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New players eye wide range of opportunities. Leading international online marketplace Lazada made the most of the Singles Day shopping extravaganza this month, cashing in on the e-commerce boom in Southeast Asia during the pandemic. This year, the annual Nov 11 buying bonanza came with the.... |
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Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan. TWO opposite forces are “confronting” each other in South-East Asia and beyond. One represents path of “qualitative life” and the other upholds “hegemonic” “mantra”, “ill” designs and secretive schemes of India, USA and its allies against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). |
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Transparency International yesterday released a report “Global Corruption Barometer – Asia” which found that most Cambodians believe corruption still exists but has declined in the country.
“The results indicate that bribery remains prevalent within certain key public services of the country,” TI Cambodia said in a statement yesterday. |
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The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, signed by 15 Asia-Pacific countries on Nov 15, has not only created the world's largest free trade area but also given the strongest shot in the arm of multilateral trade since the US imposed sanctions on other countries, especially China. |
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Bold post-election reforms could remake Myanmar 23 November 2020 Author: Gerard McCarthy, NUS. The results of Myanmar’s 2020 elections are in: Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) has been re-elected in a landslide. The new government will be heartened by a strong showing across.... |
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PUTRAJAYA : Malaysia had another record number of new cases yesterday, Hong Kong shut its bars and nightclubs and Shanghai cancelled many flights as the coronavirus wreaked its usual havoc. Malaysia recorded 2,188 new Covid-19 cases , beating the record of 1,882 for the highest daily total set on Monday. |
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During his first trip to the Russian Far East as prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin berated the inadequate level of infrastructure of the local seaport in Magadan (on the Sea of Okhotsk), which, he noted, hindered the surrounding region’s economic development and international outreach ( Korabel.ru , August 17). |
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Biden announces cabinet picks. Presidential executive orders may continue. Fear of COVID surge in Thanksgiving. UN calls for Afghan cease fire. Taiwan builds own submarines. |
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $165 million loan to Sri Lanka to provide immediate financing support for small and medium-enterprises (SMEs), which have been severely affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and long-term financing to underserved SMEs, including businesses led by women and tea smallholders. |
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The region's pandemic response has in many ways transformed the image of Asian governance -- at least when compared to the lackluster records of many previously admired nations in Europe and North America. The question now is whether the pandemic might transform Asia's governments as well. |
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(Bloomberg) -- A global equity rally looked set to extend into Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stocks climbed to fresh records. Treasuries retreated with the dollar. The S&P 500 Index closed at an all-time high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 30,000 for the first time as cash flowed into cyclical sectors. |
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The National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Design and Environment 4 (SDE4) is the first building in Southeast Asia to be awarded the stringent Zero Energy Certification by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), one of the world’s most prestigious sustainability organisations. |
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AMMAN — HRH Prince Hassan, chairman of the West Asia-North Africa (WANA) Institute, has highlighted the importance of adopting interdependent systems to set up long-term food security policies through linking them with water, energy, agriculture and the sustainable use of resources. |
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(marketscreener.com) The Asian Development Bank has approved a $20 million loan to help the Government of Cook Islands manage the social and economic impacts of the coronavirus disease pandemic. 'ADB is committed to supporting the people of the Cook Islands as they respond to the impacts of the.... |
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For all their cautious public remarks, Southeast Asian governments still fret over China’s influence and would welcome a return to US engagement in the region; A foreign policy better geared to Southeast Asia’s needs is not incompatible with promoting US economic and security national interests or competing with China. |
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The new generation of the Honda Fit made a great leap in quality and technology, but at a price that leaves it far from the reach of markets such as Latin America or South Asia. The Japanese firm did not want to be left without a player in this category, and that is why it presents us with Honda.... |
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Foreign investors are piling money into major Asian equity markets outside of China at the fastest pace in seven years this quarter, as vacc... |
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Erin Chan and Mandy Zheng The Hospital Authority will reopen community treatment facilities today at Asia World-Expo, where some 40 patients... |
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Beijing’s embassy to the Philippines criticized the U.S. national security chief Tuesday for “wantonly” trying to provoke the rival Asian superpower through remarks he made about the South China Sea during a visit to Manila the day before. The United States is not a party to territorial disputes in.... |
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The Tahiti postal service says it's working to deliver more than six months mail backlog.
A container with about 1000 mail bags arrived in the capital, Papeete, by ship on Friday. The mail had been stuck in various countries in Asia and the Pacific after borders were closed and flights cancelled earlier in the year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
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Collaborations in knowledge and data sharing in agriculture and food production along with multilateral trade facilitation among the countries are necessary to ensure food security in South Asia, according to experts. The cooperation can improve cultivation practices and increase crop variety as the.... |
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Md Touhidul Alam Khan yesterday joined Standard Bank as its additional managing director. Prior to the joining, he was a deputy managing director of Prime Bank, according to a statement. Khan started his banking career at Agrani Bank as a senior officer in 1993. He also worked at Bank Asia and Modhumoti Bank in different capacities. |
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Myanmar National Human Rights Commission virtually joined the 17th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF), Webinar on National and International Initiatives on Torture Prevention and Online Dialogue on Statelessness Issues in Sabah which were hosted by Komnas HAM (Indonesia) from 24 to 26 November. |
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Hong Kong, China (AFP) — Most Asian markets rose Tuesday as news that Donald Trump’s team will now work with President-elect Joe Biden to begin his transition into the White House built on optimism that vaccines could soon be rolled out around the world. |
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On 21 July 2016 the temperature in Mitribah, north-west Kuwait, reached 53.9C (129F). This was, at the time, the third highest reading reliably recorded on Earth, and the hottest ever for the whole of Asia. To put this into perspective, this is more than 15C hotter than the UK record high, recorded three years later, of 38. |
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Singapore investigates 37, deports 16 for suspected radicalisation. Singapore has investigated 37 people – including 14 Singapore ans – for suspected radical inclinations or for making comments which incite violence or stoke communal unrest. Along with this, 16 foreigners were deported while a.... |
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