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© Reuters. By Adam Claringbull Investing.com – Gold was down on Tuesday morning in Asia as the U.S. dollar rose, however, its fall was lessened by the continuing COVID-19 uncertainty. edged down 0.14% to $1,931.45 by 12:37 AM ET (5:37 AM GMT) after a peak of $1,945.90 the previous day and looked likely to continue falling. |
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A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asian hopes of reviving vital tourism industries. Plans to reopen Bali to foreign tourists from September have been postponed.... |
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By Kyodo News 8 September 2020. LONDON—Chinese institutions moved up in the latest ranking of the world’s best universities by the UK-based Times Higher Education magazine, with Tsinghua University securing joint 20th place to become the first from Asia to break into the top 20 under the current system adopted in 2011. |
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Japan's revised GDP figures for the second quarter released Tuesday showed the country's economy shrinking an annualized 28.1% in April-June, according to second preliminary estimates released by the Cabinet Office. That was worse than preliminary estimates released in mid-August, which had shown the Japan's GDP shrinking 27. |
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As tensions mount between Washington and Beijing ahead of the U.S. presidential elections in November, Stonehorn Global Partners' Sam Le Cornu sees more Chinese firms returning home. Le Cornu told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia" on Monday that there's "a huge amount of money" returning to China in the IPO space. |
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Asia India Now Has World’s Second-Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases, Overtaking Brazil
A health worker in personal protective equipment collects a swab sample from a patient for a COVID-19 test in New Delhi on Tuesday. / NurPhoto / Getty / Kyodo.
By Kyodo News 8 September 2020. |
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The Foreign Ministers of Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), as represented by Cambodia as the Host Country of the 13th ASEM Summit (ASEM13), the EU and Germany as the Regional Coordinators of the European Group, Singapore as the Regional Coordinator of the ASEAN Group, and Russia as the Regional.... |
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DJ 'can play better', Catlin evokes Tiger feat: golf talking points By Daniel HICKS Hong Kong, Sept 8, 2020 (AFP) - The US PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship and Dustin Johnson have grabbed the headlines, but an unsung young American who earned his stripes in Asia has been marking a mark in Europe. |
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by Wu Junyi, Yao Lan. HONG KONG, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic is still ravaging the world, major economies in the Asia Pacific region including Japan, India and Australia have witnessed negative GDP growth in the second quarter of 2020. |
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is seeking to raise as much as 2.5 billion ringgit ($600 million) by the end of the year as it tries to survive a business slump exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Subang, Malaysia-based budget carrier may borrow up to 1.5 billion ringgit from banks and another 1 billion ringgit from investors, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. |
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Crude prices have tumbled around 10% in the past week, in part mirroring weakness in equity markets, which in turn reflects some concerns over the demand recovery, aggravated by the conclusion of the US driving season. That’s not to mention traders are waiting for the results of the post-Labor day coronavirus testing. |
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The water level at Pantabangan Dam, one of the largest dams in Asia, is declining, that could affect around 141,430 hectares of rice farms in Central Luzon, Metro Manila’s main source of rice. As of September 5, Pantabangan Dam’s raw water line (RWL) is at 182.17 meters, which is 30.97 meters below its normal high water level of 216 meters. |
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HONG KONG: Starbucks Corp said on Tuesday it will add plant-based food and beverages to menus across Asia from September, including products from Impossible Foods, Oatly and Beyond Meat Inc, as it targets more environment-conscious diners. The Seattle-based coffee chain said it was introducing.... |
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Bali initially appeared to weather the health crisis better than other parts of Indonesia, which has suffered Southeast Asia's biggest death toll by far. But coronavirus cases have spiked after it reopened its borders to domestic tourism at the end of July. |
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U Soe Han, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs participated in the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting and Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Commission (SEANWFZ Commission) which were held via video conference yesterday at 8:00 am from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nay Pyi Taw. |
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HONG KONG Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Nielsen study indicates that the news cycle related to COVID-19 transmission no longer influences trends on the FMCG market in Southeast Asia — rather, new socio-economic and behavioral patterns have come into play and are shaping the future state of the industry. |
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Psst! We are giving away movie passes here! https://t.me/asiaonecom Awards presentation among highlights of Jewellery & Gem Digital World
HONG KONG Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The highly anticipated list of Recipients of the JNA Awards 2020 will be revealed to a global audience, in a virtual.... |
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SHANGHAI Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The 8th Filtration & Separation Asia (FSA) combined with the 11th China International Filtration & Separation Exhibition will be held in Hall N1 of Shanghai New International Expo Center from December 9 to 11, 2020 . Now the visitor online pre-registration system has been officially opened. |
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ScaleUp Malaysia today announced that they have entered into an exclusive partnership with Quest Ventures, a Singapore -based venture capital firm to invest and scale the regional growth of top Malaysian startups. |
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Plans to reopen Bali to foreign tourists from September have been postponed indefinitely, while Thailand’s proposal for the cautious reopening of Phuket island has come into doubt. As well as trying to encourage domestic tourism industries, some Southeast Asian countries have been considering.... |
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HONG KONG Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Acclime, the premier corporate services provider in Asia , announces today that it has completed the acquisition of BSE Accounting Co., Ltd (BSE) in Cambodia , with the firm soon to be rebranded to operate as Acclime Cambodia. |
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TAIPEI Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TS Cloud, a Google Cloud Partner that specialized in assisting SME companies to migrate their business to cloud environments, was honored with Google Cloud Partner "Work Transformation" specialization in February of 2020.
Google Cloud Partner “Work Transformation” Specialization. |
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* Ex-Japan Asia up 0.2%, Nikkei rises 0.4% * S&P500 futures up 0.6%, Nasdaq futures flat. * U.S. debt yields off lows.
* Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. By Hideyuki Sano. TOKYO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures and Asian shares regained some footing on Tuesday following a small.... |
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The Myanmar leader cites a worsening outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country.
It adds nine countries with India, Indonesia and Philippines to its list of long-term pass holders to be barred from the country.
The entry ban aims to curtail imported coronavirus cases amid a spate of new clusters in the country. |
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Investors are focusing on uncertainties over the coronavirus pandemic and hopes for a vaccine. Attention is now on how Wall Street might pick up after the holiday break, given the decline that came last week after months of surging prices.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.6% in morning trading to 23,222. |
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