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Bulls gather around Asia stocks for 2021
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2021
» After narrowly beating their US peers for the first time in three years in 2020, Asian stocks could see another strong year, analysts say.
India accuses China of helping rebel groups on Myanmar border
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/12/2020
» Indian officials say China is assisting rebel groups that have stepped up attacks on its border with Myanmar in recent months, opening another front in the conflict between two nations already engaged in a deadly standoff in the Himalayas.
Philippines building up fleet in S. China Sea to counter Chinese
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/10/2020
» The Philippines is taking a page out of China’s book by building up its own fleet that includes fishing boats in the South China Sea, the Southeast Asian nation’s top diplomat said.
Protesters use emojis to stay ahead of police
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/10/2020
» In Thailand’s democracy, emojis and retweets are becoming the new ballots.
Jewellery firms in Malaysia soar 400% as retail chases gold rally
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/08/2020
» After helping boost a glove maker to the top of this year’s Asian stock-performance charts, Malaysia investors have recently been driving up the nation’s gold-related equities on the back of a rally in the precious metal.
I’m no orangutan killer, says CEO trying to fix palm oil
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2019
» SINGAPORE: Carl Bek-Nielsen, who’s about to give a tour of the palm oil plantations he runs in Malaysia, is reflecting on a story by the New York Times earlier this year about an orangutan that was shot 74 times and found close to death on an oil palm estate in Indonesia.
Bangkok Bank buys StanChart Indonesian Bank for $2.7bn
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/12/2019
» SINGAPORE: Bangkok Bank Plc snapped up a controlling stake in Indonesia’s PT Bank Permata for about $2.7 billion (81.4 billion baht) in the first major purchase of an overseas lender by a Thai bank.
Anwar says he’ll succeed Mahathir as Malaysia PM around 2020
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/09/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian ruling party leader Anwar Ibrahim, who cut a deal to become the country’s next prime minister ahead of last year’s election, said he should take power around May 2020.
Grab said to be eyeing Bangkok-based startup
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/06/2019
» Singapore ride-hailing giant Grab held talks to acquire payments provider 2C2P Pte and was turned down, according to people familiar with the matter, a sign of the ambitions Southeast Asia’s most valuable startup has in financial services.
US jobless claims rise most since 2017
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/04/2019
» Filings for US unemployment benefits rose the most since late 2017, while still remaining in the range of what’s considered a tight labour market.