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Boeing open to changing the name of 737 MAX
Business, Published on 19/06/2019
» CHICAGO: Boeing Co is open to dropping the "MAX" branding for its latest 737 jetliner, depending on an assessment of consumer and airline responses to an aircraft name that's been tarnished by two fatal crashes and a three-month grounding.
Airbus launches A321XLR
Business, Published on 18/06/2019
» PARIS: Airbus SE launched a long-range version of its A321neo jet at the International Paris Air Show on Monday, aiming to carve out new routes for airlines with smaller planes and steal a march on rival Boeing Co's plans for a possible new mid-market jet.
US trade deficit with China shrinks on dip in imports
AFP, Published on 09/05/2019
» WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit widened in March, reversing the dip in February, but amid a high-stakes trade war the gap with China narrowed, according to government data released Thursday.
US proposes new tariffs on EU products over Airbus subsidies
AFP, Published on 09/04/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: The US on Monday threatened to impose tariff countermeasures of up to $11.2 billion on a host of European products in response to subsidies received by aircraft maker Airbus.
737 Max 8: An accident by design?
Business, Published on 21/03/2019
» In 1959 a French passenger plane took the aviation world by storm with its sleek design and rear-mounted twin engines. Passengers flocked to enjoy the novel Caravelle jet service as airlines raced to place orders, abandoning the crash-plagued de Havilland Comet, which had spectacularly ushered in the passenger jet era in 1952.
Stalling US-China trade talks keep lid on equities
Business, Published on 16/03/2019
» Recap: Global stock markets moved sideways during the week amid worries that Sino-US trade negotiations were stalling, with President Donald Trump saying he was in no rush to complete a deal. Adding to investors' concern was British parliamentarians' rejection of a revised Brexit plan. But markets took heart from a rise in oil prices to a four-month high ahead of a meeting of key producers to review their output strategy.
Pound volatile at start of hectic Brexit week
AFP, Published on 12/03/2019
» NEW YORK: The British pound see-sawed Monday as traders jockeyed for position on the eve of another critical parliamentary vote for Prime Minister Theresa May.
Dying and dignity
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 21/01/2019
» In rapidly ageing Asian countries, a growing number of people are starting to worry about what their old age will be like. Medical advances may make it possible for us to live to 100, but what if the last decades of life are filled with infirmity, pain and suffering?
Year of turbulence
Asia focus, Published on 31/12/2018
» Two unpredictable men with weird haircuts and access to nuclear weapons had a friendly chat in Singapore -- and that was just one of the many noteworthy stories of 2018. Elsewhere in Asia, we witnessed some surprising political developments (Malaysia) and not-so-surprising ones (Cambodia), along with what seemed to be a disturbingly high number of natural disasters. Many see the latter as a manifestation of the growing impact of climate change, and it's a debate that is bound to intensify in the year ahead. Below, Asia Focus looks back on the eventful year now ending.
Tollway spends B300m on Smart
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 08/12/2018
» Don Muang Tollway is spending 300 million baht to implementing the Smart project, a traffic control management system to be complete by the end of 2020.