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Forget cars, for one Spaniard the autonomous future is forklifts
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 11/07/2017
» Madrid: In Burgos, a province in central Spain better known for archaeological digs and blood-sausages than for innovation, engineer Veronica Pascual is building automated vehicles. Not cars though, but fork-lifts, stackers and pallet trucks.
Trading halts, confusion on manic Monday
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/07/2017
» MUMBAI - Asia's stock exchanges have had smoother starts to a week.
New KL financial district takes shape after scandal
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/06/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia’s newest financial district is taking shape and drawing investment after spending years mired in controversy for its links to an embattled state investment fund.
RHB Bank, AMMB said to seek nod for merger talk
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/06/2017
» KULA LUMPUR - RHB Bank Bhd, Malaysia's fourth-largest lender by assets, and AMMB Holdings Bhd are planning to pursue talks to merge, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan's budget furniture king discounted his way to a fortune
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2017
» TOKYO -- Embarrassed by the recall of thousands of kitchenware pots after they appeared to leak lead when heated, Japan’s discount-furniture king, Akio Nitori, took an unusual step. He hired a team of auto industry engineers to revamp his quality assurance and testing division.
$5.7 billion overhaul for U-Tapao airport
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/05/2017
» Thailand is seeking to take on Singapore’s dominance in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul with a US$5.7 billion upgrade of a Vietnam War-era airport.
DeVere, firm targetting UK expats, said to face SEC probe
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2017
» NEW YORK -- Wherever there are British expats with money, there’s a DeVere Group office not far away. And in many of those places, the company’s aggressive sales tactics or high fees have drawn the attention of regulators.
Benchmark rate held as growth is region's weakest
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2017
» BANGKOK -- Thailand’s central bank held its key interest rate near a record low to support economic growth that’s lagging peers in Southeast Asia.
US cities running out of lots to build on
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 23/05/2017
» New York: A shortage of homes for sale has bedeviled US house hunters in recent years, so why don't builders build more? One problem is that they're running out of lots to build on -- at least in the places that people want to live.
Samsung looks beyond the smartphone
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 22/05/2017
» The Samsung brand is best known for its smartphones and wide-screen TVs. Yet behind the scenes, the conglomerate is also making a name as a contract manufacturer of complex medicines to treat diseases like cancer.