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The Department of Agriculture has ordered an investigation after tests by the Thai Pesticide Alert Network (ThaiPAN) found worrying levels of chemical contamination in fruits and vegetables on sale in markets and malls. All 30 random samples of red grapes and dates exceeded the maximum residue level.... |
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Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG), in partnership with Canopy Power, has started constructing a solar and battery energy storage hybrid microgrid on the remote island of Koh Rong Sanloem in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The project, which aims to deliver clean and reliable power, will consist of a 1. |
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TOKYO/SINGAPORE — The dollar slipped in Asia on Wednesday as signs of progress in beating back the COVID-19 pandemic sapped demand for the safest assets, while the pound was on tenterhooks ahead of a leaders meeting to try and salvage a Brexit trade deal. The U.S. |
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Mae Sot, Thailand: The border between Thailand and Myanmar is more than 2400 kilometres long, much of it thickly forested. Myanmar has suffered runaway transmission of the coronavirus. Thailand, so far, has not. But over the past couple of weeks, at least 19 COVID-19 cases in Thailand have been.... |
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Asian shares logged strong gains on Wednesday after another round of record highs for major indexes on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul. Shanghai edged lower after... |
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December 9, 2020. By Kevin Buckland and Tom Westbrook. TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar slipped in Asia on Wednesday as signs of progress in beating back the COVID-19 pandemic sapped demand for the safest assets, while the pound was on tenterhooks ahead of a leaders meeting to try and salvage a Brexit trade deal. |
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TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Mehr News takes a look at the headlines of Iran’s Persian-language dailies on Wednesday, December 9.
Asia: Iran to buy 21m doses of coronavirus vaccine from four countries. Aftab: Zam’s death sentence upheld. Ebtekar: Zarif says Iran will not negotiate over the region with the West. |
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Young ASEAN shoppers' preferences are shifting towards brands that adopt values such as sustainability, environmentally friendly and community engagement. Recent surveys show that over 70% of consumers are willing to pay a significant premium for brands that adhere to such standards[1]. |
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(AGENPARL) – WORCESTER (MASSACHUSETTS), mer 09 dicembre 2020 (Wiley) In an analysis of published research, investigators identified 565 mammalian species that have been used to source products used in traditional medicine around the world, especially in Asia, Africa, and Latin America Fonte/Source: https://www. |
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TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar slipped in Asia on Wednesday as signs of progress in beating back the COVID-19 pandemic sapped demand for the safest assets, while the pound was on tenterhooks ahead of a leaders meeting to try and salvage a Brexit trade deal.
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Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul. Shanghai edged lower after China reported that its consumer price index slipped 0.5% in November compared with a year earlier. Economists said the country’s first slip into deflation since 2009 was no cause for alarm. |
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The 19th Ministerial Conference on Human-Oriented Regional Cooperation in the Post-COVID-19 Period of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program of the Asian Development Bank was held online on December 8. While … |
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Tokyo/Washington — Asian shares rose to a record high and US stock futures gained on Wednesday as investors tracked positive news on Covid-19 vaccines and efforts to launch more fiscal stimulus. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.51%. At one point the index reached 646. |
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“So far, the glaring inadequacies of this probe make a mockery of Cambodia’s obligations to conduct a thorough, impartial, and independent investigation,” said Yamini Mishra, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director. “It has moved at a snail’s pace and key evidence appears to have been ignored. |
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Asian shares logged strong gains on Wednesday after another round of record highs for major indexes on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul. Shanghai edged lower after China reported that its consumer price index slipped 0.5% in November compared with a year earlier. |
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Toyota Invests Billions for the Development of Electric Vehicles in Indonesia.
TEMPO.CO Jakarta Motor Corporation Asia Region CEO Yoichi Miyazaki on Tuesday announced the company’s plan to push for sustainable automotive development in Indonesia with one of them being plans to develop and produce electric vehicles up to the year 2025. |
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Economists said the country’s first slip into deflation since 2009 was no cause for alarm. The overall measure was dragged down by falling food prices due to improvements in supplies of pork, which have been disrupted while authorities fight outbreaks of African swine fever, while other prices.... |
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The legal team of Shell companies in the Philippines (SCiP) has been scoring victories, as it just recently bagged the “Philippine In-House Team of the Year” and the “Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year” awards from the Philippine Law Awards 2020 by the Asian Legal Business (ALB). |
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Asian shares logged strong gains on Wednesday after another round of record highs for major indexes on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul. Shanghai edged lower after China reported that its consumer price index slipped 0.5% in November compared with a year earlier. |
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— Hong Kong is reimposing a ban on in-restaurant dining after 6 p.m. and closing gyms, beauty parlors and other businesses and public venues as it tries to get a grip on the latest surge of coronavirus infections in the territory. Restaurants may only provide takeout between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. |
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The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Wednesday that 536 of the new cases were reported in the Seoul metropolitan area, where new clusters of infections have been popping up from seemingly everywhere, including restaurants, markets, saunas, hospitals, long-term care facilities and army units. |
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In an analysis of published research, investigators identified 565 mammalian species that have been used to source products used in traditional medicine around the world, especially in Asia, Africa, and Latin America |
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— Hong Kong is reimposing a ban on in-restaurant dining after 6 p.m. and closing gyms, beauty parlors and other businesses and public venues as it tries to get a grip on the latest surge of coronavirus infections in the territory. Restaurants may only provide takeout between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 686 new cases of the coronavirus, tying its second-highest daily jump since the emergence of the pandemic, as a resurgence driven by the greater capital area threatens to erase hard-won gains against the virus. |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 686 new cases of the coronavirus, tying its second-highest daily jump since the emergence of the pandemic, as a resurgence driven by the greater capital area threatens to erase hard-won gains against the virus. |
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