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Syria says U.S. sanctions behind acute fuel crisis

Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 27, 2018. /Reuters Syria is experiencing worsening gasoline shortages as a result of tougher U.S. sanctions disrupting

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'Developing Asia' to shrink for first time in nearly six decades: ADB

VCG The coronavirus will cause economies across "developing Asia" to shrink for the first time in nearly six decades this year, with China expected to grow by 1.8 percent, the Asian Developmen

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U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad to step down in early October

U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad will retire from his position and depart from Beijing in early October, the website of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in China

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Global Political Calendar: China-Germany-EU meeting, Japan's new PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a virtual China-Germany-EU leaders' meeting, Japan elects a new prime minister and Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander

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The 2019 TechCrunch Include Report

It’s no secret that the tech industry is historically white, straight and male.Despite promises to examine and reform hiring practices so that tech companies big and small better reflect the world we

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Report on dangers faced by delivery drivers in China goes viral

VCG An investigative report titled "Delivery drivers, stuck in the system" (link in Chinese) went viral Tuesday on popular Chinese social media platforms WeChat and Weibo and has sparked a hea

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Burkina Faso: Over 535,000 children under five acutely malnourished

New data from UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has revealed worsening nutritional situation for children in Burkina Faso, with more than 535,000 children under the age of five suffering from acute mal

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Australia turns to idled factories to pull it out of COVID slump

Undated handout photo of H2X Australia's prototype vehicle. /H2X Australia Pty Ltd In 2017, the last car Australia built rolled out of a General Motors' plant in the city of Adelaide, ending s

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( Aug. 29 - Sep. 04 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Trump Says ‘Revoluti

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Japan's former ministers Kishida and Ishiba to run in party leadership race

Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday both officially announced they will be running for the leadership o

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Ishiba leads in polls to succeed Abe, but less popular within LDP

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) celebrates with Shigeru Ishiba, the former defense minister who ran against him, after winning the Liberal Democratic Party leadership contest in Tokyo, Jap

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Japan's top govt. spokesperson to run in race to succeed Abe: report

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga intends to run in the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership race to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kyodo news a

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Global CFOs more positive about China's economic outlook: Survey

The world's leading chief financial officers have a more positive outlook for China's economy than they do for the economy of the United States, according to the latest Q3 CNBC Global CFO Council Sur

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to resign, source says

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to resign, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.Public broadcaster NHK earlier said Abe, who has battled the

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Coronavirus: Finland introduces new travel restrictions

02:09 Sniffer dogs will be seeking out coronavirus at Helsinki's main international airport within a couple of weeks. The University of Helsinki took animals already trained to detect

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Walmart CEO hopes for collaborative relations between U.S., China

Doug McMillon, Walmart CEO listens at the Walmart annual formal business and shareholders meeting in Rogers, Arkansas, May 30, 2018. /VCGWalmart CEO Doug McMillon said

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Live COVID-19 updates: Shanghai reports 13 new imported COVID-19 cases

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - SHANGHAI -- Shanghai reported 13 new imported COVID-19 cases and no increase in domestically-transmitted ca