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Public health cooperation During the speech, Xi stressed that both China and ASEAN need to strengthen cooperation against COVID-19 and enhance capacity building in public health. "When its COVID-19 vaccines are available for use, China will actively consider the needs of ASEAN countries," Xi said,.... |
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High above the West Coast, flying home from a diplomatic mission to Asia, National Security Adviser Robert C. O’Brien reflected on the notion that tough love is the finest love of all.
Sometimes only a close friend has the concern or the courage to say what others won’t: Put down the fork, put away.... |
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A view shows the site of the attack that killed Prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, outside Tehran, Iran, November 27, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS.
November 28, 2020. (Reuters) – Iran said there are “serious indications of Israeli responsibility” in the assassination.... |
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Hong Kong has once again slid down a ranking of the world’s best places for expats to live, falling into the bottom 10 overall and coming second to last among the Asian cities included after being rated worst in the world for both political stability and cost of living. |
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Business Advisory Council Malaysia hosted two days global APEC CEO Dialogues with the theme “APEC Re-Imagined: Priorities in the Aftermath of COVID-19” from 19-20 November 2020. In this important economic forum Presidents, Prime Ministers and leading CEOs especially from the 21 Asia Pacific.... |
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The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, established in 1996, hosting APEC CEO Summit every year since 2014 where the global business leaders engage with the key heads of states and ministers from across the region to dialogue and discuss way forward in economic sphere. |
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Around 8 in 10 professionals said the health and security risks face by the global workforce increased in 2020, reaching to a five-year high in 2021, a concern acutely felt in Asia, according to a recent survey. This was revealed by International SOS Risk Outlook 2021 from the Business Resilience.... |
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Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony said that the coronavirus has not – yet – caused it to change its financial guidance it has provided for the |
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President Xi Jinping reiterated China's pledge to see the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy and a key region in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation on Friday, as he called upon enhanced bilateral economic and trade cooperation to accelerate regional economic recovery. |
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On Wednesday, October 11, 2017 The Jamestown Foundation held its Seventh Annual China Defense & Security Conference . The event featured a prestigious lineup of some of the world’s leading experts on the Chinese Military and Security Issues in Asia. This full-length set of DVDs covers the four.... |
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New published today in Science is painting an alarming picture of the current climate situation in inner East Asia. Contemporaneous heatwaves and droughts in the region are happening more often now than they did 20 years ago, but as the new study points out, the current climate situation in the region has no precedent over the past 260 years. |
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South Korean team T1 added Souliya "JaCkky" Khoomphetsavong and Kenny "Xepher" Deo to their Dota 2 roster on Friday. Adversaries in the finals of DOTA Summit 13 Online: Southeast Asia earlier this month, the players now will join forces to help a T1 team that looks as if it's full of potential. |
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If you’re in the Caribbean, look up at the moon in the wee hours of Monday morning and you just may see part of a lunar eclipse. According to timeanddate.com , this is the last penumbral lunar eclipse of 2020. Residents of North and South America, Australia, and parts of Asia can see about 82 per.... |
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It’s the second or third substantive attempt to bring Canadian jurisdictions in line with the global movement toward legalization that is decades old in Europe and Asia. Bears of the Week. There’s the letter of the law when it comes to collective bargaining. And then, there is spirit of intent and partnership between league owners and the players. |
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In the history of Nobel prizes, it’s been awarded to 57 women 58 times. Its success as an efficient and inexpensive tool rests at the hands of the regulators who make the policies of the use of this technology. A more practical technology management, aligned with major economies in Asia Pacific and.... |
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India, the largest country in South Asia, once carried the mantle of anchoring peace and development in the region, has gone exactly in reverse.
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Nov, 2020 ) :India, the largest country in South Asia , once carried the mantle of anchoring peace and.... |
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and the US are moving ahead with a plan to finance infrastructure and energy projects in Asia and Latin America, using capital raised from the private sector to ensure greater transparency, Minister Su Jain-rong said in an interview Wednesday in Taipei. He said he hopes to see the first projects start within the next year or two. |
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As analysts pore over US President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet picks for signs of what to expect by way of Asia policy directions, let us consider the other side of the coin - what awaits the new administration as it gets down to changing course and resetting relations with regional friends and allies after four years of Trumpian upheavals. |
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The View From Asia Finally hope, but when will people get the vaccine? Asia News Network writers discuss the perils of vaccine nationalism in the wake of successful drug trials. Here are excerpts.
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Asia: Foreign investors are piling money into major Asian equity markets outside of China at the fastest pace in seven years this quarterThe International Monetary Fund’s October acknowledgment of the case for temporary debt monetization in Asia marked yet another example of how the pandemic has upended economic orthodoxy. |
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More on this topic Related Story Malaysia secures Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in a first for South-east Asia Related Story In Brazil, Pfizer begins process to register Covid-19 vaccine “ The clinical trials do not have to be done in Indonesia . Data from the country the vaccines are from can be used as.... |
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If you're in the Caribbean, look up at the moon in the wee hours of Monday morning and you just may see part of a lunar eclipse. According to timeanddate.com , this is the last penumbral lunar eclipse of 2020. Residents of North and South America, Australia, and parts of Asia can see about 82 per.... |
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Background. Family offices managing the affairs of high-networth families have become increasingly important to the financial services industry in Hong Kong and most other major financial centres. We have seen a recent surge in activities and developments around this topic in Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia. |
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About the speakers: is a partner in Milbank's Singapore office, previously based in Hong Kong. She advises on a wide range of international corporate finance transactions and M&A deals, and regularly represents.... |
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HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian markets maintained their upward momentum yesterday, heading into the weekend on a strong note with investors continuing to take heart from the prospect of vaccines being rolled out in the next few weeks. Hopes are high that with at least three inoculations in the pipeline,.... |
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