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By ELAINE KURTENBACH and GRANT PECK September 10, 2020 GMT
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India edged closer to recording nearly 100,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours as it ordered retesting of many people whose first results were from the less reliable rapid antigen tests being widely used. According to the Health Ministry, India recorded another spike of 96,551 cases.... |
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Appoints Frontier Capital lead Nishan Sumanadeera as legal and financial consultant Amidst ongoing negotiations between key Japanese and Malaysian investors of Asia Capital PLC (ACAP), the company has recently stepped into appoint a legal and financial consultant to restore confidence among the.... |
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Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA), one of the largest private alternative investment firms in Asia, and Virtusa Corporation, which employs over 3, 000 software engineers in Sri Lanka, yesterday announced a definitive merger agreement under which funds affiliated with BPEA will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Virtusa for US$ 51. |
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A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. India reported another record spike of 95,735 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours as the virus spreads beyond its major cities. The ministry said the surge in new infections is due.... |
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A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. India reported another record spike of 95,735 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours as the virus spreads beyond its major cities. The ministry said the surge in new infections is due.... |
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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged Southeast Asian countries to reconsider business deals with the 24 Chinese companies and individuals that Washington sanctioned last month for their roles in constructing Beijing's artificial islands in the South China Sea. |
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NEW DELHI (AP) India edged closer to recording nearly 100,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours as it ordered retesting of many people whose first results were from the less reliable rapid antigen tests being widely used. According to the Health Ministry, India recorded another spike of 96,551 cases in.... |
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Global Coronavirus pandemic has impacted all industries across the globe, Dental Laboratory Zirconia Ovens market being no exception. As Global economy heads towards major recession post 2009 crisis, Cognitive Market Research has published a recent study which meticulously studies impact of this.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese owner of video-sharing app TikTok, is planning to make Singapore its beachhead for the rest of Asia as part of its global expansion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based company is looking to spend several billion dollars and add.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- Nissan Motor Co. raised $8 billion in its first non-convertible dollar bond sale in at least two decades, in one of the biggest ever deals in Asia. The Japanese carmaker sold the dollar securities in four parts, and may debut a public euro note offering as soon as Friday, according to people familiar with the matter. |
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SEOUL, South Korea Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Korea Ginseng Association announced that Korean ginseng is registered as a 'publicly listed functional ingredient for bone health" by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) last July. With this news, development of various health functional.... |
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BENGALURU: Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) is acquiring Nasdaq-listed IT services & digital engineering company Virtusa in an all-cash deal that values the transaction at $2 billion. The price per share is a premium of about 27% to the closing price of Virtusa’s stock on Wednesday. |
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Brunei, Timor-Leste, Laos, and Singapore opened schools in June; Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand opened in July; Cambodia opened in August; and Vietnam resumed classes in May and will open the new term in September. Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones had earlier said that after the deferment of the Aug. |
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MANILA -- Remember the cheerful elevator attendant who became an Internet sensation and even had her life story featured on "
She is back, this time to promote safe movie watching. Cheridel Alejandrino was spotted at the launch of SM's launch of its drive-in cinema at the Mall of Asia concert grounds in Pasay City early this week. |
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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged Southeast Asian countries to reconsider business deals with the 24 Chinese companies and individuals that Washington sanctioned last month for their roles in constructing Beijing's artificial islands in the South China Sea. |
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Indonesian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) could contribute an additional US$164 billion to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 if they become more digitally mature, according to a recent study. The 2020 Asia Pacific Small Medium Business Digital Maturity Study by technology.... |
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MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The world changed on Aug 5, but very few people noticed. On that day, the US State Department detailed the "Clean Network to Safeguard America's Assets" program, a follow-through on the John S. McCain National Defense Authorisation Act of 2019. |
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BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - ByteDance, the Chinese owner of video-sharing app TikTok, is planning to make Singapore its beachhead for the rest of Asia as part of its global expansion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based company is looking to spend several billion dollars and.... |
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PARIS, Sept 11, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Public trust in vaccine safety is slowly growing in Europe even as it dips in parts of Asia and Africa, researchers said Friday, calling for more investment in health information campaigns for the forthcoming Covid-19 vaccine. |
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HONG KONG, Sept 11, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Most markets in Asia resumed their downward path Friday following another tech-led rout on Wall Street as investors fret over high valuations, while the failure of US lawmakers to reach agreement on a much-needed stimulus added to the gloom. |
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Traditionally, all tastings are done in person by judges who gather from across the globe. But the global Covid-19 pandemic meant the beers were "black-wrapped" and sent out to judges across Europe, Asia, Canada and Brazil who tasted them at home and connected for judging sessions via Zoom. |
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SEAR/PR/1740. Bangkok - All Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region today resolved to collectively fight COVID-19 and strengthen the Region’s response with better equipped health systems to deliver essential health services during the pandemic. “The spread of COVID-19 has impacted almost.... |
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged Southeast Asian countries to reconsider business deals with the 24 Chinese companies and individuals that Washington sanctioned last month for their roles in constructing Beijing's artificial islands in the South China Sea. |
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