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Middle powers tackle diplomatic void. Middle-power countries like Australia and others in Europe and Asia are forging new bonds from what they have learned from the coronavirus pandemic: that the risks of China’s authoritarian government can no longer be denied, and that the U.S. cannot be relied on to lead. |
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Stocks in Asia Pacific were lower in Tuesday afternoon trade. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index led losses among the region's major markets as it fell 1.78% by the afternoon. China's inflation for April released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics missed expectations. |
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'In terms of handling the subject of liberal studies in the future, we will definitely make things...
Jilin province raised the coronavirus risk level of Shulan city from medium to high after a cluster of...
Chinese authorities shut down the market in January as part of efforts to halt the spread of the. |
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Asian shares decline on jitters over new outbreaks of virus |
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BEIJING - Asian stock markets and U.S. futures rose Monday as investors looked past dismal American jobs and other data toward hopes for a global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia advanced. Shanghai was off 0.1%. U.S. |
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DEPOK, Indonesia--The global pandemic has left millions of Indonesians struggling to make ends meet. Now the authorities are rolling out “rice ATMs” in a bid to ensure greater access for those in need to the essential Asian staple. This month Linda Syafri, a 28-year-old expectant mother was among.... |
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BANGKOK (AP) Shares fell Tuesday in Asia as worries over fresh outbreaks of coronavirus cases overshadowed hopes over reopening economies. Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 0.1% while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong dropped 1.8%. The lackluster start followed a mixed session on Wall Street, where gains for.... |
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BANGKOK -- Shares fell Tuesday in Asia as worries over fresh outbreaks of coronavirus cases overshadowed hopes over reopening economies. Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 0.1% while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong dropped 1.8%. The lackluster start followed a mixed session on Wall Street, where gains for.... |
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The Indian indices declined more than 1% on Tuesday tracking weak cues from Asian markets as well as the Centre’s indication that the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown could be extended beyond May 17. The S&P BSE Sensex dropped as much as 1.47% or 463.72 points to hit 31,097.50 in the first few minutes of trade after starting the session down 218. |
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The central Chinese city of Wuhan reported five new cases on Monday, casting doubts over efforts to lower coronavirus-related restrictions across the country as businesses restart and individuals went back to work. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside of Japan . |
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BANGKOK (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said the massive lockdown that has restricted millions to their homes will be eased, but he warned that people who want to return to work must follow safeguards to avoid more deaths and a second wave of COVID-19 outbreaks. |
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — This year’s Defence Services Asia (DSA) and National Security Asia (Natsec Asia) 2020 exhibitions have been postponed to March 2022, said its organiser.
DSA Exhibition And Conference Sdn. Bhd Chairman Tan Sri Asmat Kamaludin said the decision to postpone the exhibitions was.... |
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SYDNEY: Asian shares skidded on Tuesday on growing worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections after the Chinese city where the pandemic originated reported its first new cases since its lockdown was lifted. The central Chinese city of Wuhan reported five new cases on Monday, casting.... |
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can tear through human skin and their poisonous venom can destroy human cells, an expert has claimed. The insects dubbed 'murder hornets', which have made their way to Washington state from southeast Asia, aren't just a threat to honey bees, but could be very dangerous for humans too. |
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In this file photo taken on February 25, 2006, Saudi security men stand at the entrance of the oil processing plant of the state oil giant Aramco in Abqaiq, in the oil-rich Eastern Province. Saudi Arabia's energy ministry said on May 11, 2020 it had asked oil giant Aramco to make an additional.... |
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HONG KONG (AFP) - Fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections in some parts of the world weighed on equities on Tuesday (May 12), bringing a dose of hard reality to markets after weeks of rallies fuelled by the easing of lockdown measures and hopes for economic recovery. |
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MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - "Remittance flows from abroad are literally a major economic lifeline," assert professors Alvin Ang and Jeremaiah Opiniano in a recent policy brief from the Ateneo Centre for Economic Research and Development. |
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KUALA LUMPUR (SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the conditional movement control order (CMCO) implemented from May 4 would be extended for another four weeks to June 9, taking Malaysians' battle against the coronavirus to a protracted phase five. |
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Hong Kong, China--(Newsfile Corp. - May 12, 2020) - Pactera and Blue Prism (OTC Pink: BPRMF) today jointly announced an alliance via the Blue Prism Partner Engage program to bring robotic process automation (RPA) solutions to clients in the Asia and Oceania region. |
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are mostly lower on Tuesday following the mixed cues from Wall Street and on lower commodity prices. Worries about a second wave of COVID-19 infections as several countries start to emerge from lockdowns also weighed on the markets. |
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(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are mostly lower on Tuesday following the mixed cues from Wall Street and on lower commodity prices. Worries about a second wave of COVID-19 infections as several countries start to emerge from lockdowns also weighed on the markets. |
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By Pranav A K. Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Tuesday amid fears of a coronavirus resurgence in China and its implications for countries easing restrictions, while prospects of Sino-U.S. tensions flaring further also weighed on sentiment. The central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the pandemic.... |
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She pointed to the recent resurgence in several Asian countries as a cautionary example. She and other experts argue that easing lockdowns and restarting international travel could be the triggers for the next wave. Governments deciding testing strategies might also overlook marginalized people,.... |
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Duterte made the announcement in videotaped remarks shown on nationwide TV on Tuesday. He said his spokesman will later disclose which regions will remain under lockdown and which areas would be released from it based on the scale and speed of infections. The two-month lockdown was supposed to last until May 15. |
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— CHINA HAS ONE NEW CASE: China reported just one new coronavirus case, as the government presses ahead with reopening measures. Some students in Beijing have returned, and Shanghai Disneyland and the ancient Forbidden City have reopened to limited visitors with social distancing maintained. |
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The leader of the Islamic State group in South Asia and the Far East has been arrested in Kabul, Afghanistan's intelligence service says. Zia ul-Haq, also known as Sheikh Omar Khorasani, was held with two other senior leaders of the militant group. The Taliban are the main militant group in.... |
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