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Thailand, Sri Lanka to sign trade agreement in February
Reuters, Published on 21/11/2023
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka plans to conclude free trade agreement (FTA) talks with Thailand in December and sign a deal on Feb 3, Sri Lanka's cabinet spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Myanmar hands 31,000 telecom fraud suspects over to China
Reuters, Published on 21/11/2023
» BEIJING - Myanmar authorities have handed over 31,000 telecom fraud suspects to China since law enforcement officers from both countries launched a crackdown on online scams in September, Chinese authorities said on Tuesday.
Apec leaders divided on Ukraine, Gaza wars, back WTO reform
Reuters, Published on 18/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Rim leaders showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum on Friday, although they pledged support for reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
With drones and dawn assault, Myanmar's Chin rebels open new front
Reuters, Published on 17/11/2023
» ZOKHAWTHAR, India - In the pre-dawn darkness on Monday, a 22-year-old Myanmar rebel fighter approached a hill-top military camp in remote Chin State with dozens of comrades for an assault that opened up another front in a mounting nationwide offensive against the junta.
Myanmar junta imposes curfew amid surge in rebel-led fighting
Reuters, Published on 14/11/2023
» YANGON - Myanmar's junta has imposed a curfew in the western city of Sittwe, according to a government document and media reports, amid a surge in fighting on several fronts between the military and ethnic minority insurgent groups.
Sugar shortfall view raised to 2.4m tonnes
Reuters, Published on 14/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Global sugar production will fall short by 2.4 million metric tonnes of the expected consumption in the 2023/24 crop year that started in October, said consultancy CovrigAnalytics in a report on Monday, raising its supply deficit estimate by 200,000 tonnes.
Govt to waive visas for Taiwan, India to boost tourism
Reuters, Published on 31/10/2023
» Tourists from India and Taiwan will be able to enter Thailand without a visa between Nov 10 and May 10 this year, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told reporters after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, in a bid to draw in more tourists as high season approaches.
Explainer - Vietnam's real estate woes: how much worse can they get?
Reuters, Published on 26/10/2023
» HANOI - A rough year for Vietnam's real estate sector has seen developers miss interest payments on debt, amid a credit crunch spurred by ill-timed government measures, although spillover risk has been limited.
Porsche warns luxury not immune to economic woes
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2023
» BERLIN - Porsche AG reported nine-month results in line with its annual forecast on Wednesday but warned the luxury sector was suffering like others from higher costs and dampened consumer confidence as interest rates rise.
Manila eyes multilateral effort to avert South China Sea clashes
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2023
» MANILA - The Philippines will boost multilateral activities including freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea, its defence minister said on Wednesday, expressing hope that more countries would "join our fight" after an altercation with China this week.