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APD | Budget airline cuts trips to China; reduces flights to Hong Kong and Macau

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA, Feb. 1 (APD) – With more people getting sick with the feared and rapid spread of coronavirus, Cebu Pacific said they will cancel thei

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APD | Indian economy slowed down in 2019: IMF

By APD writer Rishika ChauhanNew Delhi, Feb. 1 (APD) - The Managing Director of International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said that the Indian economy slowed down in 2019, however it

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The approaching debt wave

Editor's Note: Kaushik Basuisformer chief economist of the World Bank and former chief economic adviser to the government of India, professor of Economics at Cornell University and nonresident sen

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War in Syria turns city to ghost town

Destruction is seen in Maarat al-Numan, the second-largest city in Idlib Province in northwestern Syria, on Jan. 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Maher) Marking an important victory against the rebel groups, the Syr

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APD | South Korea's exports down 6.1 percent in Jan

By APD writer AliceSouth Korea's outbound shipments reached US$43.35 billion last month, down 6.1 percent from $46.17 billion a year earlier, according to the data comp

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APD | Japan keeps ultraeasy monetary policy

By APD writer AliceThe Bank of Japan (BoJ) Policy Council has decided to keep short-term interest rates at -0.1% and long-term interest rates at bout 0% and the central

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APD | Japan keeps ultraeasy monetary policy

By APD writer AliceThe Bank of Japan (BoJ) Policy Council has decided to keep short-term interest rates at -0.1% and long-term interest rates at bout 0% and the central bank will also continue the lar

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APD | Maldives becomes 54th member of Commonwealth family

By APD writer EaswaranMALE, Feb 1 (APD) The Commonwealth has welcomed its 54th family member after Maldives' application for re-admission was approved.The small island

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APD | South Korea's exports down 6.1 percent in Jan

By APD writer AliceSouth Korea's outbound shipments reached US$43.35 billion last month, down 6.1 percent from $46.17 billion a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Trad

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APD | Sri Lanka evacuates students from Wuhan

By APD writer EaswaranCOLOMBO, Feb. 1 (APD) Sri Lanka, on Saturday, evacuated a group of students who were studying in Wuhan, China as a result of the coronavirus outb

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Commentary: Officially divorced, EU, Britain still need to get "post-Brexit" done

With Union Jack flags unfurling at London's Parliament Square and British prime minister's promise of "the dawn of a new era," Britain on Friday officially became the first European Union (EU) membe

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APD | Car sales of the Philippines recover in 2019

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – With a market contraction in 2018, the Philippine automotive market ended the year 2019 with a 2.4% growth rate due to the tradition

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APD | Car sales of the Philippines recover in 2019

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – With a market contraction in 2018, the Philippine automotive market ended the year 2019 with a 2.4% growth rate due to the tradition

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APD | Travelers from Hubei barred from entering the Philippines

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaPresidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador S. Panelo said with the first case of novel coronavirus confirmed by

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APD | People behind POGOs are clever, says Philippine Finance Secretary Dominguez; warns about crypto currency

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaPhilippine Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said offshore gaming is gambling in cyber space. During the open forum at the Foreign C

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APD | WHO protocols disseminated to member countries; follow-up on passengers being done

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaDr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, World Health Organization representative to the Philippines today said they are evaluating reports as they come and

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How Bykea is winning Pakistan’s ride-hailing and delivery market

Increasingly, the streets of Karachi and Lahore are being flooded with men riding bikes and wearing green T-shirts, a writer friend recently told me. In a sense, these men represent the emergence of P