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Organised by MORS Group, the ACES Awards recognise successful companies and individuals in Asia across two major domains; leadership and corporate social responsibility. The awards honour services and achievements of businesses, both large and small, national and international, for outstanding contributions to their communities and the world. |
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The team eventually waved the Taiwan flag when reaching the summits, drawing praise from social media users. The amateurs began their journey shortly after sunrise and the golden light from the sun fell beautifully on the alpine meadow, reflecting the name “Golden Qilai Nanhua. |
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After successfully beating the disease, China’s economy is forecast to grow 1.8% this year and 7.7% in 2021. (AP pic) MANILA: Coronavirus-ravaged economies across the Asia Pacific will make a “swoosh-shaped” recovery next year, the Asian Development Bank forecast Tuesday, but it warned that further.... |
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Plans to slowly reopen some international flights between Yangon and gateway cities in Southeast Asia in October have been suspended after Covid-19 cases spiked, TTR Weekly reported. In response to rising Covid-19 cases, the country’s Department of Civil Aviation suspended domestic flights until 1 October. |
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A fruit vendor wearing a face mask is seen on a street in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 13, 2020. (Photo by Tang Wei/Xinhua) KATHMANDU, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Despite rising cases, the Nepali local administrations in the Kathmandu valley eased restrictions imposed on transport services and business activities starting from Thursday for a week. |
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Two Filipinas were named by Forbes magazine as among Asia’s Power Businesswomen of 2020. Olivia Limpe-Aw Chairman and CEO of Destileria Limtuaco; Filipino-Australian Melanie Perkins Co-founder and CEO of Canva (FORBES / BLOOMBERG / MANILA BULLETIN) Forbes listed a total of 25 businesswomen who.... |
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John Fredriksen-backed Seadrill now controls 100% of Asia Offshore Drilling following its acquisition of Mermaid Maritime's stake in the company. Photo: Trond Lillestolen.
Seadrill buys Mermaid Maritime out of Asia Offshore Drilling (AOD) John Fredriksen-backed drilling company will now own 100% of three jack-up rig operation. |
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TOKYO -- Uniqlo boss Tadashi Yanai once complained of the burden that e-commerce placed on the fast fashion chain -- but now his company is shifting its logistics and boosting investment to expand online shopping in Japan, China, Southeast Asia and the U.S. |
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September 15, 2020. By Anshuman Daga. SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian equities extended gains on Tuesday and the dollar slipped, with investor sentiment supported by Chinese data and optimism about COVID-19 vaccines. Chinese blue chips added 0.4%, buoyed by data showing China’s industrial output rose 5. |
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PETALING JAYA: BOH Plantations executive chairman and CEO Caroline Russell has made it to Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen list 2020, which spotlights 25 outstanding female leaders in the Asia-Pacific region in its September issue of Forbes Asia. Russell is the third generation to lead Malaysia’s.... |
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The annual SeaShorts Film Festival is back and features various activities, including competitions, screenings, forums and classes. Running until Sunday, the festival is streamed on its
First held in 2017, the festival highlights a wide array of short films from Southeast Asia in its SeaShorts.... |
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SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Asian equities extended gains on Tuesday (Sept 15) and the US dollar slipped, with investor sentiment supported by Chinese data and optimism about Covid-19 vaccines. Chinese blue chips added 0.4 per cent, buoyed by data showing China's industrial output rose 5. |
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A woman in India reacts as a health worker takes a swab sample to be tested for Covid-19. India is one of the hardest hit countries in the world with over 4.8 million infections despite lengthy lockdowns. – EPA pic, September 15, 2020.
CORONAVIRUS-RAVAGED economies across the Asia Pacific will make.... |
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Chinese blue chips added 0.4% , buoyed by data showing China's industrial output rose 5.6% in August from a year ago, expanding for a fifth straight month. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan advanced 0.3%, for a fourth straight day of gains. Japan's Nikkei |
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* Asian stock markets : https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 * MSCI ex-Japan index rises, most Asian markets in green. * Central bank meetings dominate week's agenda. SINGAPORE, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Asian equities extended gains on Tuesday and the dollar slipped, with investor sentiment supported by Chinese data and optimism about COVID-19 vaccines. |
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Equities mostly rose in Asia on Tuesday but fluctuated, with support coming from a Wall Street rally fuelled by merger activity and hopes for a coronavirus vaccine. After their first two successive weekly losses since March, markets were enjoying a broadly positive start to this one as traders eyed.... |
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The ADB said in a new report that developing economies across Asia would on average show negative GDP growth of 0.7 per cent this year. “This will be the first regional contraction since the early 1960s,” Yasuki Sawada, the bank’s chief economist said ahead of the report’s launch. |
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Local police in the Chinese city of Turpan, Xinjiang, confirmed to Radio Free Asia (RFA) this weekend that at least eight Uyghur concentration camps are operating in the northwestern city. Disney producers thanked Turpan officials in the credits of the recently released film Mulan for help with filming there. |
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SINGAPORE: Asian equities extended gains on Tuesday and the dollar slipped, with investor sentiment supported by Chinese data and optimism about COVID-19 vaccines. Chinese blue chips added 0.4% , buoyed by data showing China’s industrial output rose 5.6% in August from a year ago, expanding for a fifth straight month. |
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Global Times. By Guo Yuandan Source: Global Times Published: 2020/9/14 0:08:39. Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe has concluded his visit to Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines, as Chinese analysts said Sunday that paying visits to these Southeast Asian countries.... |
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After their first two successive weekly losses since March, markets were enjoying a broadly positive start to this one as traders eyed progress in drug trials, with AstraZeneca saying tests on the candidate it is developing with Oxford University could be finished by the end of the year. — Reuters pic. |
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Developing Asia — stretching from the Cook Islands in the Pacific to Kazakhstan in Central Asia — is expected to contract in 2020 for the first time in nearly six decades, throwing tens of millions of people into poverty, the Philippines-based lender said. — Reuters pic. |
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HONG KONG: Chinese gaming and social media group Tencent said on Tuesday (Sep 15) it would open a new office in Singapore that will be its regional hub for Southeast Asia. "The new office is a strategic addition to our current offices in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand," the company said in a statement. |
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Asia Japan ruling party head Suga preparing cabinet, continuity in foreground.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga poses for a picture following his press conference at LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) headquarters, in Tokyo, Japan September 14, 2020. Nicolas Datiche/Pool via REUTERS. |
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The Asian Development Bank says the economies of 'developing Asia' will contract by 0.7 percent in 2020, the first contraction in nearly six decades. The southwestern Chinese city of Riuli has been locked down, with all 200,000 residents to be tested for COVID-19 after two Myanmar nationals were diagnosed with the virus. |
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