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SINGAPORE'S multi-currency mobile wallet YouTrip has inked a six-year partnership with Visa to accelerate its expansion into the rest of South-east Asia - with an eye on Malaysia and the Philippines as potential markets in the next six to 12 months. Currently launched in Singapore and Thailand,.... |
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Drones are seen during a large-scale drone combat exercise of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran January 4, 2021. Picture taken January 4, 2021. Iranian Army / WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS.
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran launched exercises featuring a wide array of.... |
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Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Performers rehearse near the Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre under construction for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou in northwestern China's Hebei province on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. |
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In early January, Fidel Ávila Gómez, a radio anchor who had been missing for over a month, was found dead in the Mexican state of Michoacán. His family feared that an organized crime group may have targeted him in response to his work . Ávila was the first of at least eight journalists to be killed or found dead in Mexico this year. |
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BEIJING (AP) — China's Hebei is enforcing stricter control measures following a further rise in coronavirus cases in the province adjacent to the capital Beijing that's due to host events for next... |
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Following is a question by the Hon Ma Fung-kwok and a written reply by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau, in the Legislative Council today (January 6):Question: With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic persisting, Hong Kong’s film industry has been hard hit. |
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LCQ16: Public servants to take oath or make declaration LCQ16: Public servants to take oath or make declaration Following is a question by the Hon Kwok Wai-keung and a written reply by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, in the Legislative Council today (January.... |
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LCQ17: Road infrastructure and traffic congestion LCQ17: Road infrastructure and traffic congestion Following is a question by the Hon Chan Han-pan and a written reply by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank Chan Fan, in the Legislative Council today (January 6): Question: Regarding.... |
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Accordingly, the support sourced from the central budget reserve in 2020 will be distributed to five localities, including Nghe An (VND1.26 billion), Ha Tinh (VND8.43 billion), Quang Binh (VND4.89 billion), Quang Nam (VND69.81 billion) and Binh Dinh (VND4.72 billion). The distribution has been prescribed in the Government’s Resolution No. |
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Bitcoin traded above $35,000 for the first time in Asia on Wednesday, rising to a high of $35,879 and extending a rally that has seen the digital currency rise more than 800% since mid-March. The world's most popular cryptocurrency crossed $20,000 for the first time ever on Dec. 16. |
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BEIJING (AP) China's Hebei is enforcing stricter control measures following a further rise in coronavirus cases in the province adjacent to the capital Beijing that's due to host events for next year’s Winter Olympics. The National Health Commission on Wednesday reported another 20 cases in Hebei, bringing the province’s total to 39 since Sunday. |
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Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Performers rehearse near the Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre under construction for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou in northwestern China's Hebei province on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. |
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China's Hebei is enforcing stricter control measures following a further rise in coronavirus cases in the province adjacent to the capital Beijing that's due to host events for next year’s Winter Olympics.
The National Health Commission on Wednesday reported another 20 cases in Hebei, bringing the province’s total to 39 since Sunday. |
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Bitcoin traded above $35,000 for the first time in Asia on Wednesday, rising to a high of $35,879 and extending a rally that has seen the digital currency rise more than 800% since mid-March. The world's most popular cryptocurrency crossed $20,000 for the first time ever on Dec. 16. |
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s Hebei is enforcing stricter control measures following a further rise in coronavirus cases in the province adjacent to the capital Beijing that’s due to host events for next year’s Winter Olympics. The National Health Commission on Wednesday reported another 20 cases in Hebei, bringing the province’s total to 39 since Sunday. |
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BEIJING -- China's Hebei is enforcing stricter control measures following a further rise in coronavirus cases in the province adjacent to the capital Beijing that's due to host events for next year’s Winter Olympics. The National Health Commission on Wednesday reported another 20 cases in Hebei, bringing the province’s total to 39 since Sunday. |
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The U.S. dollar took a breather from its steady descent but could not entirely escape selling pressure in Asia on Wednesday, as traders looked to the outcome of a Senate election in Georgia to drive the next move in market sentiment. |
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BEIJING - China’s Hebei is enforcing stricter control measures following a further rise in coronavirus cases in the province adjacent to the capital Beijing that’s due to host events for next year’s Winter Olympics. The National Health Commission on Wednesday reported another 20 cases in Hebei, bringing the province’s total to 39 since Sunday. |
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The government will set up in February a new framework to back up cooperation between midsize companies in rural areas and foreign startups, mainly from Asia, aiming to promote private-sector digital operations, informed sources said Tuesday. The framework is designed to encourage Japanese companies.... |
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North Korea has opened a rare ruling party congress — only the second since leader Kim Jong Un came to power — with the strongman admitting that an economic strategy he unveiled at the previous meeting had not panned out, state media reported Wednesday. |
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Organization: United Nations University On 3 September 2020, United Nations University hosted “The Silver Linings of the COVID-19 Crisis for Asia“, a virtual conversation with Mr Andrew Sharp, Deputy Editor, Politics and Economics, Nikkei Asian Review. |
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Asia Today: China provinces enforce measures as cases spike |
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Entrepreneurs' Organisation’s (EO) Andhra Pradesh chapter will organise the ‘Global Student Entrepreneurs Awards (GSEA)’ as part of the international programme on January 8 virtually. A.P. chapter president and GITAM Society president M. Sri Bharath and EO’s South Asia expert and singer Smitha.... |
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SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar took a breather from its steady descent but could not entirely escape selling pressure in Asia on Wednesday, as traders looked to the outcome of a Senate election in Georgia to drive the next move in market sentiment. |
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FILE PHOTO: Representations of virtual currency Bitcoin are seen in this picture illustration taken taken March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Bitcoin traded above $35,000 for the first time in Asia on Wednesday, rising to a high of $35,879 and extending a rally that has seen.... |
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