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June 30, 2019, 10:32 pm Sri Lanka has signed a memorandum of understanding with Thailand to promote bilateral tourism. Kishu Gomes, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, and Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya, deputy governor for marketing in Asia and the South Pacific at the Tourism.... |
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Lalu Muhammad Zohri (AFP)The Youth and Sports Ministry is likely to send the country’s prospects, not its stars, to the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Manila in November.Athletes who have excelled at an elite level, including ace sprinter Lalu Muhammad Zohri, are not expected to compete in the Games. |
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday pushed for greater grassroots water conservation efforts amid concerns weak monsoon rains would push millions of drought-hit people to the edge and hammer agricultural production in Asia’s third-biggest economy. |
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President Donald Trump met North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at the Korean Demilitarized Zone on Sunday in a historic meeting between the two leaders. Update, 2:45 p.m. EDT June 30: Trump met U.S. military members at an American base in Osan, South Korea before he left Asia to return to Washington, D.C. |
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President Donald Trump met North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at the Korean Demilitarized Zone on Sunday in a historic meeting between the two leaders. Update, 2:45 p.m. EDT June 30: Trump met U.S. military members at an American base in Osan, South Korea before he left Asia to return to Washington, D.C. |
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President Donald Trump met North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at the Korean Demilitarized Zone on Sunday in a historic meeting between the two leaders. Update, 2:45 p.m. EDT June 30: Trump met U.S. military members at an American base in Osan, South Korea before he left Asia to return to Washington, D.C. |
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How to turn a pair of jeans into a piece of art.
How to turn a pair of jeans into a piece of art.
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Major League Baseball has scrapped plans to open its 2020 season in Asia and hopes to play more games in Europe. MLB started its season in Tokyo for the fifth time in 2019, and its labor contract with the players' union called for a 2020 opener in Asia. "We just decided it probably wasn't the right time to try to do it," Manfred said Saturday. |
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Toyota Motor Corp will invest about 210 billion yen ($1.9 billion) through 2023 in Indonesia mainly to develop hybrid cars, people close to the matter said Saturday. The planned investment in one of the largest auto markets in Southeast Asia is also meant to prepare the Japanese automaker for future growth in full-electric car demand, they said. |
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Cardiac Nursing 2019 Organizing Committee extends a warm welcome in inviting you to World Congress on Cardiac Nursing and Cardiology scheduled to be held from November 4-5, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. World Congress on Cardiac Nursing and Cardiology welcome all the Directors, Cardiologists, Cardiac.... |
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OSAKA, Japan (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump's trip to Asia (all times local): 2:00 p.m. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Saturday to a new cease-fire in a year-long trade war between the two nations. That's according to the Xinhua Chinese state-run news agency. |
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The US government has “basic misunderstanding of how tariffs work”, said Stephen Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia branch. Roach made the remarks when receiving an interview of People’s Daily, responding to US actions of imposing additional tariffs and the frequent trade frictions the country provoked against its major trading partners. |
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NEW YORK, June 29 (Xinhua) -- China Yunhong Holdings, a blank check company mainly targeting consumer or lifestyle assets in Asia, filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the U.S. stock market. The company plans to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol of "ZGYHU," with an expectation to raise up to 50 million U. |
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Take a drive along Perth's scenic Mounts Bay Road any day of the week and you will see queues of smartly dressed Asian tourists squashed together along a narrow riverside footpath waiting to snap the perfect selfie. The unlikely star attraction is a quaint, formerly derelict, 90-year-old blue boathouse. |
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OSAKA, Japan (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia. (all times local): 8:45 p.m. President Donald Trump is being welcomed to South Korea by its president — and one of its biggest K-pop boy bands. Trump’s met with President Moon Jae-in (jah-YIHN’) at the Blue House, where the South Korean leader has his offices and home. |
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The Chinese government launched the BRI in 2013, aiming to promote regional development and connectivity. "Belt" represents the Silk Road Economic Belt that echoes the ancient Silk Road, which linked Asia to Europe. "Road" refers to the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road that connects China to South East Asia, South Asia, and North Africa. |
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BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scores of Asia specialists, including former U.S. diplomats and military officers, want President Donald Trump to rethink policies that “treat China as an enemy,” warning the approach could hurt U.S. interests and the global economy, according to a draft open letter reviewed by Reuters on Saturday. |
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For the past year Wireless Telecom Group Inc. had bearish trend while Frequency Electronics Inc. had bullish trend. Wireless Telecom Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures radio frequency (RF) and microwave-based products for wireless and advanced communications.... |
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Global investors in Asia eye Trump, Xi talks at G20 summit.
Yahoo Finance dives into Asian markets with Louise Moon from the South China Morning Post. |
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Salvatore Babones. Security, "The trade war is doing permanent damage to the Chinese economy every month since once production networks have been relocated to lower-cost countries in Southeast Asia, they are unlikely to return to China. The United States faces no such economic pressure. |
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An invasive species of swamp eel has been found in New Orleans, and a state biologist says it’s the first time this species has been found in the United States. Investigators don’t know whether the Asian swamp eels were released accidentally or on purpose in Bayou St. |
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June 29, 2019. By Michael Martina and Jonathan Landay. BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scores of Asia specialists, including former U.S. diplomats and military officers, want President Donald Trump to rethink policies that “treat China as an enemy,” warning the approach could hurt U.S. |
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By Michael Martina and Jonathan Landay. BEIJING/WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - Scores of Asia specialists, including former U.S. diplomats and military officers, want President Donald Trump to rethink policies that "treat China as an enemy," warning the approach could hurt U.S. |
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By Michael Martina and Jonathan Landay. BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scores of Asia specialists, including former U.S. diplomats and military officers, want President Donald Trump to rethink policies that "treat China as an enemy," warning the approach could hurt U.S. |
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The Dalai Lama says if he has a female successor, she better be better looking than he is. The 83-year-old spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhist religion made the comment "If [a] female Dalai Lama comes then she should be more attractive," he told south Asia correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan. |
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