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BANGKOK – Overall auto production last month shrank 8% on the year to 166,361, the Federation of Thai Industries reported. This follows data from June that shows auto purchases dipped below the year-earlier number for the first time in 30 months. Sales in July receded by 1%. This pattern mirrors declines in sales seen across Southeast Asia. |
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Washington, DC- Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) , Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, and Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) introduced the Allowing for the Safe Return of Rohingyas to Burma Act of 2019 on September 18th. This legislation sends a strong message to the Burmese.... |
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The Prime Minister's trip to Japan has begun with her awkwardly mixing up China and Japan. Jacinda Ardern is in the Asian nation - New Zealand's fourth largest trading partner and worth $8.8 billion per year - for meetings with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and to promote trade opportunities. |
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COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan parliamentary panel will investigate an allegation of corruption against a Chinese company contracted to work on the construction of South Asia's tallest tower. President Maithripala Sirisena made the allegation at the inauguration on Monday of the 356-metre Lotus Tower, which.... |
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Emerging East Asia's local currency bond market expanded steadily in the second quarter of 2019 despite downside risks stemming from ongoing trade conflicts, a faster-than-expected econ ... "Foreign investment in emerging East Asia remains stable but there are still considerable potential risks. |
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scoutAsia Research September 18, 2019 Print this page Thai policymakers are grappling with a rapidly cooling property market in the country’s capital, adding to stresses caused by falling exports and a weaker tourism sector. Overseas demand for Bangkok priorities, particularly from China, is lending.... |
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Singapore. A STRICT seed-stage focus and building brands out of consumer trends are some of the investment strategies that venture funds will deploy in South-east Asia over the next five years. Panellists at the DealStreetAsia PE-VC Summit on Wednesday shared their plans for their... |
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Under the deal, the remisiers and their colleagues - who have become friends over decades - totalling about 100, will have a new home by late October at UOB Kay Hian, one of Asia's largest brokerages, which is backed by the UOB Group.
Singapore. AFTER marathon talks over seven to eight months.... |
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An appeal by a United Nations envoy on human rights to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to stop ignoring the situation of persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh and those who still live in the Southeast Asian country drew swift rebukes from Myanmar officials on Wednesday. |
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An appeal by a United Nations envoy on human rights to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to stop ignoring the situation of persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh and those who still live in the Southeast Asian country drew swift rebukes from Myanmar officials on Wednesday. |
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VANCOUVER—Canada’s new ambassador to China recently married the head of Asia Pacific operations for BlackRock, the world’s largest asset-management firm, raising concerns among former ambassadors and a democracy watchdog that Dominic Barton will encounter conflicts between his personal interests and public role. |
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The Kuwait Under 19 cricket team visited the Sri Lanka Cricket Museum during under 19 Asia Cup which was held in Sri Lanka recently.
Please permit the banks to extend grace period at least for six months for ESL loans to overcome the existing unfavourable economic conditions. |
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UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili flanked by Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs, John Amaratunga, Senior Advisor to the Minister Felix Rodrigo and Director General, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authori. |
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It’s the news of the month: Saudi Arabia’s oil industry was attacked and prices jumped as everyone worried about supply security just days after the latest reports warning about a danger of a glut. But besides the obvious, the attacks, which took off an estimated 5 million bpd from global production.... |
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Asian refining profit margins for gasoil have surged to their highest levels for the month of September in six years, buoyed by expectations for higher demand as the shipping industry looks ahead to switching to cleaner marine fuels next year. New regulations from the International Maritime.... |
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Saudi Aramco has announced acceptances of October-loading term LPG nominations after a slight delay due to supply uncertainty following the attacks on key Saudi oil infrastructure, with no cuts heard and some cargoes being delayed or brought forward to earlier dates, traders said Wednesday. |
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A year ago, a large company in Southeast Asia, with some 30,000 contract workers, approached Chennai-based Ramco Systems, which develops Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions for various critical sectors, with a peculiar problem it was facing on its shop floor. |
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At just over $4 billion, Google’s YouTube is the biggest online video platform in the Asia-Pacific or APAC region. The Chinese iQiyi and Tencent come at number two and three. At just under $1.5 billion, Netflix is the sixth-largest by revenues. It is estimated to hit 13.2 million subscribers in the region by the end of this year. |
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on Wednesday expanded speed post service to six new foreign destinations in Asia, Europe and South America. "The Department of Posts has announced commencing of International Speed Post (EMS) Service to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Lithuania and North Macedonia," the postal department said in a statement. |
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The Italian actress, 43, made an emphatic return from a social media hiatus on Wednesday to send a message to her followers. Argento shared a photo of herself standing oceanside atop a rock cliff – a large, lively smile sprawled across her face. In the image, the workout warrior is seen flexing her.... |
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Reza Salehi-Amiri who is in Kazakhstan to attend the Third Meeting of Olympic Council of Asia delivered a lecture in the meeting late on Wednesday. Commenting on Iran's capabilities in the field of sports, he stressed the need for boosting cooperation among Iran and Central Asian states. |
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More than 200 Pigs Culled in Chiang Rai Over Fears of Swine Fever African Swine Fever (ASF) is now throughout Asia, with South Korea the latest country to report an outbreak, analysts believe one quarter of the world’s pigs have been killed as a result of ASF. |
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TOKYO -- U.S. investment firm KKR has named the CEO of its Japanese unit, Hirofumi Hirano, as co-head of private equity operations in Asia as part of efforts to add to the company's portfolio in the region. The 58-year-old Hirano fills one of the new KKR positions that focus on investment in Asian.... |
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It is understood the victim, a 21-year-old Point Cook man, was leaving his parked vehicle in Williams Street about 1.48am when two males and two females, believed to be aged between 14-16 years-old and perceived as Caucasian in appearance, approached him and produced knives. They made demands for his vehicle and the victim handed over his keys. |
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Hong Kong-based venture capital group CMCC Global launched its Liberty Bitcoin Fund to provide crypto currency access to accredited investors in Asia who are very interested but have been slow to buy the coins directly. The Liberty Bitcoin Fund is a single-asset passive tracker of Bitcoin and offers services including buying and safekeeping coins. |
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