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New, highly-transmissable variations of the coronavirus are traveling the world. Getty. The B117 variant of the novel coronavirus first detected in the United Kingdom in November has now hopped to over a dozen countries in Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Oceania. |
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While many experts have foreseen a tilt towards Asia in higher education, Hamish Coates, a professor in Tsinghua University ’s Institute of Education, goes a step further. “The best predictions place around two-thirds of 2030 higher education within a five-hour flight of Singapore, which means all.... |
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New mobile specimen collection station set up at Kwun Tong Garden Estate New mobile specimen collection station set up at Kwun Tong Garden Estate The local COVID-19 epidemic situation is worsening rapidly. The confirmed cases are distributed all over the territory. |
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FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Tochal ski resort, in north of Tehran, Iran December 12, 2019. Picture taken December 12, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
SULAIMANI At least eight climbers have died and several more are missing in mountains north of.... |
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Two domestic cases were reported on Friday, a convenience store worker and a Hewlett Packard Enterprise employee. Another two asymptomatic cases were discovered in Beijing earlier in the week. Beijing is conducting testing on a limited scale in the neighborhoods and workplaces where the cases were found. |
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SEOUL, KOREA / ACCESSWIRE / December 26, 2020 / The first K-culture wave-based drama "Pumping time (working title)" will be produced which covers in detail of bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and block chain ecosystem. Since December 2020, various institutional investors are investing in bitcoin, which reached over $24,000. |
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YANGON -- Myanmar's Ministry of Health and Sports on Saturday announced the lifting of stay-at-home order in some townships of regions and states as fewer daily infection cases are seen there. According to the order issued by the ministry, the stay-at-home order will be lifted in all townships excluding three townships in Yangon region on Sunday. |
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YANGON -- Myanmar's Ministry of Health and Sports on Saturday announced the lifting of stay-at-home order in some townships of regions and states as fewer daily infection cases are seen there. According to the order issued by the ministry, the stay-at-home order will be lifted in all townships excluding three townships in Yangon region on Sunday. |
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Former President Maithripala Sirisena participated in a virtual symposium along with Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the subject “Shared values and Democracy in Asia”. Following are extracts from his speech. |
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KUNMING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3.02 million stems of flowers were transacted Saturday via the electronic auction services of the Kunming Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh cut flower trading market, up 25.3 percent from Friday. The data were provided by the Kunming International.... |
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Labour Department reminds foreign domestic helpers to comply with social distancing measures Labour Department reminds foreign domestic helpers to comply with social distancing measures The Labour Department (LD) today (December 26) again reminded foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) to comply with social distancing measures announced by the Government. |
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(To watch the full press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here.) The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating 59 additional COVID-19 cases, of which 53 are locally transmitted. Among the local cases, 26 have unknown sources of infection. |
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Caritas Medical Centre announces a nurse tested preliminarily positive for COVID-19 Caritas Medical Centre announces a nurse tested preliminarily positive for COVID-19 The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: The spokesman of Caritas Medical Centre (CMC) made the following.... |
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Kwong Wah Hospital announces a patient tested preliminarily positive for COVID-19 Kwong Wah Hospital announces a patient tested preliminarily positive for COVID-19 The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: The spokesman of Kwong Wah Hospital made the following announcement today.... |
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An outsourced staff member of CHP tests positive for COVID-19 An outsourced staff member of CHP tests positive for COVID-19 The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (December 26) said that an outsourced staff member working in its Temporary Specimen Collection.... |
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BEIJING (AP) — Beijing has urged residents not to leave the city during the Lunar New Year holiday in February, implementing new restrictions after several coronavirus infections last week. Two domestic cases were reported on Friday, a convenience store worker and a Hewlett Packard Enterprise employee. |
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Asia-Pacific protective gloves market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.9% during the forecast period. Asia-Pacific consists of several major economies such as China, Malaysia, and Japan, where significant exploitation of protective gloves is estimated in the near future. |
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Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
Is it rude to eat when your food arrives first at a restaurant? Japanese people weigh in
The meal arrives; the battle begins. J-Town Net is a website that runs surveys for Japanese people online, asking all the important questions like and.... |
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LCSD appeals to public not to gather during holidays (with photos) LCSD appeals to public not to gather during holidays (with photos) Attention radio/TV announcers:Please broadcast the following at suitable intervals: The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) today (December 26) reminds.... |
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Today is Saturday, Dec. 26, the 361st day of 2020. There are five days left in the year. Today’s highlight. On Dec. 26, 2004, more than 230,000 people, mostly in southern Asia, were killed by a 100-foot-high tsunami triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean.
On this date. |
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The following story was published almost 20 years ago, before the September 11 terrorist attack, and before the April 1 st 2001 incident when a US surveillance airplane collided with a PLA fighter and crash-landed on China’s Hainan Island. We would like to republish it to show that two decades ago.... |
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Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Visitors to a mall with a monster themed festival wears masks to protect from the coronavirus in Beijing Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. Beijing has urged residents not to leave the city during the Lunar New Year holiday in February, implementing.... |
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Secretary for Home Affairs Caspar Tsui today expressed sadness over the passing of Asian Youth Orchestra Founder Richard Pontzious. Mr Tsui expressed his deepest condolences to Mr Pontzious’ family. He said Mr Pontzious, who was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 2016, created an orchestra that.... |
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Khanh Hoa (VNA) – Social responsibility practices in the Southeast Asian fishery sector was the focus of a regional roundtable discussion on December 26. The event was jointly held by the Vietnam Tuna Association (Vinatuna) and Oxfam in Vietnam, with the participation of tuna processors, fishermen.... |
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Tropical Asia and Africa are the only regions on Earth that retain diverse populations of large, land-dwelling mammals, such as elephants, rhinos, and big cats. A new study co-authored by Yale researcher Advait M. Jukar suggests that the persistence of mammalian megafauna in the Indian Subcontinent.... |
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