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The spread of the coronavirus has been accelerating in South and Southeast Asia on Friday as India reported over 20,000 cases for the first time, while the Philippines recorded its biggest daily jump of 1,531 new infections. India's health ministry on Friday morning said 379 new deaths and 20,903.... |
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World stock market s turned lower in Europe on Friday after gains in Asia, with trading somewhat subdued by a long holiday weekend in the U.S. With Wall Street due to remain closed in observance of Independence Day , Germany's DAX edged 0.5% lower to 12,548. The CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.9% to 5,006, while Britain's FTSE was down 1. |
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With Wall Street due to remain closed in observance of Independence Day, Germany's DAX edged 0.5% lower to 12,548. The CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.9% to 5,006, while Britain's FTSE was down 1.2% at 6,167. Markets had risen earlier in Asia as investors there got their first opportunity to react to the stronger-than-expected U. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to maintain alertness against the coronavirus, warning that complacency risked “unimaginable and irretrievable crisis,” state media said Friday. Despite the warning, Kim reaffirmed North Korea's claim to not have had a single.... |
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. On July 1, the ILO Global Summit hosted a Regional session for Europe and Central Asia to discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on labour markets. The online meeting was attended by Ministers of labor and heads of organizations of employees and employers of countries such as Switzerland,.... |
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DBS and Schroder Investment Management Singapore (Schroders Singapore) on Friday announced the launch of a multi-asset fund for retirement income planning, named Schroder Asia More+. It will be managed by Schroders Singapore and exclusively distributed by DBS, the companies said in a joint press statement. |
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© Reuters. By Bryan Wong Investing.com – Oil was down on Friday morning in Asia on the back of a resurgence of COVID-19 globally. Spikes recorded in 37 states further hindered fuel demand recovery in the U.S., the world’s largest oil consumer. dropped 0.58% to $42.89 by 11:04 PM ET (3:05 AM GMT) and also slid 0. |
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HONG KONG, July 3, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Asian investors welcomed a forecast-busting US jobs report to send Asian equities higher on Friday, though an acceleration in the virus through the world’s top economy continued to temper big gains. While the US registered more than 50,000 new cases for a second.... |
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HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian investors welcomed a forecast-busting US jobs report to send Asian equities higher on Friday (July 3), though a resurgence in virus infections through the world's top economy continued to temper big gains. While the US registered more than 50,000 new cases for a second.... |
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1 of 5 People wearing masks walk in the Ryomyong street in Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, July 3, 2020. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to maintain alertness against the coronavirus, warning that complacency risked “unimaginable and irretrievable crisis,” state media said Friday. |
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AKIPRESS.COM - 526 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the morning of July 2 in Kyrgyzstan. This is the absolute record that seemed fantastic 3 weeks ago. Is resurgence in COVID-19 cases is autonomous or this is typical for all countries of the regions, former Soviet Union (fSU) republics or the.... |
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Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 200 Vietnamese citizens from Sri Lanka, Nepal , Bhutan and Maldives were brought home safe and sound on July 2-3. The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated with the Vietnamese embassies in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, budget carrier Vietjet Air, and the hosts’ relevant agencies to conduct the flight. |
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a politburo meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, June 2, 2020. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in.... |
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Asia Today: Kim urges North Koreans to keep up virus fight |
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Global investment firm KKR will buy a 54% equity stake in JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, a Mumbai based pharmaceutical major for Rs 3,109 crore. KKR will make the investment through its subsidiaries, Tau Investments Holdings Pte. Ltd., Tau Holdco Pte. Ltd., and KKR Asia III Fund Investments Pte. The deal will see KKR acquire 4. |
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(Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Asia pared gains on low volumes, while European and U.S. equity futures dipped, as investors assessed a better-than-expected U.S. jobs report against lingering concern that new coronavirus hotspots could disrupt the economic recovery. |
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The jobs data and improved global indicators are boosting sentiment, along with positive reports on potential vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus that has infected more than 10.8 million people and killed over 520,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University that experts say.... |
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Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of China's internet giant Alibaba, on Thursday announced the building of its third data center in Indonesia, and the formation of a cloud ecosystem alliance in the Philippines. Selina Yuan, President of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence International, said Alibaba.... |
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BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China is among the high performers in terms of financial inclusion in Asian economies, according to an index launched by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA). The "Asian Index of Financial Inclusion Ecosystem," unveiled on Thursday, is designed to evaluate the overall situation.... |
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a politburo meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, June 2, 2020. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in.... |
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US sees 50,000 cases in a day. N from SE Asia’ ewdaily coronavirus cases in the US soared past 50,000 for the first time on Wednesday, as the WHO delivered a grave warning that the pandemic is accelerating. Restaurants, bars and beaches in the world’s worst-hit nation closed from California to.... |
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Markets advanced in Asia on Friday following a Wall Street rally driven by strong jobs data. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index picked up 0.3% to 22,220.33, while the Shanghai Composite index jumped 1.3% to 3,130.62. In South Korea, the Kospi gained 0.6% to 2,148.24, and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6% to 6,067. |
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is senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is the author, most recently, of Kurlantzick was previously a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he studied Southeast Asian politics and economics and China's relations with.... |
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A woman carrying a goat on her back and a child in bucket wades through flood water in search of a dry ground in Jamalpur, Bangladesh on July 2, 2020. (Xinhua) JAMALPUR, Bangladesh, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Flood caused by heavy seasonal rains has seriously affected some parts of Bangladesh including Jamalpur district, some 197 km north of capital Dhaka. |
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Markets advanced in Asia on Friday following a Wall Street rally driven by strong jobs data. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index picked up 0.3% to 22,220.33, while the Shanghai Composite index jumped 1.3% to 3,130.62. In South Korea, the Kospi gained 0.6% to 2,148.24, and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6% to 6,067. |
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