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Doha – Ulsan Hyundai of South Korea came from behind to defeat Persepolis of Iran 2-1 and become the champion of Asia for the second time on Saturday. Two goals from Brazilian striker Junior Negrao gave the Tigers the win in the Asian Champions League final in Doha.
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Last month, Malaysia announced it had agreed to buy 12.8 million doses of the vaccine, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to strike a deal with the US drugmaker. Under the deal, Pfizer will deliver the first one million doses in the first quarter of 2021, with 1.7 million, 5.8 million and 4. |
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SYDNEY (AP) — The outbreak in Sydney’s northern beach suburbs has grown to 70 cases with an additional 30 in the last 24 hours, and authorities say they may never be able to trace the source. © Provided by Associated Press People wait at a drive through COVID-19 testing station at a beach in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Dec. |
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A workshop reviews 65 years of Vietnam-Indonesia relations in Hanoi (Source: KBRI Hanoi) Ties between the two sides began 65 years ago when Indonesia became the first country in Southeast Asia to officially establish diplomatic relations with the nation. |
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The government has imposed a lockdown in the area until Wednesday. Residents will only be permitted to leave their homes for five basic reasons, including medical care, exercise, grocery shop, work or for compassionate care reasons.
— Thailand on Saturday reported more than 500 new coronavirus.... |
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New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the restrictions are essential if Sydney has any hope of a semi-normal Christmas. “We’re hoping that will give us sufficient time to get on top of the virus, so that we can then ease up for Christmas and the New Year,” she said. |
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Europe Western Sahara: Biden must backtrack over US support for Morocco claim. |
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Britain’s blue chip companies are on track to produce the worst major share index performance in the world this year, even if a Brexit deal delivers a last-ditch mood booster. The FTSE 100 is looking likely to suffer its worst year since 2008, falling well behind in a recovery that has helped stocks in the US, Asia and eurozone soar since March. |
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HONG KONG/SINGAPORE Baring Private Equity Asia and CITIC Capital have sold the China business of Wall Street English (WSE) at a deep discount in just over two |
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Joe Biden, President-elect, United States of America. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to tow the line of incumbent President Donald Trump’s foreign policy in Asia, which stands against perceived Chinese expansionist designs in the region, reports say. |
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GHAZNI (Afghanistan) At least 15 children were killed on Friday when an explosives-laden motorcycle exploded near a religious rally in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. The children had gathered at a house in Ghazni province to recite verses from the Quran, a regular activity on the Islamic holy day of Friday, when the explosion occurred. |
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Amid the popularity of the Philippines neighboring countries to foreign investors, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has called on American investors to take a closer look at its most loyal ally in southeast Asia and make the Philippines their natural investment destination. |
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Ulsan Horang-i of South Korea defeated Iran’s Persepolis 2-1 on Saturday in Qatar to become champion of Asia for the second time. Two goals from Brazilian striker Junior Negrao gave the Tigers a come-from-behind win in the Asian Champions League final. |
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Gulf Marketing Group (GMG), a Middle Eastern family-owned holding company, is expanding its global presence in the sports retail market through the purchase of Royal Sporting House (RSH), a multi-brand sports retailer in Southeast Asia. Over the last four decades, the GMG Sports division has.... |
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Drama series based on the real-life serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who preyed on Western backpackers on the hippy trail of South East Asia in the 1970s. French star Tahar Rahim – so brilliant in The Looming Tower – is Sobhraj, nicknamed The Serpent. Jenna Coleman plays his accomplice. New Year’s Day, BBC1, 9pm. |
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The convergence zone of the Inner Asian Highlands consists of the present-day parts of Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in western China. It lies at the intersection of the Himalayan, Mongolian, Loess and Yungui plateaus, where the upper Yellow, Yangtze, Mekong and Salween rivers and.... |
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Ulsan Hyundai Motors won the Asian Champions League for the second time in history after a Junior Negrao double gave them a 2-1 victory over Iran's Persepolis on Saturday.
's Persepolis on Saturday. The South Korean giants also achieved the feat in record fashion, winning their ninth consecutive.... |
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Signs of a recovery in the economy and the crucial labor market may be dampened by a return to strict restrictions on business activities. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has credited the swift response of the government to soften the impact of the coronavirus disease-induced community quarantines.... |
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The PhoenixOgilvy Group bagged two awards at the 27th edition of Campaign Asia's Agency of the Year Awards 2020 recently. Ogilvy Digital became the only Sri Lankan digital agency to be recognised at this year’s event, winning Silver for the 'Rest of South Asia Digital Agency of the Year' award,.... |
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Joe Biden, President-elect, United States of America. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to tow the line of incumbent President Donald Trump’s foreign policy in Asia, which stands against perceived Chinese expansionist designs in the region, reports say. |
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(Bloomberg) -- As a pandemic ravaged the world, Asian economies led by Hong Kong and Singapore topped a ranking of most-efficient health care systems.The Bloomberg Health-Efficiency Index, first conducted in 2013, tracks life expectancy and medical spending to determine which health-care systems have the best outcomes. |
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In a different world, I would have filed this piece from the Jakarta bureau on a grey December afternoon, the sky pregnant with the promise of wet-season rain. Finished, I'd have hopped on a Go-Jek motorcycle taxi, headed down the road to Por Que No in central Menteng and, from the fifth-floor.... |
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Gulf Today Report In a tragic incident, a captain of a fishing boat has been executed publicly in North Korea for listening to foreign radio broadcast. Radio Free Asia (RFA) brought the incident to light. The man was believed to be in his 40s. According to a section of a media, the execution.... |
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TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the U.S. to withdraw its troops from the West Asia region, the Fars news agency reported on Saturday. Zarif put the spotlight on Iran's emphasis on the U.S. withdrawal from the region after the assassination of General Qassem.... |
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Climate change may create 63m migrants in S Asia by 2050 20 December, 2020 12:00 AM
BARCELONA: The growing impacts of climate change have already pushed more than 18 million people to migrate within South Asian countries, but that could more than triple if global warming continues on its current.... |
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