A woman runs past a closed off Merlion Park on June 12, 2020 in Singapore. Suhaimi Abdullah | Getty Images Singapore’s economy shrank by 42.9% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter – sending the Southeast Asian country into a technical recession, the Ministry of Trade …
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Thermal scanners at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. Nicolas Asfouri | AFP | Getty Images Political uncertainties in several countries in Southeast Asia are coming to the fore again, which could threaten their recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, an expert said on Friday. Some of these uncertainties took a …
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China-dollar denomination exports rose 7.2% while imports fell 1.4% from a year ago Friday showed data from the general administration of customs of the country. Economists surveyed by Reuters had expected that China’s exports denominated by dollar would fall by 0.2% from a year ago, while the forecast of 1% …
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Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the opening ceremony of the fifth annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank via video link in Beijing, capital of China, on July 28, 2020. Xinhua News Agency | fake pictures Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday affirmed his country’s commitment to work with …
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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong poses for the press while holding a candidate nomination form while announcing his intention to run for the Legislative Council general election in Hong Kong on July 20, 2020. Anthony Wallace | AFP | fake pictures The UK has condemned Hong Kong’s decision to disqualify pro-democracy …
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