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THE Philippines faces the prospect of an “uneven” and “volatile” economic recovery as it struggles to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Bank (WB) said after it slashed the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) forecast again this year. |
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, and training , the blockchain analysis company announced on Twitter. Chainalysis serves as a strategic partner to financial institutions, governments, and cryptocurrency businesses around the world, providing data, software, and expertise on sophisticated cryptocurrency crime and money laundering tactics, techniques, and procedures. |
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Indonesia’s economy could contract more than expected if the coronavirus pandemic remains uncontrolled, as Southeast Asia’s largest economy faces an “uneven and volatile” economic recovery, the World Bank says. The Washington, DC-based development bank now projects Indonesia’s economy to contract by 1. |
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New Zealand-headquartered insurance business Delta Insurance Group has signed an agreement with London-based specialty Lloyd’s-of-London reinsurance brokers Prospect Insurance Brokers to market and distribute Delta’s Personal Cyber Insurance product outside of Asia-Pacific. |
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TEHRAN - You don’t need to be an astronaut to see what space looks like! While in Tehran, just sit back, relax, and travel to space from Gonbad-e Mina Planetarium. The modern planetarium, literary meaning “Dome of Mina” is one of the tops in West Asia, offering visitors 3D views of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies. |
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Forty-five years ago, in April 1975, North Vietnamese forces overran Cam Ranh Bay, widely considered to be the finest deep-water shelter in all of Southeast Asia. Until 1972, Cam Ranh Bay had been the site of an American naval base, an Air Force base and an Army support facility. |
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One southern Philippine province and its war-battered capital will be placed under a mild lockdown starting Thursday and the rest of the country will be under more relaxed restrictions to boost the battered economy of the country counting the most coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia. |
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At the end of World War 2 , as US troops occupied Japan, soldiers confiscated a huge collection of thousands of military maps. The documents covered most of Asia and included details on climate, transportation systems, and the local people information that could be used for an invasion or occupation. |
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Boys returning home from school in Nabeul, Tunisia. Efficient social spending is key for strengthening education and boosting socioeconomic outcomes. (PHOTO: Lipowski/iStock by Getty Images) Six Charts on Social Spending in the Middle East and Central Asia. |
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Asia Broadband Inc. (OTC: AABB), through its wholly owned subsidiary Asia Metals Inc., today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire a high potential mineral property in the state of Colima, Mexico. The property is located in a prolific iron-copper-gold production area.... |
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A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street recovered some of this month's losses as investors looked ahead to a debate between President.... |
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(Photo: Pexels/Markus Spiske) Francis Chan has lamented divisions in society over responses to the pandemic, but he also fears that churches are no different. The Crazy Love author shared his thoughts about the pandemic while in conversation with Gospel for Asia founder KP Yohannan. |
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SINGAPORE Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company headquartered in Singapore , has been named a winner of the 2020 CybersecAsia Awards in the Digital Forensics Services category. The inaugural CybersecAsia Awards recognizes Asia's leaders in.... |
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LAS VEGAS Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Broadband Inc. (OTC: AABB), through its wholly owned subsidiary Asia Metals Inc., today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire a high potential mineral property in the state of Colima, Mexico . |
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide Bangladesh US$3.0 million in grant for procuring urgent medical supplies including vaccine for the Covid-19. To this effect, the Manila-based lender and the Economic Relations Division (ERD) signed an agreement on Tuesday. |
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By Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) - Governments in the Middle East and Central Asia need to increase spending in areas such as social protection, education and public health, where vulnerabilities have been exposed by the coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund said. |
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LAS VEGAS Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Broadband Inc. (OTC: AABB), through its wholly owned subsidiary Asia Metals Inc., today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire a high potential mineral property in the state of Colima, Mexico . |
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Governments in the Middle East and Central Asia need to increase spending in areas such as social protection, education and public health, where vulnerabilities have been exposed by the coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund said.
The region, spanning around 30 countries from.... |
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SHENZHEN, China Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- L eading power battery exchange company Shenzhen Immotor Technology Co., Ltd. (Immotor) announced the closing of its series C1 funding round, raising USD 30+ million led by Southern Power Grid Capital ( China ) with participation from Eurozeo Group.... |
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SHANGHAI Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: ZTO) (the"Compan y " or "ZTO Express", Stock code: 2057.HK), a leading express delivery company in China , today announced that the Company's Shares have been traded on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the stock code "2057". |
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HONG KONG Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL Electronics Holdings Limited (" TCL Electronics " or " the Company ", HKSE stock code: 01070.HK) announced that its board chairman, Mr. Li Dongsheng , exercised his 3.46 million stock options of the Company on September 29 at a cost of HKD 15.10 million . |
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LAS VEGAS Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Broadband Inc. (OTC: AABB), through its wholly owned subsidiary Asia Metals Inc., today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire a high potential mineral property in the state of Colima, Mexico . |
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In this photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center, gestures as he meets members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines late Monday Sept. 28, 2020. |
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Economies in the Middle East and Central Asia region lag global peers in health, education and social protection spending, which needs to be substantially increased to improve inclusive growth, according to the International Monetary Fund. The Covid-19 pandemic has magnified socioeconomic challenges.... |
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) One southern Philippine province and its war-battered capital will be placed under a mild lockdown starting Thursday and the rest of the country will be under more relaxed restrictions to boost the battered economy of the country counting the most coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia. |
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