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Singapore's economy shrank more than 40 percent in the second quarter as the coronavirus plunged the Southeast Asian financial hub into recession for the first time in more than a decade, official data showed Tuesday. The 41.2 percent quarter-on-quarter drop was the worst ever recorded in the.... |
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For decades, Mukesh Ambani’s empire has been supported by the energy flank he inherited from his father. But when Mr Ambani faces shareholders at Reliance Industries' annual meeting on Wednesday, he’ll be speaking on behalf of an empire that is increasingly breaking free from oil-price fortunes. |
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Shares in Asia traded mixed on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he signed legislation to impose sanctions on China in response to its interference with Hong Kong's autonomy. Trump also said he signed an executive order ending Hong Kong's special status with the U.S. |
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A MAN walks through floodwaters in Sunamgong, Bangladesh, on Tuesday. Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon rains in South Asia, with a third of Bangladesh under water.—AFP. BISWAMBHARPUR: Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials said on.... |
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A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Asian shares fell Tuesday as skepticism set in about the recent upbeat mood on global markets, as newly confirmed coronavirus cases rose in the U.S., Brazil and parts of Japan. |
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(The Manila Times file photo) An organization of universal and commercial banks assured the banking public on Tuesday of its members’ credit management capacity after a House panel rejected ABS-CBN Corp.’s application to resume its radio and television broadcasting operations, sparking fears it would hurt the economy and investments. |
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Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday as investors were encouraged by news that an experimental COVID-19 vaccine under development by Moderna and the U.S. National Institutes of Health revved up people’s immune systems just as desired. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 advanced 1.4% to 22,912.24, while the Kospi in South Korea added 0. |
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Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday as investors were encouraged by news that an experimental COVID-19 vaccine under development by Moderna and the U.S. National Institutes of Health revved up people’s immune systems just as desired. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 advanced 1.4% to 22,912.24, while the Kospi in South Korea added 0. |
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WASHINGTON, Jul 15 (APP):Kashmir is a flashpoint threatening peace and security in South Asia that underscores the needs for a lasting solution to the decades-old dispute based on the aspirations of Kashmiri people, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Asad Majeed Khan, told an academic meeting on Tuesday. |
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From factory floors in India to the warehouses of Cambodia, garment workers for global brands say the collapse in demand triggered by the coronavirus is being used as a cover to break their unions. The crippling effect of the pandemic has seen orders worth billions of dollars cancelled across.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- Wavemaker Partners LLC, an early-stage venture capital firm, has closed its third investment fund for Southeast Asia at $111 million. The Singapore-based firm exceeded its initial target of $100 million, drawing new investor Concentric Equity Partners along with existing backers.... |
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Global Coronavirus pandemic has impacted all industries across the globe, Oil Refinery Chemicals 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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A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Asian shares fell Tuesday as skepticism set in about the recent upbeat mood on global markets, as newly confirmed coronavirus cases rose in the U.S., Brazil and parts of Japan. |
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The crippling effect of the pandemic has seen orders worth billions of dollars cancelled across manufacturing hubs in China, Bangladesh, India, Cambodia and Myanmar. That has left hundreds of thousands out of work in some of Asia's poorest countries. But workers allege the financial turmoil has also.... |
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JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - News about the reopening of the Malaysia and Singapore border beginning Aug 10 has been received with sighs of relief from citizens of both countries. However, many have expressed concern about the imposition of a three-month stay in Singapore during each.... |
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JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The recently announced deal of eight MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to Indonesia, the first in Southeast Asia, signifies an attempt to improve its airlift capability with certain challenges ahead. The Indonesian archipelago of more than 17,500 islands.... |
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Global Coronavirus pandemic has impacted all industries across the globe, Automobile Supercharger 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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(AGENPARL) – HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, mar 14 luglio 2020 Miriam Stark and Tep Sokha (Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Cambodia) consult during a Khmer Production and Exchange Ceramics Workshop at APSARA National Authority, June 2017. The Henry Luce Foundation recently awarded $1 million to the Center for.... |
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Six more people have died in floods and mudslides in northeastern India's Assam state, officials said Tuesday, taking the death toll to 77 from more than two weeks of heavy rains that caused one of Asia's largest rivers to overflow. The Brahmaputra River continued to wreak havoc, displacing more than 2 million people, the officials said. |
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US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell, seen here in Seoul in July 2019, has likened Chinese state enterprises to the British East India Company. (Photo: AFP/Ahn Young-joon)
WASHINGTON: A senior US official on Tuesday (Jul 14) likened China's.... |
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Singapore’s economy shrank more than 40% in the second quarter as the coronavirus plunged the Southeast Asian financial hub into recession for the first time in more than a decade, official data showed yesterday. The 41.2% quarter-on-quarter drop was the worst ever recorded in the city-state, which.... |
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Almost 4mn people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials said yesterday, with a third of Bangladesh already underwater from some of the heaviest rains in a decade. The monsoon which usually falls from June to September is crucial to the economy of the Indian sub-continent, but also.... |
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Global Coronavirus pandemic has impacted all industries across the globe, Nuclear Receptor ROR Gamma 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.... |
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Last updated: July 14. For Eurasianet's latest coronavirus coverage, click here. (graphs by Aseem Shukla) ARMENIA. As Armenia's COVID-19 epidemic continues to metastasize, with its infection rate among the highest in the world, the country's leadership has said that it will continue to rely on.... |
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Salinization of coastal lands threatens the livelihoods of millions of small paddy farmers that live in Asia’s deltas. An estimated 16 to 20 million hectares of coastal land in South and Southeast Asia are already affected by salinity. In India, that figure is 3 million hectares, concentrated in the eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal. |
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