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Thailand editor at AEC News Today John is an Australian national with more than 35 years experience as a journalist, photographer, videographer and copy editor.
He has spent extensive periods of time working in Africa and throughout Southeast Asia. He has covered major world events including the.... |
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TOKYO (AP) - European shares slid and U.S. markets looked to open lower on Friday as worries persist about the economic impact of the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. The absence of any new escalation in the trade dispute helped power a rally on Wall Street on Thursday that carried to Asia overnight. |
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Nigerian oil has suffered its slowest sales of the year in August, traders said, as U.S. exports of competing light, sweet grades flood traditional markets in Europe and Asia. The changes illustrate how U.S. President Donald Trump’s strategy for “energy dominance” is reshaping oil markets worldwide, as U. |
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Zinc Stearate Market. Some of the prominent players operating in the zinc stearate market are Dover Chemical CorporationTerms (U.S.), Baerlocher GmbH (Germany), Fac Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Italy), Peter Greven GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), Valtris Specialty Chemicals (South Africa), Norac Additives (U.S.), Nikunj Chemicals (India), Pratham Stearchem Pvt. |
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By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer. TOKYO European shares slid and U.S. markets looked to open lower on Friday as worries persist about the economic impact of the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. The absence of any new escalation in the trade dispute helped power a rally on Wall Street on Thursday that carried to Asia overnight. |
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European shares slid and U.S. markets looked to open lower on Friday as worries persist about the economic impact of the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. The absence of any new escalation in the trade dispute helped power a rally on Wall Street on Thursday that carried to Asia overnight. But the buying appears to be short-lived. |
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TOKYO (AP) — European shares slid and U.S. markets looked to open lower on Friday as worries persist about the economic impact of the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. The absence of any new escalation in the trade dispute helped power a rally on Wall Street on Thursday that carried to Asia overnight. |
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Discussions are underway for a foreign ministers’ meeting later this month in Beijing, where South Korea, China and Japan can discuss issues concerning Northeast Asia ahead of a trilateral summit expected to take place before the end of the year. “The three countries are in talks [for] a foreign.... |
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - Two Cambodian journalists who had worked for U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia were back on trial Friday on espionage charges that rights groups have characterized as a flagrant attack on press freedom. One of the journalists, Uon Chhin, said Thursday he still hoped the court would drop the case. |
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“As a member of the Asian family and a responsible major country in the global community, China will continue to build peace, contribute to development and uphold order in the world, and work for a new type of international relations and a community with a shared future for mankind. |
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Protesters in Hong Kong demonstrate against the arrests of people caught in possession of laser pointers that police classified as offensive weapons during monthslong pro-democracy rallies. In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, children cool off in an outdoor water fountain in.... |
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(Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Friday, with Indonesia leading the gains, buoyed by a surprise rise in China's July exports.
Trade surplus in China, the region's largest trading partner, stood at $45.06 billion in July, well above a Reuters poll forecast of $40 billion, despite U.S. |
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BAUCAU, TIMOR-LESTE (9 August 2019) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Timor-Leste participated in a groundbreaking ceremony today in Baucau to officially mark the beginning of construction to upgrade 58 kilometers of the Baucau-Venilale-Viqueque national road corridor. Timor-Leste's Public Works Minister Mr. |
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The Associated Press | In this Aug. 7, 2019, photo, protesters use laser pointers during a rally to demonstrate against the arrests of people caught in possession of laser pointers that police classified as offensive weapons because of their ability to harm the eyes in Hong Kong. |
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Genting Hong Kong, a member of the Malaysian Genting Group, has reached an agreement to sell a 35% stake in global cruise ship company Dream Cruises to Canada’s TPG Darting, which is owned by TPG Capital Asia and Growth Funds. The company said the deal would strengthen its balance sheet as well as.... |
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has highlighted the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a strong and cohesive community in an article written on the occasion of the bloc’s 52nd founding anniversary (August 8). |
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Jagdeep (centre) said more than 3,000 participants from countries like China, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Bangladesh, India and many more are expected to take part in the forum. — Picture by Opalyn Mok. |
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A man looks at an electronic board showing the Nikkei stock index outside a brokerage in Tokyo. — Reuters pic. TOKYO, Aug 9 ― Asian shares caught the tail of a Wall Street rally today, helped by China's better-than-expected export figures but fresh concerns about Sino-US trade ties are likely to limit gains in the region. |
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Two Cambodian journalists who had worked for U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia were back on trial Friday on espionage charges that rights groups have characterized as a flagrant attack on press freedom. One of the journalists, Oun Chhin, said Thursday he still hoped the court would drop the case. |
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Tiger Woods reacts as he wins the Masters golf tournament in Augusta. Ga. April 14, 2019. Woods’ appeal worldwide, particularly in Asia, remains stronger than ever after his 15th major title. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) Jersey City, N.J. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ first vacation to Thailand was a lot different than when he goes there for work. |
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ABBA - Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad - hadn’t toured for some two-and-a-half years by the time they embarked on a long list of dates in North America, Europe and Asia, in September 1979. There was no disputing their status, however, as the.... |
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Dennis P. Halpin. Security, Asia It would be the war from hell. A Second Korean War: Why the World Isn't Ready (And How Millions Would Die) If war erupted as a result of a U.S. surgical strike on North Korean nuclear and missile facilities, and Beijing chose to honor its defense treaty commitment to.... |
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The US is set to supplant China as Malaysia’s top source of investment, amid an increasingly bitter trade war between the two superpowers that has reconfigured global supply chains, especially in developing Southeast Asia. Malaysia has lost out to its regional peers in capturing investment fleeing.... |
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Utilities in Japan, the world’s single largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), are seeking price reviews in their short term LNG supply contracts as the Japanese energy market liberalization boosts competition and as Asian spot prices slump to their lowest in years. |
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HONG KONG, Aug 9, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Asian markets largely rallied Friday, tracking a rebound on Wall Street, as investors attempted to shrug off lingering US-China trade war fears. Positive data out of Japan helped drive the Nikkei index up by 0.7 percent, after figures showed the world’s.... |
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