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Kyrgyzstan's state security service has made unsubstantiated claims that reporters with RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service received $100,000 from a self-proclaimed money launderer who served as the journalists' source in a major investigation into corruption in the Central Asian country. |
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HELSINKI, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka on Wednesday said that modernizing a section of railway in northwestern Finland will facilitate the transport of goods from the Arctic coast to Asia. His remarks came one day after the Finnish government.... |
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Asia's Champions League is getting closer to a return but it will have to wait until domestic competitions are back in action, a senior football official told AFP on Wednesday. Football is gradually resuming around the world after closing down because of the coronavirus, although most leagues are still yet to return. |
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Jakarta: Facebook and PayPal have invested in the Indonesian ride-hailing and digital payment start-up Gojek, joining other tech giants Tencent and Google, the Jakarta-based company said Wednesday. The new investment “will support Gojek’s mission to boost Southeast Asia’s digital economy, with a.... |
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“Our greatest strength lies in our socialist system, which enables us to pool resources in a major mission. This is the key to our success.” -President Xi Jinping. The COVD-19 pandemic was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The COVD-19 cases drastically dropped in China as a result of.... |
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The "Private Nursing Services Market Analysis to 2027" is a specialized and in-depth study of the healthcare industry with a special focus on the global market trend analysis. The report aims to provide an overview of private nursing services market with detailed market segmentation by service type, and end user. |
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president has suspended his decision to terminate a key defense pact with the United States, at least temporarily avoiding a major blow to one of America’s oldest alliances in Asia.
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Tuesday he dispatched a diplomatic note to the U. |
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（ECNS）-- A cargo plane carrying nearly 100 tons of European auto parts and machinery arrived at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport on Tuesday. This is the first regular intercontinental, all-cargo flight to resume since the airport reopened on April 8, re-establishing the "air cargo bridge" connecting Asia and Europe. |
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On 1 June 2020, the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr Gent Sejko, attended the 43rd Meeting of the Central Bank Governors' Club of the Central Asia, Black Sea Region and Balkan Countries. The meeting held by means of a teleconference was attended by Governors of central banks of Club's member.... |
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Chinese navy troops patrol Woody Island, in the Paracel Archipelago, which is claimed by a number of countries. Photo: Reuters.
South China Sea: United States urges United Nations to reject China’s claims.
US adds its voice to objections from Southeast Asia to Beijing’s assertion of maritime.... |
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PEOPLE take to the streets. A peaceful protest suddenly turns violent. There is looting, Buildings are set on fire. Civilians confront authorities. Or is it the other way around? It doesn’t matter. Chaos ensues while the whole world looks on in horror. I’m not describing scenes in Africa. Or even in Asia. |
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LONDON June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Online trade finance scale-up Stenn has secured participation from Barclays Bank, Coface SA, and Crayhill Capital Management LP in its latest investment round. The funding is for its core trade financing programme, Stenn Assets Funding, now sized at half a billion dollars. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Wednesday reported 49 new cases of COVID-19, continuing a weekslong resurgence of the virus as the government defended its decision to reopen schools despite health risks. The figures announced by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on brought national totals to 11,590 cases and 273 deaths. |
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HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China , Ltd. (hereafter " Ping An " or the "Group", HKEx:2318; SSE:601318) presented the technology achievements that underpin its "Finance + Ecosystem" strategy at the sixth annual Goldman Sachs TechNet Conference Asia Pacific 2020 on 20 May. |
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Psst! AsiaOne is on Telegram! Tell your friends! https://t.me/asiaonecom HONG KONG, Jun 3, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - The Hong Kong Institute of Directors ("HKIoD") has announced that its annual "Directors Of The Year Awards 2020" is open for nominations today. |
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BEIJING June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Maoyan Entertainment ("Maoyan" or "the Company") ( Hong Kong : 1896), a leading platform providing innovative Internet-empowered entertainment services in China , found in its latest market survey that nearly 90% of China's movie lovers are eager to return to.... |
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Hong Kong: Investors are fired up by stimulus hopes as authorities target coronavirus-impaired businesses and consumers, while economic data shows early signs of improvement. Even as US-China tensions continue to simmer, investors have been buoyed by slight improvements in data in Asia and Europe amid the easing of restrictions last month. |
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— CHINA DENIES DELAY IN INFORMING WHO: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson says a report from The Associated Press that Chinese officials sat on releasing the genetic map, or genome, of the novel coronavirus is “seriously inconsistent with the facts. |
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Asia Today: S Korea reopening schools despite spike in cases |
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BOSTON June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- FundCount, LLC, a worldwide provider of accounting and investment analysis software, today announced that it was awarded the title of Best Client Accounting Solution at the 8 th WealthBriefingAsia Awards. These annual awards recognize best of breed providers in.... |
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The United Kingdom has urged China to step back from the brink over the national security legislation for Hong Kong that it says risks destroying one of the jewels of Asia's economy while ruining the reputation of China. "Hong Kong succeeds because its people are free," Johnson wrote in the Times of London newspaper. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Wednesday reported 49 new cases of COVID-19, continuing a weekslong resurgence of the virus as the government defended its decision to reopen schools despite health risks. The figures announced by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on brought national totals to 11,590 cases and 273 deaths. |
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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN) ("Hain Celestial", "Hain" or the "Company"), a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America Europe Asia and the Middle East providing consumers with A Healthier Way of.... |
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Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said that the country kept schools open even during the 1950-53 Korean War. “I believe that we cannot fail the dreams and future of our children because of the current difficulties,” Chung said during a virus meeting. In other developments in the Asia-Pacific region: —.... |
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— CHINA DENIES DELAY IN INFORMING WHO: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson says a report from The Associated Press that Chinese officials sat on releasing the genetic map, or genome, of the novel coronavirus is “seriously inconsistent with the facts. |
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