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— NO NEW CASES, DEATHS IN CHINA: China on Saturday reported no new confirmed cases or deaths from the coronavirus, and just two new suspected cases. It was further apparent evidence that the country has largely overcome the epidemic that began in the central industrial city of Wuhan late last year. |
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Highlights. • As of 22 May 2020, 191,702 positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed in East Asia and Pacific, with 8,063 deaths. Among these, Indonesia (18,496) and Philippines (12,942) are the worst affected. Over 325 million school aged children across the region have been affected by this pandemic. |
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As China cuts back on its commitments to import natural gas, it is trying to spread the shortfall among its increasingly hard-pressed suppliers. Hints of tensions have been rising since early March when reports first surfaced that PetroChina, the listed subsidiary of state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. |
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In his desperation, Erdogan is laying bare his designs to cement the cornerstones of a new/old empire founded on an odd coupling of Turkish ethnic chauvinism that harks back to a mythical Turkic ancestor in pre-Islamic Central Asia, and an aggressive brand of Muslim Brotherhood Islamist ideology. |
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India has voiced a rare note of criticism of China’s assertive actions in the South China Sea, amid a tensions between the two Asian powers on their long land border. India is concerned over China pressuring South China Sea claimant nations that India considers partners, a New Delhi-based analyst said. |
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“If Hong Kong loses preferential trade treatment, U.S. tariffs and export controls on China would apply to Hong Kong,” said Ryan Hass , a senior Asia director on President Barack Obama’s National Security Council and former diplomat who is now at the Brookings Institution. |
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across Asia have packed out markets as they prepare for the annual Eid ul Fitr holiday, ignoring coronavirus guidelines even as infections rise.
The celebration, the most important in the Muslim calendar marking the end of the holy month of Ramazan, is preceded by a rush to buy new clothes, gifts and sweet treats for loved ones. |
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By Michael Lelyveld. As China cuts back on its commitments to import natural gas, it is trying to spread the shortfall among its increasingly hard-pressed suppliers. Hints of tensions have been rising since early March when reports first surfaced that PetroChina, the listed subsidiary of state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. |
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is off around 6% to end a six-day advance. If sustained, it would be the biggest loss of the month. Asia Pacific. We suspect that many observers are making too big a deal of China dropping its formal 2020 GDP target. There are no policy implications as more stimulus is expected in the coming weeks. |
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The popular Netflix show "Chef's Table" takes viewers around the world to see the mouthwatering and innovative dishes served up by culinary stars. Now its creator, David Gelb, is shifting his focus to the streets of Asia. His new series, "Street Food" brings people to places like Singapore and.... |
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic accelerated across Latin America on Friday, bringing a surge of new infections and deaths, even as curves flattened and reopening was underway in much of Europe, Asia and the United States. The region's two largest nations — Mexico and Brazil — reported.... |
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Singapore has confirmed more cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, than any country in East Asia outside China. Photo credit: Getty.
Singapore's confirmed coronavirus cases have reached 30,426 as the Ministry of Health announced 664 new infections. |
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DUBLIN May 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Mozzarella 2020" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report on the Mozzarella Cheese markets covers West and East Europe Middle East and North Africa Africa Asia Central Asia and Caucasus, Latin and North America . |
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) The coronavirus pandemic accelerated across Latin America on Friday, bringing a surge of new infections and deaths, even as curves flattened and reopening was underway in much of Europe, Asia and the United States. The region's two largest nations Mexico and Brazil reported.... |
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton raised over $200,000 for COVID-19 relief during an 11-hour radiothon. Connaughton was on the air on 94.5 ESPN Milwaukee and 100.5 ESPN Madison throughout the day Thursday. |
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The coronavirus pandemic accelerated across Latin America on Friday, bringing a surge of new infections and deaths, even as curves flattened and reopening was under way in much of Europe, Asia and the United States. The region’s two largest nations – Mexico and Brazil – reported record counts of new.... |
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The Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday approved ADB’s financial statements and the allocation of its 2019 net income in its first-ever virtual Annual Meeting held amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The approval came at the first stage of the 53rd.... |
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A top-notch Elderly Care Market research report has been structured by skilful and experienced team players who work hard to accomplish an absolute growth and success in the business. This market document explains market segmentation in the most-detailed pattern as well as conducts thorough analysis.... |
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FILE PHOTO: A man counts U.S. dollars in Tehran, Iran July 7, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/ WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS.
May 22, 2020. NEW YORK (Reuters) – Speculators’ net bearish bets on the U.S. dollar shrank in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday. |
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India has reached out to Pakistan to counter a locust invasion which threatens to destroy crops and undermine food security in south and southwest Asia — a region where the COVID-19 pandemic has already disrupted farming. An official source who did not wish to be named said India had proposed a.... |
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A man stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index as a track goes by at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, May 22, 2020. Shares are slipping in Asia as tensions flare between the U.S. and China and as more job losses add to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. |
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As China cuts back on its commitments to import natural gas, it is trying to spread the shortfall among its increasingly hard-pressed suppliers. Hints of tensions have been rising since early March when reports first surfaced that PetroChina, the listed subsidiary of state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. |
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Immediate priority is to help developing member countries return to path of sustainable growth; Adopts resolution to allocate US$ 1.069 bn of net income from 2019 ordinary capital resources. The Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday approved ADB’s financial statements and.... |
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in Kerala went up from 15 on May 4 to 215 on Friday mainly because some people who arrived from West Asia did not reveal symptoms , additional chief secretary Vishwas Mehta told ET. All the new Covid-19 cases in Kerala have been traced back to people who arrived from abroad or other states, he said. |
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Global investment firm KKR will pick up a 2.32% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 11,367 crore ($1.5 billion), making this its largest investment in Asia. The move will further put Reliance Industries (RIL) on road to becoming debt free this year. RIL’s net debt currently stands at Rs 1.6 lakh crore. |
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