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Mountain-basin systems (MBS) in Central Asia are unique and complex ecosystems, wherein their elevation gradients lead to high spatial heterogeneity in vegetation and its response to climate change. Exploring elevation-dependent vegetation greenness variation and the effects of climate factors on.... |
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At least 106 people died in the fiercest cyclone to hit Bangladesh and eastern India since 1999, officials said Friday as aerial footage revealed immense flooding in coastal areas. Amphan, only the second "super cyclone" ever recorded over the Bay of Bengal, bulldozed houses, tore off roofs,.... |
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MANILA The overall tally of overseas Filipinos with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) abroad has reached 2,504 after 43 more confirmed cases were reported on Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Of the total confirmed cases, five new recoveries were recorded in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific region, and the Middle East. |
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File Photo. A news editor in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Southeast Asia has been jailed for two years after his agency reported a coronavirus death that turned out to be an error (false), his lawyer said Friday. The country has only 199 confirmed cases of coronavirus and seen six deaths,.... |
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The journal, The Portuguese Language in the Orient (Orientes do Portugues) , the first ever Portuguese academic periodical in Asia, has hit the shelf; the periodical is co-published by the Macao Polytechnic Institute and the University of Porto in Portugal. |
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Friday as tensions flared between the U.S. and China and as more job losses compounded the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Hong Kong’s benchmark led regional losses, dropping 3.9% to 23,332.78 after the central government in Beijing said.... |
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In its fifth fund raising in a month, Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has raised Rs 11,367 crore from global investment firm KKR. This is KKR’s largest investment in Asia and will translate into a 2.32 per cent equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis. |
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US equities were weaker Thursday the S&P500 closing 0.8% lower after similar losses in Europe. US10Y yields slipped 0.1bp to 0.67%, though oil again managed an increase, up 1.1%. China-US tensions continue to influence sentiment while the unavoidable smorgasbord of dreary economic data and early.... |
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The storm mainly hit the Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal in the country’s east, home to around 130 million people, and western Bangladesh. And according to Deepmala Mahla, the Asia director for the humanitarian organization CARE, it did enough damage to set back the hard-hit areas years economically. |
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News Release | 22 May 2020. MANILA, PHILIPPINES (22 May 2020)- The Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today 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. |
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Shares slipped in Asia on Friday as tensions flared between the U.S. and China and as more job losses compounded the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Hong Kong’s benchmark led regional losses, dropping 3.9% to 23,332.78 after the central government in Beijing said China’s ceremonial.... |
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“China knows the impact of Covid-19 on Pakistan’s economy and is sparing no effort to help it address the challenge,” a spokesperson for Chinese Embassy in Islamabad said in a statement, in response to remarks by outgoing US Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia.... |
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Friday as tensions flared between the U.S. and China and as more job losses compounded the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Hong Kong’s benchmark led regional losses, dropping 3.9% to 23,332.78 after the central government in Beijing said.... |
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BANGKOK (AP) — South Korea has reported 20 new cases of the coronavirus, including nine in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, as authorities scramble to stem transmissions as they proceed with a phased reopening of schools. The figures announced by the Korea Centers for Disease Control.... |
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 -- The case involving UK-based Goldman Sachs International Ltd and its Asian entities, Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC and Goldman Sachs (Singapore), which are facing charges relating to the sale of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) bonds amounting to RM27.2 billion (US$6.5 billion) has been fixed on June 18. |
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Asia China law requires Hong Kong to enact national security rules as soon as possible.
Chinese officials and delegates attend the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins. |
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Peyton Manning Tom Brady in Blockbuster Live Golf Event Held Monday, May 25 , at 3 a.m. HKT; Editor's Note Turner Sports' Ernie Johnson interviewed Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson Tom Brady and Peyton Manning in anticipation for Capital One's The Match: Champions for Charity. |
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SINGAPORE May 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 crisis has forced people to shift most of their work, education, and purchasing online, and that move has put the more than 1.3 billion people living with disabilities worldwide at risk. Today,
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets, led by Hong Kong, are in negative territory on Friday following the overnight losses on Wall Street and on worries about rising U.S.-China tensions. China said it plans to introduce new national security legislation in Hong Kong, raising fears of fresh protests over the city's autonomy. |
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BANGKOK Shares slipped in Asia on Friday as tensions flared between the U.S. and China and as more job losses compounded the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Hong Kong’s benchmark led regional losses, dropping 3.9% to 23,332.78 after the central government in Beijing said China’s.... |
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NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries on Friday announced the sale of a 2.32 per cent stake in its digital unit to US private equity giant KKR for Rs 11,367 crore, the fifth deal in four weeks that will inject a combined Rs 78,562 crore in the oil-to-telecom conglomerate to help it pare debt. This is KKR's largest investment in Asia. |
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BANGKOK, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has adopted a resolution, declaring "profound solidarity" with the members and people affected by the COVID-19. The UNESCAP is also resolved to pursue coordinated and decisive actions to.... |
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Date: 27 May 2020 Time: 14.30-15.30 HK/Singapore time. ICMA members and interested market participants are invited to join us for a virtual event on social bonds and the implications for Asia Pacific. Social bonds and other social-themed fixed income products are gaining traction with market.... |
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Reliance Industries on Friday announced the sale of a 2.32% stake in its digital unit to U.S. private equity giant KKR for ₹11,367 crore, the fifth deal in four weeks that will inject a combined ₹78,562 crore in the oil-to-telecom conglomerate to help it pare debt. This is KKR’s largest investment in Asia. |
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File photo: Demonstrators protesting the proposed extradition bill aim their flashlights towards riot police as they are chased through the streets of Hong Kong, China, August 25, 2019 Reuters.
Hong Kong stocks fell 3.2%, leading falls in Asia and the Hong Kong dollar dropped slightly against the US greenback. |
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