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COVID-19 impact: World Bank predicts South Asian economies will bleed, 11
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 31 (ANI): East Asia and the Pacific could see up to 11 million people driven into poverty, with low wage and informal sector workers becoming the most vulnerable, the World Bank has warned in a report on the economic impact as experts predict dire economic fallout
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Renewable energy projects get huge relief amidst COVID-19: an expert opini
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI/ BusinessWire India): The Indian solar industry is heavily dependent on imports for meeting its requirement of the solar modules and solar cells of which around 80 percent is sourced from a single country i.e. China and the remaining 15 percent is sourced from
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COVID-19, dimmed global outlook weigh heavily on emerging East Asian bonds
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Mar 25 (ANI): The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and deepening global economic uncertainty are weighing heavily on local currency bond markets of emerging East Asian economies, according to the latest issue of the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Asia Bond Moni
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Novel coronavirus doesn't spread airborne: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's (WHO) South-East Asia office on Monday said that the novel coronavirus doesn't spread airborne. However, there has been a reported possibility of aerosol transmission in a relatively closed environment with prolonged exposure.
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Taiwan Documentary Festival called off due to coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Mar 20 (ANI): Coronavirus has compelled organisers to call off this year's Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF), one of the leading documentary film festivals in East Asia.
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WHO stresses on agile response capacities as South-East Asia confirms more
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): With India, Indonesia and Thailand confirming new cases of coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged the countries in its South-East Asia region to strengthen preparedness for all possible scenarios and ensure early containment measures.
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COVID-19: Reconsider travelling to Daegu, Cheongdo in S Korea, India to it
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 24 (ANI): The Indian embassy in South Korea has issued an advisory to its citizens urging them to "reconsider non-essential" travels to Daegu and Cheongdo county in Gyeongbuk in the wake of rising coronavirus cases in the East Asian country.
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China 'deliberately delaying' grant of clearance for third evacuation flig
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Beijing is yet to grant clearance to the third flight from New Delhi, which will carry relief supplies to the virus-hit nation and also bring back the remaining Indian nationals from Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus that has killed more than
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India offers help to southeast Asian countries to fight coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that India has offered help, including evacuation and quarantine facilities, to the South East Asian countries for combating the deadly coronavirus that has claimed more than 1700 lives in mainland China.
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Manipal Hospitals Bangalore, highest referral centre in South East Asia fo
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 4 (ANI/PRNewswire): Manipal Hospitals, foremost multi-specialty healthcare provider committed to clinical excellence and patient care, pledged for a cancer-free society on 'World Cancer Day.'
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North-East India goes to Thailand to promote trade, tourism, culture
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): North-East India has a strong historical connection with South-East Asia. The second North-East India Festival is going to be organised in Thailand to promote trade, tourism, cultural exchange between both regions.
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Jammu administration issues health advisory regarding Coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The Jammu administration has said that persons with a travel history to China or South East Asia since January 1 this year should go for a health checkup if they experience symptoms of Coronavirus.
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