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China's exports and imports return to growth, signalling demand recovery
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2024
» BEIJING: China's exports and imports returned to growth in April after contracting in the previous month, customs data showed on Thursday, signalling an encouraging improvement in demand at home and overseas in a boost to a shaky economic recovery.
Vietnam arrests official engaged in UN talks on labour reform
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2024
» HANOI - Police in Vietnam have arrested a senior official involved in talks with international organisations on labour reforms, state media said on Thursday, adding that the action was linked to disclosure of classified information.
Indonesia sees more capital inflows after rate hike
Reuters, Published on 08/05/2024
» JAKARTA: Indonesian central bank governor Perry Warjiyo said on Wednesday more capital inflows had been seen since Bank Indonesia hiked interest rates last month in an effort to stabilise the rupiah, and he expected the trend would continue.
AI boom fuelling data centre expansion into Asia
Reuters, Published on 08/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - Global private equity investors and asset managers are readying for billions of dollars worth of mergers and aquisitions (M&A) and other investment linked to data centres in the Asia-Pacific region as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom fuels demand for digital infrastructure.
Cannes Film Festival 2024: What can we expect?
Reuters, Published on 07/05/2024
» BERLIN - The Cannes Film Festival will bring together the industry's biggest luminaries in southern France next week to celebrate cinema, with Hollywood stars including George Lucas, Meryl Streep and Demi Moore expected to grace the red carpet.
Exports expected to rise 1%-2% - shippers
Reuters, Published on 07/05/2024
» Thailand's exports are expected to rise 1% to 2% this year, unchanged from a previous forecast, the Thai National Shippers' Council said on Tuesday.
US soldier arrested in Russia
Reuters, Published on 07/05/2024
» MOSCOW - An American soldier who was detained in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct was arrested by a Vladivostok court on theft charges, a Russian state news agency reported on Tuesday.
Microsoft readies new AI model to compete with Google, OpenAI, The Information reports
Reuters, Published on 06/05/2024
» May 6 (Reuters) - Microsoft is training a new, in-house AI language model large enough to compete with those from Alphabet's Google and OpenAI, the Information reported on Monday.
Australia's Qantas to pay $79 mln to settle flight cancellation case
Reuters, Published on 06/05/2024
» SYDNEY: Australia's Qantas Airways agreed to pay A$120 million ($79 million) to settle a regulator lawsuit over the sale of thousands of tickets on already cancelled flights, in an attempt to end a reputational crisis that has engulfed the airline.
Death toll from southern Brazil rainfall rises to 78, many still missing
Reuters, Published on 06/05/2024
» PORTO ALEGRE/CANOAS/SAO PAULO: The death toll from heavy rains that have caused flooding in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 78, local authorities said on Sunday, with more than 115,000 people displaced.