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(To watch the full press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here.) The Centre for Health Protection today said three buildings have been removed from the compulsory testing list after checking that they did not fulfil the relevant criteria. |
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Department of Justice releases “Prosecutions Hong Kong 2019” Department of Justice releases “Prosecutions Hong Kong 2019” The Department of Justice (DoJ) today (December 31) published the “Prosecutions Hong Kong 2019” online (www.doj.gov.hk/en/publications/yrreviewpd2019.html), which gives a review of the DoJ’s prosecution work of last year. |
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AFCD steps up enforcement in country parks and urges visitors to heed anti-epidemic laws (with photo) AFCD steps up enforcement in country parks and urges visitors to heed anti-epidemic laws (with photo) The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (December 31) reminded.... |
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* India switches to premium of $2.5/oz vs last week’s $2 discount. * China discounts unchanged at $15-$20/oz. * Dealers concerned about new coronavirus variant. * Spot gold prices set for 1% gain this week.
BENGALURU/MUMBAI, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Physical gold demand remained largely muted across top.... |
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Who in the Western world would have guessed then at the disruption and destruction that unknown pneumonia would inflict on our lives, our careers, economies and, most of all, on our families all the way over here? The public was told it was SARS-like. And during the SARS crisis in 2003, Canada had had the worst outbreak outside Asia. |
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Air France-KLM has announced that it will require an airport transit visa (ATV) for some passengers connecting to the UK. This means citizens from certain countries in Africa and Asia will require an ATV in addition to their UK visas to transit through France or Netherlands. |
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News release from Vestas Asia PacificSingapore, 31 December 2020Vestas has received a new order from one of its existing customers, MSPL Limited, for its 17 MW Hospet project in Karnataka, India.... | December 31, 2020 |
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To say 2020 has been a challenging year is a massive understatement. The Covid-19 pandemic has quickly undermined development gains from recent decades and slowed growth in many Asian economies. Yet, every crisis presents opportunities. One is the rapid advance in digital technology, which offers a.... |
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Tribal students of Andhra Pradesh have set a new trend by making it to Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records. Girl students of Class 8 and Class 9 of the AP Tribal Welfare Residential School, Alur in Kurnool run by the Andhra Pradesh Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions.... |
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In total, 18 variables were considered as good explanatory variables, including eight from the MOD10A1 product, five from MERRA-2, four from ERA5-Land and one from CRU. All variables showed positive correlations and were directly or indirectly associated with precipitation. Temperature anomalies did not show significant correlations. |
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KUNMING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3.58 million stems of flowers were transacted Thursday via the electronic auction services of the Kunming Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh cut flower trading market, up 5.3 percent from Wednesday. The data were provided by the Kunming International.... |
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By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Coronavirus-spurred growth in the technology sector will help drive M&A activity in the Asia Pacific next year, bankers and lawyers predict, with the potential easing of Sino-U.S. tensions likely to revive Chinese outbound investment. |
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Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu said Thursday the government has imposed the highest-level distancing rules, called “Tier-3,” on all correctional facilities in South Korea for two weeks to guard against COVID-19. Other parts of South Korea are under lower levels of distancing rules. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has enforced its toughest physical distancing rules at correctional facilities after a cluster of coronavirus infections flared at a Seoul prison. The Justice Ministry says 792 people — 771 inmates and 21 staff — at Seoul’s Dongbu Detention Center have tested.... |
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Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu said Thursday the government has imposed the highest-level distancing rules, called “Tier-3,” on all correctional facilities in South Korea for two weeks to guard against COVID-19. Other parts of South Korea are under lower levels of distancing rules. |
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Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu said Thursday the government has imposed the highest-level distancing rules, called “Tier-3,” on all correctional facilities in South Korea for two weeks to guard against COVID-19. Other parts of South Korea are under lower levels of distancing rules. |
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South Korea is struggling to contain a viral resurgence tied to a variety of sources such as nursing homes, churches, army bases and family gatherings. Earlier Thursday, South Korea reported 967 new virus cases, taking the country’s total to 60,740 with 900 deaths. |
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MANILA -- Milagritos, the in-house restaurant of Tryp By Wyndham, offers hefty burger kits and party platters for delivery and pick-up. While Tryp By Wyndham over at the Mall of Asia complex is known for one of the best places to catch the sunset over Manila Bay, the food at Milagritos is an undiscovered gem. |
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* China state banks seen buying USD to ease yuan rally - traders * Taiwan finds fist case of new coronavirus variant * Sime Darby shares weigh on Malaysian benchmark By Pranav A K and Anushka Trivedi Dec 31 (Reuters) - Asian currencies were on course to finish the pandemic-hit... |
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Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu said Thursday the government has imposed the highest-level distancing rules, called “Tier-3,” on all correctional facilities in South Korea for two weeks to guard against COVID-19. Other parts of South Korea are under lower levels of distancing rules. |
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Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu said Thursday the government has imposed the highest-level distancing rules, called “Tier-3,” on all correctional facilities in South Korea for two weeks to guard against COVID-19. Other parts of South Korea are under lower levels of distancing rules. |
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“The gap between Xi’s confidence and the world’s grim reality is glaring,” analysis in Nikkei Asia Review recently observed. This need “to portray ‘success’ at party anniversary will be powder keg with the world.” The analysis begins , “When it comes to statements issued after key meetings of the.... |
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NEW DELHI: Zhong Shanshan is a private billionaire who’s rarely quoted in the press. Now, after an improbable career spanning journalism, mushroom farming and health care, he’s become Asia’s richest person, eclipsing India’s Mukesh Ambani and a group of Chinese tech titans including Jack Ma. Zhong’s net worth has surged $70. |
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Contributed by NAMPA / Associated Press.
Asia Today: South Korea trying to stop virus in prisons |
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South Korea is struggling to contain a viral resurgence tied to a variety of sources such as nursing homes, churches, army bases and family gatherings. Earlier Thursday, South Korea reported 967 new virus cases, taking the country’s total to 60,740 with 900 deaths. |
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