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The Chinese government assigns men as “relatives” to monitor the families of detained Muslim Uighur men in China’s Xinjiang province in order to “promote ethnic unity,” according to a report from Radio Free Asia. Titled the “Pair up and Become Family” program, the initiative involves Uighurs opening.... |
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A 16-nation trade initiative backed by China is pushing ahead as India, facing fierce domestic opposition to its market-opening requirements, has dropped out. Leaders of countries involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) said Monday that they had resolved differences, but India said it was out. |
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State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi poses for a commemorative photo with leaders from the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the People’s Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, at the 22nd ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Bangkok, Thailand on 4 November 2019. |
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Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Dr. Frans-Paul van der Putten senior research fellow at Clingendael and co-coordinator.... |
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BANGKOK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held separate bilateral meetings with his Australian and Vietnamese counterparts with a focus on boosting counter-terror cooperation and forging deeper maritime ties in the Indo-Pacific region. The talks took place on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit. |
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World Bank's executive directors pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, November 4, 2019 PID.
'We have witnessed ‘incredible development’ in Bangladesh and the country is much ahead in all social indices than other countries in South Asia'
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Most Southeast Asian leaders have skipped a session with US officials after President Donald Trump decided to avoid an ongoing regional annual summit in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok. On Monday, just three leaders from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) showed up to the.... |
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Asia nations are coming together to assert their independence “from the pernicious influence of US imperialism,” says Dennis Etler, an American political analyst who has a decades-long interest in international affairs. “The heyday of the US hegemonists is fading and a new world is dawning,” Etler told Press TV in an interview on Monday. |
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China joined 14 countries on Monday in agreeing terms for what could be the world’s biggest trade pact, but India pulled out at the last minute on the grounds that the deal would hurt its farmers, businesses, workers and consumers. The Sino-U.S. trade war and rising protectionism have given new.... |
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Morale among investors in the euro zone jumped in November to its highest level since June on signs of an economic upswing in Asia and resilience in the U.S. economy, a survey showed on Monday. The Sentix research group said its investor sentiment index for the euro zone rose to -4.5 from -16. |
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A new way to date a common mineral could help pinpoint ore deposits and improve mineral exploration globally, according to University of Queensland scientists. The researchers have identified a new reference material and used a state-of-the-art instrument to better date rock formations in central Asia. |
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A Chinese official says breakthroughs have been made in negotiations for an Asia-wide trade pact that would be the world's biggest trade deal, though he said consultations with India are still going on.
An announcement on the deal would be made later in the day by leaders attending the Association.... |
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NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) - A 16-nation trade initiative backed by China is pushing ahead as India, facing fierce domestic opposition to its market-opening requirements, stands aside. Leaders of countries involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership said Monday that they had resolved differences but India was not in agreement. |
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The Latest: Trump says whistleblower must testify. White House lawyer expected to defy impeachment subpoena. US sells business engagement with Asia as trade war drags on. 2020 Watch: The questions that will define the week ahead. From toast of town to toxic: Facebook CEO on outs with Dems. |
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wrapped up her East Asia Summit in tropical Bangkok last night with a meeting of the 16 leaders in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. And while they trumpeted progress with on the rules of a trade deal that would include the two largest populations in the.... |
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From toast of town to toxic: Facebook CEO on outs with Dems. McDonald's CEO pushed out after relationship with employee. Saudi Arabia formally starts IPO of oil firm Saudi Aramco. Global markets rise amid hopes for trade talks, earnings. China-led Asian trade bloc pushes ahead as India steps aside. |
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BANGKOK: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has grown tremendously over the years to become the most stable regional organisation in the world, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “Asean is today the most stable regional organisation in the world, compared with the EU.... |
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NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — A 16-nation trade initiative backed by China is pushing ahead as India, facing fierce domestic opposition to its market-opening requirements, stands aside. Leaders of countries involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership said Monday that they had resolved differences but India was not in agreement. |
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Bangkok, Thailand: Asian countries held conclusive talks on what could be the world's biggest trade pact and there will be an announcement of success at a summit in Bangkok, despite doubts raised by India, the Thai hosts said on Monday. But China, a champion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic.... |
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Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines are interested in creating a free trade zone with the Eurasian Economic Union, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at the 14th East Asia Summit. “We welcome the interest that Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, and the Philippines have,” he said. |
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NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) - A 16-nation trade initiative backed by China is pushing ahead as India, facing fierce domestic opposition to its market-opening requirements, stands aside. Leaders of countries involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership said Monday that they had resolved differences but India was not in agreement. |
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The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was to be a deal with the 10 South-East Asian members of the ASEAN alliance, and Japan, China, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia and India. But in battling domestic concerns, the RCEP would undermine an already-faltering economy,
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From toast of town to toxic: Facebook CEO on outs with Dems. McDonald's CEO pushed out after relationship with employee. Saudi Arabia formally starts IPO of oil firm Saudi Aramco. Global markets rise amid hopes for trade talks, earnings. China-led Asian trade bloc pushes ahead as India steps aside. |
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NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) - A 16-nation trade initiative backed by China is pushing ahead as India, facing fierce domestic opposition to its market-opening requirements, stands aside. Leaders of countries involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership said Monday that they had resolved differences but India was not in agreement. |
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NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — A 16-nation trade initiative backed by China is pushing ahead as India, facing fierce domestic opposition to its market-opening requirements, stands aside. Leaders of countries involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership said Monday that they had resolved differences but India was not in agreement. |
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