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Trump sworn in as president, vowing to unseat establishment
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/01/2017
» Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, delivering a fiery inauguration speech that promised to unseat the Washington establishment and return power to the American public.
Central bank chief stores firepower as trade fears loom
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/12/2016
» The Bank of Thailand governor is keeping enough ammunition in store to respond to a downturn in world trade amid a wave of anti-globalisation sentiment that’s swept from the UK to the US.
Vietnam to delay vote on US-led Pacific trade pact
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/09/2016
» HANOI - Vietnam is set to delay ratifying a major US-led Pacific trade pact until next year, as anxiety rises over the fate of the deal with America’s presidential election campaign exacerbating an anti-free trade mood.
Anti-immigration parties defeat Merkel in local election
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/09/2016
» BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel's party was beaten into third place by the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany in a state election in her political homeland, preliminary results showed, signaling an intensifying backlash against her open-border refugee policy.
Rusty ships, idle carriers show other side of Asia's militaries
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/06/2016
» As China spends billions to upgrade and reorganise the People's Liberation Army, the deficiencies in competing Asia-Pacific militaries are coming into focus. And even some of China's much-heralded military advances are drawing attention for their shortcomings. Here is a snapshot of some of Asia's less illustrious military kit.
Malaysia may bar travel for critics
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/05/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia has begun enforcing a law that allows authorities to bar citizens who insult the government from travelling overseas, the Star newspaper reported.
WhatsApp-wielding vigilantes want garbage off the streets
News, Bloomberg News, Published on 04/04/2016
» If you were a pile of garbage on the street in India, here's what might happen to you now: a concerned citizen takes your picture, then sends it by WhatsApp to the smartphone of the garbage police. Khaki-clad cops jump in their vehicles, rush over and order your cleanup. City officials fine the offender and maybe reward the whistle-blower, too.
Obama seeks to cement Cuba thaw
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/03/2016
» Washington -- US President Barack Obama arrives Sunday in Havana seeking to end what he sees as a futile US policy toward the island nation and to lift one of the biggest impediments to closer US alliances across Latin America.
China removes stock regulator after market meltdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/02/2016
» BEIJING — The head of China’s securities regulator has been removed from his post after last year’s $5-trillion stock-market bust, an unprecedented government rescue and a renewed crisis as plunging Chinese equities last month reverberated around the world.
What Indonesia can teach Asean about blocking Islamic State
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/01/2016
» JAKARTA -- In the wake of last week's attacks here, which killed seven people, fears are growing that the largest Muslim-majority nation in the world is going to be hit by a wave of Islamic State group-linked bombings and shootings.