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Asian stock markets fell on Thursday but not as sharply as Wall Street's rout overnight, while oil bounced off lows and U.S. futures jumped, as Asia's brighter economic outlook offset investor worries about fresh COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe. |
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Marshall Islands has reported its first cases of the coronavirus after two people who flew from Hawaii to a U.S. military base tested positive. The small Pacific nation had been among the last places in the world to have no reported cases of the virus. |
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On Wednesday, Sony raised its forecast for its annual operating income by 13% to 700 billion yen (approx. $6.7 billion). It came as the firm announced a operating profit of about 317.8 billion yen (around $3.04 billion) for the three months ended Sept. 30. Jefferies Asia's Atul Goyal told CNBC on Thursday that he's "extremely bullish" on Sony. |
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Highlights by country. South-West Asia. Afghanistan The socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in Afghanistan is dramatic, with food insecurity levels now similar to those seen during the 2018 drought according to OCHA. An estimated 14.7 million people were experiencing acute food insecurity from August to October 2020. |
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TashkentSeventeen United Nations agencies and six international financial institutions (IFIs) are working together in Uzbekistan to address COVID-19’s devastating impacts on the Central Asian republiccreating jobs, re-skilling migrant workers, delivering medical and protective gear, and providing.... |
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A Philippine police chief has been killed by a cockerel after a freak accident that happened while he was trying to break up an illegal cockfight. © Other Christian Bolok bled to death after a metal blade attached to a rooster sliced his artery. San Jose Police Chief Lt Christian Bolok bled to death.... |
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An election officer checks the temperature of a voter before allowing voters to pass at a polling station, during the first phase of state elections at Paliganj, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. With an overall declining coronavirus positive trend, Indian authorities.... |
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Koh Phangan in Surat Thani has been voted the third best island in Asia, according to the readers' choice awards by travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler. Provincial governor Wichawut Jinto on Wednesday said that Koh Phangan has been hailed as one of the best islands in the world. It was rated among the "five best tourist islands in Asia". |
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By Tom Allard. JAKARTA (Reuters) - For months, by Zoom calls and then by jet, Indonesian ministers and officials scoured the world for access to a vaccine for the coronavirus that Southeast Asia's biggest country is struggling to control. This month, their campaign paid off. |
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Zengo, the award-winning Pan-Asian restaurant, is introducing a new ‘Taste of Zengo’ menu, every Monday from 6pm-10pm, providing guests with an innovative taste of Asia. “The new menu is the ideal way to discover Zengo’s authentic dishes, inspired by the world travels of chef Richard Sandoval and.... |
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ITO, BPO markets slump on COVID-19 concerns, as companies turn to cloud-based servicesSYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Buffeted by pandemic concerns, the managed services market in Asia Pacific fell in the third quarter to its lowest level in 14 years, according to the latest.... |
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Molave hit as the equivalent of a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane, packing sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour (103 miles per hour). The storm is expected to bring rains and dangerous winds as it pushes over the mountains of Southeast Asia, causing potential flash floods and landslides. |
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) (Nasdaq: III ), a leading global technology research and advisory firm. The Asia Pacific ISG Index™, which measures commercial outsourcing contracts with annual contract value (ACV) of US $5 million or more, shows the region’s managed services market plummeted 48 percent in the third quarter, to US $338 million, its worst showing since 2006. |
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CapitaLand, together with 30 industry partners, is committing up to $10 million in South-east Asia's first industry-led laboratory to accelerate the development and deployment of smart cities solutions in Singapore and overseas. Called the Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab, or Lab, it aims to provide a.... |
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It is a matter of great honour 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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Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) is blessed with an extraordinary landscape, immense natural resources, vibrant manpower and a profoundly consequential location. It is situated at the confluence of the three Asiaswest, central and southas well as the three mighty Asian mountain ... |
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A Philippine police chief has been killed by a cockerel after a freak accident that happened while he was trying to break up an illegal cockfight. San Jose Police Chief Lt Christian Bolok bled to death on Monday after a sharp metal blade attached to a rooster sliced an artery in his leg. |
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A new study suggests 15 per cent of global deaths from Covid-19 could be linked to long-term exposure to carbon emissions and other pollutants. Photo: AFP.
Air pollution may factor in Covid-19 deaths, with East Asia worst hit: study.
Researchers say 15 per cent of global fatalities from the.... |
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HANOI (Reuters) -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Vietnam on Thursday and Friday as part of a tour of Asia, the Vietnamese and U.S. governments said. The visit was announced after a U.S. citizen sentenced last year to 12 years in a Vietnamese jail for "attempting to overthrow the.... |
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Moody's publishes October edition of ‘Structured Thinking: Asia Pacific’ newsletter. |
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As always, we are joined by political scientist and former Pentagon analyst… Paul Buchanan… and this week we will discuss:
How United States Secretary of Defense, Mike Pompeo, has this week been traveling around South East Asia. He has signed a new defence deal with India, at a time when India and China relations are digressing. |
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The world last year suffered many outsized fires, which are recurring this year in the Amazon and parts of the United States. This year, South-east Asia has largely been spared the fires and haze that often trouble Indonesia and the region. Yet, there are risks if we are complacent and conversely, opportunities to be gained if action is taken. |
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3 metre wide lane is the road as well as the main approach to the house. Qt house landmak architecture house block is a typical characteristic of urbanization at fast speed in developing countries in asia including vietnam.
Photo 3 Of 10 In Indoor Gardens Bring Light And Air Into This Brick.... |
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Tashkent Seventeen United Nations agencies and six international financial institutions (IFIs) are working together in Uzbekistan to address COVID-19’s devastating impacts on the Central Asian republic—creating jobs, re-skilling migrant workers, delivering medical and protective gear, and providing.... |
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Gigawatt upon gigawatt of green hydrogen capacity is being planned across Europe, Asia, and Australia. According to proponents of the technology, green hydrogen - the kind produced through electrolysis powered by solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources - is the best way to decarbonize heavy polluter industries. |
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