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Trade-sensitive Singapore shares extended gains for a third straight session on Tuesday, buoyed by lingering optimism about an interim U.S.-China trade deal, while other Southeast Asian stock markets were down in subdued trade ahead of holidays.
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JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Indonesia's Public Works and Housing Ministry has announced the Nagara Rimba Nusa design as the winner of the design contest for the country's new capital city in East Kalimantan. The design, created by architecture and urban design studio URBAN+, beat.... |
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JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Indonesia will not meddle in the alleged persecution of Uighur Muslims in China, a presidential adviser has said, in the latest statement to indicate Chinese pressure on the world's largest Muslim-majority country. |
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MANILA (BLOOMBERG) - A storm approaching on Christmas Eve is disrupting holiday travel in the Philippines, Asia's largest Catholic nation. Tropical storm Phanfone, called Ursula locally, is forecast to hit central Philippines on Tuesday (Dec 24). The 21st cyclone to hit the country this year, it.... |
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PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - India's Ministry of External Affairs summoned Malaysia's acting head of mission in the country to convey its displeasure over the remarks by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on New Delhi's recently approved Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), reported an Indian news website. |
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(Bloomberg) -- Residents of Hong Kong are hunting for homes all over the world as tense anti-government protests look set to drag into the new year. Real estate brokers from Australia to Canada have seen a surge in interest over the past few weeks, with the desire to secure a safer future prompting many to look beyond the Asian financial hub. |
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is determined to migrate to the 5G network next year, rolling out massive 5G project demonstrations nationwide, making the country among the first in Asia to deploy the technology. Industry players are in agreement with the government’s ambitious and pragmatic approach,.... |
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Global Times. By Chen Qingqing Source:Global Times Published: 2019/12/24 0:13:22. Closer bonds weaken influence of Washington in Northeast Asia. Top leaders of China, Japan and South Korea met for a summit in Beijing on Monday. Chinese observers hailed the summit as a milestone since the annual.... |
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By Ralph Jennings December 23, 2019. China and Malaysia, old friends with a complex trade and investment relationship, are disagreeing over Malaysia's rights to extend sovereignty into part of a disputed sea that's rich in fossil fuel reserves. On Dec. 12, the Southeast Asian nation submitted documentation to the U. |
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China, Japan, South Korea meet as North Korean threat looms |
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Asian stock are mixed on Tuesday in Christmas Eve trading after U.S. stocks closed at record highs overnight following news that China has announced plans to lower tariffs on a range of products. Trading activity remained subdued ahead of the Christmas holidays. |
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Already in the peak of the Christmas season, giving is more of an expected move than an obligatory deed. Counting down to the big day, several groups and individuals go out of their way to ensure they partake in such blissful action. Among them is one of Southeast Asia's leading e-Commerce delivery.... |
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A big pharma deal and near-term clinical milestones provided enough grist for investors to back Bridge Biotherapeutics' IPO despite several recent setbacks for public Korean biotechs. The strategy of Bridge Biotherapeutics Inc. (KOSDAQ:288330) to translate first-in-class molecules discovered in Asia.... |
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It’s been a good year for Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani . The Indian tycoon added almost $17 billion to his wealth as of Dec. 23, the most in Asia, taking his net worth to about $61 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. In comparison, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma’s net worth grew $11. |
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Chhieng Pich, director of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s General Directorate of Logistics, told The Post that the Asia Development Bank’s (ADB) general feasibility study on the construction of the Phnom Penh Logistics Complex (PPLC) is complete. |
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(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks saw a muted Christmas Eve session Tuesday, with trading diminishing at the end of a year that took a global benchmark to successive record highs. Equities were little changed in Tokyo and Sydney with volumes thin, while they dipped in Hong Kong and Seoul. |
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Pro-democracy protesters raise their hands to symbolise the five demands of their movement, with the Hong Kong Island skyline behind them. Photo: AP.
How the Hong Kong protests affected overseas Chinese in Asia and beyond.
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ASIA MARKETS Asian markets were mixed in quiet trading Tuesday, following another record day on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500 (SPX) closed at record highs for a third consecutive day, while the Nasdaq Composite (COMP) notched a record ninth-straight record close. |
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Dr. Mazzelli's research shows that social capital is key in influencing strategic decisions in family businesses. An Asia School of Business student is shown here on an MBA project at a family business.
Dr. Mazzelli's research shows that social capital is key in influencing strategic decisions in family businesses. |
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World Crafts Council-Asia Pacific Region President Ghada Hijjawi added that she will include the wood carving in the Iranian city of Malayer in her report to be included in the global arts. World Crafts Council (WCC) -Asia Pacific Region Director Ghada Hijavi said on Monday that 10 Iranian cities.... |
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are mixed on Tuesday in Christmas Eve trading after U.S. stocks closed at record highs overnight following news that China has announced plans to lower tariffs on a range of products. Trading activity remained subdued ahead of the Christmas holidays. |
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO), Thailand’s Ministry of Transport and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia (UNESCAP) have recently organized the second regional Knowledge Partnership Workshop in Asia in Bangkok, The workshop was designed to support maritime technical cooperation activities in the region. |
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TOKYO -- Much of the talk about the phase one trade deal between the U.S. and China has focused on trade and investment, but the interim agreement could also significantly impact the international flows of people, especially in Asia, where air traffic is growing fast. The number of Chinese visiting the U. |
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NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- South Korean popular culture is transforming perceptions of the country among its ASEAN partners as Seoul seeks to upgrade ties with Southeast Asia as part of President -in's New Southern Policy. South Korea's exports of pop music and television shows are also redefining.... |
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