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JAKARTA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to give cash transfers to 13.8 million workers at a cost of around $2.15 billion under its stimulus package to prop up household consumption in Southeast Asia's biggest economy during the pandemic, officials said. Indonesia reported on Wednesday gross domestic product contracted 5. |
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MANILA, Philippines Is your lockdown life full of eat-CQ and e-numan? Nutrition and metabolism expert Dr. Chin-Kun Wang recently revealed timely information about watching one’s weight at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Citing the Herbalife Nutrition Asia Pacific Nutrition Myths Survey 2020, Dr. |
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“Not too wild, not too-well behaved. If interested, call...” the seller wrote on the post, using an account in Myanmar, a major source and transit point for the trade in wild animals. Facebook has a ban on the sale of animals on its platform. But, in the five months through May 2020, a report seen.... |
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YANGON: An ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on Southeast Asia's illegal wildlife trade during recent weeks. "Not too wild, not too-well behaved. If interested, call... |
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TOKYO A governor in central Japan announced a state of emergency Thursday due to rising virus cases and asked businesses and people to curb their activities, especially during an upcoming holiday. Aichi prefecture has been seeing more than 100 new infections reported daily since mid-July after an extended period of zero new daily cases. |
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— The leader of Australia’s hot spot Victoria urged residents not to panic-buy as he announced reductions in meat productions. The state capital Melbourne began its first full day of tough lockdown restrictions on Thursday as Victoria posted 471 new virus infections and eight deaths. |
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(Bloomberg) -- The Philippine economy suffered its deepest contraction on record in the second quarter and revised down its forecast for the year amid one of Asia’s strictest lockdowns against the coronavirus. Gross domestic product shrank 16.5% from a year ago, according to the national statistics.... |
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By Thu Thu Aung. YANGON (Reuters) - An ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on Southeast Asia's illegal wildlife trade during recent weeks. "Not too wild, not too-well behaved. If interested, call. |
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Global Coronavirus pandemic has impacted all industries across the globe, Hemodialysis Membrane 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 crisis on.... |
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Dr. Handel Jones will be featured in a free Asia Times Webinar on Artificial Intelligence on August 12 at 9 am PST.
Register for Featuring Dr. Handel Jones, CEO of International Business Strategies, a leading semiconductor consulting firm. Hosted by Asia Times’ Deputy Editor David Goldman; August 12, 9 a. |
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Adriel Kasonta: Does the high economic growth of Poland, as well as the central, strategic location of the country in the heart of Europe, suggest that in the coming years the popularity of Warsaw among the Southeast Asian countries will increase? How is this vision of Poland as a tiger of Europe.... |
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S&P 500 futures firmed, oil rose and gold inched back toward a record high hit overnight. "If it's got a pulse, people will buy it now," said Rob Carnell, Asia-Pacific head of research at ING in Singapore. He said it was clear the global recovery is not a "V-shaped" rebound, but markets are focused.... |
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TOKYO A governor in central Japan announced a state of emergency Thursday due to rising virus cases and asked businesses and people to curb their activities, especially during an upcoming holiday. Aichi prefecture has been seeing more than 100 new infections reported daily since mid-July after an extended period of zero new daily cases. |
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KUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) - Malaysia's technology cluster in Penang is helping drive an economic recovery that could see the country bounce back faster than any of its peers in South-east Asia. The northern state drew RM6.8 billion (S$2.2 billion) of foreign direct investment in the first quarter -.... |
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SINGAPORE - The ongoing pandemic has accelerated the growth of digital consumption in South-east Asia, so much that the current slew of online shoppers may soon hit numbers experts had said would only be reached in 2025. According to a study by Facebook and consulting firm Bain & Company released on.... |
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1 of 8 Aichi Gov. Hideaki Ohmura shows off a placard "State of Emergency" in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, central Japan, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Ohmura announced a state of emergency Thursday due to rising virus cases and asked businesses and people to curb their activities, especially during an upcoming holiday. |
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Stocks were mixed in Asia on Thursday despite strong gains overnight on Wall Street, where the rally just kept on rolling. Investors are watching to see if lawmakers will come ahead with fresh stimulus for the U.S. economy. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index shed 0.4% to 22,438.61 while the Shanghai Composite index gave up 0. |
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An ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on Southeast Asia's illegal wildlife trade during recent weeks.
"Not too wild, not too-well behaved. If interested, call... |
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People wearing face masks walk in front of a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Major Asian stock markets declined Wednesday amid investor concern about U.S. stimulus spending and a trade agreement with Beijing. |
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SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asia's largest lender DBS Group Holdings on Thursday warned of further months of pandemic difficulty as it booked a net profit of SG$1.25 billion ($910 million) for the three months ended June -- a 22% dip from a year ago. The bank's outlook mirrored those of its counterparts.... |
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August 6, 2020. By Thu Thu Aung. YANGON (Reuters) – An ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on Southeast Asia’s illegal wildlife trade during recent weeks. “Not too wild, not too-well behaved. |
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Stocks were mixed in Asia on Thursday despite strong gains overnight on Wall Street, where the rally just kept on rolling. Investors are watching to see if lawmakers will come ahead with fresh stimulus for the U.S. economy. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index shed 0.4% to 22,438.61 while the Shanghai Composite index gave up 0. |
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Asian stock are mostly higher on Thursday following the positive cues overnight from Wall Street amid optimism that U.S. lawmakers will eventually reach an agreement on a new coronavirus relief bill. Encouraging news regarding coronavirus vaccines also boosted sentiment. |
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Bangladesh has now the second-highest active coronavirus cases in Asia after India, according to the worldometer data. With a total of 101,657 active cases, Bangladesh also occupies the ninth position in the world while India has 5,87,908 active cases. |
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NEW YORK (AP) Stocks climbed again on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 index its fourth straight gain and pulling it within 2% of the record high it set in February. The benchmark index added 0.6% Wednesday, following up on gains in European markets and across much of Asia. |
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