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Bangkok's millionaires' club enjoys lockdown luxury
AFP, Published on 06/05/2020
» Gourmet take-out delivered by a butler in a black sedan -- the super-rich have not forgone luxury during a pandemic which has locked the country down, crushed the economy and left millions unemployed.
Bitcoin not money, US judge rules in victory for backers
AFP, Published on 06/08/2016
» NEW YORK - Bitcoin, a Florida judge says, is not real money. Ironically, that could provide a boost to use of the crypto-currency which has remained in the shadows of the financial system.
Drone enthusiasts' aspirations soar in Myanmar
AFP, Published on 18/12/2015
» YANGON - In a ramshackle workshop behind a bustling Yangon market, Kyi Tha fixes the plastic propeller of a home-made drone, one of a growing number of enthusiasts refusing to let poverty clip the wings of their hi-tech dreams.
Switzerland, Scandinavia top global 'happy' index
AFP, Published on 24/04/2015
» NEW YORK - Switzerland is the happiest country in the world, closely followed by Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada, according to a global ranking of happiness unveiled in New York on Thursday.
Indonesia's poor swap garbage for health care
AFP, Published on 15/06/2014
» Mahmud hauls bags full of rubbish to the small, dilapidated clinic next to a busy road on Indonesia's main island of Java several times a month.
Mobiles a financial lifeline for migrants
AFP, Published on 20/05/2013
» Asia's mobile revolution is set to transform the region's financial services industry, offering a cheap way for millions of migrant workers to send money home to their families, a report said on Monday.
HSBC to sell stake in China insurer Ping An for $9.4 bn
AFP, Published on 05/12/2012
» Britain's HSBC said Wednesday it would sell its stake in China's second largest life insurer Ping An to a Thai firm for $9.4 billion, in a shift back towards its traditional banking business.
Facebook friends Wall Street with planned $5 bn IPO
AFP, Published on 02/02/2012
» Investors have come down with Facebook fever after the social networking titan filed to go public and seek to raise $5 billion in the largest flotation ever by an Internet company on Wall Street.