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Monument builder looks abroad
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/04/2014
» Bangkok’s Democracy Monument was erected to commemorate the 1932 coup that ended Thailand’s seven-century reign of kings, and became a rallying point last year for protesters seeking to oust the government. Now, the landmark’s builder is going abroad for the first time in its 84-year history as political instability saps demand at home.
'Too many' seaports in Vietnam
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2014
» Robert Hambleton wants to hear more noise from the huge container port outside his office near Ho Chi Minh City. Towering cranes at the next-door competitor are silent, without a ship on the horizon.
Baht declines most in three weeks
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/03/2014
» Thailand’s baht dropped by the most in three weeks after the central bank lowered the benchmark interest rate, extending losses triggered by the Constitutional Court throwing out an investment bill.
Q4 growth slows to 0.6%
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/02/2014
» The economy grew at the slowest pace in almost two years last quarter as political unrest hurt local demand and tourism, increasing pressure on the central bank to cut interest rates and support expansion.
Rice tumbles on stock sale call
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/02/2014
» Rice farmer Pakasit Jamjaras usually spends his days tilling soil, just like his forefathers. Now he’s been harvesting signatures instead of grain, with a petition to King Bhumibol Adulyadej because the government hasn’t paid for his crop in five months.
Thailand to allow foreign IPOs
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/01/2014
» Thailand will allow initial public offerings of foreign companies for the first time as Asia's 11th-largest equity market seeks to compete with Hong Kong and Singapore as a regional hub for stock listings.
China to allow more farm imports
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/01/2014
» China is poised to allow more agricultural imports as it reassesses food security in a shift that would help exporters from the United States to the Ukraine, according to two people with knowledge of the plan.
China-Japan Rift Triggers Charm Offensive for Southeast Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/12/2013
» China’s growing assertiveness with Japan and the U.S. is helping bring a level of attention to Southeast Asia unseen since the Vietnam War, ushering billions of dollars of investment, wider access to trade and stepped-up military assistance.
Automakers brace for competition
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/10/2013
» After almost two decades of waiting for Vietnamese consumers to become rich enough to afford cars, manufacturers including Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co will have to contend with cheaper imports.
WB cuts East Asia forecasts
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/10/2013
» The World Bank lowered its forecasts for East Asia's developing countries this year and next, and said the region must boost efforts to ensure financial stability ahead of interest-rate increases in advanced economies.