JAPANESE VESSEL ASKED TO LEAVE S. KOREA’S EEZ BY THE COUNTRY’S FOREIGN MINISTRY

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• Japanese vessel asked to leave S. Korea’s EEZ by the country’s Foreign Ministry.
• The South Korean Coast Guard made the request after spotting the Japanese vessel conducting research.
• The research by the Japane...

SARTORIUS TO PLOUGH $100 MILLION IN SONGDO BIOCLUSTER

• Sartorius, a German life sciences company with 170 years of background history, announced Thursday it will pour funds to the tune of $100 million in South Korea’s bio cluster of Songdo in Incheon to build a manufacturing facility for biologics plant parts.
• Sartorius&rsquo...

RIICO SOUGHT UAE INVESTORS TO ENTER IN PETROCHEMICAL BUSINESS

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• RIICO has contacted the financial speculators in UAE to look for interests in its Petroleum, Chemicals, and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) in Barmer

PCPIR is coming up in Pachpadra where HRRL, the joint endeavor organizatio...

KOREA’S COVID-19 ASYMPTOMATIC CASES FEARED PRESENT AFTER DEESCALATING SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES

• Korea has not witnessed any fearsome COVID-19 outbreaks. This was noticed from the time the government deescalated its social distancing guidelines to the lowest ebb last week.
• But health officials remain tight-lipped against the malady spread by people who remain unknowing of ...

ONLY 2 EU REGIONS TO BE RESTRICTION-FREE FOR BELGIAN TRAVELERS FROM FRIDAY

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• Belgian government wishes to discourage unnecessary travel for its citizens due to coronavirus.
• From Friday, only two EU regions will be green zones for Belgian travelers.
• Some areas that were orange zones earlier had now turned ...

Belgium To Expand List Of Red Travel Zones From Friday

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• Belgium is going to expand its list of red travel zones.
• The new list will come out on Friday.

On Wednesday, 7 OCT 2020, the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Belgium will add more regions in Europe in its...

MORE EU AREAS TO BE RED TRAVEL ZONES FOR BELGIANS FROM FRIDAY

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• Belgium has added many new EU areas to red zone.
• The newly listed cities will be considered as red zones from Friday.

Belgium has added several new areas in the European Union (EU) to red zone. These areas include Copenhag...

SPAIN TO BE RED TRAVEL ZONE FOR BELGIANS FROM FRIDAY

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• Confirmed cases of coronavirus are rapidly in Spain.
• From this Friday, Spain is going to be a red travel zone for Belgian citizens.
• A 14-day quarantine period will be compulsory for Spain-returnees in Belgium.
• However,...

SINGAPORE TO RESUME WORK TRAVELS WITH SOUTH KOREA AND BRUNEI

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• A fast track lane for inhabitants of Singapore and South Korea will open on Friday (Sept 4) for the individuals who need to make basic business trips between the two nations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in an announcement on Wednesday.<...

BELGIUM TO TEST AND QUARANTINE CHILDREN RETURNING FROM RED ZONES

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• Belgium has mandated medical tests or 14-days quarantine period for children returning home from a holiday in a red travel zone.
• Children can return to school only after medical test or quarantine period.

Francophone Educa...

GREECE-ITALY AGREEMENT AND GREECE-EGYPT AGREEMENT TABLED IN PARLIAMENT

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• Greece and Italy have signed an agreement regarding the delimitation of their maritime zones.
• With Egypt, Greece has signed an agreement to demark the Exclusive Economic Zone between the two countries.

Two agreements have ...

PUDONG TRANSFORMS INTO A VIBRANT NERVE-CENTER OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY

• It was a momentous decision when Japanese electronics company Omron flushed money into the new Jinqiao trade zone of the Pudong New Area in 1993.
• The company, a key world player in industrial automation and medical equipment such as blood pressure monitors, essentially grew n t...

2 US STATES GO INTO RED ZONE, 28 IN YELLOW AND ONE IN GREEN ZONE

2 US STATES GO INTO RED ZONE, 28 IN YELLOW AND ONE IN GREEN ZONE

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•        US coronavirus scenario is worsening

•        Red zones have been asked to close down bars, restauran...

BMC: MORE THAN 15 LAKH MUMBAI PEOPLE HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED SINCE OUTBREAK

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• As per the BMC, out of over 15 lakh people quarantined, total 5.34 lakh people were identified as high-risk contacts

• The BMC said nearly 13.28 lakh people have completed their quarantine and at present, 2.46 lakh people are under home quarantine while ...

MUMBAI: SECTION 144 IMPOSED TILL JULY 15; MAJOR RELIGIOUS EVENTS CANCELLED

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• Mumbai’s iconic ‘Lalbaugcha Raja’ will not hold Ganeshotsav this year said the Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal

• There are more 750 COVID-19 containment zones in the city of Mumbai

• The decision to impose S...

POSSIBLE DECLINE PREDICTED IN DUTCH ECONOMY THIS YEAR

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• COVID-19 has brought down the Dutch economy this year.
• Amsterdam is usually the euro zone’s fifth-largest economy.
• Its economy may shrink by 6.4% this year.
• Unemployment is set to increase to 7% by the en...

DELHI IS READY TO LIFT THE LOCKDOWN SAYS CM ARVIND KEJRIWAL

At a press conference on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the state of Delhi is ready to lift the lockdown. He further said that the time has come to re-open Delhi as we have to be ready to live with coronavirus and also announced a list of services and industries which will see ...

SEOUL: TENSED SITUATION AS NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA EXCHANGE GUNFIRE

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• Multiple gunshots were fired by North Korea in the Demilitarized Zone

• According to the JCS, as a response two rounds were fired by the South Korea

As per statement given by South Korean military, on Sunday, multiple gunshots were fired by Nor...

THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SAYS LOCKDOWN WILL CONTINUE FOR TWO MORE WEEKS

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• Lockdown 3.0 will start from May 4 and will continue till May 17

• Districts are divided in three zones, depending on number of coronavirus cases 

• The decision to relax certain measures in lockdown is taken to reopen and revive the ...

INDIAN PM NARENDRA MODI SAYS ‘COUNTRY’S ECONOMY IS GOOD'

In a meeting which took place between the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and Chief Ministers of nine states, the PM has apparently asked all states to map down a plan for exiting the lockdown by categorizing districts as red, orange and green depending on the number of coronavirus cases i...