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Jaishankar said the revoking of Kashmir’s special rights was an internal Indian matter.
The project is a rare recent example of cooperation between the nuclear powers, who came close to war...
The tower, overlooking Beira Lake in central Colombo, is expected to become a major tourism... |
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(Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Asia traded mixed Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, where it’s widely expected to cut interest rates again. Treasuries were steady after recent gains. Shares slipped in Tokyo and Sydney, were little changed in Hong Kong and ticked higher in Seoul and Shanghai. |
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(Bloomberg) -- The Sunday opening of the oil market is traditionally a sedate affair: volumes are minimal and only a few traders in Asia, where it’s already early Monday, are in front of their screens. Last Sunday was different. Order volumes were sky high and hedge funds, refiners and oil trading.... |
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“Sri Lanka is truly the new hub in the Indian Ocean – and we are ready to welcome you. We are keen to find international partners who can work with our private sector to build on our strengths, reach global markets, and bring in technology and know-how,” he said. |
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HONG KONG, Sept 18 — Asian equities were mixed today, with attention turning to the Federal Reserve's key policy decision later in the day, while investors remain on alert for developments in the Middle East after the attack on Saudi oil facilities rocked markets. |
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“Global markets have spent most of this month rising on bets that central banks, led by the Fed, will move to a softer monetary policy…” Asian equities are mixed this morning, with attention now turning to the US Federal Reserve’s key policy decision later today. |
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Asian stock are mixed on Wednesday following the modest gains overnight on Wall Street and the plunge in crude oil prices. Investors remained cautious as they look ahead to the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision due later in the day. While the Fed is widely expected to lower interest.... |
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Source: New Zealand Government. The Government and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have begun talks on a unified air services agreement, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced. The two days of talks between officials began with a meeting between Phil Twyford and Cambodia’s.... |
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‘Thailand Plus’ “We see the U.S.-China trade frictions as an opportunity to expand our efforts to attract foreign companies,” Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak told reporters after a Cabinet meeting on Sept. 10. On that day, the Thai government adopted what it calls the “Thailand Plus”.... |
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Huawei Australia chairman John Lord has warned that Australia risks losing out on huge technology opportunities that are coming out of Asia, especially China, if the country does not embrace the technology boom that is happening there. "The Asia Pacific region is now capable of producing.... |
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WonderLab also plans to introduce the technology to Southeast Asia and is in discussion with Cambodian authorities for its use in that country. "Put simply, it can be seen as a polygraph for drug addiction," said Li, a Peking University graduate in psychology and cognition. |
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MANILA, Philippines National University flaunted its depth in another dominant outing, romping University of the Philippines, 105-53, in the 82nd UAAP women's basketball tournament Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The usual suspects powered the Lady Bulldogs to its 85th straight.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Asia looked set for modest gains as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, where it’s widely expected to cut interest rates again. Treasuries rose. Futures in Japan, Hong Kong and Australia all climbed after the S&P 500 closed higher. Ten-year Treasury yields fell to 1. |
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The president of the Asia Development Bank, Takehiko Nakao, plans to step down early next year, the regional lender said Tuesday. Japan has usually headed the ADB as a top donor. Finance Minister Taro Aso said in a statement that Tokyo would soon nominate a "high-caliber candidate" as Nakao's successor. |
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's IHH Healthcare , one of Asia's biggest hospital operators, will purchase a medical center known for its luxury services from sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional for 1.02 billion ringgit ($244 million) The 270-bed Prince Court Medical Center is located within the Golden.... |
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Singapore. MORE private equity investors in Asia are sourcing their own deals and making direct investments, venturing into territory traditionally dominated by the General Partners (GPs) of funds, said panellists at the DealStreetAsia PE-VC Summit on Tuesday. The entry of the... |
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Washington: US Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Alice Wells said on Tuesday said that President Donald Trump's decision to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the ''Howdy, Modi'' event in Texas is a "historic tribute" to contributions of Indian-American community. |
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MANILA, Philippines -- University of the Philippines (UP) and University of Santo Tomas (UST) will try to put together a winning streak when they take on separate opponents in the UAAP Season 82 men's basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. |
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday reiterated his commitment to policy reforms to prepare the country to for a leapfrog trajectory to become the first advanced economy in South Asia. He was giving the key note address at the ‘Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2019’ organised by the Ceylon Chamber.... |
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The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, part of Washington’s Centre for Strategic and International Studies, said new satellite images revealed missile shelters and radar and communications facilities were under construction on Fiery Cross, Mischief and Subi Reefs in the Spratly Islands. |
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Louisiana Economic Development (LED), a development agency, is looking to Asia and Europe as the main destinations for the US state’s natural gas in the coming years. “Most of our contracts have been with Asian countries so far,” Larry Collins, LED executive director for international commerce, said in a briefing for reporters from Asia and Europe. |
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The oil markets were in turmoil on Monday after the weekend’s attack on Saudi facilities, as refiners in top consumer Asia looked for alternative supplies, U.S. crude producers ramped up efforts to export crude and Saudi Arabia tried to secure refined products. |
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U.S. crude export demand at the Gulf Coast surged on Monday, traders said, as the window to export crude profitably to Asia and Europe was thrown open after attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities took out 5% of global oil supplies. The attack knocked out about half of Saudi Arabia’s oil production.... |
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“In Hong Kong, we do not want politics of any kind, neither of the left nor the right,” Li Fook-shu, who was chairman of Hong Kong’s Bank of East Asia, told the territory’s de facto parliament . “What we need is to continue to build up our economy.” Today, however, as Hong Kong enters its fourth.... |
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Unipec, the trading arm of Asia's top refiner Sinopec, chartered at least four crude tankers this week from the United States, ramping up purchases after attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities and as trade tensions between the world's two largest economies cool, sources said. |
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