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From coding software at the age of eight, becoming a part of a global annual forum for improving science in Asia, authoring a book on top 100 Indian engineering colleges, starting a consulting firm for foreign companies entering India, dropping out of college and becoming the first Indian Thiel.... |
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Alberto Cairo, an Italian physiotherapist in Kabul, has been named one of the winners of the UNHCR
, UNHCR said in a statement released last Friday. Turin-born Cairo, 66, was chosen as the regional winner for Asia. The European section of the award went to the Humanitarian Corridors initiative.... |
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Simona Halep said that winning her first Wimbledon title this year meant "everything", but she was determined to have a better Asian swing than in past years after an emphatic start to her Wuhan campaign on Tuesday. Halep suffered opening-round exits in three of her previous five appearances at the.... |
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TOKYO, Sept. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (TSE: 9062, the "Company"), acting through its subsidiary Nippon Express (South Asia & Oceania) Pte. Ltd. has agreed to make an investment in Future Supply Chain Solutions Limited ("FSC") ("Investment"). |
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TOKYO Sept. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (TSE: 9062, the "Company"), acting through its subsidiary Nippon Express ( South Asia & Oceania) Pte. Ltd. has agreed to make an investment in Future Supply Chain Solutions Limited ("FSC") ("Investment"). |
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Investing.com - The Japanese yen was little changed against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday in Asia. Developments on the U.S.-Japan trade front were in focus after reports suggested that the negotiations might have hit a last-minute snag. Citing people familiar with the talks, Reuters reported that the.... |
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Stocks in Asia struggled for direction in Tuesday afternoon trade as weak economic data in Europe fueled fears of slowing growth. Shares on mainland China rose by the afternoon, with the Shanghai composite adding 0.77% and Shenzhen component gaining 1.08%. The Shenzhen composite also rose 1.061%. |
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Shiromi Masakorala, General Manager Sustainability and Corporate Communications of Hemas Holdings PLC and Executive Director of Hemas Outreach Foundation and Mindika Thilakarathna, Manager Group Sustainability and Special Projects of Hemas Holdings with Luis Bueno Nieto -Jury Panel Member of ACES.... |
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The Lukoil Lubricants Central Asia plant was launched Sept. 20 in the Ili district of the Almaty Region. The facility, with a capacity of 100,000 tonnes of product per year, will produce 800 types of oils. Production is designed to provide lubricants for the domestic market and Afghanistan, Central Asia, China and Mongolia. |
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South Korea's African swine fever crisis is intensifying with lab tests confirming the country's fourth case in a week from a farm near its border with North Korea.
It raises fears officials are losing a battle to halt the spread of the disease that wiped out pig populations across Asia. |
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Japan, China and South Korea have set ambitious targets to put millions of hydrogen-powered vehicles on their roads by the end of the next decade at a cost of billions of dollars. But to date, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) have been upstaged by electric vehicles, which are increasingly becoming.... |
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ROME - The United Nations unveiled plans to plant urban forests over an area four times the size of Hong Kong, seeking to make Africa and Asia's rapidly growing cities greener. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said the pace of urbanization on both continents was contributing to.... |
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The self-made millionaire first came to the UAE on his honeymoon; on his next trip, he came for good. He then founded Pure Gold and grew it into the multinational jewellery chain it is today, with 157 stores in the Middle East and Asia and a manufacturing factory in India and China each. Merchant opened his first store in 1989. |
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SINGAPORE - Grab said it contributed US$5.8 billion (S$8 billion) to South-east Asia's economy in the 12 months leading up to March 2019, through driver, delivery, merchant and agent incomes and sales generated through its platform and Grab unit Kudo. In its inaugural social impact report released.... |
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During the monsoon, near-daily storms regularly flood Dharavi, one of Asia's biggest slums and home to some of the coastal city's most vulnerable residents. "The situation has been getting worse every year, with our homes knee-deep in water," Venkatesh Nadar, 38, who has lived in the shanty settlement his entire life, told AFP. |
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PESHAWAR: Throughout history, the land that now forms the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has been the traditional gateway into South Asia. From the Greeks to the Mughals, many a great civilisation has passed through the frontier region, peppering it with historical landmarks spanning more than two millennia. |
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Observer Report. Toronto. ‘Pakistan is open for business, trade and Investment by Canadian companies’ said High Commissioner Raza Bashir Tarar while addressing an event organized by Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America (OPEN) at Toronto. |
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Beijing-backed Lam said it was “quite remarkable” there had not been fatalities during three months of protests and she hoped dialogue would help resolve the political crisis gripping the Asian financial center. Police cast doubt over allegations that officers beat a man during a protest on.... |
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(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Tuesday with modest gains after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said U.S.-China trade talks will resume in two weeks. Mnuchin's comments helped offset concerns about global economic growth following the release of disappointing European economic data. |
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Hong Kong stocks end morning with gains Hong Kong, Sept 24, 2019 (AFP) - Hong Kong shares went into the break on a positive note Tuesday, having fallen for six days straight, with investors tracking advances across Asia. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.32 percent, or 83.45 points to 26,305.85. |
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HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian markets crept up on Tuesday (Sept 24) but dealers remain on edge following contrasting economic data out of Europe and the US as investors await developments in the China-US trade standoff. After last week's dovish shift by global central banks, dealers are in wait-and-see.... |
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International Epidemiological Assoc. holds its 1st South Asia meeting in Colombo Tue, Sep 24, 2019, 09:10 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Sept 24, Colombo: International Epidemiological Association (IEA) held their first South Asia regional group meeting in Sri Lanka, parallel to the.... |
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Tue, Sep 24, 2019, 09:10 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Sept 24, Colombo: International Epidemiological Association (IEA) held their first South Asia regional group meeting in Sri Lanka, parallel to the 24th annual academic sessions of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka.... |
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“By profiling these 25 outstanding women, Forbes Asia aims to highlight their achievement in the business world and present them as both powerful and empowering so that their success may inspire all our readers,” says Rana Wehbe, editor of the 2019 Asia’s Power Businesswomen list. |
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HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian markets crept up on Tuesday (Sept 24) but dealers remain on edge following contrasting economic data out of Europe and the US as investors await developments in the China-US trade standoff. After last week's dovish shift by global central banks, dealers are in wait-and-see.... |
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