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President Xi Jinping's head must be spinning as his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump ropes China into his impeachment mess. Yet his calls for Beijing to investigate Joe Biden, Trump's main rival, ahead of the 2020 election are the least of Xi's worries. The U.S. |
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I was a first-year high school seminarian at the Sacred Heart Seminary when our local archdiocese of Palo in Leyte celebrated four hundred years of the evangelization of Leyte, which began with the establishment of the Jesuit mission in Carigara. The islands of Leyte and Samar were at first assigned.... |
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A mosaic tile arch graces one of the glass exhibition cabinets in a darkened room in the sprawling Museum of Islamic Art on Doha's waterfront. The 15 th century piece from central Asia, charming though it is, will never be a contender for the prize of world's most beautfiful artefact. Still it holds its own in the collection. |
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Killer Asian hornets are bringing death to our native honeybees. Seven nests of the aggressive invaders have already been destroyed but it is feared there may be more. The hornets, which decapitate up to 50 bees a day then take the bodies back to their nests, were mistakenly brought into France in a.... |
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SYDNEY/PARIS: The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) on Saturday published its report on money-laundering and terror-financing in Pakistan, a week before its Paris-based G7 counterpart, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), is set to announce its decision to remove or retain Islamabad in its grey list. |
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Sports ministers from ten Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) member-countries and Japan gather in Manila today as the 5th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS-5) and other Related Meetings kicks off its series of sessions spread across a five-day schedule. |
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Newport Asia Llc decreased its stake in Ctrip.Com International (CTRP) by 0.88% based on its latest 2019Q2 regulatory filing with the SEC. Newport Asia Llc sold 20,600 shares as the company’s stock declined 10.47% . The institutional investor held 2.33M shares of the miscellaneous company at the end of 2019Q2, valued at $85. |
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The Asia pacific group (APG) of the Financial Action Task Force in its mutual evaluation report has said Pakistan that has not taken sufficient action to implement sanctions under the United Nation Security Committee of 1267 on 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and country "faces significant money laundering and terror financing risks. |
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Benjamin Yao Chairman, President and CEO SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. BENJAMIN YAO has always dreamed of rebuilding the Philippine steel industry. He continues to build towards this dream through his work in SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. (SteelAsia), the Philippines’ flagship steel firm and among the largest rebar manufacturers in Asia. |
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By Mark T. Amoguis Senior Researcher. NEWS on Jollibee Foods Corp.’s increased investment in the owner of the Asia Pacific master franchise for Tim Ho Wan drove market activity for the former’s stock last week. A total of 3.251 million Jollibee shares worth P714.269 million exchanged hands from Sept. |
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By Michael Angelo S. Murillo Senior Reporter. THE Far Eastern University Tamaraws began the second round of University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 82 on a winning note, outlasting the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons, 82-79, in overtime on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena. |
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Two years on, Asia is no closer to ending its worst refugee crisis in decades. Over 900,000 Rohingya are in Bangladesh alone, including the 759,000 who fled a campaign of violence by the Myanmar military in Rakhine state that began in August 2017. Hundreds of thousands had already left in earlier.... |
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By 1948, after the British had exited the subcontinent, there were four major countries in South Asia: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. India is the only one of these countries that hasn’t seen a civil war since then. In at least two of these countries, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the decision to.... |
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MALAYSIA almost became an Asian tiger. But the 1990s’ financial crisis did us in. Not all is lost, though. Like the tiger in the wild, Malaysia is working on its vocal folds to claim its territory in Asia. As this newspaper frontpaged the story yesterday, this time around, Malaysia is reimagining the tiger by prospering everyone. |
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Wood raw-material costs for many lumber producers in Europe and North America have fallen over the past year both because of increased timber harvests and reduced log demand, particularly in North America and Asia . Some of the biggest price changes in the 1H/19 have been seen in the Western US, Central Europe and New Zealand. |
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Three Chinese vessels chased away a local fishing boat from area in South China Sea, according to Vietnamese media; Hanoi has been the main critic among Southeast Asian nations of Beijing’s assertiveness in maritime disputes
Singapore renews military bases pact with US amid deepening defence ties with China. |
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(Bloomberg) -- The hunt for yield is still on in emerging markets. And as that plays out, expect Asia to outperform. Those are the main findings of Bloomberg’s quarterly survey of 54 global investors, strategists and traders on their outlook for developing-nation assets. The trade dispute between the U. |
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Actress Bhumi Pednekar has won the Face of Asia Award at the 24th edition of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), and she is very "proud of it". Bhumi, who is in South Korea for the screening of her film Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare , said: "I am humbled and very touched that my work.... |
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A new film about the Sewol ferry sinking, a disaster that killed more than 300 people - most of them children, will premiere at Asia's biggest film festival, five years after director Lee Sang-ho caused controversy with his first documentary on the topic. |
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seems to be the consensus pick for winner of the U.S.-China trade war, as Chinese and other manufacturers shift production to the cheaper Southeast Asian nation. If there’s a loser, at least in terms of missed opportunities, it may be the countries of South Asia. |
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MANILA - Actress Maja Salvador bagged the best actress award at the Asia Contents Awards 2019 in Busan, South Korea. Salvador was recognized for her role as Lily Cruz and Ivy Aguas in the teleserye "Wildflower." LOOK: Maja Salvador arrives at the red carpet of the 1st Asia Contents Awards here in Busan. |
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MANILA - (UPDATED) Far Eastern University squandered a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter, but regained its bearings in overtime for a thrilling 82-79 triumph over University of the Philippines, Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena. It was FEU's second straight win of the UAAP Season 82 men's.... |
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By Bea Micaller. De La Salle University banked on the solid game of Justin Baltazar and walloped the struggling National University (NU) squad, 85-61, to start its second round campaign of Season 82 University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament on a high note Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena. |
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Dubai: Standard Chartered, a bank with strong footprints across Asia, Middle East and Africa, is to take digitisation of banking services in the UAE to its global standards, Michael Gorriz, Group Chief Information Officer, told “Gulf News”.
“We are fully prepared for digital business,” said Gorriz. |
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Vietnam and Indonesia lead with growth rates of more than 40 percent, while Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines registered 20-30 percent growth. The e-Conomy Southeast Asia report for 2019 highlights the most significant industry trends observed in 2019 and analyses the current and.... |
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