With many Asian investors understanding real estate and keen on investing in property stocks, including Reits, Manulife believed that listing a US Reit in Asia would be a marriage made in heaven, says Manulife US Reit chief executive Jill Smith. It found Singapore to be the perfect listing venue,.... |
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In Europe, America and Asia, the position is institutionalised and fairly remunerated. They are known as adjunct faculty with clearly defined rights and obligations. The majority of part-time lecturers are young, dynamic and flexible. They are readily available and cost less to hire. |
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Defence officials in Seoul said Pyongyang fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles...
Following two days of flight cancellations, the operator of Hong Kong International Airport has obtained...
Chinese state media have put out images of military personnel and armoured personnel carriers across. |
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KATHMANDU, Nepal — As our plane made its final approach to Kathmandu international airport, I was awed by the Himalayan mountain ranges that filled the windows on both sides of the plane. It was a reminder that the country is host to eight of the 10 tallest mountain peaks of the world, including Mount Everest, of course. |
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For the past year Sphere 3D Corp. had bearish trend while Rosetta Stone Inc. had bullish trend. Summary. On 7 of the 8 factors Rosetta Stone Inc. beats Sphere 3D Corp. Sphere 3D Corp. provides virtualization technologies and data management solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. |
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For the past year Immersion Corporation was more bearish than Box Inc. Summary. On 5 of the 8 factors Immersion Corporation beats Box Inc. Immersion Corporation creates, designs, develops, and licenses haptic technologies in North America, Europe, and Asia. |
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Environmental regulations experts from the United States, Europe, and Asia pose for a group photo at the 2019 International Chemical and Mercury Management Conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 7, 2019. (Chen Po-chou/The Epoch Times)
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SHIKARPUR - Noted cardiac electrophysiology expert Dr Sajid Ali Shaikh has said that 80 percent of the world heart patients existed in South Asia because the people of the region have narrow blood arteries.
READ MORE: Modi’s stupidity once again made Kashmir dispute alive: Sheikh Rashid Talking to.... |
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Sri Lanka , like most countries in the West and Asia is now experiencing a diabetes explosion. The International Diabetic Federation of South East Asia ( IDFSEA region) of which Sri Lanka is one of six countries, has predicted that by 2045 the current 425 million people with diabetes and 82 million in South East Asia , will rise to 151 million. |
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Aitken Spence Travels was recently recognised with a ‘Sri Lanka Best Employer Brand Award’ by World Federation of HR Professionals, endorsed by CHRO Asia. This was awarded at the fourth edition of the Sri Lanka Best Employer Brand Awards 2019, held at Taj Samudra hotel recently. |
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Interocean Capital Llc decreased its stake in Starbucks Corp (SBUX) by 79.58% based on its latest 2019Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Interocean Capital Llc sold 150,252 shares as the company’s stock rose 22.15% . The hedge fund held 38,546 shares of the restaurants company at the end of 2019Q1, valued at $2. |
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by Mimi Kirk. The May 2018 ceremony marking the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem featured many of the usual suspects. US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu all delivered remarks during the.... |
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Most South Asian countries have a penchant for political dynasties: India with the Gandhis for more than four decades; Pakistan with the Bhuttos, Bangladesh with Mujibur Rahman’s Awami League led by his daughter Sheik Hasina and the Bangaladesh Nationalist Party founded by President Zia Ur Rahman.... |
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Kyrgyz Turks living in Turkey have erected a tent city in Cappadocia, Nev?ehir to promote Central Asian tradition, culture and cuisine. The community had migrated to Afghanistan in 1978 due to Soviet oppression before finding their new home in eastern Turkey’s Van in 1982. |
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SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asia is becoming ever more of a hotbed for investment related to China's Belt and Road Initiative, two separate reports issued this month show. Chinese investment and construction contracts in the region almost doubled to $11 billion in the first half of 2019, from $5. |
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The crisis in relations between the US and Iran has evolved in a manner that is creating concern not only within the Middle East but also in member countries of the EU, China, Japan, Russia, Canada, and other countries of Central Asia. Anxiety has led to the price of oil edging beyond $63 per barrel. |
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There is a Bengaluru stamp on the satellite earth station that Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated in Bhutan’s capital Thimpu on Saturday. The earth station that will help drive various social services of the South Asia Satellite (SAS or GSAT-9) has been built and set up by the city-based Alpha Design Technologies Ltd. |
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Sihanoukville is on the cover of a new report from the Asia Society Policy Institute called “Navigating the Belt and Road Initiative.” Lead author and veteran U.S. diplomat Daniel Russel presents an overview of the China-sponsored construction boom unfolding across Southeast Asia along with a few.... |
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JET Lo has been combining the rustic flavors of Southeast Asia cuisines with Western cooking techniques since his days as head chef of Ding Dong Singapore. And after moving to Shanghai two years ago, he decided to share the amazing flavors of his homeland Sabah, Malaysia, with the knowledgeable food lovers of Shanghai. |
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What are the challenges involved in tackling dengue? Dengue has reached a pandemic proportion, and has become a major public health concern. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), dengue is endemic in over 100 countries with 50% of the world population at risk. South Asia is the worst-affected region. |
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy attended a Business Roundtable Discussion in Washington DC. The discussion was held by US-Andhra Pradesh Business Council and the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. CM Jagan Mohan has welcomed U.S. India Business Council (USIBC) to work with Government of Andhra Pradesh. |
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Download a free chapter from The Thai Book, A Field Guide to Thai Political Motivations (pdf)
Asia Times editor killed by bargirl in Hua Hin. |
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Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific
Cementing a future for India–Nepal ties 17 August 2019 Author: Rakesh Kumar Meena, Indian Council of World Affairs. The India–Nepal relationship is founded on strong historical, civilisational, cultural, religious, social, trade and economic linkages. |
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August in India means slogans on sacrifice, communal harmony, social and political hygiene, identity politics, not to mention India’s volatile geopolitical position in South Asia. A nation of over a billion people celebrates freedom. But ‘freedom’ continues to suffer from the inadequacy of the language used for its expression. |
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With support for globalization and free trade declining in much of the world, Asia has a historic chance to break out of its traditional role as a capital exporter to the West and to instead redirect flows to improve its own economies and financial industries. |
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