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Stanley Widianto. For Stanley Widianto's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Jan 7, 2020 Indonesia will mobilize fishermen to join warships in the South China Sea to help defend against Chinese vessels, the government said on Monday, as the biggest standoff with China for years escalated off Southeast Asia's largest country. |
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Asia Geopolitics Taiwan Heads to the Polls: What Are the Geopolitical Stakes?
The Diplomat ‘s Ankit Panda ( ) is joined by Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat ‘s editor-in-chief and resident China expert, to discuss the stakes of Taiwan’s upcoming January 11 elections, the state of cross-strait relations, and U. |
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Title. Business Development Coordinator. Functional Area. Business Development and Grant Unit. Reports to. Business Development Manager. Location. Bangui. Travel required. 30% Effective Date. 01/02/2020. Grade. D1. Rôle PURPOSE. Working in 51 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the.... |
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Terms of Reference (Consultancy) Context Analysis for Johanniter International Assistance. Background** Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. is a German Christian non-governmental organisation, dedicated to excellence in the field of first aid, ambulance service, social service programmes and other projects in the medical and social field. |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Gold touched its highest price in nearly seven years Monday as investors headed for safety on worries that rising tensions between the United States and Iran could lead to war. Stocks in Asia and Europe slumped as dollars flowed out of riskier investments, but the U.S. market shook off its early-morning losses, and U. |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Gold touched its highest price in nearly seven years Monday as investors headed for safety on worries that rising tensions between the United States and Iran could lead to war. Stocks in Asia and Europe slumped as dollars flowed out of riskier investments, but the U.S. market shook off its early-morning losses, and U. |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Gold touched its highest price in nearly seven years Monday as investors headed for safety on worries that rising tensions between the United States and Iran could lead to war.
Stocks in Asia and Europe slumped as dollars flowed out of riskier investments, but the U.S. market shook off its early-morning losses, and U. |
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Sharply escalating tensions in West Asia following the US assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani sent crude oil prices soaring past the $70 per barrel mark on Monday. The spike resulted in the Indian rupee taking a beating on the currency exchanges, the Sensex and Nifty falling the.... |
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Key point: It would make little sense to commit heavy resources to offset a secondary worry such as Iran—especially if the opportunity costs were losing out in the Western Pacific, the Mediterranean, or elsewhere around the Eurasian periphery. When pondering some strategic quandary you can get.... |
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University Brown University Researchers plan to excavate a trail that World War II refugees once trod. Thousands of people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa now use the trail.
In the foothills of Croatia’s Dinaric Alps, only a dozen miles inland from the.... |
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Stocks in Asia and Europe slumped as dollars flowed out of riskier investments, but the U.S. market shook off its early-morning losses, and U.S. indexes were mixed by early afternoon. Gains for oil producers and big internet companies made up for drops by industrial companies and banks. |
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Iranians gather to mourn General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran January 4, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/West Asia News Agency pic via Reuters. DUBAI, Jan 6 — Gulf economies, already strained by years of low oil prices,.... |
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Jan. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES), a developer of proprietary technologies for managing animal pest populations through fertility control, announced today that it had signed a distribution agreement with New Enterprises Ltd for the marketing and sales of ContraPest in Singapore Malaysia and Indonesia. |
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SHANGHAI Jan. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Filtration & Separation Asia (FSA) combined with China International Filtration & Separation Exhibition, hosted by China Filtration & Separation Society (CFS), CNTA and Informa Markets, is an important and influential filtration & separation topic event in Asia region. |
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Some countries’ borders don’t seem to make any sense at all. In the first episode of a series wer'e calling Mad Maps, we take a look at crazy national boundaries in Central Asia, which have the power to spark violence. |
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A woman rides a bicycle past at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Tokyo, marking the start of this year's trading. Shares are skidding in Asia, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index down 2 percent on concern over escalating.... |
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A number of key players who played a part in the Vietnamese futsal team securing a third-place finish in the Futsal HDBank Championship Southeast Asia 2019 have made the squad, including Tran Van Vu, Pham Duc Hoa, Ton That Phi, Le Quoc Nam, Khong Dinh Hung, Vu Quoc Hung, and Ho Van Y. |
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United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said that the House will vote to limit US President Donald Trump's military actions with regards to Iran. Amid mounting tension in West Asia following the US strike that killed a top Iranian general in Iraq. |
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HONG KONG — Oil prices surged and stock markets in Asia and Europe fell on Monday, as the impact of the American killing of a powerful Iranian general on Friday ricocheted around the world. The price of Brent oil, the international benchmark, jumped above $70 in futures trading as markets digested a steady flow of news over the weekend. |
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DW News DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 6 January, 2020. A violent mob attack on an Indian university shocks the country. Many are pointing the finger of blame at the government. And the struggle to receive an education in a Philippines city recovering from a bruising battle against ISIS. |
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MUMBAI (NewsRise) -- Adani Group 's latest acquisition of a large deep-water Indian port underscores the conglomerate's quest to dominate the infrastructure sector in Asia's third-largest economy. On Friday, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone said it would buy a 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port for an enterprise value of 135. |
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares skidded in Asia on Monday, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index down 2% on concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East following the killing by a U.S. air strike of an Iranian general. Shares also fell in most other Asian markets, apart from in China, where the Shanghai.... |
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'While we acknowledge there's room for improvement, poor weather conditions have been a significant factor in delaying flights over the past year for all airlines in Australia.' The results come as the airline was forced to cancel a range of flights to Canberra on Sunday for safety reasons as thick bushfire smoke clouded the runways. |
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Among the players, Quang Hai is the only Vietnamese representative to make the cut with the Hanoi FC player finishing the voting on eight points, ranking 17th overall. Following a strong year, the Vietnamese midfielder successfully finished above the likes of Australia’s Matthew Ryan, Ali Mabkhout.... |
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Taiwan's exports likely grew at a slower pace in December, after beating expectations with a 3.3% on-year increase in the prior month, according to a Reuters poll.
Taiwan is one of Asia's major exporters, especially of technology goods, and its export trend is a key gauge of global demand for gadgets worldwide. |
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