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Two tourists who travelled from South East Asia to New Zealand and did not self-isolate are to be booted out of the country. Immigration officials said the pair put New Zealanders at risk with their "unacceptable behaviour".
The move is the result of police gaining powers to check up on people who.... |
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Asia Malaysia reports third COVID-19 death, patient had attended religious gathering.
A Muslim wearing a protective mask rests at National Mosque, after all mosques in the country suspended Friday prayers during the movement control order due to the spread of COVID-19, in Kuala Lumpur, Mar 20, 2020. |
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March 20, 2020. By Waruna Karunatilake and Asif Shahzad. COLOMBO/RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide weekend curfew on Friday as South Asian countries escalated efforts to check the spread of coronavirus across the densely populated region of 1.9 billion people. |
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Monitoring Desk. HONG KONG: Asian equities sank again Thursday while the dollar surged as a European Central Bank plan to spend more than $800 billion to buy bonds failed to instill optimism in traders who fear that the world is heading for a virus-fuelled economic catastrophe. |
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A man wears a protective mask as he attends Friday prayers at Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque in Shah Alam March 13, 2020. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa. KOTA KINABALU, March 20 — The Sabah government will stop all members of the Tabligh congregation who attended the Tabligh Ijtima of Asia.... |
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From Drives to Digital. Siemens is also working to supply gearless mill drive systems for several copper projects in South America, Russia and Asia, and recently received an order to supply the drive system and automation for new mine hoists at a greenfield potash project in Belarus. |
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KOTA KINABALU, March 20 -- The Sabah government will stop all members of the Tabligh congregation who attended the Tabligh Ijtima of Asia 2020 event in Gowa, south Sulawesi from March18-19, from re-entering the state for 14 days from today. State Secretary Datuk Safar Untong said the decision was.... |
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International Data Corporation (IDC) on Friday said it has appointed Vasant Rao as Managing Director for India and South Asia with effect from March 18, 2020. Rao will be based out of IDC's Bengaluru office and will be reporting to Eva Au, Managing Director, IDC Asia/Pacific, according to a statement. |
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Indian officials participated in a video conference being hosted by China on Friday during which representatives from some countries of the Eurasian and the South Asian region deliberated on prevention and control of the novel coronavirus pandemic. China stands ready to cooperate with India in.... |
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More than 10,000 people have now died in a coronavirus pandemic that has swept from China throughout the world, forcing the confinement of tens of millions in their homes. As the virus has marched westwards, the severity of the outbreaks and the focus of concern has shifted from Asia to Europe, with.... |
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From a central jail that could lodge only 1,273 prisoners to becoming south Asia's largest prison complex that houses over 17,500 inmates, Tihar's journey is ridden with controversies, brushes with high-profile prisoners and some memorable hangings. Friday's hanging of the four Nirbhaya.... |
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Taipei [Taiwan], Mar 20 (ANI): Coronavirus has compelled organisers to call off this year's Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF), one of the leading documentary film festivals in East Asia. According to Variety, the 12th edition TIDF was scheduled to take place from May 1 to 10, 2020 is now postponed to Spring 2021. |
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TRAVEL DECLINES: The Hong Kong low-cost airline HK Express, part of the Cathay Pacific Group, is suspending all flights through the end of April with millions of potential travelers shutting in. HK Express normally flies 25 routes throughout Asia. Cathay's flagship carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways,.... |
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COLOMBO/RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide weekend curfew on Friday as South Asian countries escalated efforts to check the spread of coronavirus across the densely populated region of 1.9 billion people.
South Asia appears to have been less hard hit than elsewhere in.... |
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IN RELATION TO ACQUISITION OF. FANTASIA NOTES DUE 2022. THE ACQUISITION. On 18 March 2020, ASI Acquirer acquired the Fantasia Notes on the open market in the notional amount of US$15.3 million (equivalent to approximately HK$119 million) at the consideration of approximately US$11.781 million (equivalent to approximately HK$92 million). |
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The coronavirus pandemic threatens to wipe out more than 1.7 million jobs across the Arab world this year, the UN Economic Commission for Western Asia warned on Wednesday.
Arab nations' gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to shrink by at least $42 billion in 2020, hit by plunging oil prices and virus-linked shutdowns, it said. |
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New Delhi: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday suspended five more tournaments, including three continental championships crucial for Tokyo Olympics qualification but stripped of that significance now, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic in the host cities. |
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SYDNEY, Mar 20, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Asia-Pacific's largest specialist biotech CRO Novotech has been selected as a finalist in two categories for the Citeline Awards 2020 (formerly CARE Awards), hosted by Informa Pharma Intelligence, scheduled this year on September 17th. |
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A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would significantly impact global food security, according to nearly 20 scientists who analyzed the outcome of a potential nuclear standoff between the South Asian neighbors. The research, published in the official journal of the U.S. |
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As I would soon learn, this was only the beginning of how this virus has impacted my students, most of whom are from east Asia. They now feel stuck in an environment where they often feel unwanted, with nowhere to go anytime soon. When our own president injects such blatant racism into the Covid-19.... |
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong low-cost airline HK Express, part of the Cathay Pacific Group, said Friday it was suspending all flights through the end of April due to falling demand amid the coronavirus outbreak. The decision adds to a wave of flight cancelations by Asian airlines as demand plunges amid travel curbs. |
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BEIJING. Asian stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street gained on hopes government and central bank action can shield the world economy from a looming recession caused by the coronavirus. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Australia and Southeast Asia advanced. Tokyo was closed for a holiday. Oil gained again a day after U. |
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Asian stock are mostly higher on Friday following the overnight rebound in the U.S. and European markets, as massive relief packages announced by global central banks and governments to ease the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic boosted investor sentiment. The Japanese market is closed for a holiday. |
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Like the eye of a hurricane, the epicenter of coronavirus disease Covid-19 has shifted from Asia to Europe, bringing with it a rising toll of infections, deaths and economic damage. After a messy few weeks in which the region’s leaders seemed incapable of hitting on a common response to the crisis —.... |
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BEIJING – Asian stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street gained on hopes government and central bank action can shield the world economy from a looming recession caused by the coronavirus. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Australia and Southeast Asia advanced. Tokyo was closed for a holiday. Oil gained again a day after U. |
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