and politics. His work has been featured in number of renowned media outlets including Foreign Policy, Al-Jazeera, The.... |
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JP/Seto WardhanaIf there is a region that could use a mobility revolution, it is Southeast Asia. Much of the area grapples with persistent congestion, expanding environmental concerns and surging oil demand to serve transit needs. Electric vehicles could help make a dramatic change. Consider that in 2018, 1. |
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Amid heightened rivalry between the world's superpowers, Indonesia aims to highlight the role of a rules-based system across Asia, whose contributions to international law and norm-setting might have otherwise gone unnoticed, a senior Foreign Ministry official has said. |
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the South Asian countries should eliminate “misperceptions and false apprehensions” to strengthen regional cooperation and development. “In the past decades, we have seen many lofty regional ideas and initiatives. |
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LaLiga president, Javier Tebas has said he believes an early kick-off time for the Classico between Barcelona and Real Madrid will allow more people around the world to tune in. Speaking with reporters, Tebas said the decision to hold the Classico early in the day was made with Asian television markets in mind. |
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4 de octubre de 2019, 15:53 Moscow, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that the real intention of the United States to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was always to strengthen the presence of these weapons in Asia. |
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Husky said in early January that it was exploring options for some of its non-core and downstream assets, including the Prince George Refinery, to increase focus on its core assets in Atlantic Canada and the Asia Pacific region. Andy Clark/REUTERS.
Canadian oil and gas producer Husky Energy said on.... |
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ISTANBUL. Turkey is set to host an international conference on jewelry and gemstone next week in Istanbul. According to Turkey’s Jewellery Exporters' Association on Friday, Istanbul will host the 8th conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Gems and Jewellery for the first time. |
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