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Cina Hong Kong
Protests ordered for lunch all week in Hong Kong's business district
Hundreds of office workers in Hong Kong's business district gathered on Dec. 2 for the first in a week of lunchtime protests backing the pro-democracy movement after its resounding victory in district polls held last week in the Chinese-ruled city.
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Turchia
Turkish economic growth at 0.9% in Q3
Turkey's economy expanded by 0.9% year-on-year in the third quarter of this year, the country's statistical authority reported on Dec. 2.
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Turchia
Turkey has remarkable geopolitical potential: FM Çavuşoğlu
Turkey has a remarkable position in the world with its geopolitical potential, foreign minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu said on Dec. 1.
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Turchia
Turkey, Libya deal complies with int'l law: Ministry
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman on Dec. 1 said the recently inked memorandum of understanding between Turkey and Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on the maritime jurisdictions complied with the international law.
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Turchia
Innovation: From dolmuş to Uber
Broadly speaking, an export-industry focused perception monopolizes the word “innovation” as a national policy-making apparatus in Turkey. “Innovation,” as we have internalized it, must be shiny, new and digital. Indigenous and innovative solutions to everyday problems tend to be not recognized as “innovation,” such as the dolmuş minibuses in our ...
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Thailandia
European sweet-corn makers gain renewal of tariffs on Thailand
BRUSSELS: European Union producers of sweet corn, including Bonduelle SA in France, have won five more years of tariffs against Thai competitors as the bloc prolonged trade protection more than a decade old.
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Cina Hong Kong
Hong Kong set to record first budget deficit in 15 years
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is set to record its first budget deficit in 15 years, the city's finance chief warned Monday, as the business hub reels from the twin shocks of the trade war and seething democracy protests.
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USA Giappone Indonesia Singapore Vietnam Filippine
Japan promises Asean nations $3bn in development funding
TOKYO: Japan has promised US$3 billion in investment and loans to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to boost development in the fast-growing region, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Monday.
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Giappone
Japan to OK sales of duty-free goods in vending machines amid labor crunch
The government is ready to approve a plan to sell duty-free goods in vending machines to address Japan’s labor shortage, especially in areas outside of ...
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Giappone
Former top Japan currency envoy Masatsugu Asakawa to lead Asian Development Bank
Former Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masatsugu Asakawa has been selected as the new president of the Asian Development Bank, the organization said Monday.On ...