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OSAKA, Japan (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's trip to Asia (all times local): 7 a.m. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping are meeting Saturday in Osaka, Japan, as the trade war between two economic titans faces a critical junction. Both the U.S. |
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By Phuong Nguyen and Mas Alina Arifin. HANOI/BANDAR LAMPUNG (Reuters) - Coffee prices in Vietnam edged higher this week on low supplies, while trading activity picked up in Indonesia where a major harvest was in full swing. Farmers in the Central Highlands, Vietnam's largest coffee growing area, sold coffee at 35,000 dong ($1. |
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This is a complex and seismically active region, where the Australian tectonic plate collides with microplates on the edge of Asia in the Indonesian region. The location of this earthquake is no surprise. Three earthquakes greater than magnitude 6 occurred within a few kilometres of each other and within the same general area in 2016 and 2018. |
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The Latest on President Donald Trump 's trip to Asia (all times local): 7 a.m. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping are meeting Saturday in Osaka, Japan, as the trade war between two economic titans faces a critical junction. Both the U.S. and China are signaling a desire to de-escalate the.... |
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Zubair Qureshi. Islamabad. Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and Chinese think thank Greenpeace East Asia (GPEA), China and All-China Environment Federation (ACEF) have agreed to promote green Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) policy and practices and improved communication between.... |
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Job Function: International Department: Eurasia Location: Kyrgyzstan. Resident Senior M&E and CLA Program Manager: Kyrgyzstan. The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) seeks a Resident Senior Program Manager (SPM) to manage monitoring, evaluation and learning in a.... |
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TORONTO June 28, 2019 /CNW/ --Â Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Investment Company Limited (TSX: FAP) Â (the "Company"), a closed-end investment company trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, announced today that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has, upon the recommendation of Aberdeen Standard.... |
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For the past 40 years Philip and Jeannie Millward have been collecting interesting and unusual items from across South Asia for their shop on Bethel Street. During that period they have amassed more than 6,000 items, with many now on display inside their Grade II listed premises now known as the South Asia Collection Museum and Shop. |
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. Radisson Blu , formerly Radisson SAS, is an upper upscale brand for Radisson Hotels mostly outside the United States, including those in Europe, Africa, and Asia. These are operated by (SAS) used to be a major shareholder in Rezidor Hotel Group and licensed its brand for Radisson SAS hotels. |
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TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. has received its first order from a shipowner in Japan for several 42,000-metric-ton log and bulk carriers TESS42*. With growing demand for cargo transport due to economic growth in Asia, we foresaw the need for a larger version of the handysize log and bulk carriers.... |
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Dutch gas prices hit 10-year lows this week, reflecting high European inventories swelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, testing levels at which companies that committed to buy U.S. LNG will start making serious losses. Prices for month-ahead Dutch gas have dropped by two-thirds since their.... |
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. Taha Siddiqui is an award-winning Pakistani journalist living in exile in France. He is the founder of safenewsrooms.org , a digital media platform documenting press censorship in South Asia.
28 Jun 2019 21:26 GMT Why Pakistan's economy is sinking Pakistan's new budget will not fix the country's economic woes. |
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TORONTO June 28, 2019 /CNW/ -- Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Investment Company Limited (TSX: FAP) (the "Company"), a closed-end investment company trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, announced today that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has, upon the recommendation of Aberdeen Standard.... |
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Pakistan’s leading think tank ‘Sustainable Development Policy Institute’ (SDPI) and Greenpeace East Asia (GPEA), China and All-China Environment Federation (ACEF) have agreed to promote green Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) policy and practices and improved communication between Chinese overseas projects with local stakeholders in Pakistan. |
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Chennai: Having dropped 12 spots, Mumbai became 67th most expensive city in the world for expatriates in 2019. However, it continued to be India's most expensive city and one among the top 20 most expensive cities in Asia. All the top Indian cities became less expensive this year mainly due to lower inflation. |
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The four biggest oil buyers in Asia, all of which were regular Iranian customers until recently, imported in May the lowest volume of crude from Iran since at least 2014, Reuters reported on Friday, citing data from trade sources and government estimates. China and IndiaIran’s no.1 and no. |
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The Mac Pro is shown in the display room at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose earlier this month. Photo: AP.
Producing the Mac Pro at Quanta’s facility near other suppliers around Asia will allow Apple to take advantage of lower shipping costs
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Trump was asked Wednesday as he departed for Asia whether he would be meeting with Kim at the Group of 20 summit in Japan. Trump said he wouldn’t be meeting with Kim, but then added: ‘‘I may be speaking with him in a different forum. I will be going, as you know, to South Korea after the summit.’’ He didn’t elaborate. |
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in parts of Europe. Australia, South Asia and the Middle East have also experienced extreme temperatures this year in what scientists warn could be a sign of future conditions in a warming world. “We can no longer afford incremental progress when tackling climate change,” U.N. |
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Asian stocks advanced on Thursday as investors awaited optimistic signs ahead of Saturday’s meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit. The Nikkei 225 added 1.19% to close at 21,338, while the Topix index added 1.23% to finish its trading day at 1,553. |
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(Bloomberg) -- It has been an unsettling year for Asia stock investors. And while easier financial conditions and undemanding valuations might help temper investor sentiment for the remainder of 2019, the trade war, muted earnings growth and a resilient dollar may continue to damp enthusiasm. |
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Stephanie Grisham, long-time spokeswoman and confidante to Melania Trump, will succeed Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary, the first lady announced Tuesday. Ms. Grisham is jumping into her new role by accompanying U.S. President Donald Trump on a trip to Asia starting Wednesday. Ms. |
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Governments wrapped up their regular meeting in Bonn, Germany, amid a record-setting heat wave in parts of Europe. Australia, South Asia and the Middle East have also experienced extreme temperatures this year in what scientists warn could be a sign of future conditions in a warming world. |
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Did you hear that? Something sounded awfully familiar during the Democrats’ first presidential debate in Miami.
"If they can save a nickel by moving a job to Mexico, or to Asia, or to Canada, they’re going to do it," Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., complained when discussing the way American companies ship jobs over the border or overseas. |
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Greg Anderson was supposed to be bound for Orlando, Florida, and the MLS player combine in his role as vice president of soccer operations for the Vancouver Whitecaps. He was hours from going to the airport when a phone call changed his itinerary. Instead of east, Anderson headed west. |
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