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Amit Varma talks about his continuously evolving career, his libertarian ideology, and his views on nationalism. india Updated: Sep 01, 2020 17:43 IST.
This week, Amit Varma joins Milan Vaishnav (Director of the South Asia programme at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) to talk about.... |
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India hardest-hit by Covid-19 in Asia, a nation-wide peak may still be some distance away: IPHA So far, India has reported about 36 lakh Covid-19 cases with 64,469 deaths. india Updated: Sep 01, 2020 17:32 IST.
Asian News International | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
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Myanmar will reposition itself as a leading sustainable destination as part of a raft of measures unveiled in a white paper aimed at tourism recovery. Entitled Tourism and Covid-19 in Myanmar: Priorities for Restarting Tourism, the white paper outlines a series of recommendations to help stimulate the industry once borders reopen. |
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It is the year 1644. The ruler of a leading kingdom of South and Southeast Asia is holding court to discuss the large-scale relocation of people from his Bengali province of Chatigan (16th century Portuguese name for Chittagong) to the centre of his ethnically distinct country on the eastern shore of the Bay of Bengal. |
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Thailand’s Centara Hotels & Resorts has signed agreements with developer SL International Construction to manage three new hotels in Myanmar. The agreements cover the management of Centra by Centara Hotel Thiri Hpa-An, Hpa-An Hilltop Resort & Spa, and Centara Hotel Mandalay. |
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The Future of Myanmar’s Peace Process: Same Old Challenges or New Progress?
A closer look at the deeper dynamics in one of Asia’s most protracted conflicts and what lies ahead.
The holding of yet another round of peace talks in Myanmar last week once again exposed a familiar reality: That despite.... |
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to James Rodehaver, Senior Human Rights Officer based in the OHCHR South-East Asia Regional Office , three years after the violence that forced over 700,000 Rohingyas from their homes in northern Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh, “conditions inside the country have deteriorated and little has.... |
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LONDON (AP) — Solid economic news out of Asia overnight helped support most European stock markets on Tuesday, though the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares fell sharply, a day after it was closed for a public holiday. Being the start of the month, it’s a busy time on the economic news front,.... |
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Officials in hazmat suits paraded empty coffins through the streets of Jakarta Tuesday to remind residents that coronavirus cases are still surging in one of Asia's worst-hit nations. A convoy of truck hearses and pallbearers snaked its way through crowded neighbourhoods, with some participants also.... |
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SHANGHAI Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hesai, a global leader in LiDAR sensors, officially released its next-generation mechanical LiDAR, Pandar128. Designed for automotive volume production, Pandar128 is one of the most advanced mechanical LiDARs available and offers an ideal solution for autonomous driving applications. |
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HSINCHU, Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 8150 and NASDAQ: IMOS), an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services ("OSAT"), today announced that it will present at the 21 st Credit Suisse.... |
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BEIJING , Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- China Online Education Group ("51Talk", or the "Company") (NYSE: COE), a leading online education platform in China, with core expertise in English education, today announced that it will report its second quarter 2020 unaudited financial results on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, before the open of U. |
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Tens of thousands of girls across Asia are being forced into marriage by desperate families plunged into poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic, as campaigners warn years of progress tackling the practice is being undone. Child marriage has long been common in traditional communities from the.... |
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The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index(PMI) showed China’s factory activity expanded at the fastest clip in nearly a decade in August, bolstered by the first increase in new export orders this year. — Reuters pic. SYDNEY, Sept 1 — Asian stocks edged higher today after strong.... |
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CropLife Asia makes appeal to Region's Food Supply Stakeholders with kickoff of FAO APAC Meetings SINGAPORE, Sept 1, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - As the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) convened virtually to begin its Regional ... |
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LazMall, Southeast Asia's largest online mall, directly connects brands, retailers and authorised distributors with over 70 million unique consumers on the platform. SINGAPORE Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with LazMall's second anniversary celebration, Lazada today unveiled a.... |
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Measures imposed in South Korea to blunt a surge in coronavirus cases will hurt Asia's fourth-biggest economy, the government warned on Tuesday, after unprecedented restrictions went into effect in Seoul and surrounding areas. South Korea's economy shrunk by a seasonally adjusted 3. |
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A private survey released Tuesday showed Chinese manufacturing activity in August expanding at the fastest pace in nearly a decade, with the Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index coming in at 53.1 for the month. The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to announce its interest rate decision at about 12:30 p. |
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AIRLINE LOOKS FORWARD TO BETTER PERFORMANCE IN H2 WITH FOCUS ON SEIZING DEMAND OPPORTUNITIES. BANGKOK, 13 August 2020 -- Asia Aviation Plc. ('AAV'), major shareholder of Thai AirAsia Co. Ltd. ('TAA') today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2020, posting a total revenue of Baht 2,221. |
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The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing monthly prices in the current marketing year in selected urban centers and.... |
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HONG KONG Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HKbitEX, Asia's leading digital asset trading platform for professional investors, announced that former HKEX Co-Head of IPO Vetting, Lin Shi has joined as Chief Development Officer effective today. Lin is responsible for overseeing all of HKbitEX's research.... |
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SINGAPORE Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Simple2Trade (S2T), a Singapore based FinTech provider, and Jetstream Partners Limited (JPL), a Hong Kong based boutique consultancy specialising in range of sales, marketing and corporate finance services for the Forex Brokerage industry, have today announced.... |
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SINGAPORE , Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Simple2Trade is pleased to announce the deployment of its Digital Front-Office Platform for the purpose of digital client onboarding, by Orient Futures Singapore, a Singapore -based Financial Institution licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).... |
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SINGAPORE Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GenScript Biotech Corporation ("GenScript", Stock Code: 1548.HK) entered an exclusive partnership with Philippines biotech company, IP Biotech. ). This will allow the firm to distribute a breakthrough test kit designed to measure the levels of neutralizing antibodies in recovered COVID-19 patients. |
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HONG KONG , Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) welcomes our new recruits for the Graduate Programme 2020, a unique opportunity for university graduates to launch their careers in a research and development environment, in particular.... |
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