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Investors will await Chinese President Xi Jinping's keynote address at the Davos Agenda 2021 on Monday night Asia time. Amid the pandemic, China surpassed the U.S. as the world's largest recipient of foreign direct investment, according to a report released Sunday from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. |
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Iran Press TV. Sunday, 24 January 2021 9:06 AM. The United States and its Asian ally Japan have agreed to strengthen their military alliance under the new administration of US President Joe Biden, in an apparent effort to further challenge China's sovereignty in the South China Sea. |
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By Anjana Pasricha January 24, 2021. In an unusual diplomatic initiative, India has donated millions of doses of the British-developed AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine being produced in the country to neighboring South Asian nations. The "vaccine diplomacy" aims to raise New Delhi's global profile and.... |
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration on Monday gave provisional approval for people aged 16 and over to use the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. Residents and workers at aged-care facilities, frontline healthcare workers and quarantine workers are among the groups being prioritized for the first doses. |
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Japan is likely to achieve herd immunity to COVID-19 through mass inoculations only months after the planned Tokyo Olympics, even though it has locked in the biggest quantity of vaccines in Asia, according to a London-based forecaster. |
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Two mega free-trade agreements (FTAs) will contribute immediately to the recovery of Southeast Asian countries because they broaden and deepen free trade with key partners at a time when the region is dealing with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, leading analysts say. |
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Listening to Kamala Harris's speeches is really inspiring. "I may be the first woman to hold this office. But I won't be the last," the 56-year-old half-Asian declared after being elected to the vice presidency of the United States. Born to immigrant parents -- her father from Jamaica, her mother.... |
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New Delhi: India experienced a higher encounter rate for malware and ransomware attacks than the regional average in Asia Pacific last year, according to the |
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 -- The Asia Foundation -- fuelled by a US$3.3 million grant from Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org -- will collaborate with The ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME) to train up to 200,000 people from rural regions and underserved communities. |
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HANOI, Jan 25 Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vu Tien Loc, as Chairman of the East Asia Business Council (EABC) in 2020, recently handed over the EABC Chair to Hak-hee Jo, Executive Managing Director of the Korea International Trade Association. |
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EMSD urges public to stop using model of Belkin charger (with photos) EMSD urges public to stop using model of Belkin charger (with photos) The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (January 25) urged the public to stop using a model of Belkin charger (model number WIZ003; serial.... |
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AMSTERDAM/SYDNEY—Dutch police have arrested the alleged leader of a large Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world’s most-wanted fugitives and has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Tse Chi Lop, a Chinese-born Canadian national, was detained on Friday at the.... |
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Awarded by Top Employers Institute, this marks the second year that Boehringer Ingelheim was collectively recognized for its outstanding people practices across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, amid a challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Jan. |
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LIYANG, China Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 22, 2021 , Jiangsu Guoqiang Galvanization Industrial Company (Hereinafter as JSGQ) announced its annual statistics, showing that its cumulative shipments of hot-dipped galvanizing materials to global overseas markets (except China ) have.... |
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The alleged ringleader of Asia's biggest crime syndicate and one of the world's most wanted men has been arrested in the Netherlands, with Australian authorities pushing for his extradition to face trial. Police had been chasing alleged drug kingpin Tse Chi Lop, 57, for years until his arrest by.... |
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“Hong Kong Guide” and “e-HongKongGuide” 2021 edition published (with photos) “Hong Kong Guide” and “e-HongKongGuide” 2021 edition published (with photos) The “Hong Kong Guide” 2021 edition produced by the Lands Department (LandsD) goes on sale today (January 25), while the new electronic map book “e-HongKongGuide” is also available online. |
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Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Allawi told Bloomberg News earlier that Iraq was in talks with the IMF for a US$6 billion loan package. “The Iraqi authorities have requested emergency assistance from the IMF under the Rapid Financing Instrument, and indicated their intention to also request a longer-term.... |
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In Nhat Tan village these days, the laughter mixed with the enthusiastic working atmosphere of the peach farmers in the cold weather reminds us that spring is approaching. The peach roots bear small flower buds, carefully nurtured by the farmers’ skilled hands so they produce the most beautiful flowers to sell for Tet. |
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BANGKOK -- Sri Lanka's hawkish President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has caved in to Indian pressure for a stake in the Port of Colombo, the busiest harbor in the strategically located South Asian island where China already has a foothold. Rajapaksa's retreat came on the heels of a visit earlier this month.... |
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(marketscreener.com) Foreign direct investment into Indonesia in the fourth quarter last year rose 5.5% to 111.1 trillion rupiah , despite a slowdown earlier in the year, data from the country's investment board showed on Monday. For the whole of 2020, there was 412.8 trillion rupiah of FDI into Southeast Asia's largest economy, down 2. |
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Monday despite the mixed cues from Wall Street Friday. Optimism about the prospects for additional stimulus in the U.S. as well as upbeat corporate earnings results helped offset worries about the rising number of coronavirus cases around the world. |
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TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed in a telephone conversation to work closely on the foreign policy priorities of the two sides, including Russia, China, West Asia.
The White House issued a statement announcing a telephone conversation.... |
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As the 46th US president, Mr Biden wasted no time in repairing policies implemented by his predecessor, signing more than a dozen executive orders on immigration and the environment, among others. As a long-time ally of the US in Southeast Asia, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha congratulated Mr.... |
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RPT-ANALYSIS-As pandemic prolongs easing, BOJ warms to idea of wider band for yield target. Contributed by NAMPA / Reuters. (Repeats for Asia morning readership. No change to text.) * Kuroda signals wider band on YCC among possibilities * Allowing yields more flexibility key to March review *.... |
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Beijing Kwai Technology Co.'s app Kuaishou, or Kwai, is arranged for a photograph on a smartphone in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Tencent-backed Chinese startup Kuaishou is seeking to raise funds at about a $17 billion valuation, people familiar with the matter said, as it expands its video-streaming service to Southeast Asia. |
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