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Website: www.ifawpca.com / E-mail: ifawpca@ifawpca.com / August 2020 
News Around the Asia Pacific
How New Zealand eliminated the coronavirus for over 100 days, only for the virus to return
 

New Zealand had reported zero new coronavirus cases and discharged its last COVID-19 hospital patient in May. But in early August, a new outbreak began. 
     
No One Knows What Thailand Is Doing Right, but So Far, It’s Working

Is it the social distancing embedded in Thai culture — the habit of greeting others with a wai, a prayer-like motion, rather than a full embrace — that has prevented the runaway transmission of the coronavirus here?
New ADB tool offers roadmap to unblock supplies of life-saving products
Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative invests in over 15,000 women-led businesses amidst COVID-19 crisis
Australia’s SMEC and Japan’s OCG renew successful partnership
Grant from NZ recovery fund helps create 750 construction jobs
ADB Issues $3 Billion 5-Year Global Benchmark Bond
7 ways to help understand the world's challenges in 2020—and have hope for the future
Gammon wins HK$12.88 bil contract for HKIA Terminal 2 expansion
Thailand turns to transport infrastructure to boost economy
ADB to Help Boost Philippines' COVID-19 Health Response with $125 Million Loan
New chair and members for the relaunch of FIDIC Membership Committee
BiodiverCity to transform Penang Islands into sustainable destination
Covid-19: could the pandemic bolster international rail travel?
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