Global stocks finished an ugly week with another volatile session Friday as the buying frenzy over GameStop and some other equities resumed amid stepped-up scrutiny from regulators. Major US indices fell about two percent following similar drops in Europe and Asia, while investors shrugged off some positive developments on coronavirus vaccines. |
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(AGENPARL) – YORKSHIRE (UK), ven 29 gennaio 2021 Kroger is launching a shop this week on Tmall Global, owned by Alibaba.com, which features international brands. The deal will allow Kroger to keep pace with rivals including Walmart, which has also announced partnerships to expand in Asia including.... |
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ASIA DPRK (North Korea) Expected Council Action In February, the chair of the 1718 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Mona Juul (Norway) is due to provide her first briefing in this capacity. The committee is expected to discuss the final report of the Panel.... |
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NEW YORK -- Three days after being confirmed as America's top diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed security with South Asia's two major powers -- nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan -- on Friday, although the tone of the talks differed greatly in conversations with his counterparts. |
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marketplace fundamentals: definitions, regional evaluation( United States, EU, Japan, China, India and Southeast Asia, ROW ), classifications, packages and trade chain assessment; trade insurance policies and plans; product specs; production processes; price constructions and so forth. |
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In the 1950s, at the onset of the Cold War, Pakistan and Turkey were part of the Central Treaty Organization or CENTO, a pro-Western bloc of Muslim-majority states. Today, the two countries — both with troubled relations with the United States — are Muslim middle powers with a growing entente in a multipolar Eurasia. |
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Ocean Network Express expects to ride a wave of profitability through the first quarter of 2021 and beyond, driven by a strong recovery in demand on the trans-Pacific and Asia–Europe trades.
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NEW YORK -- The GameStop trading bonanza in the U.S. has inspired some Malaysian retail investors to orchestrate their own collective bet on Top Glove, giving the widely-shorted rubber product manufacturer an instant boost. The Reddit group Bursabets, named after Malaysia's stock exchange, emerged.... |
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan 29 2021 (IPS) - Internationally COVID-19 extracted a heavy toll on older people – raising concerns in the Asia Pacific region where more than half of the world’s ageing population live. “Rising inequalities have resulted in the increasing poverty, insufficient access.... |
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to register for the webinar. Biographical Profiles of Speakers: Dr Navras J. Aafreedi is an Assistant Professor in History at Presidency University, Kolkata, where he teaches courses in Genocide Studies, Jewish Studies, Minority Studies, and Interfaith Studies, and a Research Fellow at the Institute.... |
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“Rising inequalities have resulted in the increasing poverty, insufficient access to health and social protection services, which have been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Bjorn Andersson, Regional Director of UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Asia Pacific said. |
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Southeast Asia’s leading payments platform 2C2P has joined hands with the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry (MOPFI) to enable public donations to Myanmar’s COVID-19 Vaccination Fund. Earlier this month, MOPFI launched an initiative to allow public donations to supplement government contributions to the national COVID-19 Vaccination Fund. |
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One of the greatest truisms of life is that land wars in Asia are futile. The continent’s vastness allows defenders to trade space for time, extending the logistical lifelines of invaders to the breaking point. This argument holds for Iran, which at a population of one quarter that of the United.... |
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DUBLIN Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Asia Pacific Beer Market (China, Vietnam South Korea & India): Insights & Forecast with Potential Impact of COVID-19 (2020-2024)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Asia Pacific beer market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 4.84% during the period spanning 2020-2024. |
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The volatility and uncertainty posed by the weather continues to surprise us. In 2021 the northern hemisphere has registered record low temperatures during winter in regions such as Europe and Asia, while last year, Europe registered its hottest winter in history. |
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. Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua. KUNMING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3.42 million stems of flowers were transacted Friday via the electronic auction services of the Kunming Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest fresh cut flower trading market, down 6.8 percent from Thursday. |
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Asia Gold-Chinese buying fizzles as restrictions dull New Year glitter. Contributed by NAMPA / Reuters. * Gold 'uninteresting' to Chinese investors - analyst * India's gold consumption likely to rebound this year - WGC * Singapore premiums at $1.2-$1.8/oz By Nakul Iyer and Rajendra Jadhav Jan 29.... |
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shows how calculating Sobhraj used his knowledge of gems and of the backpacker route across South East Asia to lure unsuspecting westerners into his circle of friends. He then tried to involve them in his money-making scams and if they refused he poisoned them. |
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. Consumption expected to increase in the short term as Asia recovers from Covid-19.
Worldwide coal demand is projected to plateau by 2025. After falling during the Covid-19 pandemic, demand is expected to rise in the next four.... |
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka on Friday began inoculating front-line health workers, military troops and police officers against COVID-19 amid warnings about infections among medical workers. Sri Lanka on Thursday received 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine donated by.... |
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Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
Mos Burger brings out a Mac and Cheese burger in Japan
New burger comes with a special cola designed to complement mac ‘n’ cheese. When foreign fast food chains like McDonald’s and Burger King start teaming up with and manga greats for.... |
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About 3,000 refugees and migrants from the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa are stranded in squats and forest camps amid frigid temperatures in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, suffering from respiratory problems and infections, hoping to cross the border with European Union member Croatia soon. |
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GME's research findings predicted that the Global Industrial Rubber Products Market will expand at a CAGR value of 5.2% by 2026. The major factors responsible for the market demand are the increasing production and sale of automobiles, rising demand for eco-friendly rubber, and vigorous economic view for the Asia Pacific region. |
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DW News DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 29 January 2021. Chinese military incursions into Taiwanese territory have raised tensions in the region. An expert tells us why this is a message more for the US than Taiwan. And Taiwan considers a new rule that could make the island a refuge for young.... |
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