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Cambodian premier Hun Sen announced Tuesday that the kingdom had extracted its first drop of crude oil from its waters, a long-awaited milestone for one of Southeast Asia's poorest nations. The Gulf of Thailand boasts significant oil deposits, with Chevron first finding proven reserves off Cambodia in 2005. |
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Asia Rohingya refugees fear forceful relocation to remote island.
Bangladesh’s unilateral decision to relocate thousands of Rohingya to a cyclone-prone island has created fear among the inhabitants of Cox's Bazar refugee camp. |
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Dr Ng is widely regarded as the Malaysian pioneer in breast cancer research and advanced radiology. — Pictures courtesy of Dr Ng Kwan Hoong. PETALING JAYA, Dec 29 — Malaysian scientist Dr Ng Kwan Hoong can add another feather to his cap after winning the prestigious Merdeka Award 2020 for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement. |
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In early afternoon trading on Tuesday, Japan’s benchmark Topix added 1.3 per cent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 1 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively. Overnight, Wall Street’s S&P 500 index ended 0.9 per cent higher to surpass a record set in December as.... |
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SINGAPORE－The global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is going to be led by Asia, and particularly by China, said Bernard Yeung, a professor at the National University of Singapore Business School. While other regions are still dealing with the third or fourth wave of the pandemic,.... |
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MANILA (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) - The Philippines has approved Janssen Pharmaceuticals' application to conduct a clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine in the South-east Asian nation. "In the next few weeks, we will be able to begin clinical trials," Food and Drug Administration Director-General Eric.... |
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— China on Tuesday reported seven new cases of coronavirus infection in the capital Beijing, where authorities have ordered the testing of hundreds of thousands of residents. Cases have been clustered largely in villages on Beijing’s northeastern edge, but authorities are wary of any spread in the.... |
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Currency traders watch computer monitors near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. Asian stock markets rose Monday after President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion economic aid package,.... |
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China has escalated its campaign to rein in the vast tech empire controlled by Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba and one of the country’s richest people. Authorities in Beijing, who had on Christmas Eve ordered an investigation into allegations of “monopolistic practices” by Ma’s online retail.... |
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BANGKOK The governor of a province at the center of an expanding COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand has been confirmed infected with the coronavirus after meeting with public health officials including the deputy prime minister. The meeting Sunday attended by the Samut Sakhon governor, Deputy PM Anutin.... |
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Bangkok (ILO news) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will continue their cooperation to promote Decent Work in Southeast Asia following the extension of their Partnership Agreement until the end of 2021. |
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Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday following a record-breaking lead from Wall Street as investors cheered the passage of a huge US stimulus bill, which has helped temper fears about surging coronavirus infections and a new, fast-spreading strain of the disease. |
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2020 is drawing to a close, and what a tumultuous year it was for all of us. For the Southeast Asian Dota 2 competitive scene, not only did the coronavirus pandemic grind the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) to a halt, it also shifted the balance of power in the region multiple times. |
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(AGENPARL) – MANILA (PHILIPPINES), lun 28 dicembre 2020 The technical assistance (TA) aimed to help selected developing member countries (DMCs) in South Asia to successfully transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient development path by integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation in project designs and sector development plans. |
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Organization: American Bar Association Closing date: 6 Jan 2021 The American Bar Association Center for Human Rights (Center) is seeking a contracting organization to support the protection of human rights defenders (including but not limited to activists, journalists, lawyers, judges, and.... |
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China trade on European leader’s minds. COVID worries surge. Taliban in Pakistan. Thailand’s social and virus crises. A real estate boom. Moving the chess pieces. |
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Currency traders watch computer monitors near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. Asian stock markets rose Monday after President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion economic aid package, helping to reduce.... |
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Orlando, FL(FOX 35 Orlando) The deadline for minority business owners to apply for a $10,000 grant is Monday. An Orlando company hopes it keeps her business afloat. They’re known as Neon Cowboys because of the colorful hats they make for concerts. But when the pandemic hit, owner Asia Hall had to find another way to make money. |
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Hosts Tom Joscelyn and Bill Roggio air and discuss their 2020 grievances, which pale in comparison to the problems faced by so many around the world today.
Powered by RedCircle Take a look around the globe today and you’ll see jihadists fighting everywhere from West Africa to Southeast Asia. |
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Iranian family wear protective masks to prevent contracting a coronavirus, as they stand at Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran February 20, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Nazanin Tabatabaee via REUTERS.
CAIRO 28 December 2020: Egyptian Minister of Justice Omar Marwan will issue a decision to per.... |
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In new research, an international team of scientists examined the dental calculus of individuals who lived during the 2nd millennium BCE in the Southern Levant. Their results provide clear evidence for the consumption of expected staple foods, such as cereals, sesame, and dates, and unexpected turmeric, banana, and soybean. |
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Amid exclusion, XRP finds strong support in Japan. Following the lawsuit filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Ripple, nine cryptocurrency trading platforms from the US, Europe and Asia have withdrawn XRP from their operations. |
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The governor, Weerasak Wijitsaengsri, did not have symptoms but would be treated at a hospital, Taweesilp said. Anutin, who is also Thailand's public health minister, wrote on Facebook that he has tested negative for the virus and is isolating at home for 14 days. |
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TEHRAN – President of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Rita Subowo is happy with the improvement of Iranian women’s volleyball team and predicts that the Team could be among the top teams of the world like the Iranian men’s volleyball team soon. Subowo made history in late October after she was elected as the first-ever woman to lead AVC. |
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(Bloomberg) -- Of all the developing countries testing China’s Covid-19 vaccines, few are friendlier to Beijing than Pakistan. In the years leading up to the pandemic, China financed nearly $70 billion across the South Asian nation on roads, railways and power stations, and Pakistan now has two.... |
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