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'We are rising': students strike for global climate action Thousands of students took to the streets of Australia and other Asia-Pacific countries on Friday to kick off a global strike demanding world leaders gathering for a U.N. climate summit adopt urgent measures to stop an environmental catastrophe.
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'No Planet B': Hundreds of thousands join global climate strike Protesters across Asia Pacific demand governments take urgent steps to prevent climate change catastrophe.
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Retail E-Commerce in Southeast Asia on a Growth Path, Says yStats.com The research team at Hamburg-based business intelligence firm yStats.com has released a new publication, “Southeast Asia B2C E-Commerce Market 2019,” providing details of the continued expansion of online retail sales in the region. The report points
PR.com | 1 hour, 38 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Students begin global climate strike with message for governments: Do your job Thousands of students took to the streets of Australia and other Asia-Pacific countries on Friday to kick off a global strike demanding world leaders gathering for a UN Climate Action Summit adopt urgent measures to stop an environmental catastrophe.
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India SlashesCorporate Tax Rate for Local Companies (Bloomberg) -- India cut tax on local businesses to one of the lowest rates in Asia, while providing a more than $20 billion boost to revive economic growth from a six-year low.Tax on all domestic companies will be lowered to 22% from a base rate of 30% c
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WRAPUP 1-'We are rising': students strike for global climate action SYDNEY/BANGKOK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of students took to the streets of Australia and other Asia-Pacific countries on Friday to kick off a global strike demanding world leaders gathering for a U.N. climate summit adopt urgent measures to stop an
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Asia Markets: Asian markets rise as U.S., China return to negotiating table Asian markets advanced in early trading Friday following reassuring moves by central banks and as trade negotiations resumed between the U.S. and China.
MarketWatch.com | 5 hours, 32 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia Forest fires rage in Indonesia, sending noxious haze around Southeast Asia.
Lufkin Daily News | 5 hours, 33 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Lufkin, Texas

South Korea reports 2 more suspected swine fever cases South Korean officials are investigating two more suspected cases of African swine fever from farms near its border with North Korea, as fears grow over the spread of the illness that has decimated pig herds across Asia. An agriculture ministry official s
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Asia stocks tick higher amid dovish central bank signals Read full story for latest details.
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