HCM City (VNS/VNA) - SSI Securities Corporation received two Asiamoney Best Southeast Asia Securities House Awards from Asiamoney, a leading finance and investment magazine in the Asia-Pacific, at a ceremony in Singapore this week. They were for "Best Securities House in Vietnam” and “Best Corporate & Investment Bank. |
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THE Philippine women’s softball team closed its campaign in the World Baseball/Softball Classic Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier with back-to-back losses at the Shanghai Chongming Sports Training Center in China. The PH Blu Girls, ranked 13th in the world, bowed to No. 7 Australia, on Sept. 27, 2019 and to No. |
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TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf’, by Amir Houshang Moein, has won the Grand Prize “Light of ASIA” at the 15th Indie-AniFest Korea Independent Animation Film Festival in South Korea.
The festival awarded the Iranian animation with the Grand Prize “Light of ASIA” for.... |
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MANILA, Philippines University of Santo Tomas used a stellar second half barrage to down La Salle, 76-47, and finish the first round on a three-game win streak Saturday in the UAAP Season 82 women's basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena. Last season's MVP Grace Irebu once again got things.... |
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For the past year Materialise NV has -3.2% weaker performance while Model N Inc. has 65.23% stronger performance. Summary. Materialise NV beats Model N Inc. on 9 of the 12 factors. Materialise NV provides additive manufacturing software and 3D printing services in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. |
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Staff Reporter. Islamabad. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has dismissed Indian media reports that its affiliate Asia Pacific Group (APG) has blacklisted Pakistan. Alexandra Wijmenga, a spokesperson for the watchdog against terror financing and money laundering, said only the FATF has the authority to blacklist. |
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Rey Caitom Jr. (left) with his opponent, Indonesia’s Elias Nggenggo during weigh-in in Singapore on Sept. 27, 2019 for their 10-round fight for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Asian Boxing Council minimum weight belt set on Sept. 28, 2019.| CONTRIBUTED PHOTO.
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Tonight is the night that former ALA boxer Rey Caitom Jr. |
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For the past year The Trade Desk Inc. has 126.87% stronger performance while Cloudera Inc. has -45.93% weaker performance. Summary. The Trade Desk Inc. beats Cloudera Inc. on 10 of the 13 factors. Cloudera, Inc. operates a data management, machine learning, and analytics software platform in the United States, Europe, and Asia. |
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With twisted stonework, exotic-looking statues and breathtaking flights of the imagination, it would not look out of place in the hot climes of southeast Asia or in a surrealist painting. But this is not India or Cambodia but southeast France and this extraordinary edifice was not dreamt up by an.... |
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Tax breaks, promises to slash red tape and trade missions are all on the table. “Companies have thrown in the towel on the status quo,” said Rajiv Biswas, Asia Pacific chief economist for IHS Markit. Vietnam has benefited most from the shifts in terms of the number of companies moving business, according to independent surveys. |
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Tax breaks, promises to slash red tape and trade missions are all on the table. “Companies have thrown in the towel on the status quo,” said Rajiv Biswas, Asia Pacific chief economist for IHS Markit. Vietnam has benefited most from the shifts in terms of the number of companies moving business, according to independent surveys. |
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The nomination for the longest volcanic cave in the Southeast Asia has been submitted to the UNESCO. The result will be announced in April, 2020. The Dak Nong Geological Park, which has an area of around 2,000 square kilometres, is located in six districts and towns: Krong No, Cu Jut, Dak Mil, Dak Song, Dak Glong and Gia Nghia. |
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MANILA, Philippines — China Coast Guard (CCG) ships are purposely switching on its tracking signals for long periods of time in some areas claimed by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea as part of its efforts to project power. A report released by Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime.... |
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For the West, the rise of Asia has been frighteningly fast because, as late as 1960, most of Asia was poor, agricultural and rural, with an average income per capita of less than US$1,000 in 2010 prices. But in 50 years, Asia has become more urban and industrialised and is becoming a challenge to the West in terms of trade, income and innovation. |
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BRUSSELS – The EU and Japan on Friday signed an infrastructure agreement to link Europe and Asia as a counter to China’s ambitious Belt and Road strategy. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker inked the accord to coordinate infrastructure, transport and digital projects. |
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Is Taiwan ready for bilingual education? In light of the government’s new policy goal, many foreigners living in Taiwan have expressed concerns regarding the protection of their labour rights. The government aims to turn Taiwan into a bilingual nation over the next ten years by attracting foreign teachers from across the Asia Pacific region. |
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SINGAPORE (Channel News Asia/World News Day) — There are almost a million unskilled and semi-skilled foreign workers in Singapore, and those from Bangladesh form a large percentage of the group. They build our homes, clean our streets and take up essential roles in our plants and factories. |
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Thailand has built what’s being described as the biggest industrial-scale medical marijuana facility in Southeast Asia. The medical marijuana facility in Chiang Mai has 12,000 plants under cultivation. Thailand will soon allow all Thais to grow six cannabis plants “in their backyards like any other herb. |
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BANGKOK – A fascinating new documentary has revealed how Thailand’s Immigration Bureau arrested key players of a forgery gang. The supplied forged passports of the highest quality to foreign criminals. Forging a New Identity by Channel News Asia recounts the arrest in 2016 of Iranian, Hamid Reza Jafary. |
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Direct and personal meetings at dinner are becoming increasingly important in the digital age, says Latvian entrepreneur Janis Kulikovskis, whose goal is to develop trade relations between Western Europe, Asian countries, and Africa. “While more and more people are drowning deeper into the virtual.... |
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SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) - Key oil freight rates from the Middle East to Asia rocketed as much as 28% on Friday in a global oil shipping market spooked by United States sanctions on units of Chinese giant COSCO for alleged involvement in ferrying crude out of Iran.
In what the State Department called “one of the largest sanctions actions the U. |
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Reports that American firms may not be allowed to supply China's Huawei hit chipmakers and tech firms last night in the United States and this morning in Asia. Chinese shares are near three week lows after data showed industrial firms; profits contracted last month by 2%, highlighting the impact trade wars are having. |
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U.S. feed crop exports to countries like Vietnam, Myanmar and the Philippines surged nearly 50% last year to a record 12.3 million tonnes. That helped to cushion the blow of a slump that wiped out nearly three-quarters of China sales of the same crops as Washington and Beijing exchanged tit-for-tat trade tariffs. |
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Greetings! In today’s bulletin: Japan’s defence review places China as a top security threat; Hong Kong braces for more protests this weekend; Malaysian PM Mahathir says he will serve for three years; and more. Reading this on the web or know someone who might enjoy receiving Asian Insider?
JAPAN SINGLES OUT CHINA AS ITS TOP SECURITY THREAT. |
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