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Look beyond the giants
Asia focus, Published on 16/12/2013
» Asean could play a vital role in rebalancing the Asian economy in order to help reduce the region’s reliance on the economic influence of China and India, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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Indian voters flex muscle
Asia focus, Published on 16/12/2013
» The outcome of the elections to legislative assemblies in five Indian states on Dec 8 offers two significant indicators to the possible political future of the world’s largest democracy.
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Business in Nepal cheers election results as deadlock ends
Asia focus, Published on 16/12/2013
» The successful completion of national elections and the victory of liberal parties have given rise to much-needed optimism in Nepal’s business sector. A deep-seated anxiety about fresh political instability notwithstanding, the economy of the insurgency-ravaged country seems to be on a recovery path after the Nov 19 vote.
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Another reform forum tomorrow
Online Reporters, Published on 16/12/2013
» The government will hold another forum on reform tomorrow, after the first on Sunday received a satisfactory response, Prime Minister's Office permanent secretary Thongthong Chandrangsu said on Monday.
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From lungyi to skinny jeans
Asia focus, Published on 16/12/2013
» Myanmar has come a long way in its economic transformation in a few years, as seen in the influx of foreign capital and rising consumer demand in major urban areas. Once one of the most isolated countries in the world, the country since 2010 has been undertaking unprecedented reforms to improve the lives of its people, especially the poor and vulnerable.
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Indian gays and lesbians pushed back into the closet
Asia focus, Published on 16/12/2013
» If one thought of gays in India, one thought of spike-haired, tattooed, pink- shirted youths with coy singsong speech and exaggerated mannerisms. These were people who celebrated their queerness with a flourish and had a certain in-your-face defiance.
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Korn commits to reform as Democrats regroup
Online Reporters, Published on 16/12/2013
» Party stalwart Korn Chatikavanij made it clear Monday he will not accept re-nomination for an executive position on the Democrat governing committee and will commit himself to political reform before elections take place.
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Japanese business confidence hits six-year high: BoJ
AFP, Published on 16/12/2013
» Japanese business confidence has soared to a six-year high, the country's central bank said Monday, underscoring growing optimism among major companies despite a slowdown in the world's third-largest economy.
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Oscar-winner Joan Fontaine dead at 96
AFP, Published on 16/12/2013
» Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine, who rose to fame during Hollywood's golden age as the star of several Alfred Hitchcock classics, died on Sunday aged 96, US media reports said.
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Clash in China's Xinjiang kills 16: state media
AFP, Published on 16/12/2013
» Sixteen people were killed in a clash in China's Xinjiang region, home to the mostly Muslim Uighur ethnic minority, reports said Monday, less than two months after a fiery attack in Tiananmen Square.
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