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AP , September 16, 2010 The charred hulk of CentralWorld, one of Southeast Asia's biggest shopping malls, has undergone a 2.8 billion baht ($90 million) renovation and will reopen this month, its operator said Thursday, four months after anti-government protesters set it ablaze... |
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- A total of 701 multinational corporations have established regional headquarters in Shanghai by the end of August, according to the municipal commission of commerce. Among them, 106 are headquarters for the Asia Pacific region, showing that the city is an important.... |
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- A total of 701 multinational corporations have established regional headquarters in Shanghai by the end of August, according to the municipal commission of commerce. Among them, 106 are headquarters for the Asia Pacific region, showing that the city is an important.... |
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Hanoi (VNA) – To help deal with plastic waste, the Philippines plans to soon put into use a new 25 million peso (481,877 USD) garbage-disposal plant in Metro Manila, the Nikkei Asia Review reported on September 14. The plant is expected to pulverise about 1 tonne of plastic a day, equal to about.... |
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New Delhi (VNA) - India and Malaysia launched a joint naval military exercise on September 14 to test inter-operability of their navies in South East Asia and Western Pacific regions. The India Today quoted a local defence official as saying that two India’s warships , INS Sahyadri and INS Kiltan,.... |
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Two cities among top 20 most preferred cities in region by visitors, according to Mastercard. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are among the top 20 most visited destinations in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Mastercard’s Asia Pacific Destinations Index (APDI). |
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MANILA, Philippines -- University of the Philippines continues to have Adamson University's number. Bright Akhuetie nailed two free throws with 2.8 seconds left to lift the Fighting Maroons to a hard-earned 83-82 triumph over the Soaring Falcons in the UAAP Season 82 men's basketball tournament on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena. |
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Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters sang God Save the Queen and waved the union flag as they rallied outside the British consulate on Sunday to demand the UK ensures China honours its commitments to the city’s freedoms. The Sino-British joint declaration, signed in 1984, laid out a ‘one country, two systems’ formula. |
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MANILA, Philippines Jack Animam anchored National University to its fourth consecutive win in the 82nd UAAP women's basketbal tournament with a 90-48 beatdown of University of Santo Tomas on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena. The Season 80 MVP dominated the paint for the Lady Bulldogs with 19 points, 14.... |
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MANILA, Philippines Jack Animam led the way for National University (NU) in its fourth straight win in the UAAP Season 82 women's basketball tournament, as the Lady Bulldogs clobbered University of Santo Tomas (UST), 90-48, on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena. |
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According to the Yomiuri newspaper, the cull was necessary after it was determined that pigs raised in the prefecture for shipment to central Japan were infected. PHOTO: THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK.
TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japanese officials have culled 753 pigs in Saitama Prefecture north of.... |
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For the past year XOMA Corporation has 44.35% stronger performance while Wave Life Sciences Ltd. has -49.07% weaker performance. Summary. XOMA Corporation beats on 5 of the 7 factors Wave Life Sciences Ltd. XOMA Corporation discovers, develops, and commercializes antibody-based therapeutics in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. |
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By the time India's Atharva Ankolekar arrived at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium to take on Bangladesh in the U-19 Asia Cup final against Bangladesh on Saturday, his mother Vaidehi, a BEST bus conductor, was on Route 334 duty from Marol to Ghatkopar in Mumbai. |
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Kuek Yu Chuang, CEO of Netflix Asia Pacific, had a working session with the Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Manh Hung some days ago. At the working session, the representative from Netflix expressed willingness to make a long-term investment in Vietnam and committed to pay tax as stipulated by the laws. |
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In the 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, team Iran opened their campaign with a comfortable win over Sri Lanka on Friday. The Iranians, who are hosts for this edition of the event, showed their dominance from the start, claiming the first set 25-15 and went on to win the 2nd at 25-17. |
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Islamabad. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has said the upcoming Davis Cup tie between Pakistan and India has been rescheduled for the week commencing November 15 in Islamabad. The ITF in its statement regarding the Asia/Oceania Group I tie between Pakistan and India said, “The Davis Cup.... |
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A hospital in a remote area of Afghanistan is a haven for impoverished mothers and newborns in a country ravaged by war.
In the West Bank village of Fasayil, near the border with Jordan, residents said Israel should fix the electricity before talking about annexation. |
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As Hong Kong braces for its 15th weekend of mass protests and chaos since June, tourists and business travelers are understandably spooked. The crisis has landed the city’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific in fresh woes not too long after the airline – Asia’s largest by international passenger flow – lifted itself out of the red. |
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JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesia has sealed off 30 companies amid a row with Malaysia over forest fires that are spreading a thick, noxious haze around Southeast Asia, officials said Saturday. The plantation companies, including a Singapore-based company and four firms affiliated with Malaysian.... |
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Over the recent decades, the EU has been shaped by population growth, but now its population is ageing. Together with North America and East Asia, the EU is moving towards longer-living, lower-fertility, and higher-educated societies....
Global population projections by age, sex and education published by Lutz et al. |
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JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The worsening haze situation in Johor, Malaysia has led to the closure of more than 300 schools and kindergartens in Muar, Tangkak and Pontian, affecting about 90,000 students after the Air Pollutant Index (API) reached very unhealthy levels. |
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Edmund Fleck, managing director of German waste to energy technology stalwart Martin on the company’s long-term Asian adventure. Martin GmbH für Umwelt- und Energietechnik has been active in Asia for more than 40 years, with the first plant with Martin grate technology going into operation in 1974. |
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Key Point: China's Type 091 Han-class submarines were terrible compared to their American counterparts, but they were Asia's first indigenously produced nuclear submarines. In 1974, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) accepted delivery of the country’s first nuclear-powered submarine. |
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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has kept Islamabad as the venue for the rescheduled Davis Cup series between Pakistan and India.Pakistan was due to host India on Saturday and Sunday on grass courts but the ITF last month postponed the Asia/Oceania Group I match. |
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. The writer is a freelance journalist and a correspondent for The Diplomat, based in Lahore, Pakistan. His research focuses primarily on the analysis of South Asian security and politics. His work has been featured in number of renowned media outlets including Foreign Policy, Al-Jazeera, The.... |
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