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TORONTO — A Toronto pet store has been fined $35,000 after pleading guilty to unlawfully importing regulated live fish from Malaysia. Environment and Climate Change Canada says the Magical Aquarium Club did not have an import permit when it brought in 26 live Asian arowanas on Dec. 7, 2018. |
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The educated youth are the most important resource of a country. Furthermore, educated professionals are essential for a country to attain development goals. Sri Lanka, even before independence, realised the imperative need of education and became the first country in Asia to introduce universal.... |
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The sources said Unipec, the trading arm of Asia's top oil refiner Sinopec, had switched to other tanker owners including China Merchants-owned AMCL after the designation by Washington on Wednesday of two of state-owned COSCO's subsidiaries. Sinopec declined to comment. AMCL's Hong Kong office could not be reached for comment after office hours. |
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(Bloomberg) -- Oil-tanker costs are surging after the U.S. slapped sanctions on Chinese companies it accused of hauling Iranian crude, prompting a scramble in freight markets to secure alternative vessels. Rates for ships hauling 2 million-barrel cargoes of Middle East oil to Asia jumped 19%, according to data from the Baltic Exchange in London. |
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Singapore. SEEING "incredible" opportunities for outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) services in Asia, Purple Asset Management has launched an OCIO service provider to get a slice of the regional market potentially worth US$1.8 trillion. Purple Asset Management launched The... |
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Singapore. THE slowing global economy and US-China trade war are weighing on Asia Pacific's air cargo market, with carriers such as Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines (SIA) expected to be harder hit owing to their exposure to their individual export hubs. According to the latest... |
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Bank Pictet & Cie Asia Ltd decreased its stake in Pepsico Inc (PEP) by 2.46% based on its latest 2019Q2 regulatory filing with the SEC. Bank Pictet & Cie Asia Ltd sold 2,993 shares as the company’s stock rose 0.45% . The institutional investor held 118,441 shares of the consumer non-durables company at the end of 2019Q2, valued at $15. |
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"PUBG Lite" will be rolling out across a full range of 52 European and Central Asian countries on October 10. Foundational battle royale game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" has gone from PC to mobile and to console -- and now it's going back to PC. The iOS and Android version, "PUBG Mobile,".... |
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Kuala Lumpur, Sept 26, 2019 (AFP) - Swimmers wearing snorkels and gripping short, curved sticks dive to the bottom of a pool in Malaysia and charge at a puck as they compete in an energetic game of underwater hockey. Invented in the 1950s in Britain -- where it is known as "Octopush" -- to help.... |
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SGR is one of the key infrastructure projects Kenya has implemented. FILE PHOTO | NMG In Summary. Cote d’Ivoire comes on top followed by India on the list of the top 20 economies which is dominated by countries in Africa and Asia. The ranking took account of a range of variables grouped into three.... |
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The latest forecast by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) titled “Asian Development Outlook 2019 Update” states that Bangladesh’s economy could grow by eight percent. If that became reality, then it would be the fastest growing economy in Asia. ADB analysts believe that this growth is being propelled.... |
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Lubomir Varbanov, head of new business for infrastructure and natural resources for Asia Pacific at the IFC, and Rajeeb Samdani, chairman of Golden Harvest Group, exchange the documents after signing a deal at the IFC office in Dhaka on Wednesday. Photo: Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest stocks leapt 9. |
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Summary Cote d’Ivoire comes on top followed by India on the list of the top 20 economies which is dominated by countries in Africa and Asia. The ranking took account of a range of variables grouped into three pillars — economic dynamism, readiness to trade and export diversity. Kenya benefited from improving business climate generally. |
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Pakistan's foreign minister on Thursday boycotted the speech of his Indian counterpart at the meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) being held on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. |
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Marketfield Asset Management Llc decreased its stake in Sony Corp (SNE) by 16.91% based on its latest 2019Q2 regulatory filing with the SEC. Marketfield Asset Management Llc sold 23,360 shares as the company’s stock rose 10.71% . The institutional investor held 114,796 shares of the consumer.... |
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On September 23, Kyrgyz Minister of Foreign Affairs Chingiz Aidarbekov gave a speech at Columbia University about regional cooperation in Central Asia. Although the title of Aidarbekov’s speech suggested a broader take on the region, the minister began his presentation by recounting political development in Kyrgyzstan since independence. |
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The JSE edged higher on Thursday as most blue-chips rebounded following the slump which was recorded on Wednesday. The local bourse seemed to take a leaf from stocks in Europe which tracked mostly higher on the day. Trading in Asia was mixed as Nikkei and Hang Seng advanced while the Shanghai Composite Index retreated. |
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With the announcement of fiscal measures by the government, the bond market is keenly watching out for the monetary policy in October to assess the quantum of rate cuts. Badri Nivas, head of markets and securities services, Citibank South Asia, tells Bhavik Nair that he expects a 25 bps repo rate cut in the October policy. |
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Record investments of $50bn have turned 2019 into a banner year for liquefied natural gas (LNG), with Canada and the United States being the main drivers, the chief of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday. The industrial sector is Asia’s biggest driver of LNG growth, with China.... |
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Asian markets advanced yesterday after upbeat comments from US President Donald Trump that a trade deal with China could come sooner than expected and steps towards a new agreement with Japan. Trump, in an appearance at the United Nations, said a deal with China was getting closer, sending Wall.... |
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New York, Sept. 26(BNA): The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, met with the Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Dr. Rola Dashti, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. |
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Sales of Imcon Edge Connectivity Solutions in India to Commence in 4 th Quarter. ATLANTA, GA / ACCESSWIRE / September 26, 2019 / Imcon International Inc., the developer of the Internet Backpack, an immediate connectivity solution that allows users to communicate from almost any location on the.... |
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In order to prevent a nuclear war in South Asia and to prevent heinous HR violations in Kashmir, the UNSC needs to revive the universalising spirit of the right to self-determination inculcated in the UNSC resolutions of 1948 and 1949. By any legal standards, India is an occupying Power in Jammu &.... |
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In India’s northeastern Assam state, almost 2 million people are struggling to have their citizenship recognized. After years of discussion and a highly controversial process, the state government published the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in August. |
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Hong Kong, China (AFP) — Asian markets rose Thursday following upbeat comments from US President Donald Trump that a trade deal with China could come sooner than expected and steps towards a new agreement with Japan. Trump, in an appearance at the United Nations, said a deal with China was getting.... |
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