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Before it plunges into action in the Southeast Asian Games, the Philippines national wushu team tested its mettle on the global stage that served as a test ahead of the regional competition. The Filipinos took home 2 silver medals (Russel Diaz in the 48-kilogram class men's sanda; and Arnel Mandal,.... |
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that will close its robotic "Speedfactories" in Atlanta and Ansbach, Germany, within 6 months. The company sugar-coated the news with a promise to repurpose the technology used at its existing human-powered factories in Asia. The factories were established in 2016 (Ansbach) and 2017 (Atlanta) as.... |
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Gambia on Monday filed a lawsuit against Myanmar in the highest court of the United Nations, accusing the Southeast Asia nation of state-sponsored genocide for the brutal military-led crackdown against Rohingya Muslims in 2017 that left thousands dead and drove more than 740,000 across the border to Bangladesh. |
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that will close its robotic “Speedfactories” in Atlanta and Ansbach, Germany, within 6 months. The company sugar-coated the news with a promise to repurpose the technology used at its existing human-powered factories in Asia. The factories were established in 2016 (Ansbach) and 2017 (Atlanta) as.... |
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Singapore. THE state of play over Singapore-listed United Industrial Corp (UIC), the biggest office landlord in the city state long embroiled in a tug-of-war between two of South-east Asia's wealthiest families - Singapore's Wee and the Philippines' Gokongwei - could shift gear with the... |
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The Board of Australian Dairy Nutritionals Group (AHF or the Group) has appointed Martin Bryant as a Non-Executive Director and Deputy Chairman. Bryant is a skilled executive and director with international experience, focusing on Asia including China, Vietnam and the Philippines. |
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(Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Asia looked set to claw back some of Monday’s losses as investors awaited further developments on a trade deal and kept an eye on the volatile situation in Hong Kong. The dollar fell for the first time in six days. Futures pointed higher in Tokyo, Sydney and Hong Kong, where.... |
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BANGKOK – Major K-pop icon Siwon Choi was named an ambassador for UNICEF during a Monday event in Laos’ capital. Choi, member of South Korean group Super Junior, was named UNICEF East Asia and Pacific’s new Regional Ambassador at the Lao Generation 2030 Forum in Vientiane, which marked 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
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Zeamarine is pleased to announce that Namir Khanbabi has been appointed as the new Regional Director for Asia and Oceania. He most recently held the role of Chartering and Operations Director at AAL, where he was, in charge of the global chartering, operations and the engineering for Tramp and Liner services. |
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Stargazers used solar-filtered binoculars and telescopes to spot Mercury - a tiny black dot - as it passed directly between Earth and the sun on Monday. The eastern US and Canada got the whole five-hour show, weather permitting, along with Central and South America. The rest of the world, except for Asia and Australia, got just a sampling. |
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Stargazers used solar-filtered binoculars and telescopes to spot Mercury - a tiny black dot - as it passed directly between Earth and the sun on Monday. The eastern US and Canada got the whole five-hour show, weather permitting, along with Central and South America. The rest of the world, except for Asia and Australia, got just a sampling. |
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Indian research debunks hitherto held dates on human migration from Africa November 11, 2019, 9:59 pm Recent archaeological findings have disproved the former theory that modern humans migrated from Africa to Australia 60 millennia ago via Arabian peninsula, India, Southeast Asia and to reach.... |
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November 11, 2019, 9:15 pm The 5th edition of the highly successful Intex South Asia in Sri Lanka will take place at BMICH, Colombo, from 13-15 November. This year, more than 200+ leading suppliers from 12 countries and region will participate to promote their business and explore new business.... |
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The 5th Asia Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference titled “Envisioning Parliamentary Paths towards a Diverse and Developed South Asia” will commence from July 29th, 2019 in Islamabad. Speaker Asad Qaiser, by virtue of being the President of the CPA Asia Region, is hosting this Conference. |
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Islamabad. All set to represent Pakistan in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, Karak-born left-arm pacer Akif Javed, was inspired by Shoaib Akhtar and Muhammad Amir and deems to emulate their feats. Akif who hails from Karak, was a discovery of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Remote Areas Programme.... |
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ASIA UNITED Bank Corp. raised P7 billion from its offer of three-year bonds. ASIA UNITED Bank Corp. (AUB) raised a total of P7 billion from its three-year bond offer, above its original program on the back of strong demand. The papers carry a coupon rate of 4.625% per annum, the bank said in a statement on Monday. |
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DOUBLEDRAGON Properties Corp. is determined to secure a green certification for its hotel development in Boracay, as it tapped a sustainability consultant for its application for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. In a statement Monday, the listed property developer said its hotel arm Hotel of Asia, Inc. |
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Adidas plans to close high-tech “robot” factories in Germany and the United States it launched to bring production closer to customers, saying on Monday deploying some of the technology in Asia would be “more economic and flexible”. The Adidas factories were part of a drive to meet demand for faster.... |
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There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that taxation reforms are the need of the hour in Pakistan and such efforts are going on (with a few gaps) for almost three decades. Why is it so hard for Pakistan to revamp its taxation whereas our neighbours in South Asia have comparatively much better tax to []
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The Bank of America. Planter’s Peanuts. Tropicana Orange Juice. Barnes and Noble Bookstores. The Radio Flyer Red Wagon. The AIDS virus. The Securities-and-Exchange Commission. The Jacuzzi. The pilot ejector-seat. The first computer microprocessor. The shopping mall. Multi-cultural education. And even the McDonald’s Big Mac hamburger. |
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England has been named one of the world's top countries for travellers in 2020 by leading travel authority Lonely Planet. The country was named in the Best in Travel 2020 guide this year - the annual collection of the best travel destinations, trends, journeys and experiences to have in the year ahead - and was second only to Bhutan in South Asia. |
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Adidas is closing both of its robot-powered “Speedfactories,” abandoning a strategy aimed at bringing sneaker production closer to Western markets and reducing reliance on Asian suppliers. The footwear giant had described the futuristic factories it opened in Ansbach, Germany, in 2017 and Atlanta in 2018 as “reinventing manufacturing. |
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Asian refining margins for 10 ppm gasoil dropped to their weakest in over four months on Monday, amid expectations for additional supplies in a market already grappling with ample stocks, while cash premiums for the industrial fuel slipped to their lowest in more than five weeks. |
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The global economy has been going through a remarkable period of growth especially due to China’s open-door policy since the late seventies. Also, other major Asian economies have contributed to what some analysts believe will become the ‘Asian Century’ . |
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