FOR more than two decades, Pet Fair Asia has been the main platform for China’s pet industry and an annual festival for pet owners, who arrive armed with suitcases and shopping lists to find great deals and new products. The 2019 Pet Fair Asia from August 21 to 25 has added four pavilions, and.... |
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Asian refining margins have tumbled more than 50% since mid-July on anticipation of plummeting demand for high sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) ahead of a shift to cleaner marine fuels next year. Complex refining margins for a typical Singapore refinery, an Asian benchmark, had dropped to $4.31 a barrel by the close of markets on Thursday, down from $7. |
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The National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL) is assisting a Southeast Asian country with developing space technology and looking forward to a deal to help it develop a remote sensing satellite and testing facilities, NARL International Affairs Office director Franz Cheng (陳明智) said on Wednesday.... |
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Asian shares struggled to make headway on Friday as uncertainty over how much further the US Federal Reserve would cut interest rates added to investors’ worries over slowing global growth. With the US-China trade row dragging on, and political tumult in Hong Kong, Italy and the UK adding to the.... |
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TOKYO -- Corporate foreign direct investment, the driver of globalization, is slowing, reflecting weakened business sentiment amid a global trend toward protectionism. The number of new greenfield investment projects -- the factories, research centers and offices that a company builds when it enters.... |
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Two New York women who plotted to build a bomb for a terrorist attack in the United States face 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges, authorities say. Asia Siddiqui, 35, and Noelle Velentzas, 31, are U.S. citizens and residents of the New York borough of Queens. In federal court in Brooklyn on Aug. |
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The US Embassy in the Thai capital of Bangkok announced late Friday that naval forces of the US and member states of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) will launch maritime exercises on September 2 from Thailand’s naval base in southeastern Chonburi province, Presstv Reported. |
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Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Aug. 24. By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend: Turkmenistan is one of Ukraine’s most important trade partners in the Central Asian region, Trend reports with reference to Ukrainian Ambassador Valentyn Shevalov, whose article was published by the newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan. |
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (AFP pic) TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will head to East Asia on Sunday, his office said, as part of a diplomatic push to win relief from biting US sanctions. Zarif would visit China, Japan and Malaysia fresh on the heels of a.... |
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About 100 young people from Asia, Africa, Europe and South Korea saw with their own eyes the first frontline of military and ideological confrontation. This led them to renew their feelings for true peace. A letter addressed to Pope Francis pledge a commitment to be peace workers and advocates. |
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At the event (Photo: nhandan) Bangkok (VNA) The ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) convened its 2019 conference in Bangkok, Thailand from August 22 24 with the aim of developing smart cities and setting standards for building smart urban areas in Southeast Asia. |
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1. Thailand and Myanmar tour Price: From $1,775 for a 13-day, 12-night tour Why it's worth the money: Escape to exotic lands on a 13-day excursion to an ancient kingdom in Southeast Asia. You’ll arrive in Bangkok, where you will have day after day of adventure, such as seeing the Summer Palace and.... |
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Do you know the deadliest animal in the world? You may guess other humans? Snakes, spiders or even some of the large predators? But, no. It’s actually the mosquito. And out of all the many diseases that mosquitos carry, malaria is possibly the biggest killer in human history. |
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Bangkok (VNA) – The ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) convened its 2019 conference in Bangkok, Thailand from August 22 – 24 with the aim of developing smart cities and setting standards for building smart urban areas in Southeast Asia. According to the National News Bureau of Thailand, Thai Foreign.... |
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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will head to East Asia on Sunday, his office said, as part of a diplomatic push to win relief from biting US sanctions, France 24 reports. Zarif would visit China, Japan and Malaysia fresh on the heels of a tour of Western European nations, spokesman.... |
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A MAN has completed his mission to be the first to run from Asia to England. Russell Cook set himself the challenge to run a marathon every day for 70 days between Istanbul and London.
But the 22-year-old beat his target managing to complete a staggering 73 marathons in 68 days, ending up in his.... |
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif speaks during a joint press conference with Norway’s Foreign Minister after a meeting, August 22, 2019 in Oslo. — AFP pic. TEHRAN, Aug 24 — Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will head to East Asia tomorrow, his office said, as part of a diplomatic push to win relief from biting US sanctions. |
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The US military is to hold war games for the first with 10 Southeast Asian allies next month, with officials saying the naval drills are aimed at thwarting “wrongdoing” amid persisting rivalry with China for influence in the region. The US Embassy in the Thai capital of Bangkok announced late Friday.... |
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MANILA, Philippines The Gilas Pilipinas women's 3x3 squad scored a bronze medal finish in the FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Asia Cup after beating China, 14-11, in Cyberjaya, Malaysia on Saturday. The Filipinas barged into the semifinals after beating New Zealand, 11-9 in the quarterfinals. |
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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will head to East Asia on Sunday, his office said, as part of a diplomatic push to win relief from biting US sanctions. Zarif would visit China, Japan and Malaysia fresh on the heels of a tour of Western European nations, spokesman Abbas Mousavi said late Friday on the ministry's Telegram channel. |
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The US and 10 Southeast Asian states will hold their first-ever joint maritime exercises in September, aimed at preventing "wrongdoing" as Washington and Beijing jostle for influence in the region. Washington has traditionally been the dominant naval power in Southeast Asia and its re-engagement.... |
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1. Thailand and Myanmar tour Price: From $1,775 for a 13-day, 12-night tour Why it's worth the money: Escape to exotic lands on a 13-day excursion to an ancient kingdom in Southeast Asia. You’ll arrive in Bangkok, where you will have day after day of adventure, such as seeing the Summer Palace and.... |
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Singaporean sailors (left) greet their US counterparts. US Navy warships will be conducting drills with Asean navies in September, seen as a riposte to similar drills held with Chinese vessels last year. – EPA pic, August 24, 2019.
THE US and 10 Southeast Asian states will hold their first-ever.... |
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Australia's prime minister on Friday urged nations in Asia to stand up for their "independence and sovereignty", with tensions high in the disputed South China Sea where Beijing is under fire for increasingly bullish behaviour. Scott Morrison's comments came after the United States slammed China for.... |
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