The State Department has signaled its approval for a potential $2.4 billion sale of anti-ship missiles to Taiwan, a move certain to anger Beijing and raise tensions further between the U.S. and China days before the American election. The Trump administration said in a statement Monday that it has.... |
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Japan Analytical & Scientific Instruments Show (JASIS) is the cutting-edge scientific instruments, analytical system & solution exhibition which will support the advances of science, analytical instruments and scientific equipment makers. As Asia's largest exhibition in this field, we will further.... |
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The Asian Football Confederation has recently invited football fans to vote their favourite Myanmar National League football clubs to select the most popular football club in Myanmar, according to the statement with the AFC. There are four Myanmar National League teams running in the AFC vote list,.... |
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BEIJING - A Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson on Monday warmly congratulated Pakistan for the opening of the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) and said that it was one of the most advanced railway transport projects in South Asia. “I noted this information. This is good news. |
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SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korea's economy returned to growth in the third quarter, climbing out of the slump brought about by the coronavirus as its major trading partners began lifting pandemic restrictions. Asia's fourth-largest economy grew a seasonally adjusted 1. |
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A terrorist being described as al-Qaeda’s #2 in central Asia has been killed by Afghan special forces days ago. The national government in Kabul made the announcement Sunday that Husam Abd al-Rauf, also known as Abu Muhsin al-Masri, had been killed in an Afghan special forces raid in Ghazni province which happened last week. |
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BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 26 (IPS) - Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.This year, the United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary – a milestone of extraordinary economic and social progress in Asia and the Pacific. |
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As the pandemic saw passenger air travel come to a virtual standstill, airline operators faced a unique problem; where to park all the empty jets. A tiny town called Alice Springs in Northern Territory, Australia has emerged as an ideal location. Bloomberg's Paul Allen went to take a look. |
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Since its inception at the turn of the 20th century, the submarine has been the ace asymmetrical weapon. It has allowed smaller navies to stand up to the most powerful, and the powerful ones stay on top. Today, arguably, they are the most potent weapon platform on the planet (aircraft carrier fans may disagree!). |
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Welcome to Tuesday, Asia. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help you start the day: |
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NEW DELHI: “Stability and security in Asia” dominated the discussions when foreign minister S Jaishankar and his US counterpart Mike Pompeo met this evening for bilateral talks, ahead of the 2+2 meeting scheduled for Tuesday morning. Sources said after the meeting, both sides, shared views on the.... |
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SEOUL -- The South Korean economy rebounded from a COVID-induced recession in the third quarter as demand for exports grew following the relaxing of lockdowns in the region. Asia's fourth-largest economy grew a seasonally adjusted 1.9% during the July-September period from the previous quarter, the Bank of Korea said Tuesday. |
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China’s coastguard and maritime militia are nothing if not persistent when it comes to making their presence felt around hotly disputed reefs and islets in the South China Sea. Ship-tracking data and satellite imagery reviewed by Radio Free Asia shows that Chinese vessels have lurked for five.... |
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President Donald Trump will have withdrawn about 8,000 U.S. troops from land wars in the Middle East and South Asia by the end of November, as part of his efforts to end the U.S.'s participation in foreign wars. |
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AMMAN — Jordan ranked fourth in the Arab world in implementing the guidelines of national reporting platforms related to sustainable development goals (SDGs), according to a recent United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) report. |
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) of unknown etiology (CKDu) mostly affects agricultural communities in Central America, South Asia, Africa, but likely also in North America and Australia. One such area with increased CKDu prevalence is the Medawachchiya District Secretariat Division of the Anuradhapura.... |
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The 75th anniversary of the UN’s founding took place on 24 October, which is marked annually as UN Day. The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) used the occasion to launch the SDG Solutions Lab, being established with Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. |
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Edward White talks to experts in the US and Seoul about Donald Trump's threat to withdraw troops from South Korea. The security umbrella provided by the US military has helped maintain peace and stability across Asia. |
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Twenty countries across Asia, Africa, and South America are missing out on as much as US$2.8 billion in tax revenue from Facebook, Apple, and Google alone, new research by the organization
revealed on Monday. Apple, Google and Facebook logos. ( Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 3. |
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Hong Kong-based hedge fund LIM Advisors is focusing more on buying high-yield and distressed bonds and loans in the Asia-Pacific region after the pandemic roiled markets earlier this year. |
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SINGAPORE -- For the past seven years, Khath Hach and her husband would wake at 2 a.m., go to the shed at the back of their house in central Cambodia, drag a rusty wire cage containing up to five medium-sized dogs to the nearby river and drown them. The pair, owners of a dog slaughterhouse in Chi.... |
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Lionel Barber is former editor of the Financial Times and chairman of the Tate art galleries. His book "The Powerful and the Damned: Private Diaries in Turbulent Times" will be published next month. After four years of megaphone diplomacy, Donald Trump's first term as U.S. president is drawing to a close. |
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Another sign of caution, Treasury yields were pulling back after touching their highest level since June last week. As stocks also weakened across much of Europe and Asia. In the 3rd wave of the coronovirus, counts are spiking in much of the United States and Europe, raising concerns about more damage to the still-weakened economy. |
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SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, reported a P14.4 billion consolidated net income in the first nine months of 2020, down by 48 percent from P27.6 billion in the same period last year. Consolidated revenue reached P60. |
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