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The Thai monarchy posted photographs of the king’s consort online and within minutes the website crashed.
Hong Kong braces for major disruptions to business as the strike threatened to paralyse parts of the Asian financial centre.
The undersea earthquake that struck off the Indonesian islands of.... |
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SINGAPORE - Nine companies from Singapore have made it to Forbes Asia's inaugural Best Over A Billion list which spotlights 200 top-performing listed companies across Asia-Pacific with revenues of US$1 billion (S$1.39 billion) or more. They are the Republic's Big Three banks, Wilmar International,.... |
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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently explained in the country’s National Day Rally speech how the country will fight climate change, which he agreed was “one of the gravest challenges facing humankind”. The Prime Minister acknowledged that the Southeast Asian country is already.... |
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In 1998, Suzuki's company Marushichi Seicha started making powdered matcha green tea -- traditionally made using a bamboo whisk in a tiny room. The firm now exports 30 tonnes of green tea to the US, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. "The demand for matcha is rapidly growing in the world... |
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ISLAMABAD - As the U.S. and Afghanistan's Taliban militants head toward a long-awaited peace deal, China and its Belt and Road Initiative are looming larger over the Central Asian country's future. The U.S. and the Taliban "seem to be close to an agreement which, for the first time, could bring a.... |
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The project is currently undergoing an environmental impact assessment. The Radisson Hotel Group has been established in Thailand since 2007 and already has four hotels. The Group’s portfolio in Asia-Pacific will double over the next three years after signing agreements with four hotels in Vietnam.... |
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MANILA, Philippines – Eight major Philippine companies landed on Forbes Asia magazine’s inaugural “Best Over a Billion List” which spotlights 200 best-performing publicly-listed companies with revenues of at least $1 billion across the Asia-Pacific region. The local companies that made it to the roster are: Ayala Corp. |
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Asian stock are mostly higher on Wednesday with modest gains as investors turned cautious following the negative cues overnight from Wall Street amid uncertainty about the U.S.-China trade war and the inversion of a U.S. Treasury yield curve to its worst level since 2007 that led to renewed concerns about a looming recession. |
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AKP Phnom Penh, August 28, 2019 -- Minister of Labour has advised 33 Cambodian youths selected for the Ship for Southeast Asian and Japan Youth Programme (SSEAYP) to actively learn and act as Cambodian ambassadors to promote the Kingdom’s culture and development during the mission. The Minister of Labour and Vocational Training H. |
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As the energy storage market matures, technological progress and legislative and regulatory tailwinds have propelled ESSs to the forefront of industry consciousness. Breakthroughs in adjacent digital technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, and blockchain, have.... |
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A freight forwarder that has just launched a new index to document price changes on freight moving from Asia to Mexico says the peak season will be weak this year, as consumers shy away from spending due to the country’s ailing economy. |
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entered the 2016 presidential race as a Republican and defeated 16 other candidates in the primaries. Commentators described his political positions as populist, protectionist, and nationalist. He was elected in a surprise victory over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, although he lost the popular vote. |
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A Federal Investigative Agency official said 92 per cent of the victims were women. Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by human trafficking. Global estimates indicate that women and girls may constitute up to 80 percent of persons trafficked globally, with more than 60 percent of those trafficked coming from the Asia region. |
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A global alliance of plastic makers and consumer goods companies said on Tuesday it would prioritize much of its $1 billion funds to curb plastic waste in Southeast Asia. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), consisting of 40 companies based around the world, committed $1 billion to an.... |
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ASIA UNITED Bank Corp. (AUB) plans to tap the bond market as it looks to raise as much as P30 billion. “Please be advised that in the meeting of the Board of Directors held earlier today, the board of directors has approved a P30 Billion AUB Bond Program,” AUB said in a disclosure on Tuesday. |
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Asian markets mostly rose yesterday, recovering from the previous day’s pounding after Donald Trump said China-US trade talks would resume soon, though the president’s sharp changes in tone are keeping investors on edge. Regional equities tanked and the yuan plunged Monday in response to news at the.... |
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Smiths Detection has just opened its state-of-the-art service, training and experience centre in Gurugram, India. An investment of US1.5M, the facility is a first in the region and features a training centre, a rework depot, a customer call centre, a parts warehouse and a customer experience laboratory. |
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While the Mekong River – one of the world’s longest and largest rivers – has long been in peril, its future has gotten more attention over the past few years both on its own terms as well as within the context of other geopolitical trends such as the development of mainland Southeast Asian states and the rise of China. |
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(Bloomberg) -- Asian governments are trickling out fiscal stimulus amid a deepening exports slump, bolstering central bank efforts to shore up their economies as the global mood darkens. From South Korea to Thailand, authorities have this month either allocated or pledged extra spending and cut taxes to offset the damage the U. |
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And the shale oil boom in the U.S. means a falling demand for Alberta crude there too. That is the argument from politicians and activists opposed to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Independent economists Robyn Allan and Jeff Rubin both made this argument last year around the time oil tankers.... |
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar walks after a group photo session at the East Asia Summit meeting in Bangkok. (AP Photo) EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Minister S Jaishankar will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday and finalise preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s forthcoming visit to the country. |
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Beijing will impose a 5 percent tariff on U.S. crude oil from September 1st, but Chinese state-owned traders could keep importing at around 150,000 – 200,000 b/d from the U.S. for the rest of the year. Options include potential tariff waivers, storing the oil in bonded tanks, or diverting cargos to other Asian countries. |
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China’s surprise decision to include crude oil in its latest round of tariffs on imports from the US is unlikely to restrict the overall US-Asia crude trade flows as various other Asian buyers are keen to pick up any US crude cargoes diverted from Chinese buyers. |
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Hong Kong's richest family is losing more money than other billionaires. The Kwoks are Asia's second-richest family and the richest family in Hong Kong, with a collective net worth of $38 billion, according to Raymond Kwok, Sun Hung Kai's chairman, was worth $13.1 billion on July 21, according to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index . |
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For Islamabad, Kabul is key to securing an independent, rather autonomous, source of economic relief via Central Asia. The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Initiative, Central Asia-South Asia Power Project (CASA-1000) enterprise, One-Belt One Road (OBOR) via China-Pakistan Economic.... |
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