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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has wrapped up a five-nation anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam as the fierce American presidential election race enters its final stretch. With just four days left in the campaign in which China has been a central theme, Pompeo visited Hanoi on Friday ostensibly to celebrate 25 years of U. |
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Shares skidded in Asia on Tuesday after surging coronavirus cases and waning hopes for U.S. economic stimulus gave Wall Street its worst day in a month. Stock benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney. Shares were flat in South Korea, where economic growth data were slightly better than expected. |
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IT is a matter of great honor for Pakistan that the Pakistan Rescue Team of Emergency Services Academy (Rescue 1122) Lahore has become the First United Nations – INSARAG Classified team in South Asia after completing an extensive evaluation process of several years under supervision of UN-INSARAG Mentors. |
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Election campaigning goes beyond the candidates. The U.S. election affects Asia relations. Asian-American voting. Will the military vote for Trump? Do Russians really care about the U.S. |
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By Pete Schroeder. (Reuters) - Asian markets looked to continue an upward swing on Friday, after a rebound in U.S. equities and strong corporate earnings set the stage. Australia's ASX 200 climbed 0.14% in early trading, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures were up 0.26%. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures were down 0. |
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Google parent Alphabet, Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc and Facebook Inc all beat analyst estimates for quarterly revenue, with Amazon reporting a second straight quarter of record profits. Gold prices hit a one-month low Thursday, pushed down by a stronger dollar. |
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In the global fight against COVID-19, an ever-widening gap has emerged between our region and the rest of the world. While East Asia and the Pacific have been relatively successful in containing the disease, the infection and fatality numbers for Europe and the United States in particular are shocking. |
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Lufthansa and easyJet will be the first two airlines to touch down at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Saturday. Photo: Shutterstock.
Berlin looks to China, Southeast Asia as it opens new airport nine years late.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), located southeast of the German capital, was.... |
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DHAKA, Bangladesh USAID has announced new activities worth $28 million to advance regional energy markets in South Asia with the aim of strengthening energy security and expanding access to energy across the Indo-Pacific region. Javier Piedra, US Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting.... |
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Shares of Apple suppliers in Asia-Pacific will be watched on Friday after the Cupertino-based tech giant reported fourth-quarter earnings that slightly beat Wall Street expectations. Moderna said Thursday it is prepping for the global launch of its potential coronavirus vaccine. That comes amid a rise in cases in the U. |
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HÀ NỘI — The developers of the 3.5 GW La Gan offshore wind farm project in Bình Thuận Province, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Asia Petroleum Energy and Novasia Energy, on October 28 signed two major site investigation contracts worth approximately US$5 million with two foreign companies. |
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October 29, 2020. By Pete Schroeder. (Reuters) – Asian markets looked to continue an upward swing on Friday, after a rebound in U.S. equities and strong corporate earnings set the stage. Australia’s ASX 200 climbed 0.14% in early trading, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures were up 0.26%.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures were down 0. |
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FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, are reflected on a screen showing Nikkei index, outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha.
Australia’s ASX 200 climbed 0.14% in early trading, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures were up 0. |
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Asian markets looked to continue an upward swing on Friday, after a rebound in U.S. equities and strong corporate earnings set the stage. Australia’s ASX 200 climbed 0.14% in early trading, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures were up 0.26%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures were down 0.24% and down 0. |
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Vladimir Yakunin being received in Kazakhstan last year (doc-research.org) A Berlin-based outfit with close links to a Russian oligarch under Western sanctions is expanding its influence in Central Asia and China. The Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC) styles itself as “a think tank.... |
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“There’s a little bit of push and a little bit of pull, and a lot of simple common understandings that have emerged over the last 2½ to three years where these countries have all said they welcome the United States’ more vigorous, more transparent, more responsive relationship with them, and.... |
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Around 34 million years ago, sudden climate change caused ecological breakdown in Central Asia. This ancient event, triggered by rapid drops in temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide, permanently affected biological diversity in the region. Large areas of Mongolia, (geographic) Tibet and.... |
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In the global fight against COVID-19, an ever-widening gap has emerged between our region and the rest of the world. While East Asia and the Pacific have been relatively successful in containing the disease, the infection and fatality numbers for Europe and the United States in particular are shocking. |
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British journalist and entertainment entrepreneur Kiran Rai has compiled a list of 300 most influential people who, he thinks, hold the keys to Bollywood. The '300 Asia Power List', commissioned by the New York Press News Agency, names Indian music composer AR Rahman as the most influential figure in the year 2020. |
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CALOOCAN CITY, Oct. 30 (PIA) -- Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) bagged two awards for its outstanding development projects on climate financing and digital account opening at the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) Development Awards 2020. |
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Experts will spend weeks and months examining data from the U.S. election next Tuesday, but one thing is almost certain: The Indian American vote will be more important than it has ever been. I recommend a recent report by Sumitra Badrinathan, Devesh Kapur, and Milan Vaishnav for the Carnegie.... |
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Singapore. AN INNOVATION centre under the National University Health System (NUHS) on Thursday inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Asia Research & Innovation Alliance Limited (ARIA), a non-profit research and innovation institute, to set up a S$50 million venture capital... |
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The top bid from Sing Holdings came in at S$373.5 million or S$576 psf ppr; this was 8.9 per cent above the second-highest bid from a partnership between CDL and Hongkong Land subsidiary MCL Land. CBRE's head of research for Southeast Asia, Desmond Sim, said: "Given the environment of rising.... |
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"This is a developing space. The markets are still learning how to fine-tune the bond structures and their pricing (in line with the) stage of development in Asia." - Mr Lee.
Singapore. AS Asia's massive infrastructure needs continue to grow, it is clear that traditional bank debt alone is not enough to plug the widening gaps. |
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In each country, the U.S. officials sought to elevate strategic and economic ties , and garner support for America’s vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific. The real prize, however, was their first destination: India. In New Delhi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.... |
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