Tencent has a wide range of growth vectors unlikely to be affected long term by new Chinese government measures. My article in October detailed its strengths in both China and Asia. Some domestic growth may possibly be impacted in the short term. Long term, Tencent continues to be seen as a champion of China’s new economy companies. |
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets, with the exception of Hong Kong, are advancing on Monday despite the negative cues from Wall Street Friday. Optimism about the development of coronavirus vaccines and a quick economic recovery lifted the markets. The Japanese market is closed for a holiday. |
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A Taliban offensive has cut the heart out of the harvest season, leaving farming families desperate.
But he stops short of a threatened full withdrawal from America's longest war after fierce opposition from allies.
It follows protests over the recent use of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in France. |
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Each year PEFC awards members that have achieved the biggest increases in PEFC-certified forest area and PEFC chain of custody certificates. In 2020, the awards for highest growth in certified hectares all went to Asia. Source: Timberbiz The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) took gold,.... |
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Twin hazards for India’s capital. Certifying the election. Afghan fighting, and farming. Acting close to home. Celebrating press freedom. |
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ECCK is pleased to announce that Mr. Jonas von Oldenskiöld , Head of Korea Branch of Swiss Reinsurance Asia Ltd, has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the ECCK Insurance Committee succeeding Mr. Arne Eisfeld. He has been with Swiss Re for over 14 years and has worked across different markets.... |
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The Yanshan and Taihang mountain ranges in North China constitute a major rest area for birds on their annual epic migrations between Northeast Asia and Australia. |
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China’s annoyance at Australia’s hardline stance on political interference and demands for an independent inquiry into the root cause of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a win for at least two other Asian countries, Japan and India. Refusal by Chinese authorities to permit the unloading of.... |
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C apesize. ‘Resistant’ would be one adjective to describe the Capesize market this week, as there was an increasing perception that it had discovered a floor, in several areas – specifically in Asia – where the pivotal C5 West Australia round gained 0.396 $/mt on the week to reach 6.973 $/mt, as all the majors became active. |
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Efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) across the globe have disrupted normal trade patterns, causing delays and contributing to higher freight rates from Asia, largely because of a shortage of shipping containers in major export ports. |
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Royal Australian Navy guided missile frigate HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154) sailing with US Navy amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) in the South China Sea in April. |
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The gong for multilateralism has been sounded, a clear intimation that the world is determined to mount, with urgency, a collective response to the snowballing coronavirus-cum-economic crisis. The message was delivered by leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum at their annual.... |
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Tamil families of the disappeared at a rally in Jaffna earlier this year US Congressmen Brad Sherman and Jamie Raskin introduced a House Resolution calling for an end to enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka, across Asia and around the world and also calls upon the United States to ratify the.... |
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A two-star Navy admiral overseeing US military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sources told Reuters on Sunday, in a high-level trip that could vex China. The sources, who include a Taiwanese official familiar with the situation, said the official was Rear Admiral Michael Studeman. |
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Some prominent professionals in the field have shared with Khmer Times their doubts over whether the Kingdom’s tourism sector will be able to recover from the fallout of COVID-19 next year.
“I am not optimistic about the recovery of Cambodia’s tourism sector for next year,” said Thoun Sinan, president of the Pacific Asia Travel Association. |
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TAIPEI/WASHINGTON: A two-star Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sources told Reuters on Sunday, in a high-level trip that could vex China. The sources, who include a Taiwanese official familiar with the.... |
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Four years ago, when Donald Trump was elected U.S. president, one of his most significant priorities was to deal with the trade issues in the Asia-Pacific region. Although up to that point, the trade dispute with China was considered an important issue for the American politicians, this topic was.... |
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November 22, 2020. By Ben Blanchard and Phil Stewart. TAIPEI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A two-star Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sources told Reuters on Sunday, in a high-level trip that could vex China. |
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A two-star Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sources told Reuters on Sunday, in a high-level trip that could vex China. |
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Blackstone Group Inc is seeking to raise at least $5 billion for its second private equity fund focused on Asia, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. |
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, without evidence, that the 2020 election was “RIGGED” and the announcement of a winner of more than 270 electoral votes was aided and abetted by the “Fake and Silent” news media. Among Trump’s recent retweets is a claim by a supporter that anyone who voted for former vice president
was “ ignorant, anti-American, and anti-Christian. |
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William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." Among developing nations having "good" COVID-19 crises, Bangladesh may be the most surprising. Back in, say, May, the South Asian economic backwater was the subject of gloomy prognostications. |
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Blackstone Group Inc is seeking to raise at least $5 billion for its second private equity fund focused on Asia, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. |
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Hello, all, The JCEA (Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia https://jceasia.org/ ) is looking for someone to review the following book for our summer 2021 issue. Cwiertka, Katarzyna J. and Yasuhara Miho (2020). Branding Japanese Food: From Meibutsu to Washoku. Interested potential reviewers should contact L. |
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TAIPEI/WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - A two-star Navy admiral overseeing US military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sources told Reuters on Sunday (Nov 22), in a high-level trip that could vex China. The sources, who include a Taiwanese official familiar.... |
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