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Tech start-ups snap at the heels of Asian private bankers

Scanning a bank statement into a computer may not sound particularly high-tech, but it's unsettling some of Asia's private bankers.

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Confusion over reopening of private schools in Punjab persists

While the Punjab government claims that all public and private schools of the province will reopen on Monday (today), many leading private schools will not open because of what they term ‘harassment’ by the government in the name of security.

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Singapore private home prices fall for 8th continuous quarter in Q3

Private residential property price in Singapore fell 1.3 percent in the third quarter, the eighth continuous quarter of price decrease, compared to the 0.9 percent decline in the previous quarter, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said on Friday.

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Private hospitals unable to meet criteria imposed for organ transplants

Malaysians hoping for an organ transplant find themselves having to go overseas because private hospitals here are struggling to meet the new criteria imposed by the Health Ministry (MOH) two years ago. Several private hospitals used to do transplant surgeries until there was a death and the ministry shut down their operations.

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Hillary Clinton apologizes for private email setup as top U.S. diplomat

​Hillary Clinton on Tuesday acknowledged that her use of a private email system while helming the U.S. State Department was a "mistake", adding that she is "sorry" for it.

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U.S. ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy used private email for business: report

​U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and other senior officials at the U.S. embassy in Japan used private emails for official business, an internal investigator said in a report Tuesday.

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"Hijacked" Russian private plane takes off without permission, heads in Moscow direction

A private plane has taken off without permission from Ishim, a town in southern Russia's Tyumen region, and is heading in the direction of Moscow, local media reported Sunday.

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China's first private bank begins lending

The first private bank in China's mainland opened for business in coastal Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday.

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Private companies asked to join moon program

China will open its lunar exploration program to private enterprises in an attempt to boost technological innovation and break State-owned companies' monopoly in the space field, according to the country's top space authority.

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Apple's co-founder calls for regulation of drone usage

​American IT legend Steven Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer (Apple Inc.) together with the late Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne in the late 1970s, said Tuesday in Dubai that while drones for private use is positive technological development, but the usage should be government-regulated to avoid accidents.

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Now EU debate finally on growth: Italian economy minister

Italian Economy Minister Carlo Padoan said the Italian presidency had immediately put growth and employment at the center of the debate and now the EU debate is finally on growth.

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Chinese state-owned aerospace giant seeks private partnership

In a move to spur innovation, state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC), the major contractor for China's space program, invited 1,300 private enterprises to a forum it co-hosted in the eastern city of Ningbo.

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Watchdog encourages more private funds in rural banking

​China's banking watchdog issued a notice encouraging more private funds toward rural credit cooperatives (RCC) on Monday amid reforms.

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Private sector invited for military equipment development

​The monopoly of state-owned defense contractors is fading further into memory, as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has opened its tender process to private sector players.