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SINGAPORE , May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The coronavirus is a global public health threat that has severe ramifications throughout the events industry. In response, Micepad, a leading Singapore -based sustainable events management software company, has taken positive action to develop a new.... |
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Prague (VNA) Czech media outlets have recently praised Vietnam for its success in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. The public radio broadcaster Rohlas.cz quoted an assessment of the US’s Johns Hopkins University as saying that Vietnam is one among the few countries well controlling the.... |
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Molecular radiotherapy dosimetry is the calculation of the absorbed dose of ionizing radiation in malignant tissue, which would give a contrasting outlook in comparison to absorption done by healthy tissue. Molecular radiotherapy dosimetry is usually prescribed as a fixed activity adjusted for body mass. |
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By Pranav A K. Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as fears of a delay in economic recovery due to rising coronavirus cases in countries easing lockdowns were exacerbated by dour outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman. All three major U.S. |
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If the adage is true that you are only as good as your last game, some of the UAE’s cricketers must be glad of the extended break they are having. Take Sultan Ahmed, for instance. In the last game he played, he took four wickets for nine runs to bowl the national team to a trophy in the first phase of qualifying for the Asia Cup. |
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(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia stood by its pledge to curtail oil output under the OPEC+ deal, reducing shipments to the prized Asian market. Saudi Aramco cut contractual volumes for June loading to at least eight Asian customers, according to traders notified by the state-owned company. Three other regional buyers received what they asked for. |
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TAIPEI (The China Post) — Grace Chow, a Chinese influencer, dropped a bombshell last month when she confirmed that she broke up with Taiwanese...
SEOUL (Korea Herald/ANN) — The Asia Culture Center (ACC, Acting President Lee Jinsik) and the Asia Culture Institute (ACI, Director Lee Gipyo), subsidiaries of. |
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By Suzanne Barlyn. May 14 (Reuters) - Asian equities were set to slump on Thursday after the head of the Federal Reserve warned of a "significantly worse" U.S. recession than any downturn since World War Two because of coronavirus pandemic fallout, sentiments that drove bonds higher on a safety bid. |
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The benchmark Nikkei 225 Index is down 86.54 points or 0.43 percent to 20,180.51, after falling to a low of 20,081.71 in early trades. Japanese shares fell further from a two-month high on Wednesday. Market heavyweight SoftBank Group is declining almost 1 percent, while Fast Retailing is adding 0.4 percent. |
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The US Navy vessel USS McCampbell, pictured at a defence show in Asia, travelled through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday [File: Stephen Morrison/EPA]
The United States's navy said on Thursday it had sailed a guided-missile destroyer through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a week before Tsai Ing-wen's inauguration for a second term as president. |
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Seoul, South Korea - A new Korean TV series has taken the locked-down world by storm, but the show - featuring an unlikely romance between a North Korean soldier and a South Korean heiress - has not only garnered a legion of fans across Asia and beyond, it has also provided a rare insight into life in one of the world's most secretive nations. |
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By Tom Westbrook and Suzanne Barlyn. SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asia's stock markets fell and gold hit a one-week high on Thursday as worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections and a dour assessment of the way back from the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve dashed hopes for a quick recovery. |
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New Delhi: The scaling up of aggression by China on the Indian border is not an isolated case, with an assessment forming that Beijing is upping the ante on territorial disputes across Asia, possibly to preempt investments from departing to neighbouring countries in the
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Crisis spending measures to confront the pandemic are costly as US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell warns of lasting damage to the economy. – AFP pic, May 14, 2020.
ASIAN equities sank today following another sell-off in New York after the head of the Federal Reserve warned of “lasting damage”.... |
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are in negative territory on Thursday amid rising concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned of a prolonged recession. Powell said that the coronavirus crisis raises longer-term.... |
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The committee added that 148 imported cases have been quarantined upon their arrival. So far, 13,719 people having close contact with patients or entering from the pandemic-hit regions have been quarantined, including 324 at hospitals, 7,254 at concentrated quarantine areas and 6,141 at home. |
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SINGAPORE - Property and infrastructure group Lendlease on Thursday (May 14) announced the appointment of Gan Chong Min as its Singapore-based managing director for investment management, Asia. Mr Gan joins the Australia-based group's Singapore leadership team and reports directly to Ng Hsueh Ling,.... |
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BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of "Asian values" even as different countries take different measures to contain the spread of the virus. Perhaps the term Asian values was first used in the context we know it.... |
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PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia's decision to disallow debates during an upcoming one-day Parliament meeting on May 18 reflects Perikatan Nasional's anger over the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, says Parti Amanah Negara president Mohamad Sabu. |
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JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Government Regulation (PP) No. 23/2020 on the economic rescue programme to safeguard the economy during the pandemic gives hope to our state enterprises in dire need of a lifeline to sustain operations as the economy heads for recession. |
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The record comes only three days after its previous high of 533 new cases on Saturday, which in turn was only three days after the high of 484 new cases on May 5. The death toll has exceeded 1,000, despite government officials’ earlier claims that the country’s curve of new cases had “flattened”. |
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The curbs, officially called restrictions of community activities (PKM), aim to limit people's daily activities, make masks mandatory in public, tighten security at all of the city's entry points and enforce a policy of physical distancing. Though most of the measures have been in place over the.... |
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During Ramadan, when Muslims refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk, a decline in blood supplies is common -- mainly because fasting saps people's energy and because of a common conception that donating blood nullifies fasting. But the outbreak of the coronavirus, which has infected.... |
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Asia stocks down as Powell warning adds to second wave fears Hong Kong, May 14, 2020 (AFP) - Asian equities sank Thursday following another sell-off in New York after the head of the Federal Reserve warned of "lasting damage" to the economy from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus, compounding worries about a second wave of infections. |
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Selbyville, Delaware, May 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Global Market Insights Inc., the Asia Pacific ceramic fiber market was valued at $637 million in 2019 and is projected to surpass $755 million by 2026, registering a CAGR of 6.3% from 2020 to 2026. |
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