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China’s imports of crude oil have been trending much lower in September than in the past four months, while the rest of Asia is also significantly slowing imports this month with demand still under pressure, IHS Markit
on Friday. Crude oil discharged at Chinese ports in the last two weeks were.... |
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MELBOURNE – Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. It was the second day in a row new infections fell below 30, after 21 were reported on Saturday, the lowest daily number since June 19. There were also five deaths recorded Sunday. |
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“The worrying trend is that the reopening of schools doesn’t automatically mean that all children will be back in schools,” said Francisco Benavides, regional education adviser at UNICEF East Asia and Pacific. “The pandemic has a high economic impact for the region. |
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Andrew North has reported widely from across the Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia. He is a regular commentator on Asian affairs. As the closest thing we have to a world government, the United Nations should have been tailor-made to handle a pandemic which has affected virtually all 7.8 billion of us at some point over the past year. |
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Bangkok (CNN) — With the end of the year approaching, travelers holding onto hope they may still get to enjoy a quick winter escape in Asia are facing some hard truths right now. Christmas on the beach in Phuket? Highly unlikely — unless you’re willing to quarantine in a hotel for two weeks first. |
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The three friends had gathered under the margosa tree and were discussing about returnees from West Asia amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. “ Mata hari santhosai mage yaluwo dennek pita ratin Lankawata giya sumane apu nisa. Hariyata duk vindala thiyenawa padi nethuwa . (I am happy that two of my friends from West Asia returned to Sri Lanka last week. |
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Source: Asia Development Bank Video | 18 September 2020. A distinguished panel of experts explored policies for crisis response, safe reopening, inclusive recovery, and future resilience in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The seminar was held virtually as part of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors (2nd Stage). |
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HNB Finance secured multiple victories at the Asian Banking & Finance Awards 2020. The company was lauded as the Marketing & Brand Initiative of the Year - Sri Lanka and as Website of the Year - Sri Lanka. Held for the first time as a digital awards presentation ceremony, the Asian Banking and.... |
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The findings of the latest edition of Microsoft’s Security Endpoint Threat Report 2019, for the Asia Pacific, which was released recently, has found that Sri Lanka experienced the highest cryptocurrency mining encounters across the region in the past year. |
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In keeping with its philosophy to provide an engaging workplace culture which offers an optimal work-life balance, Pan Asia Bank’s team HR successfully concluded ‘Fly Fun’, an enjoyable activity for its employees. Teams were called upon to make a choice of their kites under the ‘Truly Sri Lankan Traditions’ theme. |
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Microsoft launched a program to increase employability for people with disabilities (PwDs) recently. The Microsoft Enabler Program pioneers disability inclusive workplaces across Asia Pacific by removing the barriers for a more diverse workforce. With over one billion PwDs in the world,.... |
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A workers sanitizes a metro coach in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Delhi Metro will open for service in a phased manner from Sept. 7, even as India has been reporting the highest single-day caseload in the world every day for more than three weeks and is the third worst-hit country behind the United States and Brazil. |
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It was the PETA Asia investigation heard round the world: Monkeys in Thailand are kept chained, abusively trained, and forced to climb trees to pick coconuts that are used to make coconut milk and other products. Chaokoh, a coconut milk brand that’s sold in major stores across the U.S. |
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An interactive guide to competition law enforcement in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region - In the past decade, a significant number of Asia-Pacific jurisdictions have begun to adopt and enforce competition law. This interactive map provides a general overview of the quickly evolving competition.... |
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Tour operator Sini Jin said that her firm faces hard times if business does not pick up. Jin has run Nordic Unique Travels for five years, offering northern lights safaris and expeditions into the Arctic wilderness to thousands of travelers from Europe and Asia every season. |
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A minimally invasive surgical technique developed by National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) has a perioperative mortality of 2.4 percent, the lowest across Asia, the hospital said on Friday. The hospital said that over the past few years, it has treated more than 400 patients diagnosed with.... |
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Luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Balenciaga, are embracing the world’s most-downloaded non-gaming app, where teen influencers capture followers by the millions with flashy dance routines and challenges. So now Facebook Inc-owned Instagram is betting its new Reels feature.... |
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Lightspeed officially announced the establishment of office at its regional headquarter in Singapore. Lightspeed could be the second major league VC after Sequoia for setting up an office in Southeast Asia. Lightspeed Ventures’ announcement is sixth global expansion after U.S., Europe, China, India and Israel. |
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MANILA, Philippines The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed to support efforts of its developing member countries to gain access to vaccines against COVID-19. ADB president Masatsugu Asakawa told the board of governors that the bank would enhance its partnership with the World Health Organization, World Bank and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. |
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The National Capital Region has entered its seventh month of pandemic quarantine, with residents looking in envy at several other Asian capitals that have managed to revive economic activities faster and ease lockdowns as coronavirus transmission has slowed down. |
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More than 10 million migrant workers, out of money and fearing starvation, poured out of cities and headed back to villages when Modi ordered the nationwide lockdown on March 24. The migration was one key reason that the virus spread to the far reaches of the country while the lockdown caused severe economic pain. |
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Bank Asia Limited as Lead Arranger & Agent arranged a Syndicated Term Loan of Tk 7,000 million for Bashundhara Industrial Complex Limited, said a press release.
Bank Asia Limited arranged a signing ceremony in this regard at Le Méridien Dhaka on Thursday. |
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The data added 112 new deaths, taking the total to 9,448, the biggest death toll in Southeast Asia. — Reuters pic. JAKARTA, Sept 19 — Indonesia reported its biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections, with 4,168 new cases today, taking the total to 240,687, data from the country’s health ministry showed. |
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Writing in The Atlantic monthly in April 1940, Jawaharlal Nehru, by that time one of the most influential leaders of India’s national movement, wrote: “India is far from America but more and more our thoughts go to this great democratic country, which seems almost alone, to keep the torch of democratic freedom alight. |
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In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases have risen to 283,460, the highest in Southeast Asia. — Reuters pic. MANILA, Sept 19 — The Philippines’ health ministry today reported 3,962 new coronavirus infections and 100 additional deaths, with both numbers the highest in five days. |
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